Kaszek

Kaszek Management S.A. is a venture capital firm based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2011, the firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies across Latin America, primarily in sectors such as electronic and B2B commerce, corporate software, education, healthcare, financial technology, mobile applications, social commerce, online gaming, and digital marketing. Kaszek typically invests between $0.5 million and $5 million in equity, targeting Seed, Series A, and Series B stages. Alongside financial support, the firm offers extensive expertise in strategy, operational execution, team-building, and growth. Notable portfolio companies include Nubank, QuintoAndar, and Kavak.

Nicolas Berman

Partner

Santiago Fossatti

Partner

Hernán J. Kazah

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Nicolas Szekasy

Co-founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Colombia

Kushki

Series B in 2022
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.

Minka

Series A in 2022
Minka Colombia SAS is a fintech company based in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing an open banking cloud infrastructure that facilitates money usage and transfers. Minka operates as a company builder for Latin America, offering a comprehensive banking-as-a-service platform that includes digital identity management, digital banking channels, and a blockchain-based transactional core. The company's mission focuses on developing projects aimed at improving financial access and services for underbanked populations and small to medium-sized businesses in the region.

La Haus

Series B in 2021
La Haus offers an online residential platform designed to help people to find an ideal home. Its platform lists multiple properties to choose from and provides recommendations from real estate specialists on best alternatives which are completely free, enabling users to get an organized way to find a home and save money. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Medellín, Antioquia.

Kushki

Series B in 2021
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.

Kushki

Series B in 2021
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.

La Haus

Series B in 2021
La Haus offers an online residential platform designed to help people to find an ideal home. Its platform lists multiple properties to choose from and provides recommendations from real estate specialists on best alternatives which are completely free, enabling users to get an organized way to find a home and save money. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Medellín, Antioquia.

La Haus

Series A in 2020
La Haus offers an online residential platform designed to help people to find an ideal home. Its platform lists multiple properties to choose from and provides recommendations from real estate specialists on best alternatives which are completely free, enabling users to get an organized way to find a home and save money. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Medellín, Antioquia.

Kushki

Series A in 2020
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.

Ayenda Rooms

Series A in 2020
Ayenda Rooms is a rapidly growing hotel chain based in Medellín, Colombia, and it is recognized as the largest hotel chain in the country by the number of properties. Founded in 2015, Ayenda operates hotels in major Colombian cities including Barranquilla, Bogotá, Medellín, and Pereira. The company focuses on franchising small hotels to meet the essential needs of travelers, catering to individuals, families, and business travelers alike. Ayenda emphasizes quality and consistency in its offerings, supported by proprietary technology that manages various aspects of operations, such as hotel management software and pricing algorithms, enhancing the overall user experience.

Truora

Seed Round in 2019
Truora, Inc. operates an online platform specializing in background checks and identity theft detection. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, the company utilizes advanced technologies such as optical character recognition (OCR) for digital onboarding, real-time face recognition for user validation, and identity management to streamline the Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Truora's platform can handle over 10,000 checks per hour, offering fast and innovative solutions tailored to the needs of various clients, including national and international retailers, banks, human resource firms, and marketplaces. By leveraging its technical and analytical expertise, Truora ensures a high-quality service experience for its clients' risk management and digital teams.

Chiper

Seed Round in 2019
Chiper is a leading e-commerce platform in Latin America that supports corner stores in Colombia and Mexico, boasting a customer base of over 3,000. The platform enhances the supply chain by allowing these stores to connect directly with producers, thereby eliminating intermediaries and enabling access to a wide variety of products, including groceries, frozen foods, and dairy items. By leveraging a demand-driven logistics system, Chiper optimizes the performance of its member stores and delivers an efficient shopping experience. This innovative approach positions Chiper as a significant player in the region's retail landscape, empowering small businesses to thrive in a competitive environment.

La Haus

Seed Round in 2018
La Haus offers an online residential platform designed to help people to find an ideal home. Its platform lists multiple properties to choose from and provides recommendations from real estate specialists on best alternatives which are completely free, enabling users to get an organized way to find a home and save money. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Medellín, Antioquia.

YOP

Seed Round in 2015
YOP is a Social Commerce Mobile Only for Buying and Selling Used and New Products. C2C Sellers sell on YOP through a unique social “bargaining and chat” feature with a full ecommerce experience with Payments & Logistics. YOP allow Professional Sellers to sell through full ecommerce “buy it now” experience. YOP operate in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina.