Ideas & Capital
Ideas & Capital is a venture capital firm based in Mexico City that invests in seed, early and growth-stage companies across Latin America, with a focus on software, financial services, agribusiness and food value chains, and education. Founded in 2013, it pursues direct equity investments and typically allocates between 0.25 million and 5 million per portfolio company, aiming to build a regional presence in Mexico and broader Latin America. The firm emphasizes more than capital, offering strategic support to help portfolio companies institutionalize operations, expand into new markets and make value-driven decisions. It also seeks investments that generate environmental and social impact alongside strong economic returns, contributing to community development and sustainable growth. Through a multisectoral approach, Ideas & Capital partners with companies poised to scale while aligning financial goals with positive societal outcomes.
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18 past transactions
Deporprivé
Seed Round in 2020
Deporprivé operates an online sports products outlet that provides exclusive access to brand-partner sales and discounts across endurance and outdoor categories. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mexico City, the company offers a wide range of branded items, including running shoes, tennis rackets, swimsuits, bicycles, and travel hammocks, from well-known brands such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Salomon and Asics. The platform serves customers seeking discounted sports gear through a multi-channel distribution approach, enabling brands and enthusiasts to access a broad selection efficiently.
Deporprivé
Seed Round in 2019
Deporprivé operates an online sports products outlet that provides exclusive access to brand-partner sales and discounts across endurance and outdoor categories. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mexico City, the company offers a wide range of branded items, including running shoes, tennis rackets, swimsuits, bicycles, and travel hammocks, from well-known brands such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Salomon and Asics. The platform serves customers seeking discounted sports gear through a multi-channel distribution approach, enabling brands and enthusiasts to access a broad selection efficiently.
Dvdendo
Series A in 2018
Dvdendo simplifies investing by automatically allocating a small portion of users’ daily spending into a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. Users register via a smartphone app, link their bank account and primary debit or credit card, and the platform invests the change from each purchase. The service aims to make investing accessible to everyone, allowing individuals to own shares in major companies with as little as $5.
Dvdendo
Seed Round in 2017
Dvdendo simplifies investing by automatically allocating a small portion of users’ daily spending into a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. Users register via a smartphone app, link their bank account and primary debit or credit card, and the platform invests the change from each purchase. The service aims to make investing accessible to everyone, allowing individuals to own shares in major companies with as little as $5.
Nimblr.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Nimblr.ai is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare management. Founded in 2016 and based in Santa Monica, California, Nimblr.ai offers an AI-powered software assistant named Holly, which automates the management of healthcare appointments. Holly interacts with patients through text messaging, facilitating the appointment cycle and ensuring synchronization with electronic health records (EHRs) and scheduling software. The platform provides various features, including appointment reminders, automatic rescheduling for no-shows, treatment recalls, and surgery reminders, along with chat history and activity reports for providers. Nimblr.ai serves a diverse range of healthcare professionals, including dentists, chiropractors, physical therapists, and pediatricians, aiming to enhance patient experience and streamline administrative tasks at medical practices.
Nimblr.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Nimblr.ai is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare management. Founded in 2016 and based in Santa Monica, California, Nimblr.ai offers an AI-powered software assistant named Holly, which automates the management of healthcare appointments. Holly interacts with patients through text messaging, facilitating the appointment cycle and ensuring synchronization with electronic health records (EHRs) and scheduling software. The platform provides various features, including appointment reminders, automatic rescheduling for no-shows, treatment recalls, and surgery reminders, along with chat history and activity reports for providers. Nimblr.ai serves a diverse range of healthcare professionals, including dentists, chiropractors, physical therapists, and pediatricians, aiming to enhance patient experience and streamline administrative tasks at medical practices.
Tropical Organic Growers
Series A in 2016
Tropical Organic Growers is a production and shipping company based in Colima, Mexico, focused on cultivating certified organic tropical fruits. The company's farms are situated near the Pacific shore, providing optimal conditions for growing a variety of tropical fruits. Utilizing organic inputs, Tropical Organic Growers specializes in producing high-quality organic fruits, which are then supplied to international markets, allowing consumers worldwide to access fresh, organic produce.
Econduce
Series A in 2016
Econduce operates shared electric moped services in Mexico City. Users book and pay for rides via a mobile app, promoting sustainable urban mobility.
Pig.gi
Seed Round in 2016
Pig.gi is an application developed by Farrow Ventures that aims to reduce economic barriers to internet access in emerging markets. Launched in June 2016 in Mexico and subsequently in Colombia, the app allows users to earn Pig.gi Coins by engaging with brands and sharing their consumer data. These coins can be exchanged for mobile airtime from any operator. The app employs a blockchain protocol to display targeted content on users' mobile lock screens, enabling brands and media partners to sponsor users' connectivity while providing relevant advertisements. Pig.gi thus facilitates a mutually beneficial relationship between users, brands, and the media, enhancing access to digital services.
Novelistik
Series A in 2016
Novelistik is an online platform that supports reading and writing books and media content, offering a social publishing experience with features for comments, notes, highlights, and reviews. The platform emphasizes user interaction, enabling readers to easily share and engage with content globally. It covers a wide range of genres and categories and connects members of the literary community through interaction. Launched in 2012 and based in Mexico City, Novelistik aims to facilitate collaboration and discourse among readers and writers worldwide.
Tropical Organic Growers
Seed Round in 2015
Tropical Organic Growers is a production and shipping company based in Colima, Mexico, focused on cultivating certified organic tropical fruits. The company's farms are situated near the Pacific shore, providing optimal conditions for growing a variety of tropical fruits. Utilizing organic inputs, Tropical Organic Growers specializes in producing high-quality organic fruits, which are then supplied to international markets, allowing consumers worldwide to access fresh, organic produce.
Econduce
Seed Round in 2015
Econduce operates shared electric moped services in Mexico City. Users book and pay for rides via a mobile app, promoting sustainable urban mobility.
Crowdfunder
Series A in 2014
Crowdfunder, Inc. operates Crowdfunder.com, an online equity crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs with investors to facilitate business funding on a global scale. Founded in 2011 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a structured process and a comprehensive investor network to assist entrepreneurs in raising capital. It primarily targets small businesses, technology startups, social enterprises, and the film and entertainment sectors, among others. With a community of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors, Crowdfunder enables both direct investments in individual ventures and access to a diversified portfolio of early-stage startups through its VC Index Fund, which is supported by leading venture capital firms and private investors.
Prolade
Seed Round in 2014
Prolade is a producer of sustainable crude palm oil, focusing on organic and fresh oil derived from African palm plantations. The company operates its own processing plant, where it utilizes a variety of African palm trees to manufacture its products. By emphasizing sustainability, Prolade aims to provide consumers with high-quality palm oil at competitive prices, contributing to environmentally responsible agricultural practices in the region.
Novelistik
Seed Round in 2014
Novelistik is an online platform that supports reading and writing books and media content, offering a social publishing experience with features for comments, notes, highlights, and reviews. The platform emphasizes user interaction, enabling readers to easily share and engage with content globally. It covers a wide range of genres and categories and connects members of the literary community through interaction. Launched in 2012 and based in Mexico City, Novelistik aims to facilitate collaboration and discourse among readers and writers worldwide.
Golazzos
Seed Round in 2014
Golazzos is a free social platform for soccer predictions and interactive gaming. It enables users to predict match outcomes, make various predictions, and engage in social commentary and gameplay. Through tournaments and trivia-style challenges, users accumulate correct predictions, fostering interaction and community among football fans and social gamers.
Next U
Convertible Note in 2014
Next U is an online educational institute based in Miami, Florida, established in 2013. The platform focuses on providing training in digital skills, English proficiency, and certifications in areas with high labor demand, such as technology, entrepreneurship, and digital marketing. By offering targeted online courses, Next U aims to equip individuals with the necessary skills to advance their careers and succeed in the evolving job market.
Fruitex
Seed Round in 2013
Transforms fresh fruit into bars preserving 100% of nutrients without adding any additional ingredients
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