Ideas & Capital

Ideas & Capital actively looks for companies in which its participation goes beyond investing capital. The firm helps its companies to institutionalize, improve their strategy, open new markets and above all make decisions that create extraordinary value. ​ Multisectoral approach with an emphasis in technology, services, agribusiness, education and health. Ideas & Capital favors direct equity investments that pursue regional presence in Latin America. ​ Invested companies must have the potential to generate superior economic returns and must have a positive impact on society, supporting community development without affecting the environment.

Ricardo Elizondo

Managing Partner

Ponce de León, Xavier

Managing Partner

Past deals in Mexico

Dvdendo, Llc

Series A in 2018
Dvdendo makes investing as easy as spending. To become an investor and Dvdendo member, sign up from your smartphone, link your bank account and the debit or credit card you use most frequently, and then sit back as our service automatically invests a small portion of your daily expenditures in a portfolio of thousands of stocks and bonds. Becoming an investor is easy and should be available to everyone. With Dvdendo you can own a piece of the world's greatest companies with just $5.

Next U

Convertible Note in 2014
Next U is a platform to learn the digital skills to do a better job. It is an online educational institute that provides skills for English proficiency and certifications in digital technology in the areas of maximum labor demand. It is based in Miami, Florida, and was created in 2013.

Crowdfunder, Inc.

Series A in 2014
Crowdfunder is an equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with early-stage entrepreneurs. It sources and funds high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Crowdfunder and its VC Index Fund provide the opportunity for direct online investment into single ventures, as well as diversification into a broad VC-led portfolio (Index Fund) of early-stage startups backed by many of the world’s leading Venture Capital firms and private investors. Crowdfunder was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Fruitex

Seed Round in 2013
Transforms fresh fruit into bars preserving 100% of nutrients without adding any additional ingredients

Econduce

Seed Round in 2015
ECONDUCE, S.A.P.I. DE C.V operates as an on demand electronic scooter company. The company offers shared electronic scooter services with a network of charging stations. It also offers mobile application to book scooters online. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico. As of March 31, 2019, ECONDUCE, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. operates as a subsidiary of Grow Mobility.

Econduce

Series A in 2016
ECONDUCE, S.A.P.I. DE C.V operates as an on demand electronic scooter company. The company offers shared electronic scooter services with a network of charging stations. It also offers mobile application to book scooters online. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico. As of March 31, 2019, ECONDUCE, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. operates as a subsidiary of Grow Mobility.

Novelistik

Seed Round in 2014
Novelistik is an online platform that assists its users in reading and writing books and media content. Novelistik’s book categories consist of action, autobiography, science fiction, classics, crime, story, fairy tales, children’s’ stories, speech, test, fan fiction, fantasy, fiction, fiction verse, historical fiction, folklore, fable, humor, legends, text books, mystery, mythology, non-fiction, romance, poetry, police, suspense, and terror. Furthermore, it enables its users to interact and communicate with other members of the literary community. Novelistik was launched in 2012 by Alberto Lujambio and Dave Aroesti and is based in Mexico City.

Deporprivé

Seed Round in 2020
DEPORPRIVÉ is an online shopping outlet that specializes in sports products. The company offers branded products such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Salomon, and many more on discounts. deporPrivé was founded by Ben Roques in 2016 and is headquartered in Mexico.

Tropical Organic Growers

Series A in 2016
Tropical Organic Growers is a production and shipping company dedicated to grow certified organic tropical fruits in Mexico. The company's production base is located in Colima near the Pacific shore of Mexico, where we have the best conditions to grow tropical fruits in the most primed farms.

Novelistik

Series A in 2016
Novelistik is an online platform that assists its users in reading and writing books and media content. Novelistik’s book categories consist of action, autobiography, science fiction, classics, crime, story, fairy tales, children’s’ stories, speech, test, fan fiction, fantasy, fiction, fiction verse, historical fiction, folklore, fable, humor, legends, text books, mystery, mythology, non-fiction, romance, poetry, police, suspense, and terror. Furthermore, it enables its users to interact and communicate with other members of the literary community. Novelistik was launched in 2012 by Alberto Lujambio and Dave Aroesti and is based in Mexico City.

Deporprivé

Seed Round in 2019
DEPORPRIVÉ is an online shopping outlet that specializes in sports products. The company offers branded products such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Salomon, and many more on discounts. deporPrivé was founded by Ben Roques in 2016 and is headquartered in Mexico.

Holly by Nimblr.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Holly by Nimblr.ai is the first artificial intelligence powered assistant that manages healthcare appointments. She chats with patients via messaging automating the appointment cycle in sync with EHRs and scheduling software. A disruptive solution that helps practices keep their schedule full, enhance their patient experience, and streamline their front desk's tasks. Nimblr.ai was founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs that has been building and deploying AI Chatbots since 2010.

Dvdendo, Llc

Seed Round in 2017
Dvdendo makes investing as easy as spending. To become an investor and Dvdendo member, sign up from your smartphone, link your bank account and the debit or credit card you use most frequently, and then sit back as our service automatically invests a small portion of your daily expenditures in a portfolio of thousands of stocks and bonds. Becoming an investor is easy and should be available to everyone. With Dvdendo you can own a piece of the world's greatest companies with just $5.

Pig.gi

Seed Round in 2016
Farrow Ventures offers Pig.gi, an app where users win Pig.gi Coins in exchange for engaging with brands and sharing their consumer data. Coins are exchangeable for airtime from any mobile operator. The app was launched in June 2016 in Mexico. Later that year it was launched in Colombia.

Prolade

Seed Round in 2014
African palm plantation and sustainable crude palm oil processor

Golazzos

Seed Round in 2014
Golazzos is first free and social platform of soccer sports predictions.

Tropical Organic Growers

Seed Round in 2015
Tropical Organic Growers is a production and shipping company dedicated to grow certified organic tropical fruits in Mexico. The company's production base is located in Colima near the Pacific shore of Mexico, where we have the best conditions to grow tropical fruits in the most primed farms.