Monashees

Monashees is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2005. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies across various sectors, including technology, e-commerce, financial services, and consumer products, primarily in South America and Mexico. Monashees supports entrepreneurs who are dedicated to creating innovative solutions that enhance lives and transform markets. Notable investments include companies such as ContaAzul, Jusbrasil, Loggi, and Rappi, which are recognized for their contributions to technological advancement and market disruption. Monashees aims to partner closely with these businesses to drive growth and value creation.

Eric Acher

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Rodrigo Aldrighi

Associate

Sullyen Almeida

Principal

Caio Bolognesi

General Partner

Mariana Correa

Partner and Controller

Carlo Dapuzzo

Partner

Marcelo Gobato

Associate

Fabio Igel

Co-Founder and General Partner

Bruno Koba

Associate

Marcelo Lima

General Partner

Fabiola Quinzanos

Principal

Roberto Trevisan

Operations Partner

Past deals in Mexico

Nowports

Series C in 2022
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that enhances the import and export process for businesses and individuals. The platform enables users to manage their shipments in real time, providing features such as instant quotes, product registration, and shipment booking from any port. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Nowports simplifies the logistics involved in freight transportation, ensuring a secure and transparent experience. Additionally, the platform offers real-time tracking of cargo, allowing users to monitor their shipments conveniently and affordably, effectively merging technology with supply chain management.

OXIO

Series B in 2022
OXIO Corp is a technology company that provides a carrier-as-a-service platform aimed at brands and enterprises seeking enhanced mobile data connectivity. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Mexico City, OXIO offers a cloud-based solution that integrates the wireless services of multiple providers. Its platform features a programmable mobile infrastructure that allows clients to unbundle traditional telecom services, enabling them to create a customized wireless experience for their customers. Through its B2B SaaS offering, OXIO delivers actionable intelligence and analytics, empowering organizations in sectors such as finance, government, media, and travel to optimize their connectivity solutions and drive value.

Nowports

Series B in 2021
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that enhances the import and export process for businesses and individuals. The platform enables users to manage their shipments in real time, providing features such as instant quotes, product registration, and shipment booking from any port. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Nowports simplifies the logistics involved in freight transportation, ensuring a secure and transparent experience. Additionally, the platform offers real-time tracking of cargo, allowing users to monitor their shipments conveniently and affordably, effectively merging technology with supply chain management.

JOKR

Series B in 2021
JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services. The company offers customers delivery of an assortment of grocery and retail items to their doorstep in less than 15 minutes. It aims to democratize retail by bringing together global suppliers' all-time favorite products and local brands to support the small businesses in every neighborhood while minimizing waste. JOKR currently operates hubs in cities including New York, São Paolo, Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Warsaw, and Vienna. It was headquartered in New York, New York in 2021.

Merama

Series B in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Yaydoo

Series A in 2021
Yaydoo SA is a procurement platform based in Mexico City, founded in 2016, that offers a comprehensive online solution for businesses to manage their purchasing processes. By integrating cloud-based procure-to-pay software and AI tools, Yaydoo automates vendor management and streamlines communication between users and suppliers. The platform features hundreds of vendor catalogs, allowing companies to search and compare thousands of products and services, many with pre-negotiated discounts. Yaydoo enhances visibility and control over procurement activities through mobile applications that facilitate purchase requests, approval workflows, goods receipt tracking, and invoice approvals via a three-way match system. This user-friendly tool is designed to simplify repetitive procurement tasks such as updating vendor information, comparing proposals, and managing budgets, ultimately helping businesses optimize their supply chain efficiency.

JOKR

Series A in 2021
JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services. The company offers customers delivery of an assortment of grocery and retail items to their doorstep in less than 15 minutes. It aims to democratize retail by bringing together global suppliers' all-time favorite products and local brands to support the small businesses in every neighborhood while minimizing waste. JOKR currently operates hubs in cities including New York, São Paolo, Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Warsaw, and Vienna. It was headquartered in New York, New York in 2021.

Nowports

Series A in 2021
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that enhances the import and export process for businesses and individuals. The platform enables users to manage their shipments in real time, providing features such as instant quotes, product registration, and shipment booking from any port. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Nowports simplifies the logistics involved in freight transportation, ensuring a secure and transparent experience. Additionally, the platform offers real-time tracking of cargo, allowing users to monitor their shipments conveniently and affordably, effectively merging technology with supply chain management.

Merama

Series A in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Merama

Debt Financing in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Merama

Series A in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

OXIO

Series A in 2020
OXIO Corp is a technology company that provides a carrier-as-a-service platform aimed at brands and enterprises seeking enhanced mobile data connectivity. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Mexico City, OXIO offers a cloud-based solution that integrates the wireless services of multiple providers. Its platform features a programmable mobile infrastructure that allows clients to unbundle traditional telecom services, enabling them to create a customized wireless experience for their customers. Through its B2B SaaS offering, OXIO delivers actionable intelligence and analytics, empowering organizations in sectors such as finance, government, media, and travel to optimize their connectivity solutions and drive value.

Chiper

Series A in 2020
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.

Casai

Series A in 2020
Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design and comforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.

Oyster

Seed Round in 2020
Oyster Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that offers an online application designed to manage capital and simplify financial management for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and Kathmandu, Oyster provides a comprehensive digital platform that allows business owners to conduct various financial tasks directly from their mobile devices. Services include a Mastercard debit card, fee-free fund transfers, bill payments to over 70 service providers in Mexico, invoice management, and access to discounts at numerous locations. By streamlining these processes, Oyster aims to empower entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals and make informed financial decisions.

TrueHome

Series A in 2020
TrueHome Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. is a Mexican real estate company based in Mexico City that offers a range of services to both businesses and individuals in the real estate sector. Founded in 2017, TrueHome aims to enhance the selling experience for homeowners by providing comprehensive support throughout the entire process. The company offers two payment plans: a single payment option that includes professional photography, a 360º property tour, architectural layout plans, sale brochures, and legal advice, and a "pay when selling" option that provides similar services without an exclusive commission. TrueHome also operates an online platform that facilitates property listings and assists clients in navigating the complexities of real estate transactions, ensuring transparency and efficiency in the process.

Nowports

Seed Round in 2019
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that enhances the import and export process for businesses and individuals. The platform enables users to manage their shipments in real time, providing features such as instant quotes, product registration, and shipment booking from any port. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Nowports simplifies the logistics involved in freight transportation, ensuring a secure and transparent experience. Additionally, the platform offers real-time tracking of cargo, allowing users to monitor their shipments conveniently and affordably, effectively merging technology with supply chain management.

Casai

Seed Round in 2019
Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design and comforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.

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.

Calii

Seed Round in 2019
Calii Inc is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing marketplace software solutions designed to streamline the food supply chain in Latin America. By connecting consumers directly with local producers of fruits and vegetables, Calii automates the purchasing process, enabling households, restaurants, and retailers to access fresh produce without the involvement of intermediaries. This direct connection allows consumers to benefit from lower prices while providing producers with a greater share of the income from their goods. Calii primarily serves customers in Monterrey, Mexico, and utilizes a group-buying model to aggregate demand and enhance efficiency within the marketplace.

Grin Scooter

Seed Round in 2018
Grin Scooters is a software company that operates network of operational shared electric scooters. Currently, Grin only operates in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Sao Paulo and Bogota but it has plans to expand to other cities throughout Latin America.

Grin Scooter

Seed Round in 2018
Grin Scooters is a software company that operates network of operational shared electric scooters. Currently, Grin only operates in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Sao Paulo and Bogota but it has plans to expand to other cities throughout Latin America.

Chiper

Pre Seed Round in 2018
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.

Rappi

Series C in 2018
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

TrueHome

Seed Round in 2018
TrueHome Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. is a Mexican real estate company based in Mexico City that offers a range of services to both businesses and individuals in the real estate sector. Founded in 2017, TrueHome aims to enhance the selling experience for homeowners by providing comprehensive support throughout the entire process. The company offers two payment plans: a single payment option that includes professional photography, a 360º property tour, architectural layout plans, sale brochures, and legal advice, and a "pay when selling" option that provides similar services without an exclusive commission. TrueHome also operates an online platform that facilitates property listings and assists clients in navigating the complexities of real estate transactions, ensuring transparency and efficiency in the process.

Rappi

Series B in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Rappi

Series A in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Rappi

Series A in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Kickoff

Seed Round in 2015
Kickoff is a dating app that connects friends of friends looking for a meaningful relationship. It emphasizes quality connection over quantity by making introductions to people in a user’s social network. It was launched in São Paulo in December 2014 and has since rapidly expanded across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay. Kickoff is founded and run by a team of dedicated entrepreneurs with prior experience in tech consulting, product development and finance, who have been close friends since meeting at Princeton and Stanford GSB. It is backed by a Latin American venture capital firm Monashees. Kickoff is available on iOS and Android.
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