PeopleFund

PeopleFund, a privately-held investment company that helps entrepreneurs from around the world accelerate the growth of their fun, positive-impact, scalable, profitable and sustainable companies. Our global network of partners, advisors and friends puts us in a position where very few other investment funds have been before, providing our companies with the right financing, contacts and advice to help them reach whatever incredible goal they’ve set for themselves. PeopleFund was founded by proven and successful serial entrepreneurs and is supplemented by an experienced support team. We have a passion for taking great business visions in any stage and growing them into larger and more profitable enterprises. For more information please visit http://www.peoplefund.com

Julio Gonzalez Arrivillaga

Founding Partner and Managing Director

33 past transactions

Kaptyn

Series B in 2022
Kaptyn is a platform of sustainable vehicles and professional drivers that transforms mobility. They offer the luxury, comfort, and efficiency of a private car service with the sustainability and congestion-reducing benefits of ridesharing. It was founded in 2016 and has current operations in LA, Miami, and Las Vegas.

Menlo Micro

Series C in 2022
Menlo Micro is the developer of the Ideal Switch, an electromechanical switch technology used to switch AC/DC and RF. The Ideal Switch can handle high temperatures and high-stress conditions and help in battery management, home automation, and instrumentation that enable clients to work with advanced products and deliver efficient outcomes using high power. Menlo Micro was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Getaround

Series E in 2020
Getaround empowers users to instantly rent and drive great cars shared by people in their city. Cars can be rented by the hour, or the day, with a $1M insurance policy and 24/7 roadside assistance included. By using its app, people skip the lines and paperwork at traditional rental car counters, and the hassle of buying and maintaining a car. Powered by Getaround ConnectTM, the patented connected car technology, Getaround creates a fun and safe carsharing experience is without the need to meet the car owner, carry an access card, or coordinate picking up a car key. People share everything from a Prius to a Tesla and earn thousands in extra income each year, offsetting the high cost of car ownership while also making a positive impact on the environment.

Amply Power

Series A in 2020
Amply Power provides commercial fleet operations a charging-as-a-service approach to help fleets transaction to electric vehicles. It delivers a scalable solution for EV Fleet Charging, as a fleet moves from a pilot project to production scale, that accelerates the zero-emission goals of the business and the EV fleet managers. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Advano

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2016, and 2017 graduate of Y Combinator, Advano is a New Orleans-based company delivering a scalable solution for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density. By conquering the challenges of silicon, Advano integrates or completely replaces graphite in today’s lithium-ion batteries with its advanced silicon anode material - improving the longevity of lithium-ion batteries for blue chip battery manufacturers and Tier one consumer electronics and automotive companies.

Instrumems

Seed Round in 2020
Instrumems Inc develops innovative sensors that are based on a new sensing platform “nano-wire”, which allows measurement of temperature, velocity and humidity. Our sensors are faster, cheaper and with a smaller footprint compared with conventional measuring techniques. Sensing technologies are becoming more available and are being used almost everywhere as an integral part of the IoT from mobile phones to aerospace applications. In the last two decades, data collection and storage have improved significantly, driving sensing technologies to high resolution/high frequency measurements. Instrumems offers high performance, reliable and low-cost sensors for a variety of market needs, which span a wide range of applications such as aerospace, automotive and engine monitoring market and natural gas. The technology is also ideal for mobile applications, real time weather monitoring and distributed monitoring for climate changes and other environmental needs.

Advano

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2016, and 2017 graduate of Y Combinator, Advano is a New Orleans-based company delivering a scalable solution for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density. By conquering the challenges of silicon, Advano integrates or completely replaces graphite in today’s lithium-ion batteries with its advanced silicon anode material - improving the longevity of lithium-ion batteries for blue chip battery manufacturers and Tier one consumer electronics and automotive companies.

AutoWeb

Post in 2019
AutoWeb operates as an automotive marketing services company that helps automotive retail dealers and manufacturers that sell new and used vehicles through its Internet lead referral and online advertising programs. The company's lead programs include new vehicle lead program that allows consumers to submit requests for pricing and availability of specific makes and models, used vehicle lead program, which allows consumers to search for used vehicles according to specific search parameters, such as the price, make, model, mileage, year, and location of the vehicle; and finance lead program designed to provide consumers opportunity to obtain vehicle financing and other services. Its consumer-facing automotive Web sites, which include Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, AutoSite.com, Car.com, CarSmart.com, CarTV.com, and MyRide.com, provide consumers the information and tools to aid them in their automotive purchase decisions, and the opportunity to submit lead requests. The company was formerly known as autobytel.com Inc. AutoWeb was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Genomic Prediction

Seed Round in 2019
Genomic Prediction provides advanced genetic testing for IVF. They have developed a novel, genome-wide molecular genotyping methodology for pre-implantation genetic testing of embryos.

Lifefy

Seed Round in 2018
Providing the underserved market easy and affordable access to life insurance through a proprietary D2C, self-service, mobile-first, digital platform. Policy in-hand in under 10 minutes.

Singularity University

Series B in 2018
Singularity University, founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California, operates as a learning and innovation community that connects individuals, businesses, governments, and academic institutions to explore and utilize cutting-edge technologies. The organization offers a variety of educational programs, including executive courses, startup accelerators, and summits focused on topics like artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, and digital fabrication. Its initiatives aim to address global challenges such as education, health, energy, and environmental sustainability, providing participants with the tools and insights necessary to implement impactful solutions. Singularity University also fosters a collaborative platform for networking and innovation, featuring a global presence with numerous campuses, summits, and a significant alumni network. Through its programs, the organization seeks to empower a diverse range of stakeholders to harness exponential technologies for positive societal change.

Advano

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, and 2017 graduate of Y Combinator, Advano is a New Orleans-based company delivering a scalable solution for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density. By conquering the challenges of silicon, Advano integrates or completely replaces graphite in today’s lithium-ion batteries with its advanced silicon anode material - improving the longevity of lithium-ion batteries for blue chip battery manufacturers and Tier one consumer electronics and automotive companies.

Kaptyn

Series A in 2017
Kaptyn is a platform of sustainable vehicles and professional drivers that transforms mobility. They offer the luxury, comfort, and efficiency of a private car service with the sustainability and congestion-reducing benefits of ridesharing. It was founded in 2016 and has current operations in LA, Miami, and Las Vegas.

Clasificados.com

Seed Round in 2016
CLASIFICADOS.COM is a web platform that aims to connect users and sellers in Latin America through classified ads. Their site has presence in 21 countries in Latin American, as well as in Spain, Portugal and United States. With over 3 million listings published in our Spanish and Portuguese-speaking portals and millions of visitors each month, we are the best option to find and sell what you need.

Healthcare.com

Series A in 2015
HealthCare is an online health insurance company providing a data-driven shopping platform that helps American consumers enroll in individual health insurance and Medicare plans. HealthCare.com also develops and markets a portfolio of proprietary, direct-to-consumer health insurance, and supplemental insurance products under the name Pivot Health. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in New York City and is backed by PeopleFund and individual investors including current and former executives of Booking.com and Priceline. HealthCare.com is a 5-time honoree of the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies.

Ignite Holding Company Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Ignite Holding Company Inc. was a technology startup that provided prepaid solar power in off-grid communities in Guatemala and Colombia under the Kingo tradename. Ignite was acquired in 2022 by Kingo Holding Company, Inc.

Iguama

Seed Round in 2014
Iguama is an e-commerce cross-border shopping club where Latin Americans buy top-quality U.S. brands at affordable prices. The company helps US Merchants to Unlock their Potential in Latin America. It answers key questions US merchants have when selling in Latin America so that Merchants can thrive in the region. It was started in 2008 and is headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

P3 Global Management

Series A in 2014
P3GM is a global smart city development company that provides a gateway for next-generation technology companies to implement their solutions in cooperation with cities. Through public-private partnerships, P3GM integrates best-in-class technologies and solutions across the mobility, energy, telecommunications, and out-of-home media industries.

ContactUs.com

Seed Round in 2013
ContactUs.com is an online marketing company providing customer acquisition and prospect management solutions for businesses to generate more new sales from their online profiles. ContactUs.com provides advanced web/mobile/phone contacting solutions for businesses to generate new sales prospects and provides proprietary online lead management platform to manage the sales funnel of new sales prospects. The product is centered on ContactUs, a website contact tool for businesses to generate online and phone-based leads. Unlike traditional website contact forms, ContactUs is designed to extend contactability to mobile, Facebook, WordPress, and any other site where businesses can control their web presence. Inquiries and leads from ContactUs flow into ContactUs.com’s proprietary web-based lead system, which provides marketing tools to get notified of, track and respond to new leads, plus manage/nurture existing leads. ContactUs.com offers business clients with premium features to generate more customers, including: appointment requests, phone leads, lead qualification, 3rd-party software integrations, advanced analytics, and premium designs.

Ignite Holding Company Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
Ignite Holding Company Inc. was a technology startup that provided prepaid solar power in off-grid communities in Guatemala and Colombia under the Kingo tradename. Ignite was acquired in 2022 by Kingo Holding Company, Inc.

ContactUs.com

Seed Round in 2013
ContactUs.com is an online marketing company providing customer acquisition and prospect management solutions for businesses to generate more new sales from their online profiles. ContactUs.com provides advanced web/mobile/phone contacting solutions for businesses to generate new sales prospects and provides proprietary online lead management platform to manage the sales funnel of new sales prospects. The product is centered on ContactUs, a website contact tool for businesses to generate online and phone-based leads. Unlike traditional website contact forms, ContactUs is designed to extend contactability to mobile, Facebook, WordPress, and any other site where businesses can control their web presence. Inquiries and leads from ContactUs flow into ContactUs.com’s proprietary web-based lead system, which provides marketing tools to get notified of, track and respond to new leads, plus manage/nurture existing leads. ContactUs.com offers business clients with premium features to generate more customers, including: appointment requests, phone leads, lead qualification, 3rd-party software integrations, advanced analytics, and premium designs.

NatureForex

Series A in 2013
NatureForex is an international broker which provides financial and investment services worldwide. Our company specializes in FX, Metals, Indices, Oil, Social Trading and Binary Options.

BlueKite

Series A in 2013
BlueKite facilitates bill directed cross-border payments. BlueKite allows immigrants to better care for the Family members they left behind. BlueKite offers affiliated money service stores a unique, state of the art, web-based platform that allows them to make real-time cross-border bill payments for services around the world. Payments are safe, accurate, reliable and guaranteed. By using BlueKite’s free platform, money service stores can now provide immigrants a new and innovative service that let’s them pay their loved ones’ utility bills, instantly, from the money store directly to the utility company in the foreign country.

Kipo

Seed Round in 2013
Our technology enables any mobile phone become a professional GPS tracker. No contracts, no high monthly fees. A smarter, safer and easier-to-use solution that gives everyone access to a complete suite of real-time location tools. The goal of our company is to make this technology more accessible and easier to acquire, enabling more people than ever to receive all the benefits that having access to real-time location provides. Pairing a beautiful interface with a robust backend, Kipo is the future of real-time tracking.

Diamond Foundry

Seed Round in 2012
We are delivering the future of tetrahedrally crystallized carbon, aka diamond: a material with a dozen of the most extreme properties of any in the universe. Our proprietary manufacturing technology can now deliver diamond at mining scale -- without the social & environmental toll of mining. In our zero-emission foundry, we sustainably create diamond for the jewelry and semiconductor industries. Our VRAI brand brings iconic innovation in diamond jewelry direct to consumers. Our semiconductor solutions address the key challenge limiting the performance of everything from electric cars to 5G wireless to cloud & AI compute: heat dissipation.

LionWorks

Seed Round in 2012
Based in Guatemala City, at 10 minutes from downtown, Lionworks was founded on 2009 by Juan Lemus. With over 35 employees, their goal is to become one of the lead game development studios in Latin America.

Playspace

Seed Round in 2012
Playspace creates traditional games and social casino for mobile, with a modern and fun touch. PlaySpace is a multiplayer social gaming company for Spain and Latin America.

Iguama

Seed Round in 2012
Iguama is an e-commerce cross-border shopping club where Latin Americans buy top-quality U.S. brands at affordable prices. The company helps US Merchants to Unlock their Potential in Latin America. It answers key questions US merchants have when selling in Latin America so that Merchants can thrive in the region. It was started in 2008 and is headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Heila

Seed Round in 2012
Its brings about the latest news and updates worldwide

Planetary Resources

Series A in 2012
Planetary Resources is bringing the natural resources of space within humanity’s economic sphere of influence, propelling us into the 21st century and beyond…today. Asteroids will play a key role in the development of a space economy and be the main driver in allowing humanity to become a flourishing multi-planetary species. Water from asteroids will fuel the in-space economy and habitation, by creating rocket fuel and consumable water from space, for space.

Getaround

Series A in 2012
Getaround empowers users to instantly rent and drive great cars shared by people in their city. Cars can be rented by the hour, or the day, with a $1M insurance policy and 24/7 roadside assistance included. By using its app, people skip the lines and paperwork at traditional rental car counters, and the hassle of buying and maintaining a car. Powered by Getaround ConnectTM, the patented connected car technology, Getaround creates a fun and safe carsharing experience is without the need to meet the car owner, carry an access card, or coordinate picking up a car key. People share everything from a Prius to a Tesla and earn thousands in extra income each year, offsetting the high cost of car ownership while also making a positive impact on the environment.

NatureForex

Series A in 2012
NatureForex is an international broker which provides financial and investment services worldwide. Our company specializes in FX, Metals, Indices, Oil, Social Trading and Binary Options.

Urban Communications, LLC

Seed Round in 2008
Ourspace is the leading Urban Social Network.
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