Polymath Ventures

Polymath Ventures is a private equity and venture builder firm based in Bogotá, Colombia, with additional offices in Mexico, China, and the United States. Established in 2012, the firm specializes in seed investments and focuses on building transformative companies for the emerging middle class in Latin America. Its investment strategy spans various sectors, including diversified financial services, transportation, human resources, entertainment, hospitality, and leisure. Polymath Ventures aims to create impact through disruption, fostering a more equal and prosperous society by empowering the growing middle class. The firm typically invests between $0.30 million and $0.50 million in early-stage companies, particularly in technology sectors such as software-as-a-service, finance technology, and health technology.

Damián Overbosch

Managing Director

Berta Argente

Investment Analyst

Wenyi Cai

Managing Partner

Craig Edelman

Partner

Jorge García-Luengo

Principal

Andrew Hallman

Investor

Ali Hashemi

Managing Director

Raphael Kromer

Investor

Peter Ostroske

General Partner

20 past transactions

Nunnas

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Nunnas is a service provider that facilitates the connection of Mexican nurses with U.S. healthcare jobs. The company offers comprehensive support, including training, visa assistance, and job placement services, to help nurses secure employment in the U.S. healthcare industry.

Digitt

Seed Round in 2024
Digitt offers fair financial tools aimed at combating predatory lending practices. It provides low-interest credit card debt solutions, ranging from 20% to 42% annually, enabling customers to reduce interest payments and accelerate debt repayment. Digitt's services empower users with clear monthly payment plans and debt-free timelines.

Autolab

Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Pacto

Seed Round in 2023
Pacto is a B2B enterprise software and payments company serving small merchants in Latin America. It develops tools and technology that enable banks and financial institutions to help merchants move beyond cash payments and grow their digital businesses. Headquartered in Mexico City, the company offers a point-of-sale and payments platform that supports restaurant operations and other retail use cases, featuring all-in-one payment integration, a mobile POS, order-and-pay capabilities from a cell phone, and automatic payment reconciliation. The platform aims to optimize daily operations and accelerate merchant growth by streamlining payments and reconciliation.

swftbox

Seed Round in 2022
Swftbox is a shipping platform that provides retailers with same-day delivery services through its extensive courier network. The company specializes in aggregating and optimizing delivery routes, utilizing proprietary routing and optimization engines. This approach allows couriers to complete jobs that are both more profitable and easier to execute, ultimately enhancing the speed of service. By focusing on efficiency and effectiveness, Swftbox aims to improve the overall delivery experience for both retailers and their customers.

Tani Salud

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tani Salud is a healthcare marketplace based in Mexico City that aims to provide quality medical care and transparent pricing for surgical procedures, specifically targeting the middle class in Latin America. The platform enables users to search for medical procedures, select healthcare providers, schedule appointments, and request second opinions, facilitating access to fair pricing for surgeries. By prioritizing transparency and quality, Tani Salud seeks to improve the healthcare experience for its users.

Autolab

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Aflore

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.

Elenas

Seed Round in 2020
Elenas is a leading social commerce platform in Latin America that enables women to launch and grow online businesses from home. The platform offers a digital storefront, client management tools, and support for product sourcing, delivery, and payment collection, allowing users to focus on sales. Through direct sales catalogs and social media channels such as WhatsApp and Facebook, Elenas connects tens of thousands of women in Colombia and over 11 million across the region with a wide range of branded cosmetics, beauty, and lifestyle products. Sellers can offer customers discounts on major brands while earning supplemental income, making Elenas a key facilitator of home‑based entrepreneurship for women throughout the region.

Livly

Seed Round in 2019
At Livly we are building a global network of vertically integrated kitchens empowering local brands.

VincuVentas

Seed Round in 2019
VincuVentas' platform disrupts recruitment in emerging markets through the use of data & algorithms. Our algorithm NEXO finds top matches and invites them to apply, delivering candidates that are interesting & interested. NEXO currently delivers 30 highly matched profiles per position, increasing acceptance rate from <5% to 35%.

Aflore

Convertible Note in 2019
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.

Elenas

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Elenas is a leading social commerce platform in Latin America that enables women to launch and grow online businesses from home. The platform offers a digital storefront, client management tools, and support for product sourcing, delivery, and payment collection, allowing users to focus on sales. Through direct sales catalogs and social media channels such as WhatsApp and Facebook, Elenas connects tens of thousands of women in Colombia and over 11 million across the region with a wide range of branded cosmetics, beauty, and lifestyle products. Sellers can offer customers discounts on major brands while earning supplemental income, making Elenas a key facilitator of home‑based entrepreneurship for women throughout the region.

Táximo

Series B in 2017
Táximo is a taxi administration company based in Bogotá, Colombia, with additional offices in Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Lima, Peru. Formerly known as MiTaxi, the company focuses on enhancing the taxi transportation industry by providing a more secure and professional experience for riders, drivers, and taxi owners. Táximo employs and trains its drivers while overseeing the maintenance and monitoring of its fleet. This approach allows the company to capture operational efficiencies and deliver consistent returns to taxi owners. By professionalizing the back-end processes of the taxi business, Táximo aims to improve the overall quality of taxi services in the regions it serves.

Autolab

Series A in 2017
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

VincuVentas

Seed Round in 2016
VincuVentas' platform disrupts recruitment in emerging markets through the use of data & algorithms. Our algorithm NEXO finds top matches and invites them to apply, delivering candidates that are interesting & interested. NEXO currently delivers 30 highly matched profiles per position, increasing acceptance rate from <5% to 35%.

VincuVentas

Pre Seed Round in 2014
VincuVentas' platform disrupts recruitment in emerging markets through the use of data & algorithms. Our algorithm NEXO finds top matches and invites them to apply, delivering candidates that are interesting & interested. NEXO currently delivers 30 highly matched profiles per position, increasing acceptance rate from <5% to 35%.

Autolab

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Aflore

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.

Táximo

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Táximo is a taxi administration company based in Bogotá, Colombia, with additional offices in Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Lima, Peru. Formerly known as MiTaxi, the company focuses on enhancing the taxi transportation industry by providing a more secure and professional experience for riders, drivers, and taxi owners. Táximo employs and trains its drivers while overseeing the maintenance and monitoring of its fleet. This approach allows the company to capture operational efficiencies and deliver consistent returns to taxi owners. By professionalizing the back-end processes of the taxi business, Táximo aims to improve the overall quality of taxi services in the regions it serves.
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