Valerie Aizpuru

Associate

Juan P. García

Associate

19 past transactions

Clinicas del Azucar

Venture Round in 2018
Clínicas del Azúcar is a chain of clinics dedicated to providing specialized and affordable diabetes care in Mexico, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Guadalupe. The organization aims to serve the 12 million low and middle-income individuals living with diabetes by offering a comprehensive range of prevention and treatment services. Utilizing innovative, evidence-based algorithms and low-cost diagnostics, Clinicas del Azúcar significantly lowers the cost of care from approximately one thousand dollars to just two hundred. The clinics are designed as "one-stop" shops that streamline the diabetes management process, reducing both the time and expense of care by 70%. Through these efforts, Clinicas del Azúcar addresses a critical health need while making diabetes care more accessible to those in need.

Ilumexico

Debt Financing in 2017
ILUMÉXICO is a B-Corporation whose mission is to catalyze grow through solar energy in the most remote communities of Mexico.It is a social enterprise that promotes development through rural electrification to communities with high and very high marginalization in Mexico. They uspromote access to energy through microfinance schemes, long-term service and training in the use and maintenance of technology. Also believe that energy is a platform to foster development, promote building programs and workshops on various topics such as community organization, gender equity and financial inclusion.

Hola Code

Seed Round in 2017
Holacode believes that talent is everywhere but opportunities are not. They exist to provide a bridge between potential tech talent with the opportunities. They adopt a people-centered approach to transform talented individuals into software engineers, allowing us to tap into both Mexico’s growing tech sector and the global demand for bilingual, bicultural engineers.

Aliada

Series A in 2017
Aliada is a marketplace for finding a trusted cleaning professional and improving the working conditions of the domestic service industry. With Aliada, in under one minute, you will be matched with a reference-checked, and quality assured cleaning professional who will leave you a happy and clean home. Aliada makes your life easier, at the same time it helps Mexican women build a better life for themselves. At an affordable price and without contracts or hidden fees, customers will receive a trusted highly rated aliada. For their cleaning professionals, becoming an aliada can be a life changing opportunity. All of their aliadas receive medical insurance, economic incentives, and educational opportunities for their professional and personal advancement. At aliada, their mission is to impact over 2 million domestic workers who work in sub-optimal conditions. They believe that by investing in women who are committed to their own advancement and that of their families, They can do their part to contribute to a better Mexican society.
Hipocampus establishes high-quality, low-cost child centers in partnership with companies to increase the productivity of their workforce.

Lab4U

Seed Round in 2017
Lab4U provides a platform that allows hands-on lab experiences through web and mobile devices for science education. It develops hands-on science lab that uses built-in mobile sensors to experiment and a crowd-learning web platform to prepare, analyze, and share lab results. The company aims to improve science education providing low-cost solutions where thousands of students and scientists will be able to have a lab in a mobile device. Lab4U was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kinedu

Seed Round in 2017
Kinedu is an app that provides fun and age-based daily activity ideas to do with your little one. Each activity targets a key developmental area, helping your baby reach every milestone.

Granta

Seed Round in 2016
Granta is a dream of a group of talented people with the vision of helping the disadvantaged and making a positive change. They provide a high-end solution, to design and manufacture a faster, cheaper, exact and personalised implant for every patient, making possible to have an aesthetical result that facilitates their reinsertion to society. Annually more than 30k people experience this problem in Mexico, of which 90% are from the public health sector which is over saturated & could be benefited.

Medica Santa Carmen

Series A in 2016
Médica Santa Carmen S. de R.L. de C.V. is a healthcare provider based in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, specializing in the treatment and prevention of kidney diseases. Founded in 2011, the organization operates eight clinics, including two in-hospital hemodialysis centers, and serves approximately 1,200 therapy patients. Its comprehensive range of services includes hemodialysis, nephrology treatment, peritoneal dialysis, consultations, laboratory services, and psychological support. Médica Santa Carmen is noted for its unique private peritoneal and home dialysis program, and it employs a patient-centric approach that emphasizes accessibility and quality care. The company is recognized for its commitment to high standards, holding ISO9001 certification and other distinctions. Additionally, it has developed a digital patient experience, featuring one of Mexico's few certified electronic medical record systems, to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.

Onko Solutions

Series A in 2016
Onko Solutions, LLC develops and commercializes technology solutions for the detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer. The company provides VitaScreen, a portable medical device for non-invasive screening for cervical cancer; and TruScreen, a self-checking digital system used to detect pre-cancerous change or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by optical and electrical measurements of cervical tissue. It offers its products through a distribution network in China, Vietnam, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Mexico, Australia, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Korea. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Someone Somewhere

Seed Round in 2015
Someone Somewhere is a lifestyle brand on a mission to get millions of artisans out of poverty. Combining traditional embroidery with fresh products aimed at the millennial market, Someone Somewhere is a digitally native vertical brand that provides employment to artisans in Mexico’s poorest villages.

Assured Labor

Series A in 2015
Assured Labor, Inc., a mobile recruitment company, provides a platform that enables employers to connect with mid-to-low wage candidates in their area. Its platform identifies and proactively reaches out candidates through a text-message so that they can apply instantly. The company facilitates employers seeking candidates to simply input their job description into its Website; and candidates seeking work to register at any computer for receiving text-messages as and when a company posts a local position they are highly qualified for. Assured Labor, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

Clinicas del Azucar

Series B in 2013
Clínicas del Azúcar is a chain of clinics dedicated to providing specialized and affordable diabetes care in Mexico, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Guadalupe. The organization aims to serve the 12 million low and middle-income individuals living with diabetes by offering a comprehensive range of prevention and treatment services. Utilizing innovative, evidence-based algorithms and low-cost diagnostics, Clinicas del Azúcar significantly lowers the cost of care from approximately one thousand dollars to just two hundred. The clinics are designed as "one-stop" shops that streamline the diabetes management process, reducing both the time and expense of care by 70%. Through these efforts, Clinicas del Azúcar addresses a critical health need while making diabetes care more accessible to those in need.

Habvita

Debt Financing in 2012
Hábvita builds homes in rural areas and sources financing alternatives with flexible payment options with different financial institutions.

Biodent

Debt Financing in 2012
Provides high quality dental services for the base of the pyramid in Oaxaca and gives educational dental programs to children

Laudex

Series B in 2012
Laudex is a financial organization based in Mexico City that specializes in providing loans to students. Established in 2009, the company focuses on financing education by offering student loans for tuition at prestigious universities both in Mexico and abroad. By supporting talented individuals, Laudex aims to promote social development and ensure access to quality education for a broader range of students.

Mi Tienda

Series A in 2009
Distributes groceries to a network of Mom & Pop stores in rural areas in Mexico seeking the development of the communities they serve.