QAPU Ventures

QAPU is a micro-VC fund operator and advisory firm that invests in the Latin American startup ecosystem. Mainly through it's unique angel fund, which invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups from Latam, or by advising startups with their fundraising and scaling needs, or by connecting entrepreneurs and co-founding their ventures, QAPU is deeply invested in this wave of innovation that is disrupting every industry in the region.

Augusto Caceres

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CEO

22 past transactions

Ternadia

Seed Round in 2024
Ternadia ATS helps recruit efficiently with AI, automating processes and improving selection speed.

Avify

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Avify is a developer of an inventory management platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform enables users to synchronize their inventory across various sales channels, including eCommerce sites, marketplaces, warehouses, and physical locations in real time. By connecting to delivery services and facilitating order collection through social networks, Avify helps merchants streamline their operations. The system also supports integration with payment processors, allowing clients to automate their business supply chain effectively. This comprehensive approach minimizes stockouts, saves time, enhances sales forecasting, and accelerates overall sales performance.

MAQU

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Maqu is the digital market for the construction and mining industry, centralizing machinery and spare parts making them widely available in LatAm (Starting in Peru). Verticals: B2B marketplace, contech, proptech, female founders, minetech.

Guama

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Guama is a financial technology company focused on providing access to credit for individuals who have been rejected by traditional financial institutions. By leveraging technology and Open Banking data, Guama analyzes financial information to assess payment behavior and establish credit histories. This innovative approach allows the company to issue credit cards to underserved populations, enabling them to obtain essential credit facilities that would otherwise be unavailable to them.

OnePay AI

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Frictionless Payments Via WhatsApp For Latam

Zuru Logistics Insurtech

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Zuru Logistics Insurtech is a developer of a digital platform designed to provide protection, risk management, and insurance services specifically for the logistics sector. Operating in Mexico and Peru, the platform leverages artificial intelligence and data analytics to offer an innovative scoring system that enhances the insurance process. Users can conveniently contract insurance services for their goods online, benefiting from both on-demand sales and post-sales functionalities within a single portal. This approach streamlines the insurance experience for clients in the logistics industry, ensuring they have access to essential services tailored to their needs.

GoJom

Seed Round in 2023
GoJom is a Web / Mobile platform that boosts the real estate sector in Latin America by creating a One stop Shop for real estate information and solutions. Through partnerships le directly, GoJom offers IBuy, financial services and digital Brokerage, among other services.

BeeCuick

Pre Seed Round in 2023
BeeCuick is a provider of business-to-business logistics services focused on supply fulfillment for micro and small restaurants. The company offers an automated purchasing system that streamlines the procurement process, allowing these businesses to save time and enhance productivity. By facilitating access to real-time hotel needs and ensuring suppliers can meet specific demands, BeeCuick helps restaurants increase their income and sales. Its innovative approach addresses the unique challenges faced by smaller establishments in the competitive food service industry.

Picker

Seed Round in 2023
Picker operates a logistics technology platform designed to connect e-commerce businesses with a variety of logistics providers. The company's offerings include a suite of tools that facilitate application programming interface (API) delivery, routes, and pickups. This platform enables businesses to access multiple delivery fleets, thereby expanding their logistical coverage and helping to reduce overall logistics expenses. By streamlining the connection between e-commerce and logistics services, Picker enhances operational efficiency for its users.

Aflore

Venture Round in 2022
Aflore is a financial services company based in Bogotá, Colombia, that aims to empower the unbanked population, which comprises 65% of the country. Founded in 2012, Aflore works by identifying and partnering with trusted financial advisors within local communities. The company equips these advisors with the necessary support and tools to facilitate the distribution of loans and financial products to their networks. By providing simple and flexible loan alternatives through a technology-driven approach, Aflore enables individuals in the middle class of Latin America to manage their finances, access personalized credit, and achieve their financial goals.

Almaya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Almaya is dedicated to preserving the essence of individuals and their life stories for current and future generations. The company provides an online platform that allows users to create a digital legacy through an interactive autobiography builder app. This app enables users to record their life experiences in a game-like format, responding to various prompts and questions. Additionally, Almaya features an AI-powered chat, ALMA, which facilitates interactions between users and their friends or family members, guiding them through meaningful conversations. Users can also enhance their experience with emulateme.ai, which generates a digital avatar representing the user’s appearance and voice, capable of responding to questions. The platform is designed to be private and secure, allowing families to collaboratively document their history and memories. Almaya aims to ensure that the wisdom and experiences of loved ones can be accessed and cherished, fostering lasting connections that transcend time.

Nudos

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nudos is a B2B platform founded in 2022 and headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. The company specializes in providing solutions for managing the tools and equipment necessary for hybrid workers distributed globally. Nudos' platform facilitates the entire process from onboarding, including the procurement of devices, to offboarding, which involves the recovery and storage of these devices. It enables companies to effectively equip, manage, and renew the essential tools required to create optimal workspaces for remote employees, while also allowing clients to oversee and control their inventory of tools across various locations.

Talently

Seed Round in 2022
Talently offers an intensive program that helps software developers get a better job in the technology industry, anywhere in the world. It is the accelerator of the careers of Latin American tech talent.

OlaClick (YC W21)

Seed Round in 2022
OlaClick is the tool for 3M restaurants in Latin America to manage their business in a simple and economical way. It offers an all-in-one system that facilitates sales in person, online and via WhatsApp. Established in 2020, OlaClick was founded with a vision to drive businesses in Latin America towards unprecedented success. Recognizing the need for digital solutions tailored to the unique challenges of the restaurant industry, our founders set out to create a platform that would revolutionize the way restaurants operate and interact with their customers. OlaClick's suite of tools for restaurants offers a comprehensive range of features that enhance efficiency, improve customer satisfaction,and drive revenue growth. Some of our key offerings include: Digital Menu,Point of Sale (POS) System,WhatsApp Chatbot,Discount Coupons, Fidelity Program,Management Reports,Online Payments, Integration of Marketing Tools and others. OlaClick's impressive growth and success can be attributed to the strong financial backing from prominent investors. Partnerships with industry giants such as Google (Gradient Ventures),Meta and YCombinator have provided us with the resources needed to develop cutting-edge technology and expand our reach.Also investors: Delivery Hero, Tribe Capital, Arca Contal (Coca-Cola), Caffeinated Capital, Graph Ventures, Angel Ventures Mexico, Goodwater Capital, MSA Capital and Position Ventures. With over 6 million users visiting our platform every month, OlaClick has become a trusted choice for restaurants and customers alike.Our user base continues to grow rapidly, testament to the effectiveness of our solutions and the value they bring to businesses.

Logra

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Logra is creating a comprehensive marketplace aimed at small and medium businesses (SMBs) that offers a range of solutions and services to address specific challenges. This platform facilitates a guided journey for SMBs by providing micro-tactics, consulting services, and software solutions across various sectors, including Fintech. Logra enhances SMB productivity to the extent that banks and commerce chambers utilize its platform for onboarding, data management, and ongoing support, benefiting from a cost-effective customer acquisition model. Currently, Logra is onboarding 12,000 SMBs for a major Colombian pension fund and banks, with plans to expand further in Latin America, where demand exists from over 50 institutions seeking to engage with an additional 600,000 SMBs. The company also features a business diagnosis tool that identifies growth opportunities, customizes operational plans, and assists in their implementation, ultimately helping clients achieve improved business outcomes.

Djot

Seed Round in 2022
Djot specializes in cannabis consumption by offering an innovative portable electronic dispenser that allows users to personalize their liquid cannabis doses with precision. This technology enables customers to easily measure and dispense cannabis in one-milligram increments, facilitating a safer and more controlled method of consumption. By integrating this dispenser with pod technology, Djot provides a convenient solution for individuals looking to infuse their beverages with cannabis, making the process simple and accessible.

Mettatec

Seed Round in 2022
Mettatec is a supplier of GNSS survey equipment designed for drones and surveyors, providing technology services that enhance geospatial data capture and management. The company specializes in creating and integrating non-intrusive kits that convert DJI drones into PPK systems, significantly improving the accuracy of surveying operations. Mettatec's offerings include aerial and terrestrial video recording, live-streaming, and the ability to log data from various camera systems, allowing clients to effectively integrate different sensors, vehicles, and software. Their focus on production and commercialization enables them to cater to the needs of clients looking to optimize their geospatial information utilization.

Galley Press

Angel Round in 2022
Galley Press creates award-winning magazines, books, and business features with engaging content and timely delivery.

EQUIP

Pre Seed Round in 2021
EQUIP is an online platform designed to streamline the procurement of construction materials for small and medium-sized construction businesses in Latin America. By addressing the challenges faced by these companies, which often rely on local hardware stores with high markup prices, EQUIP provides a more efficient and cost-effective solution. The platform enables contractors to source a wide range of materials and equipment, ensuring convenient delivery and flexible payment options. With a founding team possessing strong backgrounds in technology and construction, EQUIP aims to enhance access to essential building supplies, thereby contributing to improved housing availability in the region. The company has garnered support from notable investors, including venture capital firms and angels associated with prominent companies.

Kurios

Seed Round in 2021
Kurios is a Y Combinator-backed company that specializes in delivering cohort-based online courses focused on digital business skills for professionals and companies in Latin America. The company offers training programs in areas such as Product Management, Growth, and Digital Management, instructed by experts from leading global tech firms. Kurios serves major enterprises in the region, including Walmart Mexico, Femsa, Coppel, Bancolombia, BCP, and Alicorp. By providing flexible and interactive training, Kurios aims to equip clients with the necessary skills to thrive in the digital landscape and achieve significant business outcomes.

Tryp

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tryp is a technology platform that offers a comprehensive solution for consumers and brands within the legal cannabis and alternative healthcare markets. It connects adult consumers with licensed retailers for on-demand delivery of cannabis products. The platform includes an application that allows customers to explore and purchase quality cannabis, ensuring products are delivered directly to their homes. In addition to facilitating transactions, Tryp's application provides users with valuable information about cannabis products, including their benefits, effects, and proper consumption methods. This enables consumers to access cannabis in various forms while ensuring they receive high-quality products from certified suppliers.

Alfred

Seed Round in 2021
Alfred is a digital platform designed to simplify vehicle ownership by connecting customers with a network of certified shops and drivers. It addresses the challenges of car maintenance and ownership by offering a comprehensive service that spans the entire lifecycle of a vehicle, from purchase to sale. Users can access a wide range of services, including routine maintenance, repairs, and even car washes, all through a single interface. Alfred also integrates with insurance providers and car buying or selling companies, providing notifications and facilitating seamless interactions. This innovative ecosystem aims to enhance the overall experience of car ownership, making it more manageable and efficient for users.
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