Redwood Ventures

Redwood Ventures, established in 2017 and headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, is an early-stage venture capital firm. It manages funds investing in tech startups globally, with a focus on the Americas. The firm is industry-agnostic, considering investments across sectors such as healthcare, financial services, energy, consumer products, and business services, provided they demonstrate high growth and scalability potential.

Alejandro Gonzalez

Managing Partner

Ian Paul Otero

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Mexico

minu

Series B in 2024
minu is revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. The company works with HR divisions of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported by FinTech's leading institutional investors globally, including QED.

minu

Secondary Market in 2023
minu is revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. The company works with HR divisions of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported by FinTech's leading institutional investors globally, including QED.

parco

Venture Round in 2023
Parco is a mobile payment platform that facilitates seamless transactions for parking and related services. It allows users to pay for parking in various locations, including shopping centers, restaurants, and hospitals, directly through their mobile devices. In addition to parking payments, the platform offers features such as roadside assistance insurance, utility bill payments, and access to promotions at participating venues. By streamlining the payment process, Parco helps customers save time and avoid the hassle of parking queues, enhancing the overall mobility experience.

Vexi

Venture Round in 2023
Vexi is a financial technology company based in Mexico City, founded in 2016, that provides credit card services tailored for the young, underbanked population in Latin America. The company offers a mobile application that enables users to develop personalized payment plans, manage expenses, and build credit history with minimal documentation. Vexi's credit card services include both online and physical cards, allowing for flexible use in digital transactions and physical establishments. By leveraging proprietary technology, Vexi aims to enhance accessibility to formal credit while ensuring a secure and user-friendly experience without annuity charges.

Carttera

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Carttera is a company founded in 2022 and based in Zapopan, Mexico, that specializes in providing a collection and payment platform designed to facilitate various payment methods for businesses. The platform automates essential tasks, including sending payment reminders, processing payments, and reconciling accounts. By streamlining these processes, Carttera enables companies to save time and minimize errors in their financial operations.

VU

Series B in 2021
VU LLC is a cybersecurity company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional locations in Santiago, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; Distrito Federal, Mexico; and Cuenca, Ecuador. The company specializes in developing software solutions aimed at preventing fraud and identity theft. Its product offerings include the VU Application Server, which integrates with existing authentication systems; VU Fraud Analysis, designed for environments requiring strong authentication; and VU Mobile Token, a mobile application that generates one-time passwords for user verification. Additionally, VU provides the VU Smart Wallet for mobile payments, VU Secure VPN for user authentication of digital assets, and VU Voice Recogn, a biometric solution that uses voice fingerprint identification. By leveraging a combination of traditional cybersecurity measures and advanced technologies such as biometrics, geolocation, machine learning, and user behavior analysis, VU aims to enhance identity protection and fraud prevention.

VU

Series B in 2020
VU LLC is a cybersecurity company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional locations in Santiago, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; Distrito Federal, Mexico; and Cuenca, Ecuador. The company specializes in developing software solutions aimed at preventing fraud and identity theft. Its product offerings include the VU Application Server, which integrates with existing authentication systems; VU Fraud Analysis, designed for environments requiring strong authentication; and VU Mobile Token, a mobile application that generates one-time passwords for user verification. Additionally, VU provides the VU Smart Wallet for mobile payments, VU Secure VPN for user authentication of digital assets, and VU Voice Recogn, a biometric solution that uses voice fingerprint identification. By leveraging a combination of traditional cybersecurity measures and advanced technologies such as biometrics, geolocation, machine learning, and user behavior analysis, VU aims to enhance identity protection and fraud prevention.

Genius Foods

Seed Round in 2020
Genius Foods, founded in 2014 and based in Monterrey, Mexico, specializes in producing nutrient-rich food ingredients by transforming waste products, such as mango peels and fruit seeds, into functional powders. These powders, created through dehydration and extraction processes, are suitable for baking, food supplements, and sausages. The company also offers Manguifer, a natural fiber that serves as a substitute for caramel color. By focusing on sustainability and nutrition, Genius Foods aims to extend the shelf life of food products while providing affordable and delicious options for consumers.

Atexto

Seed Round in 2019
Atexto is a company that specializes in creating, collecting, annotating, and transcribing audio to train voice assistants. Founded in 2016 and based in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, Atexto provides services such as speech-to-text transcription, audio annotation, and audio collection. Its platform allows businesses to access labeled speech data to enhance machine learning models for voice understanding. Additionally, individuals can record and store their voiceprints, label them, and receive compensation for their contributions. The platform also enables users to manage transcription projects with features like live visibility of transcript progression and the ability to download completed transcripts, providing a cost-effective solution for companies needing transcription services.

parco

Venture Round in 2019
Parco is a mobile payment platform that facilitates seamless transactions for parking and related services. It allows users to pay for parking in various locations, including shopping centers, restaurants, and hospitals, directly through their mobile devices. In addition to parking payments, the platform offers features such as roadside assistance insurance, utility bill payments, and access to promotions at participating venues. By streamlining the payment process, Parco helps customers save time and avoid the hassle of parking queues, enhancing the overall mobility experience.

YotePresto.

Seed Round in 2019
Yotepresto is a rapidly growing Mexican marketplace lending platform that connects individual and institutional investors with near-prime borrowers seeking personal loans. The company operates an online lending platform that facilitates the connection between borrowers and retail as well as institutional investors. Yotepresto specializes in unsecured personal installment loans and employs a proprietary scoring model to analyze and assess risk, which helps define interest rates for each customer. This innovative approach enables clients to effectively crowdfund their loans, making it easier for borrowers to access the funds they need.

Gurú de Viaje

Seed Round in 2018
Gurú de Viaje, founded in 2014 and based in Zapopan, Mexico, operates an online travel management platform that specializes in booking services for flights, hotels, and tour packages. The company provides customers with access to competitive deals on flights and guided tours to various global destinations. Its platform streamlines the travel planning process by facilitating ticket purchases and hotel reservations, allowing travelers to organize and book affordable holiday packages conveniently.
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