Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital fund established in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in seed investments in software startups and is known for being built by founders for founders. The fund has a notable portfolio that includes successful companies such as Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School, among others. Collectively, the startups in which Soma Capital has invested are valued at over $60 billion, including 17 unicorns.

Juan Abundes

Venture Partner

Marwa Albaadani

Investor

Willem van den Bosch

Investor

Douglas Carney

Investor

Kishan Dahya

Investor

Julian Fainzaig

Investor

Mir Faiyaz

Investor

Fouad Farhat

Investor

Fouad Farhat

Investor

Juliet Fern

Investor

Chris Fortunato

Investor

Nikhita Jaaswal

Investor

Taryn Livingstone

Investor

Aneel Ranadive

Managing Partner

Warrick Shanly

Investor

Aagam Vakil

Investor

Past deals in Latin America

Heru

Seed Round in 2022
Heru builds the a community of gig-economy workers and have a suite of services that help improve their way of life and general well-being. The company's mission is to improve the conditions of independent workers by building, through technology, services, and benefits according to their needs and lifestyle.

Zippi

Series A in 2022
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing loans to application drivers working with ride-hailing services such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. Focusing on gig workers in Latin America, Zippi aims to address the financial needs of this growing segment by offering tailored financial services that cater specifically to their unique circumstances.

Yummy

Venture Round in 2022
Yummy Inc. develops and offers Yummy, food delivery application. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in Caracas, Venezuela.

Nowports

Series C in 2022
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Kapital

Seed Round in 2022
Kapital SmartBank provides Mexican small and medium businesses and their employees with next generation mobile banking and financial services in smart banking. Its line of products include online loans directly through its website and money ready in client's account in seconds, online payroll systems to send paychecks to employees with one click, and accounts receivables accounting displayed in an easy-to-use and 100% secure web and mobile dashboard, so that its clients can see and have control of all their finances in one single place. Its loans, payroll cards for employees, and corporate expenses cards have the support of Visa® and Mastercard® international technology.

Treinta

Series A in 2022
Treinta is a digital ledger app for Latin American microbusinesses. Through Treinta, users can easily record transactions by assigning products from their inventory and see how their business metrics evolve in real time. The app helps owners save up to 30 minutes a day in bookkeeping related tasks and improve efficiency by over 30%. Out of the 50 million microbusinesses in LATAM, today 90% still track their sales and expenses by using pen and paper.

ContaLink

Seed Round in 2022
Contalink is an accounting, administrative and financial platform that enables accounting and accounting offices to reduce their operational load by up to 90%, provide their customers with better service through state-of-the-art technology, and eliminate license costs and Software updates. Contalink is a free platform for accounting firms and accounting professionals, as well as allowing to capture new customers and generate new sources of income.

Mono

Seed Round in 2022
Mono is a digital bank designed specifically for startups and small to medium-sized businesses in Latin America, beginning its operations in Colombia. The company aims to empower these businesses by addressing key challenges they face in managing finances. Mono's platform enables users to open a digital checking account quickly, make online payments using a debit card, and integrate seamlessly with various software-as-a-service applications. This approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their expenses and streamline their financial operations, ultimately facilitating growth and enhancing financial control.

Rebill

Seed Round in 2022
Rebill provides merchants with a unique control panel, and an API (programmatic environment) as well as pre-made payment pages so they can sell online in multiple regions very quickly, integrating with the financial entities and payment gateways they want. All customer's information, including non-sensitive card and subscription information, are stored at Rebill. Who, in turn, manages the recurrence of the collection of subscriptions, monitoring of card expiration and automatic collection retries to avoid delays and securing a predictable revenue model. Rebill is the last mile solution to improve the shopping experience for international stores. Provides flexibility to change providers: banks, or payment gateways, without losing information and in a matter of minutes. From Rebill, businesses can integrate multiple cloud services such as CRM (for customer management), or ERP (for business management), as well as local invoicing systems, among others.

Konta

Seed Round in 2022
Konta offers an online accounting service for micro and small businesses in México. Their company vision is to make running a small company easy. They are helping freelancers and small entrepreneurs by implementing a cost-effective, automated online accounting service. José Menéndez and Pablo Icaza founded the company in September 2019, with its headquarters in Monterrey, México.

Flexio

Seed Round in 2022
At Flexio, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry in Latin America. Flexio is a checkout technology company pioneering the next generation of point-of-sale financing. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. Flexio is an everyday financing solution that customers deserve and merchants need. Flexio is built on the principles of simplicity, transparency, and privacy.

Wibond

Seed Round in 2022
Wibond is a digital payment platform that operates under a "buy now pay later" model, allowing users to make flexible payments in installments without the need for a card. Founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre, the company aims to enhance financial accessibility for a diverse community by providing tailored payment options. Wibond enables businesses to reach new customer segments and boost sales by offering innovative payment solutions. The platform connects users to a wide array of stores and businesses, facilitating installment payments. With a vision to promote trade in the complex Latin American market, Wibond is planning to expand its operations to Chile and Mexico. Prior to Wibond, the founders developed a platform that connected users to over 2,500 gyms and sports centers across Argentina, Mexico, and Chile, which was later acquired by Classpass.

Trinio

Seed Round in 2021
Trinio provides friction reduction and increases e-commerce conversion. They provide a customizable and secure infrastructure, enabling shoppers and e-commerce platforms to prevent fraud and checkout transactions.

Alima

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Neutro simplifies produce procurement for businesses across the Americas, optimized by data-driven operations.

REWORTH

Seed Round in 2021
Reworth helps its partners build successful businesses by creating a win-win-win ecosystem between financial institutions, merchants and consumers, increasing transactions by aligning incentives for all of them.

trii

Seed Round in 2021
Trii is a fintech company focused on democratizing access to the stock market in Colombia through its innovative trading application. By partnering with leading financial institutions, Trii has created a platform that allows individual investors to easily buy and sell shares directly from their mobile devices. The application significantly lowers the costs associated with retail transactions, making investing more accessible and efficient. It also enables users to automate their investment processes, which traditionally required considerable time and expense. Through these efforts, Trii aims to empower a broader range of individuals to participate in the financial markets.

PideDirecto

Seed Round in 2021
PideDirecto is a powerful digital ordering and delivery platform that enables any buisness to offer a branded on-demand delivery service to their own clients. We empower local buisness such as restaurants, pharmacies, local grocery stores, flower shops, clothing stores, cake shops and many more by building out their own branded website, integrating phone and social media orders and helping them deliver their products in less than 30 minutes. While also providing our partners key customer insights and marketing support. All for a reasonable fixed monthly fee, without eating up margins with hefty commissions and service charges.

Treinta

Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger app for Latin American microbusinesses. Through Treinta, users can easily record transactions by assigning products from their inventory and see how their business metrics evolve in real time. The app helps owners save up to 30 minutes a day in bookkeeping related tasks and improve efficiency by over 30%. Out of the 50 million microbusinesses in LATAM, today 90% still track their sales and expenses by using pen and paper.

Treinta

Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger app for Latin American microbusinesses. Through Treinta, users can easily record transactions by assigning products from their inventory and see how their business metrics evolve in real time. The app helps owners save up to 30 minutes a day in bookkeeping related tasks and improve efficiency by over 30%. Out of the 50 million microbusinesses in LATAM, today 90% still track their sales and expenses by using pen and paper.

Yummy

Seed Round in 2021
Yummy Inc. develops and offers Yummy, food delivery application. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in Caracas, Venezuela.

Kredi

Seed Round in 2021
Kredi is a mortgage loan marketplace focused on serving the Latin American market. The platform simplifies the borrowing process by allowing customers to complete a single loan application, which is then used to identify the most suitable mortgage options from a network of lenders. By leveraging a mathematical algorithm, Kredi connects users with financial institutions that are likely to approve their credit applications. This enables consumers to access financing for purchasing new or used homes and offers various loan modalities tailored to their individual needs.

Ontop

Seed Round in 2021
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Clara

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We started Clara to help individuals and families finance their lives in a more efficient, transparent, and empowered way. We started with one of life’s most important financial decisions -- a home. We are building technology to reduce the time and cost it takes to originate a mortgage and creating a more personalized, clear experience for our customers.

Ontop

Pre Seed Round in 2020
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LAIKA

Seed Round in 2020
LAIKA is like a dog with two tails right now. Its platform for pet products and services has been growing in recent months and it’s drawn the necessary investment to keep up its momentum. LAIKA built a digital platform where users don’t have to go anywhere else to meet said needs. With two main sections; products and services. In the products section, we have more than 4,000 references (among which you can find most of the brands of food, snacks, medicines, accessories and others). In the services section, we have more than 17 services, all the healthcare, beauty and entertainment services. All of the above delivered straight to your home and with the flexibility of choosing the date and time on and at which you wish to receive the order, including same-day deliveries for the main cities and accepting all payment methods, both online and cash on delivery.

SWAP

Seed Round in 2020
SWAP empowers companies to transform their financial operation with an innovative approach, technology, and business model. SWAP’s APIs offer clients end-to-end, white-label, financial solutions. Connected to them, its clients are able to develop complete financial ecosystems including pre-paid cards, digital wallets, financial services and further monetize their platform while expanding their core experience. It removes barriers and generates new business lines for companies, effectively creating internal fintech.

Nexu

Seed Round in 2020
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.

99 Minutos

Series A in 2020
99 minutos is an ecommerce delivery company which operates in Latin America. It provides full conectivity to any ecommerce, with live tracking and quick control. 99minutos is faster, cheaper and more reliable than any delivery company out there.

Apperto

Venture Round in 2019
Apperto is a SuperApp designed for over 300 million Latin Americans residing in small cities. Founded in 2017 and based in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, with an additional office in Belgrano, the company offers a platform that facilitates interaction among users and between users and local businesses. The application supports various functionalities, including online orders, digital coupons, and a digital wallet, aiming to enhance community engagement and streamline transactions within local economies.

Valiu

Seed Round in 2019
Valiu Inc. is a fintech company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Bogota, Colombia, that specializes in electronic fund transfer services from Colombia to Venezuela. The company has developed a mobile application designed to facilitate a dollar savings and transfer system, making financial services accessible to all Venezuelans, including migrants and their families. This service is tailored to accommodate users of varying socioeconomic backgrounds and different mobile device capabilities, ensuring that a broad audience can utilize its offerings.

Vitau

Seed Round in 2019
VITAU MEDICAL, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. operates an online subscription pharmacy for patients with chronic diseases. The company allow users to choose products and quantity they need, share address and payment method, and receive products. VITAU MEDICAL, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. was founded in 2019 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Nowports

Seed Round in 2019
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Pronto

Seed Round in 2019
Pronto is a fast-growing marketplace that provides ride-sharing and delivery services for second-tier cities in LATAM. It is based on a subscription model for the drivers instead of commissions. It was founded in 2017 by Miguel Cano, Gabriel Cano and Nydia Cano. Pronto is currently backed up by Y Combinator (Winter 2019) and global venture capital funds.

Beek

Seed Round in 2017
Beek is building the top audio platform in Latin America. 10/10 people you see on the streets with headphones, will be listening on Beek to the best audiobooks, podcasts, meditations, and any audio content that they like. There will be a Netflix for Spoken word audio for the 480M+ native Spanish Speakers, and Beek is the team building it.

Rappi

Seed Round in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Gecko Robotics

Seed Round in 2016
Gecko Robotics, Inc. specializes in providing automated industrial inspection services aimed at protecting and maintaining critical infrastructure. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company has expanded its operations to locations in Austin and Houston, Texas; Seville, Spain; and Santiago, Chile. Gecko Robotics designs and operates advanced wall-climbing robots that utilize non-destructive testing technology to conduct inspections in the power, oil and gas, and pulp and paper industries. By automating these inspections, Gecko significantly reduces downtime and minimizes the risks associated with human involvement in hazardous environments. The company’s innovative approach allows industrial clients to perform regular inspections and gather crucial data much more efficiently than traditional methods, ultimately saving millions in maintenance costs.