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Cometa

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Mexico City, MX · Founded 2012 · 72 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors

Find your way into Cometa

178 people in our graph share verified history with the Cometa team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ty Findleyunlockedknows Pepe Bolaños · together at Solvento (overlapped)
knows the team · via Simetrik
×2knows the team · via Tecnológico de Monterrey
×2knows the team · via Cometa
knows the team · via Collective Academy
knows the team · via CEMEX

Cometa is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies across Spanish-speaking markets globally, with a focus on AI readiness enablers in industries characterized by high human intervention, proprietary data creation, and critical data needs.

AI & Machine LearningSector Agnostic

Founders & leadership

Cometa was founded in 2012 by Diego Vargas, Ernesto Vargas, Rafael de Haro, and Pepe Bolaños.

DVDiego Vargas
Diego VargasinDiego Vargas is the founder of Cometa (formerly VARIV), a venture capital and company-building firm investing in early-stage technology companies across Spanish-speaking markets with a focus on AI and data-intensive sectors. He has helped build a portfolio spanning over 30 companies in Latin America.
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Ernesto VargasinErnesto Vargas founded VARIV, a venture capital and company-building firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across Latin America and Spanish-speaking markets, with a focus on sectors requiring AI-driven solutions in industries with high manual labor, proprietary data generation, and significant data requirements.
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Rafael de Haro
PBPepe Bolaños
Pepe Bolañosin𝕏General Partner

Investors · 12

FEMSA VenturesMexico City · $500K – $5M
Kaszek VenturesMontevideo
Sun Mountain CapitalSanta Fe
500 Globalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $150K
Acrew CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $15M
Homebrewreported · 2 sourcesBurlingame · $100K – $500K
Latitud VenturesreportedSanta Rosa · $100K – $5M
Reach Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $12M
Salkantay Venturesreported · 2 sources

Also in the syndicate · 3

Investo VCKaszekleadLatitud

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$12M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2023–2024

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Numia raises $3.5M in seed round led by Cometa - LatamListlatamlist.com · Dec 2024Cometa raises $12m in new funding, Samantha Wulfsonnews.fintech.io · Nov 2024Cometa raises $12M Series A to optimize school administration - LatamListlatamlist.com · Nov 2024Cometa raises $12 million Series A to revolutionize school administration in Latin Americacontxto.com · Nov 2024Mexican startup Cometa, raises a $5M seed round - LatamListlatamlist.com · Mar 2023Solvento raises $12.5 million in Series A round, led by Cometa, to transform freight payments for trucking companies across Mexico and the U.S. – AMEXCAPamexcap.com

Frequently asked questions

What does Cometa do?
Cometa is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies across Spanish-speaking markets globally, with a focus on AI readiness enablers in industries characterized by high human intervention, proprietary data creation, and critical data needs.
Who founded Cometa?
Cometa was founded by Diego Vargas, Ernesto Vargas, Rafael de Haro, Pepe Bolaños in 2012.
Who are Cometa's investors?
Cometa's investors include FEMSA Ventures, Kaszek Ventures, Sun Mountain Capital, 500 Global, Acrew Capital, Homebrew, Latitud Ventures, Reach Capital and 1 more.
How much funding has Cometa raised?
Cometa has disclosed $12M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Cometa headquartered?
Cometa is headquartered in Mexico City, MX.