MR Presta
Techstars '19Bee Cave, US · Founded 2017 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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MR Presta is a SOFOM (financial institution) operating in Mexico and subject to banking and securities supervision. It provides financial services and credit-related activities in Nuevo León.
Also known as MR Presta Inc. · MR Presta S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. · Mr. Presta
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026MR Presta provides financing to small and mid-sized businesses in Mexico that traditional banks typically do not serve. Its two core retail products are sales advances (adelanto de ventas), which convert a merchant's future sales into cash today, and invoice advances (adelanto de facturas), which let businesses collect receivables before their scheduled payment terms. Underwriting is built around the financial platforms merchants already use — point-of-sale terminals, e-commerce and online payment platforms, and electronic invoicing — which the company integrates to size and price an individualized credit line. It states that pricing is risk-based, with improved terms as a borrower's business grows, that applications take under two minutes and require no branch visit, and that borrowers with thin or no credit files can build personal or business credit history.
Alongside direct lending, the company operates MR Presta Tech, a white-label offering that lets partners extend credit to their own customers using MR Presta's platform. The technology stack covers the full credit lifecycle — origination/application, funding, and loan portfolio administration — and includes artificial-intelligence tools for credit-risk optimization. Additional listed financial services include Credinómina, payroll-linked advances and financing for a partner's employees, and Credivales, aimed at partners building their own financing business.
The operating entity, MR Presta S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., is a Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Múltiple (Entidad No Regulada) that does not require authorization from Mexico's Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público and is subject to CNBV supervision solely under Article 56 of the Ley General de Organizaciones y Actividades Auxiliares de Crédito. It is a subsidiary of MR Presta Inc, a Delaware-incorporated company. Related entity Inspira Negocios, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. is referenced in the Buró de Entidades Financieras disclosure.
Business model
MR Presta originates working-capital credit to merchants, advancing funds against future card/online sales or outstanding invoices, and separately licenses its lending platform to third parties on a white-label basis so they can originate, fund and administer credit to their own customers or employees.
Interest income on individualized credit lines priced according to the risk profile of the borrowing business, with the company stating there are no hidden fees; terms improve as the borrower's business grows.
Traction
Customer testimonials on the company site describe repeat borrowers, including a Mercado Libre seller reporting a doubling of business volume and an upgrade to Platinum status before requesting a second, larger loan; the company refers to a community of thousands of businesses financed. A third-party data provider estimates annual revenue in the $1M–$10M range and roughly 15 employees as of August 2026.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as an alternative-data lender for digitally active Mexican merchants outside the reach of traditional bank credit, competing in the SMB fintech lending segment.
Technology
The platform integrates a merchant's e-commerce accounts, point-of-sale terminals and electronic invoicing data to assess creditworthiness and determine financing amounts, and applies artificial-intelligence tools to optimize credit risk. It supports the end-to-end credit process from application through funding to portfolio administration. Public web technology reportedly includes WordPress, oEmbed, Google Workspace, Mailchimp, Twemoji, Google Cloud, WhatsApp Business and MouseFlow.
Go-to-market
Direct online origination via the company website with applications submitted in under two minutes and without visiting a branch, supported by phone, email and WhatsApp contact channels; plus an indirect channel through MR Presta Tech white-label partnerships that embed the company's credit products with partners' customers and employees.
Small and mid-sized Mexican businesses that accept card payments through point-of-sale terminals, use online collection services or sell online — including Mercado Libre sellers — and that are underserved by traditional banks; also companies wanting to offer white-label credit or payroll advances to their own customers and employees.
Geography
Mexican operations are headquartered at Torres IOS Campestre, Ave. Ricardo Margain 575, Parque Corporativo Santa Engracia, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León (C.P. 66267). The parent, MR Presta Inc, is incorporated in Delaware; U.S. listings also associate the company with Austin, Texas.
Risks & controversies
The company publishes a fraud warning stating it never requests an advance deposit in exchange for granting credit, accepts payment only by SPEI bank transfer to registered authorized accounts, and lists four phone numbers (+52 56 2663 4138, +52 56 2419 6115, +52 56 2155 5704, +52 56 2279 2004) that are not its own and should be ignored. As a non-regulated SOFOM, it operates without SHCP authorization and is supervised by the CNBV only for the limited purposes of Article 56 of the Ley General de Organizaciones y Actividades Auxiliares de Crédito. Public third-party profiles carry inconsistent data on founding year, headquarters and headcount.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- MR Prestamrpresta.com · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does MR Presta do?
- Mexican SOFOM lender offering sales and invoice advances to small online and card-accepting merchants.
- Who are MR Presta's investors?
- MR Presta's investors include Geekdom, Techstars.
- Where is MR Presta headquartered?
- MR Presta is headquartered in Bee Cave, US.


