Alaya Capital
Venture capitalMontevideo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked
Also known as ALAYA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
Investment thesis
Alaya Capital backs the next generation of Latin American digital entrepreneurs, focusing on technology-driven startups with the ambition to make a global impact. Its investment approach centers on the intersection of future, talent, technology, and Latin America, combined with a positive impact orientation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 38 of 65 portfolio companiesFintech ×13SaaS ×13AI & Machine Learning ×11Marketplaces ×5Consumer ×4E-commerce ×4EdTech ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:Mexico×7Argentina×5Chile×2Colombia×2Spain×1Norway×1
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12019 · 24 dated
123Seguro is an online insurance brokerage that lets consumers and businesses compare quotes from multiple insurers, buy policies online, and manage renewals and claims, with options for auto, home, commercial, and teleassistance coverage.
FintechInsurTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsNXTP
Aquabyte develops an AI-powered platform combining computer vision and machine learning to monitor fish health, welfare, behavior, and biomass for aquaculture farms at sea and on land.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTNorway, NO
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureGraphene VenturesStruck CapitalArcTern VenturesCostanoa Ventures+1 more
Axend is an online platform that helps investors discover, compare, and manage investment opportunities across private companies and projects, aggregating information on industries, terms, and expected returns to build portfolios.
FintechSaaS
Juan Pablo ChavezQuetzal Montes
Co-investors500 Global
Numbi provides accounting and payroll services for Colombian companies, combining software with a team of certified accountants, CFOs, and legal advisors to handle tax filings, payroll, and DIAN compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Adriana VillamizarCristian VillamizarDiego PenuelaJuana Barco
Co-investors500 GlobalStartupsdevlabs
Betterfly offers employee benefits platform with configurable benefit packages, including life insurance starting from $20,000 MXN and dental insurance from $10,000 MXN, serving Mexican employers and their workforces.
HR TechInsurTechMexico City, MX
Eduardo della Maggiora(Executive Officer, Director)inCristóbal della Maggiora(Founder)Cristobal della Maggiora(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Packer(Director)inMartin Molina(Director)
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesChicago VenturesFlucas VenturesImpacta Latam VCLightrockMundi Ventures+7 more
Chattigo is an omnichannel conversational platform that unifies WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and webchat with AI agents to automate customer service, sales, and internal communications.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSantiago, CL
Ernesto Doudchitzky(Founder)inIvan Dario Vivas(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria Ventures
Coba provides an infrastructure platform for instant, compliant cross-border money movement between the US and Latin America, serving businesses conducting cross-border transactions.
FintechSaaSMonterrey, MX
Abraham Kuri Vargas(Founder)inEduardo Lopez De Leon(Founder)inCarlos Alberto Medellin Gonzalez(Founder)inEduardo López(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder)Carlos Medellín(Chief Executive Officer)Abraham Kuri(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsK Street CapitalSouth QuadSwitch VenturesY Combinator
COBA makes caffeinated snack bars flavored like coffee and tea, offering a portable alternative to a cup of coffee for an energy boost.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Creditop offers a platform that centralizes financing options merchants provide to customers at the point of sale, connecting them with financial institutions and letting them launch their own automated credit line and credit score.
FintechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsKoyamaki VenturesNewtopia VC
Entelai develops clinically validated artificial intelligence tools for medicine, including diagnostic support for neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and headache assessment via brain MRI analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBuenos Aires, AR
Mauricio Franco Farez(Executive Officer)
Equip is an online platform for buying construction materials, letting construction companies submit a materials list, receive a quote via WhatsApp, and have items delivered directly to their job site.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechE-commerce
Co-investorsGG Capital
Escala is a CRM platform that centralizes and automates sales processes using AI, helping businesses increase sales velocity and optimize their commercial operations.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Gonzalo Garcia(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarao VenturesHigh AlphaID8 InvestmentsIGNIA
Filadd offers online test-preparation courses for college entrance exams in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, featuring video lessons, live tutoring, and AI-generated study plans tailored to individual students.
EdTechCórdoba, AR
Joaquin olmedo(Founder)inGuillermo Bruchmann Tanodi(Founder)inNicolás Ferrer(Founder)inAgustin Trombotto(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Finerio Connect provides an open finance and open banking platform that lets banks and lenders integrate, categorize, and analyze financial data from multiple sources to build personalized financial products, credit risk assessments, and regulatory compliance tools.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFinnovista VCKrealoLotux VenturesThird PrimeWinklevoss CapitalVillage Capital
Houm is a proptech platform that helps property owners list and rent residential properties in Latin America.
MarketplacesPropTechSantiago, CL
Benjamín Labra(Founder)inNicolas Knockaert(Founder)inBenjamin Ignacio Labra Zelaya(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Labra(Founder)in
BoardJorge Benitez(Director)Jonathan Lewy(Director)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCathexis VenturesCM VenturesEmles Venture PartnersFoundersX VenturesMagma Partners+5 more
Kilimo runs water stewardship programs at the watershed level, working with companies, organizations, and farmers to improve water security through hydrological assessment, territorial data, and efficient irrigation practices in the field.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Lemon is a digital wallet app offering daily yields on peso and dollar balances, a Visa prepaid and credit card with cashback in Bitcoin, cross-border transfers across Latin American countries, and investing in Bitcoin and over 10,000 stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana Ventures+9 more
Co-investorsBVC
Moova is a logistics platform that connects delivery drivers and businesses with e-commerce platforms in Latin America.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsSwordfish Investments
Motai is a technology platform for buying, financing, and selling motorcycles, including motorcycle title transfers.
FintechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsPredictive VC
myHotel is a SaaS guest experience platform for hotels that uses AI to run satisfaction surveys (NPS), manage online reputation across OTAs like Booking.com, Tripadvisor and Google, handle case/incident management, and provide a WhatsApp virtual concierge assistant.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Pago46 provides payment infrastructure for Latin America, offering pay-in, pay-out, remittances, and settlement for merchants across six countries through a single API, including cash-in/cash-out at thousands of points and stablecoin settlement.
PathPilot provides specialized AI agents that automate 60–80% of high-volume operational workflows in lending, including onboarding, servicing, and collections, integrating directly into lenders' existing systems to enable revenue growth without proportional staff expansion.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Victor Laguna(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorNetwork VC
QMATCH is a web platform that extracts and monitors pricing, product, promotion, content, and image data from eCommerce sites, using AI to match and classify products.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
1Win Argentina is an online casino and sports betting platform offering slots, live casino games, poker, and betting on over 30 sports, operating under a Curaçao license.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsCapria Ventures
Talently is a tech recruitment service that sources, technically vets, and places senior engineers, product managers, and AI specialists for companies, offering both direct hiring and managed flexible teams with payroll and compliance handling.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Cristian VegaDomenica Obando
Co-investors500 GlobalAvalancha VenturesCapria VenturesStartups
Teamcubation combines software development with training, building software for client companies while training their developers and existing employees in tech skills, AI agents, and RPA automation.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsOpera Ventures
Addaptia provides data analysis and artificial intelligence services, turning company data into actionable insights and custom strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAvalancha Ventures
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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCórdoba, AR
Charles CampbellAlejandro SerfatyValeria Ninci
Ximple is a Mexican financial services company (SOFOM) that provides credit lines and a card for small businesses to stock inventory, offering buy-now-pay-later purchases with weekly installments.
FintechSaaSCiudad de México, MX
Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersClocktower VenturesNorte VenturesStartups99 StartupsGraph Ventures
yavendió! is an AI sales agent that operates inside a business's official WhatsApp and Instagram accounts to answer customer messages, recommend products, and guide conversations to completed purchases via payment links.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSales Tech
Co-investorsMagma Partners
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPathPilot · ycombinator.com · Jul 13, 2026
Filadd · entrepreneurindia.com · Mar 6, 2026
Lemon Cash · latamlist.com · Oct 9, 2025
Escala · calcalistech.com · Jul 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Alaya Capital made?
- Alaya Capital has 42 tracked investments.
- What stage does Alaya Capital invest at?
- Alaya Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Alaya Capital's typical check size?
- Alaya Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does Alaya Capital focus on?
- Alaya Capital focuses on Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Alaya Capital located?
- Alaya Capital is headquartered in Montevideo, AR.
- Does Alaya Capital lead rounds?
- Alaya Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Alaya Capital co-invest with?
- Alaya Capital most often shares deals with Avalancha Ventures, Capria Ventures, Koyamaki Ventures, among 9 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLuis Narro - Alaya Capital
vagabondvc · Luis Narro
Luis Bermejo (Alaya Capital Partners, Endeavor) & Juan Pablo Cappello (PAG.law)
Aqui & Ahora: el TecnoLatino habla · Luis Bermejo
Co-investors · 8
Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs a select group of founders solving large, difficult problems, positioning itself as a long-term, operationally engaged partner from a company's earliest days through later milestones.
Impacta VC is a Latin American impact-focused venture capital firm that invests capital and provides mentorship and network access to early-stage startups whose purpose is to generate positive social and environmental impact.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
Rivet Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer-facing companies, with a particular focus on businesses deliberately targeting the female consumer market.
Wayra is Telefónica's corporate venture arm that invests in startups with the potential to create impact within Telefónica and helps them scale through commercial collaboration.
Chainforest operates as a "Venture DAO" where hundreds of community members called "Rainmakers" earn non-transferable $RAINDROP tokens that represent slices of the fund's carry without needing to contribute capital or become LPs, turning web3 operators into incentivized scouts and advisors with real economic upside. Unlike typical investment DAOs that use democratic voting, Chainforest centralizes investment decisions with its GP while using the DAO purely to source deals and provide support—with about 50% of investments coming from founders who are themselves Rainmakers and multiple deals sourced through the community's beta testing of products.
Kalei Ventures is a venture capital fund backing founders who apply artificial intelligence to concrete problems in Latin America, aiming to build global category leaders from the region.
Firms observed investing alongside Alaya Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Alaya Capital's recorded portfolio.
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