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Mexico City · Seed–Series B · 12 people tracked
Also known as Variv Capital
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Investment thesis
Cometa invests in technology founders transforming lives across the Spanish-speaking world. The firm backs companies built on software, data, and digital solutions that reshape how people work, live, and thrive. Cometa emphasizes what it calls the 'Cometa Effect' — a cycle in which the success of its backed founders creates positive signaling, drawing more exceptional entrepreneurs into its ecosystem, where they leverage the firm's resources and network to accelerate growth. This reinforcing momentum strengthens Cometa's reputation and positions it as a trusted platform for visionary founders to build and scale companies across the region.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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Founder mafia
The Cometa mafia →7 people who came through Cometa went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 26 of 34 portfolio companiesFintech ×14SaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×5Enterprise Software ×5Marketplaces ×4Retail Tech ×3E-commerce ×2
HQs:Mexico×9Colombia×3United States×3Spain×1Taiwan×1
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 42023 · 42022 · 42021 · 52020 · 22019 · 223 dated
Co-investorsCapria VenturesJME Ventures
Bitso is a fintech platform offering cryptocurrency trading, U.S. stock and ETF investing, yield-earning opportunities on crypto holdings, and cross-border payment services.
Crypto & Web3FintechMexico City, MX
Daniel Vogel(Chief Executive Officer)inBen Peters(Founder)inPablo Gonzalez(Founder)
Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency Group+16 more
Leading consumer digital bank in Spain.
Guillermo Vicandi(Founder)inJuan Antonio Rullan de la Mata(Founder)inJuan Antonio Rullan(Founder)
Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCDN CapitalKAYARoosh VenturesStratMinds+6 more
b.next develops technologies and infrastructure for building synthetic cells from scratch, working with researchers, universities, governments, and funders.
BiotechDeep Tech
Akshay Maheshwari, MD, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsConexo VenturesDN CapitalEnernFounders FutureKreos Capital+2 more
Business Next (數位時代) is a Taiwanese digital news and media outlet covering technology, startups, AI, e-commerce, and business trends.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsAVA AngelsConexo VenturesDN CapitalEnernFounders FutureKreos Capital+2 more
Boopos provides business acquisition loans for entrepreneurs buying SaaS and other subscription-based online businesses, offering non-dilutive fixed-term financing up to 2.5x EBITDA as an alternative to banks and SBA loans.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsBonsai Partners SGEIC, SAExtension FundFJ LabsTheVentureCityActyusFasanara Capital+2 more
Cabify operates a ride-hailing platform connecting passengers with drivers for urban transport, and offers a corporate mobility service that lets businesses manage employee and client trips, track rides in real time, and set limits on schedules, prices, and zones.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityMadrid, ES
Juan de Antonio(Founder)inFrancisco Montero(Founder)inRicardo WederinSebastian BarriosinJuan de Antonio Rubio(Founder)Samuel Lown(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalAlpha Wave GlobalBlue like an Orange Sustainable CapitalEndeavor CatalystHemisphere Ventures LLCJazzya Investments+9 more
Cluvi provides AI-powered digital menus and point-of-sale management software for restaurants and food venues, including features for orders, payments, reservations, delivery, and customer analytics.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSMedellín, CO
Co-investorsCapria VenturesFEMSA Ventures
Duppla is a fintech platform that finances residential property purchases in Colombia, enabling independent workers and self-employed individuals to buy homes without traditional bank approval.
FintechPropTechBogotá, CO
Felipe Fierro(Founder)inCristian Villamizar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesLatitud VenturesNazcaPatria Investments
Forest is an operational backend platform for regulated companies that orchestrates workflows combining human teams, AI agents, and third-party tools with full auditability and compliance controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sandro Munda(Founder)inThibauld Elziere(Director)
BoardJean de La Rochebrochard(Director)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesNotion CapitalRuna CapitalFen VenturesTheVentureCity
Guros is an online platform for comparing and buying car insurance in Mexico, letting consumers compare prices, coverage, and benefits from up to 8 insurers at once.
FintechInsurTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesF-Prime CapitalLEAP Global PartnersMagma Partners
Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMiami, US
Dileep Thazhmon(Founder)inVictor Garrido(Strategy Lead)inAmy Cooperstock(Head of People)Ted Michaels(Head of Finance \u0026 Strategy)inKati Reaugh(CPO)Matthieu Hafemeister(Head of Growth)in
Co-investors17SigmaAltaIR CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesCrew Capital+35 more
Kala is a fintech offering payroll-deduction ("libranza") loans through a fully digital application process supported by independent advisors.
ConsumerFintech
Manuel Aleman(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesStartups99 StartupsCanary
Kueski provides digital lending and payment services in Mexico, offering personal loans and a buy-now-pay-later product (Kueski Pay) for online and in-store purchases without a credit card.
FintechMexico City, MX
Adalberto Flores Ochoa(Executive Officer, Director)inAdalberto Flores(Founder)Leonardo de la Cerda(Founder)in
BoardPeter Kellner(Director)inPatrick Gallagher(Director)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCathay InnovationCore Ventures GroupFJ LabsFluent VenturesG Squared+14 more
Kuona provides an AI-based retail intelligence platform that optimizes pricing, promotions, and commercial strategies to increase revenue and profit.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCathay InnovationFEMSA VenturesMuse Capital
Morada Uno provides tenant screening and background check services for property owners and landlords in Mexico.
InsurTechPropTechSaaSMexico City, MX
Santiago Morales(CEO)inInes Gamboa Sorensen(Founder)inDiego Llano(Founder)inInés Gamboa Sorensen(Co-Founder & Head of Product)inInés Gamboa(Founder)in
Co-investors0BSBeta VenturesCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesFirst Check VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+5 more
Cris Huertas(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesAngel Ventures Mexico
Numia offers an AI-based platform that captures activity in physical locations (traffic, conversations, interactions) and turns it into real-time data, actions, and orchestrated customer journeys, using AI agents to manage queues, staffing, and dynamic promotions.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Nicolas Ariel Demner(Founder)inJoaquín Zoilo Vedoya(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsMatterScale VenturesAmadorBoost Capital Partners
Prometeo provides a platform for cross-border financial operations, offering security, encrypted connections, and fraud protection with two-factor authentication and ISO 27001 monitoring.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech
Eduardo Veiga(Founder)Rodrigo Tumaian(Founder)Ximena Aleman(Founder)
Co-investorsAntlerCapria VenturesCorteza CapitalFinnovista VCHustle FundMagma Partners+4 more
Quinio is a multi-brand platform focused on everyday wellness that acquires and grows consumer brands in that category.
ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness
Juan Gavito(Founder)inIker Garay(Founder)inSantiago Gavito(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCapria VenturesDila CapitalAlchimia InvestmentsAlley Robotics VenturesKueski+1 more
R2 provides embedded financing solutions for merchants, enabling platforms to offer credit through seamless API integration with AI-driven risk assessment and same-day funding.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Roger Larach(Founder)inRoger Teran(Founder)inRoger Larach Roger Teran(Founder)Roger Terán(Founder)inJavier Scappini(CTO)Rocío Rocha(Talent Acquisition Lead)
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesGeneral CatalystGradient VenturesHi VenturesSaints CapitalSoma Capital+11 more
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An online store selling stationery and school supply products, such as erasable jumbo crayons, with pricing shown in Mexican pesos.
E-commerceRetail Tech
Gaston Greco(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsFJ LabsLatin LeapNewtopia VC
Simetrik provides AI-powered automation software for financial operations, specifically reconciliation and transaction matching across payment processors and platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBogotá, CO
Alejandro Casas(CEO)inSantiago Gomez(CFO/COO)inAlejandro Casas Santiago Gomez(Founder)
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesFinTech CollectiveFJ LabsMONASHEES+20 more
SkydropX provides shipping automation software for e-commerce and retail businesses in Mexico, handling label generation, tracking, delivery time estimation, and return management across the fulfillment process.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSMonterrey, MX
Tavo Zambrano(CEO)inArmando Solbes(Founder)inLuis Garza Sada(Executive Officer, Director)Arnoldo Collin(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Alvarado(Founder)Óscar Victorín(Founder)
Co-investorsFJ LabsSierra VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator645 VenturesBase10 Partners+3 more
Solvento provides instant payment solutions for transporters through a platform called QuickPay, allowing companies to pay logistics providers immediately while preserving working capital through deferred settlement.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMexico City, MX
Jaime Tabachnik(Founder)inBilly Bosch(Founder)in
Co-investorsIronspring VentureProeza VenturesQuona CapitalWollef VenturesZendaBBVA SPARK+1 more
Territorium provides infrastructure for building talent marketplaces that link verified learning to career opportunities, using Learning and Employment Records, digital credentials, and skills-based jobs tools.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Guillermo Elizondo(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria Ventures
Wallapop is a mobile marketplace app that enables users to buy and sell items with other nearby users in their local community.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Agustín Gómez(Founder)inAgustin Gomez(Founder)Gerard Olivé(Founder)Miguel Vicente(Founder)Rob Cassedy (CEO)(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelBonsai Partners SGEIC, SACriteria Venture TechFJ LabsGarapaInsight Partners+8 more
Welcome Tech provides services and support to help immigrants establish themselves in a new country and navigate life in America.
ConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaSSocial
Amir Hemmat(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inRaúl Lomeli(Chairman, Co-Founder and Chief Community Officer)in
Co-investorsBlack Tech Nation VenturesCrosscut VenturesDila CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesNext Legacy PartnersOpen Opportunity Fund+7 more
ZenFi offers a free mobile app for Mexican consumers to improve their credit profile, manage their credit cards, and check their tax information.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsMagma PartnersConny & Co.Redwood VenturesUnpopular Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ConektaDelaraKuonamPower
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Duppla · latamrepublic.com · Aug 21, 2026
Simetrik · simetrik.com · Jun 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cometa made?
- Cometa has 34 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cometa invest at?
- Cometa invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Cometa's typical check size?
- Cometa typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Cometa focus on?
- Cometa focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Cometa located?
- Cometa is headquartered in Mexico City, MX.
- Does Cometa lead rounds?
- Yes, Cometa leads investment rounds.
- Who does Cometa co-invest with?
- Cometa most often shares deals with VARIV, Bond Capital Management, FundersClub, among 28 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 20
Clocktower Ventures is the venture arm of Clocktower Group, backing technology companies transforming financial services across consumer and enterprise fintech.
Endeavor is a global nonprofit network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across 45+ markets, and operates Endeavor Catalyst, a rules-based co-investment fund that invests in the same entrepreneurs Endeavor supports.
Listed by the IDB among investors in Bolivian startups.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Angel Ventures (AV) is a Mexican venture capital firm investing in early-stage to early-growth companies across Latin America, acting as a lead Series Seed and Series A investor in startups with business models tailored for the Latin American market.
M13 is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders building companies through structural market shifts.
Tuesday Capital (formerly CrunchFund) is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2011 that backs founders building technology companies, providing hands-on support beyond capital.
Monashees is a Latin American venture capital firm backing technology-driven founders building category-defining companies from the region for global markets.
Crosscut is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that backs founders building frontier technologies aimed at solving major societal challenges.
TTV Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in fintech companies operating across financial services and consumer finance.
FinTech Collective is a venture capital firm partnering with founders building companies that reshape financial markets and reimagine money in a digital world.
Richmond Global Ventures (RGV) is a globally engaged venture capital firm based in New York City, founded by pioneers in emerging market venture capital. It invests in entrepreneurs building transformative global businesses.
▶8 more co-investors
SeayaJME VenturesWayraPartners ResoluteSimma CapitalFifth WallSoftBank Vision Fund30N Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Cometa, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cometa's recorded portfolio.
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