Mexico City · Seed–Growth · 15 people tracked
Also known as DILA MC LLC
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Investment thesis
DILA Capital focuses on backing entrepreneurs throughout the Spanish-speaking world doing business in Latin America, along with U.S. companies serving the Hispanic market. Beyond providing capital, the firm positions itself as a network-driven, value-add partner, working closely with founders to deliver growth, commercial support, and fundraising opportunities. It emphasizes strategic and operational involvement across the life of each investment, aiming to support visionary and disruptive leaders who drive economic development in Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic market.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 15 people
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What they invest in
from 35 of 44 portfolio companiesSaaS ×16Fintech ×10Consumer ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7E-commerce ×7Enterprise Software ×6HR Tech ×6EdTech ×5
HQs:Mexico×17United States×8Argentina×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 39 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×193 founders×64+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 67 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×11Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México ×9Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ×5Tecnológico de Monterrey ×4MIT Sloan School of Management ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Universidad de 'San Andrés' ×3Universidad de Los Andes ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 61 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×28Engineering ×17Economics ×11Finance & Accounting ×8Computer Science ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 66 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×4Goldman Sachs ×3Aeropost ×2Albo ×2Ashoka ×2Barclays ×2JR Cigar ×2Linio México ×2
22 hold an MBA (of 65 with degree data)
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12019 · 12018 · 28 dated
Alana provides workforce management software for mid-sized and large companies in Latin America, with features for shift scheduling, attendance tracking with location verification, health and safety documentation, performance evaluation, and career development.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMexico City, MX
Daniel Bernardez(Founder)inRafael León(Founder)inIgnacio Martinez(Founder)in
Co-investorsFJ LabsY CombinatorIndex VenturesTeachers' Venture Growth
Raúl Villareal(Founder)in
Ben & Frank sells eyeglasses and sunglasses, including optical frames, blue-light computer glasses, and clip-ons, directly to consumers online with shipping across Mexico.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Mariana Castillo(Founder)inEduardo Paulsen(Founder)inMaría Jose Madero(Founder)in
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesNazcaWollef VenturesJaguar VenturesL Catterton
Bewe offers "Linda", an AI assistant that manages customer communication across WhatsApp, Instagram, and websites, handling replies, quoting, scheduling, and sales along with an automated CRM and marketing campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Diego Ballesteros(Founder)in
Co-investorsTheVentureCity
Boletia runs an online ticketing service used by event organizers to sell admission to their events.
SaaS
Joshua Francia(Founder)inAlfredo Canales
Co-investors500 Global
Buo uses artificial intelligence to convert talent insights into business-impacting decisions, helping organizations understand what makes their best talent successful.
AI & Machine LearningHR Tech
Mariano Miranda(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesTantauco
ByHours is an online platform for booking hotel rooms by the hour with flexible check-in times, allowing customers to pay only for the time they use and access hotel amenities such as spa and pool.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Guillermo Gaspart(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupCapria VenturesPrivilège VenturesScale Lab Andorra
Camino Financial, based in Los Angeles, operates an online lending platform that also makes its technology available as a service.
Los Angeles, US
Kenneth Salas(Executive Officer, Director)inSean Salas(Founder)inSean Sakas(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGuy Vidra(Director)
Co-investorsImpact America FundRadicle Impact10X CapitalCollaborative Fund
Cicada operates a web-based fixed-income trading platform offering two protocols, a central limit orderbook and a request-for-quote system, aimed at institutional investors and dealers.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSGreenwich, US
Ignacio Tovar(Founder)inManuel Ballesteros(Founder)inJavier Hernández R.(Founder)inJavier Hernández Rivero(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalKaszek Ventures
Cobee by Pluxee is an all-in-one employee benefits platform for companies that offers a wide range of benefits including meal vouchers, transportation, childcare, training, health insurance, fitness, discounts, and equipment.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Borja Aranguren(Founder)inIgnacio Travesí(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBStartupKinled HoldingNotion CapitalOctopus VenturesSeedRocket+2 more
Crehana offers an HR platform for companies in Latin America that connects recruitment, people management, training, performance, and workplace climate management in a single tool, with real-time analytics and AI-generated insights.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Diego Olcese(Founder)inRodolfo Dañino(Founder)in
Co-investorsNazcaAcumenEmerge EducationEndeavor CatalystGeneral AtlanticRethink Capital Partners+1 more
Creze is a financial technology company that applies technology to credit risk assessment.
Bernardo Prum(Founder)in
DILA is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs across the Spanish-speaking world doing business in Latin America and Spain, as well as U.S.-based companies serving the Hispanic market.
Alejandro Diez Barroso(Founder)in
Co-investorsFEMSA Ventures500 GlobalClocktower VenturesKaszek VenturesMagma PartnersPolymath Ventures
Eduardo Porta(Founder)in
Emptor provides a background-check and credential-verification platform for recruitment and onboarding teams, using an intelligent virtual assistant called Sol to verify credentials and references.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Gabriel Puliatti(Founder)in
Fairplay provides financing for businesses and announced it obtained ISO 27001 certification for information security and customer data protection.
Fintech
Manolo Atala(Founder)inAndrew James Devlyn(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevar Equity
Fillip is a holding company that acquires and scales properties in the sports and entertainment industries, working with licensing agencies, content studios, and operating partners to grow brand value and fan engagement.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechMexico City, MX
Alberto Fasja(Founder)inHector Sepulveda(Founder)inHugo López-Velarde(Founder)in
Co-investorsNazcaActivant CapitalHorizons VenturesKarman VenturesKEC VenturesPunch Capital
Henry is a coding bootcamp offering intensive online programs in full-stack development, data science, data engineering, and AI automation for learners seeking employment in technology.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechBuenos Aires, AR
Martin Borchardt(Founder)inManuel Barna Ferrés(Founder)inLuz Borchardt(Founder)inLeonardo Maglia(Founder)inManuel Barna(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccionEmles Venture PartnersKayyak VenturesMyelin VCNorte VenturesSquareOne Capital+2 more
Almacén Hércules is the online store of Compañía Cervecera Hércules, selling craft beers—including lagers, American, British, wheat, and Belgian ales, high-gravity, barrel-aged, and wild/spontaneous-fermentation styles—with next-day delivery in Mexico.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Luis Gonzalez(Founder)in
Hitsbook, headquartered in Miami, is a marketing technology company with its own platform for working with user-generated content.
Miami, US
Juan José Artero(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvalancha VenturesCiveta Investment
Incode provides AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention services for financial services, fintech, healthcare, gaming, and enterprise customers globally.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ricardo Amper(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardThomas Rubens(Director)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDN CapitalEQUIAMFramework Venture PartnersSoftbank Latin America FundWalter Ventures+4 more
Last mile delivery company in Mexico City.
Alvaro de Juan(Founder)inJosé Guzmán(Founder)in
Co-investorsSun Mountain CapitalVARIV
Kinedu is a baby development app built by child development experts that provides parents with personalized daily activity plans, milestone tracking, and progress reports based on their child's exact age and stage.
ConsumerDigital HealthEdTechSan Francisco, US
Luis Garza Sada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Luis Garza(Founder)inPablo Garza Sada(Director)John Farrell(Director)
BoardEric Perez Grovas(Director)Christine Kenna(Director)in
Co-investorsIGNIAJaguar VenturesNXTP
Kushki operates a regional payment infrastructure platform for high-transaction businesses and payment service providers in Latin America.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLATAM, MX
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeFunction VenturesKaszek VenturesMagma PartnersRapid ScaleWestern Technology Investment+3 more
Kushki provides card-present and online payment solutions for physical and digital businesses, integrating POS terminals with merchants' systems via API to automate payment collection, reconciliation, and reporting.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Sebastián Castro(Founder)inAron Schwarzkopf(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesRapid ScaleSoftbank Latin America FundWestern Technology Investment
Mama Foods is an online store that sells and ships Latin American food and grocery products—such as Venezuelan tequeños, Colombian coffee, Peruvian ají, and Argentine mate—directly to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Nicolás Maslowski(Founder)inSamuel Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsJazzya Investments
Mattilda offers financial and administrative tools for schools, including tuition collection automation, cash-flow advances that pay schools their tuition on the first of each month, project financing, and enrollment/admissions management.
EdTechFintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Jesus Lanza(Founder)inJuan Pablo Bravo(Founder)inAdrían Garza(Founder)inIleana Gomez(Founder)inJose Agote(Founder)inJesus Lanza Losa(Founder)in
Co-investorsEmerge EducationGSV VenturesPICUS CAPITALQED InvestorsWollef VenturesFinTech Collective+1 more
HeyGIA builds AI sales agents that contact, qualify, and follow up with leads in real time across web chat, voice calls, and WhatsApp, scheduling meetings so human teams focus on closing.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMexico City, MX
Juan Sebastian Pardo(Founder)inNicolas Pardo-Lanzetta(Founder)in
Moons provides invisible, removable dental aligners for teeth straightening in Mexico.
HealthtechMedical DevicesMexico, MX
Tommaso Tomba(Founder)inAlex Clapp(Founder)inLeonardo Miron(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpITERATIVEMagma PartnersType One VenturesWollef VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures
Pacto provides digital payment solutions and point-of-sale (POS) technology to traditional financial institutions in Mexico, enabling them to modernize their payment operations and customer offerings.
FintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Rodrigo Kuri(Co-Fundador & CEO)inRyan Croft(Founder)inGordon Whitehouse(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalFEMSA VenturesPolymath VenturesFirst Check Ventures
Pulpo offers a fleet management platform (PulpoFleet) that centralizes vehicle, driver, and documentation data, automates operational tasks, and tracks maintenance, alongside a fuel card (PulpoPay) with anti-fraud controls and an outsourced fleet management service (Pulpo360).
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Evaristo Babé(Founder)inAlvaro de Juan Uriarte(Founder)in
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesNazcaSeedRocketSun Mountain Capital
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 VenturesAlchimia InvestmentsAlley Robotics VenturesCometaWestern Technology Investment
Reservamos is an online platform for comparing and buying bus tickets across more than 90 transport lines in Mexico and the United States, covering thousands of routes.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Andrés Sucre(Founder)inSebastian Gomez(Founder)
Resuelve tu Deuda offers a debt-relief program in which advisors design a personalized savings plan for consumers and negotiate with creditors to reduce outstanding debt by up to 70%.
ConsumerFintechMexico City, MX
Juan Pablo Zorrilla(Founder)inJavier Velazquez Lopez(Founder)in
Sistema.bio manufactures prefabricated, modular tubular biodigesters that convert animal dung into biogas for small and medium-sized farms.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyMexico City
Alexander Eaton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCamilo Pagés(Founder)in
BoardThibault Couturier(Director)Liesbet Mijlemans(Director)inMarcus Watson(Director)inJoyce Cacho(Director)
Co-investorsFactor[e] VenturesNovastar VenturesShell Foundation
Slang builds an AI-driven professional English learning platform that personalizes courses by role and context for companies and educational institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Diego Villegas(Co-founder)inKamran Khan(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAVP VenturesCapria VenturesHi VenturesInQlabRoble VenturesSalkantay Ventures+2 more
This company runs a social commerce platform serving Latin American markets.
Zach Oschin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Polymath VenturesVU Venture Partners
Someone Somewhere is a Mexican brand that sells apparel handcrafted by local artisans using sustainable materials, aiming to create fair jobs and preserve traditional techniques.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceImpact & Social Good
Fatima A. Herrerias(Founder)inAntonio Nuño(Founder)inEnrique R. Aréchiga(Founder)in
Co-investorsUnreasonable Capital
Urbvan (by Kolors) operates a technology platform for corporate employee shuttle transportation, optimizing routes in real time and managing bookings, changes, and monitoring via a mobile app with QR-code boarding.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Renato Picard(Founder)inJoao Matos Albino(Founder)in
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesNazca
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(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack Tech Nation VenturesCrosscut VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesNext Legacy PartnersOpen Opportunity FundOwl Ventures+1 more
Yadatex is a wholesale distributor of backpacks, pencil cases, and related bags for retailers, offering pre-assembled kits and licensed-character products for resale.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechMexico City, MX
David Yapur(Founder)inRobert Giza(Founder)in
Yave is a Mexican non-bank lender (SOFOM) that offers mortgage and credit products, disclosing fees such as origination, administration, and collection commissions.
FintechPropTech
Bernardo Silva(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesStartupsWollef Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesIncode · about-fraud.com · Jul 28, 2026
Moons · retailtimes.co.uk · Jul 17, 2026
Alana · insurancebusinessmag.com · Jun 26, 2026
Ben & Frank · polsky.uchicago.edu · Apr 7, 2026
Cicada · fintech.global · Feb 26, 2026
Slang · finance.yahoo.com · Feb 25, 2026
DILA Capital · dilacapital.substack.com · Jan 1, 2026
Filip · finsmes.com · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dila Capital made?
- Dila Capital has 41 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Dila Capital invest at?
- Dila Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Dila Capital focus on?
- Dila Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Dila Capital located?
- Dila Capital is headquartered in Mexico City, MX.
- Does Dila Capital lead rounds?
- Dila Capital has led 3 of the 7 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Dila Capital co-invest with?
- Dila Capital most often shares deals with Nazca, Wollef Ventures, 500 Global, among 77 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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