First Check Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingPre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Also known as First Check Ventures LatAm
Investment thesis
First Check Ventures makes early and transformational investments in startups with high growth potential across the globe. The firm emphasizes partnering with hard-working, visionary entrepreneurs and leverages a global network of business partners built since its founding. Its team consists of seasoned investors focused on backing companies early in their journey.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 54 of 80 portfolio companiesFintech ×28SaaS ×24Consumer ×14Enterprise Software ×11E-commerce ×10B2B Marketplaces ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Marketplaces ×7
HQs:United States×12Mexico×6Brazil×5Colombia×4Pakistan×4United Arab Emirates×2
Investments · 80 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 32021 · 22019 · 12013 · 18 dated
Anfin is a mobile investment platform that enables users to invest and earn returns, offering an AI-powered investment assistant called Anah to help optimize investment decisions.
FintechHo Chi Minh City, VN
Phuoc Tran(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsRebel FundSprint VcY CombinatorAccelAngelHubEQT Ventures+4 more
Apparta is a restaurant reservation and guest management platform that handles bookings, AI table assignment, POS integration, marketing campaigns via SMS/email/WhatsApp, prepayments and no-show protection.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSBarranquilla, CO
Gonzalo Forero(Executive Officer, Director)inElias Acosta(Executive Officer, Director)Henry Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel VengoecheaDaniel Zuccardi
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalAvalancha VenturesFlucas VenturesMGV Capital
Bankingly provides a SaaS digital banking platform for banks, credit unions, and regulated financial institutions, offering digital channels, onboarding, payments, AI-based fraud prevention, and compliance tools on an API-first architecture.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMontevideo, UY
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors2080 VenturesDalus CapitalFINCA VenturesKube VCElevar EquitySixThirty Ventures
Basbas produces a premium herbal spirit (hierbas) at 25% ABV, distilled from hand-harvested wild herbs, spices, and fruits native to Ibiza's Balearic Islands using a slow maceration process.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSanta Eulària, ES
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsInvestBev
Generative music AI company, launched LoopMagic with !llmind.
Berkeley, US
Alex Jae Mitchell(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Cohen Santorelli(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Sound Media VenturesInertia Ventures
CARUPI operates a peer-to-peer marketplace where individuals can buy and sell used cars online, with the platform handling the full transaction including photography, listing, test drive logistics, documentation, and payment processing.
ConsumerMarketplacesSão Paulo, BR
Diego Fischer(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsY Combinator
Conductiv provides vertical data and AI tools for lending, enabling lenders to digitally verify income, employment, bank statements, and tax returns.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsSymphonic Capital
Creditop is a platform that centralizes financing options merchants can offer customers at checkout, connecting them to financial institutions and letting them launch their own automated credit lines.
FintechRetail TechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Mono provides embedded financial infrastructure through a single integration, offering payments, PSE and Bre-B transfers, mass disbursements, branded wallets, and Visa cards for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsTiger Global ManagementY CombinatorBVCOpera Ventures
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Fireside is a creator platform for live and virtual interactive shows, acquired by Digital Indies to power creator-led media businesses.
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsMantis CapitalSLVCCleo CapitalFlorida FundersGTMfund
Flourish Savings offers a consumer savings product that uses game mechanics, rewards, and milestone recognition to encourage people to build positive financial habits.
ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Jessica Eting(Executive Officer, Director)Pedro Moura(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNathan Lustig(Director)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsTheVentureCityMagma Partners
Fonbnk converts prepaid mobile payments into stablecoins, enabling frictionless foreign exchange and cross-border treasury flows for businesses in cash-based and mobile-first economies.
Crypto & Web3FintechWashington, US
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsAdaverseAllied Venture PartnersFrontier Venture CapitalIndustrious VenturesNIVTechstars+2 more
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
The page promotes "Monas128", an online gambling/gaming platform advertising slot-style games, bonuses, and jackpots.
Gaming
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Menlo Park, US
Andrew Lieberman(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Weiser(Director)William Tai(Director)Simon Rothman(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
GoSats operates a rewards platform that gives users bitcoin cashback when they make purchases at merchant partners in India.
E-commerceFintechDubai, AE
Mohammed Roshan(Founder)inRoshni Aslam(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesDraper DragonFlucas VenturesGossamer CapitalKube VCY Combinator+1 more
Go88 is an online gambling and real-money card game platform targeting players in Vietnam, offering card games, slot ("nổ hũ") games, lottery, sports betting, and live casino through iOS, Android, and PC apps.
ConsumerGaming
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Live Homeroom is an online rental platform offering furnished rooms in shared homes and entire properties in major markets, with flexible lease terms from 4 to 24 months and integrated tenant services including maintenance support and rent payment management.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US
Johnny Wolff(Founder)inThomas Hornbeck(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsY Combinator
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
InstaKin helps migrant communities purchase and send goods such as medicines, groceries, and other items to family members in their home countries.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechLogistics & Supply ChainHouston, US
Yasir Shirazi(Founder)inZain Khan(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors2080 VenturesY Combinator
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Kashin is a peer-to-peer lending platform operating in Peru that provides instant personal loans from 50 to 800 Peruvian soles to individual consumers, with approval in under one hour.
FintechLima, PE
Christophe Robilliard(Founder)inJose Palacios(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsMeridian 75StartupsY CombinatorNewtopia VC
Krave Mart operates an online retail marketplace in Pakistan that delivers everyday consumer goods to customers with rapid delivery.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainKarachi, PK
Kassim Shroff(Founder)inCh Haziq Ahmed(Founder)inHammad Bawany(Founder)inMohammad Ahsan Kidwai(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalCats.vcKube VCMSA NovoSaison CapitalY Combinator+4 more
Financiera Inteligente is a Mexican lending company that provides mortgage financing products for residential properties.
FintechMonterrey, MX
Javier Aldape(Founder)inJC Mercado(Founder)inFernando Nader Giacoman(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersOlive Tree CapitalStartupsY CombinatorSoma Capital
The page is an Apple Premium/Authorised Reseller ("iStudio") store-locator and trade-in information site listing retail locations across Singapore that sell Apple products and offer servicing, click-and-collect, and device trade-in.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSingapore, SG
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Littio is a mobile app that offers multi-currency accounts in USD, EUR, and COP with international payment capabilities, including a Mastercard for spending across 200+ countries and digital asset holdings in stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3FintechBogotá, CO
Christian Knudsen(Co-founder & CEO)inLuis Huertas(Co-founder & CPO)inIvan Torroledo(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors1confirmationalphabet angelsKoyamaki VenturesKube VCY CombinatorBlockchange Ventures+1 more
Lonca is a B2B e-commerce marketplace that lets boutique owners, online sellers, and influencers worldwide buy unique women's wholesale clothing from verified Turkish vendors, and handles ordering, payment, consolidated shipping, and delivery.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail Tech
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe
Loop makes a private Wi-Fi-connected digital photo frame that lets families send photos and videos to a relative's touchscreen frame via a text message or a free iOS/Android app.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Melier sells wine tasting kits that pair four small-batch wines in 100mL tasting pours with guided tasting notes and food pairings, delivered to consumers to help them discover wine before buying full bottles.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Greg McBethDan Zepponi
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Miggos operates a wholesale marketplace connecting independent clothing retailers across Latin America with brands and manufacturers, handling product discovery, purchasing, credit, and logistics services.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSão Paulo, BR
Eduardo Olimpio(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsChaos VenturesY Combinator
Morada Uno provides tenant screening and background check services for property owners and landlords in Mexico.
InsurTechPropTechSaaSMexico City, MX
Santiago Morales(Co-founder and CEO)inInes Gamboa Sorensen(Founder)inDiego Llano(Founder)inInés Gamboa Sorensen(Co-Founder & Head of Product)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesPICUS CAPITALY Combinator
Ocean is a cross-border trade finance platform that funds SMEs' international supply chains, paying overseas suppliers in cash and offering open credit on 90-120 day terms and a stock-and-release inventory financing program.
B2B MarketplacesFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsSprint Vc
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
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalDila CapitalFEMSA VenturesPolymath Ventures
Palla provides APIs and white-label solutions for fintech companies and financial institutions to enable peer-to-peer payments and cross-border transfers in seconds across 180+ countries.
Fintech
Enrique Perezalonso(Founder)inAndrew Mason(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors2080 VenturesArdent VentureOlive Tree CapitalRevolutionY CombinatorCowboy Ventures+2 more
Palla provides APIs and white-label solutions for financial institutions and fintech companies to enable peer-to-peer payments and instant cross-border transfers across 180+ countries.
Fintech
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesMVP VenturesOlive Tree CapitalArdent VentureCowboy VenturesDash Fund+3 more
Plerk provides virtual benefit cards that let companies allocate budgets for employee perks, allowing workers to choose from merchant options while maintaining centralized billing and spending controls across distributed teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSGuadalajara, MX
Miguel Medina(Founder)inAngel Arias(Founder)inAntonio Martinez Quintero(Founder)inAntonio Martinez(Director, Promoter)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsMGV CapitalStartupsY Combinator500 GlobalMagma PartnersUpload Ventures
Propagate is a US e-commerce incubator that takes majority ownership stakes in consumer brands, grows them, and later sells them to acquiring partners.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplaces
JD Jernigan
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors500 Global
Pulppo is a modern real estate platform in Latin America that combines experienced real estate advisors with technology to simplify the property buying and selling process.
B2B MarketplacesMarketing TechPropTechMexico City, MX
Matías Gath(Founder)inAgustín Iglesias(Founder)inMatias Gath(Founder)inAgustin Iglesias(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsLatitud VenturesOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorNewtopia VC
Qashio is a spend management platform that helps businesses manage expenses, corporate cards, and financial operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Jonathan Lau
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalFairhaven Capital PartnersIliad PartnersMSA NovoNuwa CapitalOne Way Ventures+2 more
QisstPay offers a buy-now-pay-later service in Pakistan that lets shoppers split purchases into 2 to 12 interest-free, Shariah-compliant installments at Pakistani and international brands.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintech
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsChaos VenturesMSA Novo
Ruvo provides a mobile app for Brazilian users to send, spend, and save money across USD, BRL, and USDT with no markups or hidden spreads.
Crypto & Web3FintechSão Paulo, BR
Alec Howard(Co-Founder & CEO)inMichael Mason(Founder)inJoão Alvarenga
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesY Combinator1confirmationMission Street CapitalRebel Fund
Seabird Apps offers a bundled software solution for Montessori schools that combines the Transparent Classroom record-keeping platform with a custom-branded mobile app (Onespot) for parent and staff communication, billing, forms, attendance, and lesson planning.
EdTechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Sequin offers a debit card and financial product aimed at women, with a focus on building credit and financial education.
ConsumerFintech
Vrinda Gupta(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONDorm RoomEmles Venture PartnersScribble VenturesParadigmScout Fund
Shop Circle is a holding company that acquires and modernizes B2B enterprise software businesses, applying AI to operate and grow the companies it owns.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Gian Maria Gramondi(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investors3VC645 VenturesBlackSheep VenturesCDP Venture CapitalEUREKA! VenturePrimo Ventures+3 more
Sproutfi is a Latin American investment platform that lets users buy US stocks and ETFs with minimal capital requirements and no fees, while connecting investors through social features for idea-sharing and learning.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Tyler Richie(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsY Combinator
An affiliate review site that ranks and compares online casinos and pokies available to players in Australia, covering welcome bonuses, licensing, game providers, and payment methods.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsNOEMIS VenturesSouth Quad
Switch is a financial technology company offering shared finance tools, including unlimited shared accounts, money pools, and Visa debit cards, letting groups collect, manage, and spend money together.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsAllied Venture Partnersalphabet angelsCorazon CapitalTAWANI Ventures
Tajir operates a software-powered B2B marketplace for retail stores to order inventory such as rice, beverages, and household products with next-day delivery.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSLahore, PK
Babar Khan(Founder)inIsmail Khan(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersFatima Gobi VenturesGobi PartnersGolden Gate VenturesVentureSouqY Combinator+2 more
Taloflow provides technology research and evaluation services for consulting firms and enterprises, delivering client-ready reports to support informed technology purchasing decisions.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Louis-Victor Jadavji(Founder)inTodd Kesselman(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsVoyager CapitalWonder VenturesY CombinatorBlockchain Founders FundPlug and Play Ventures
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Treinta is a cloud-based business management system that enables small business owners to manage sales, inventory, customers, suppliers, and employees from mobile or web.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRetail TechSaaSBogotá, CO
Lluis Canadell(Founder and CEO)inMan Hei Lou(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesKube VCLoftyInc CapitalOutbound VenturesTen13Y Combinator+1 more
Trusstor is a construction management platform that combines a zero-intrusion IoT solution with oversight, reporting, and analytics to give job sites a single source of truth for progress monitoring, asset utilization, and safety management.
Construction TechIoTSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsBuiltUp VenturesEmerging VenturesMetroCap PartnersState of Mind VenturesVerissimo Ventures
TrustSpace provides an ISMS software platform together with advisory services for information security compliance, covering frameworks such as NIS2, ISO 27001, and TISAX, plus cybersecurity services like endpoint encryption, managed firewalls, and email security.
CybersecurityGovTechSaaS
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Tuned is a digital hearing health company offering employer-sponsored hearing care and AI-based self-fitting hearing aids.
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsNext Coast Ventures
Udhaar provides a mobile app for Pakistani businesses to receive payments via bank transfers and wallets, manage finances including cash flows and inventory, and track business transactions.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSKarachi, PK
Fahad Kamr(Founder)inShahjahan Warraich(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsFatima Gobi VenturesGobi PartnersImmeasurableIntegra PartnersShine CapitalY Combinator+1 more
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Warpfy builds a technology-led platform and ecosystem to help Indian and Asian brands expand into global B2C markets.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSaaSSingapore, SG
Deepak Garg(Founder)inHarris Cheng(Founder)inTarini Pancholi(Co-founder, CPO)
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsY Combinator
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Wibond is a white-label fintech platform that enables companies to integrate wallet, payment, and lending solutions into their digital ecosystems without building proprietary technology.
FintechCórdoba, AR
Ezequiel Bucai(Founder)inLucrecia Porta(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsLatitud VenturesSouth QuadY CombinatorNewtopia VC
Worky is a payroll and human resources management platform for Mexican companies that automates the calculation, legal filing, and distribution of employee payments in real time, while managing workforce operations from hiring through payroll processing.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMexico City, MX
Maya Dadoo(Founder)
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcAmador HoldingsBDev VenturesBoost Capital PartnersIGNIAKube VC+2 more
Yummy is a Latin American super app that offers delivery services across multiple categories including food, groceries, transport, pharmacy, beverages, fashion, electronics, and events.
ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSLos Angeles, US
Vicente Zavarce(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsGraph VenturesImmeasurableLoftyInc CapitalVeridical VenturesWIND VenturesY Combinator+1 more
Zippi is a Brazilian financial services platform that provides small business owners with flexible credit lines accessible via mobile app and Pix payments, with weekly billing cycles and dynamic credit limits that grow with business performance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andre Bernardes(Founder)inBruno Lucas(Founder)inLudmila Pontremolez(Founder)in
PartnerAli Jamal· solo GP
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesMantis CapitalMSA NovoStartupsY CombinatorCredit Saison+4 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Tajir · tribune.com.pk · Jul 19, 2026
Ruvo · buckscountyherald.com · Jul 16, 2026
Fonbnk · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 15, 2026
Kredi · slator.com · Jul 6, 2026
Yummy · pulse.d2cinsider.com · Jul 1, 2026
Littio · stablecoininsider.org · May 21, 2026
Sequin · themenopausecharity.org · May 18, 2026
GoSats · india.entrepreneur.com · Apr 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does First Check Ventures invest at?
- First Check Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is First Check Ventures's typical check size?
- First Check Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does First Check Ventures focus on?
- First Check Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Does First Check Ventures lead rounds?
- First Check Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFirst Check, Lasting Impact: Remembering Ali Jamal of First Check Ventures
La Frontera · Ali Jamal
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The Analytic Lens · Ali Jamal
Ignite VC: How Ali Jamal of First Check Ventures Built a Global VC Fund from $1K Checks | Ep153
Ignite: Conversations on Startups, VC, and Society · Ali Jamal
Investor Insights Ali Jamal Founder of First Check Ventures
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Exploring Latin American Startup Ecosystem with Ali Jamal of First Check Ventures
Life Self Mastery · Ali Jamal
"ASK ME ANYTHING" session with Ali Jamal, Founding Partner, First Check Ventures.
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