MAYA Capital Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Paulo, Sao Paulo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as MAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
MAYA Capital invests in early-stage teams across Latin America who are catalyzing the technology revolution. The firm typically leads founders' first venture rounds and takes a hands-on approach to accelerating growth, working alongside teams as part of the extended team as they scale. Its flywheel centers on investing in exceptional teams, supporting business growth, and inspiring future generations of entrepreneurs, with a mission to empower founders reaching beyond the obvious.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 44 of 51 portfolio companiesFintech ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×18E-commerce ×8Enterprise Software ×8Data & Infrastructure ×6Consumer ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4
HQs:Brazil×28United States×5Mexico×3Colombia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×83 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 38 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×6FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ×4USP - Universidade de São Paulo ×4Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa ×2Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA ×2Universidad de Los Andes ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Business & Management ×8Computer Science ×6Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 38 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×4big_bets ×2Endeavor Brasil ×2Santander Brasil ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2Twilio ×2Verse Technologies Inc ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 15 hold an MBA (of 39 with degree data)
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 12022 · 22021 · 42019 · 111 dated
Alice is a Brazilian corporate health plan (plano de saúde empresarial) for companies, combining a curated network of doctors and hospitals with an app-based care team and a data-driven, proactive care model.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Guilherme [Gui] Azevedo(Founder)inIsabela Chusid
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoIKJ CapitalKaszek VenturesNext Billion Capital PartnersSoftbank Latin America Fund+8 more
Alude is a platform that helps traditional real estate brokers and agencies operate digitally.
FintechPropTechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Jota Junior(Founder)inAlef Miranda(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorte VenturesStartupsY CombinatorRibbit Capital
Assis is an AI-powered agent platform that automates customer interactions and sales processes, qualifying leads, handling follow-ups, and conducting outreach across various customer lifecycle stages with integration into existing business systems.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSão Paulo, BR
João Eduardo Bergamo(Founder)in
Co-investors1616 VenturesFJ LabsLatitud VenturesNorte VenturesCanaan PartnersCostanoa Ventures+2 more
Avra is a Graph Foundation Model platform that delivers relational AI predictions for enterprise decisions in credit, fraud, growth, and monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSão Paulo, BR
Viviane Meister(Co-founder & CEO)inBruno Alano(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsNorte VenturesNXTPMAYA Capital
Azos is a Brazilian insurtech offering digital life insurance and related coverages (critical illness, accidental total disability, and funeral assistance) to individual consumers.
FintechInsurTech
Rafael Cló(Founder)inBernardo Correa Ribeiro(Founder)inRenato Farias(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirborne VenturesAlter GlobalKaszek VenturesLightrockPropel Venture PartnersMAYA Capital+2 more
Belvo provides an open finance platform that enables financial companies in Latin America to connect with customer financial data, understand behavior, and initiate account-to-account payments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Oriol Tintoré(Co-founder)inPablo Viguera(Co-founder)inPablo Viguera Altolaguirre(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore Gazulla(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore(Founder)inUri Tintoré(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsConexo VenturesD4 VenturesFJ LabsFlucas VenturesKaszek VenturesKibo Ventures+26 more
bxblue operates an online lending platform that serves Brazilian retirees and civil servants, targeting a market traditionally underserved by conventional financial institutions.
FintechDF, BR
👨💻Fabricio Buzeto(Founder)inGustavo Gorenstein(Founder)inRoberto Braga(Founder)in
Co-investorsBVCFJ LabsFundersClubInvestidores.VCY CombinatorZillionize+10 more
deco.cx is an AI-ready platform for building and managing websites and e-commerce storefronts, offering visual editing, pre-built and custom components, AI agent workflows, and full code control.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerce
Co-investorsCRIVO VenturesFJ LabsLanx CapitalMAYA Capital
Divibank provides payment processing and credit services for online merchants, including payment links, checkout, PIX, card, and boleto acceptance, antifraud protection, and advance of credit card receivables.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
Jaime Taboada(Founder)inRebecca Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllievo CapitalAlter GlobalAlumni VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesClocktower VenturesInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc+9 more
EmCasa is an online real estate marketplace for buying and selling residential properties such as houses, luxury apartments, and penthouses.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechGrand Cayman, BR
Lucas Messias Cardozo(Chief Operating Officer of the Issuer)Gustavo Chaves Vaz(President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)Marcelo Santos Andrade Lima(Director)in
Co-investorsCaravela CapitalDorm RoomGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoMONASHEESOnevc Venture Partners LlcPear VC+3 more
Finkargo provides trade finance and foreign trade services for importers, including revolving credit lines of up to USD $2.7M with 30-150 day terms, cargo insurance, supplier verification, and industry-specific data dashboards.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Santiago Molina(Founder)inAndres Ferrer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesConstruct CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersLatitud VenturesNazcaOnevc Venture Partners Llc+4 more
Fudo is a cloud-based platform for restaurants and food businesses in Latin America that integrates point-of-sale, inventory management, payments, and online delivery into a single system.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaSMexico, MX
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFJ LabsHTwentyLatitud VenturesAtlanticoCollaborative Fund+2 more
Gupy is a Brazilian HR platform that uses AI agents to cover the full employee journey — recruitment, digital onboarding, corporate learning, engagement/climate monitoring, and performance management.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSPinheiros, Sao Paulo, Sp, BR
Paulo Caputo(Director)Mariana Ramos Dias(Executive Officer, Director)Bruna Guimaraes da Silva(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Nicklas(Director)
Co-investorsCapSur CapitalRiverwood CapitalSoftbank Latin America FundValor Capital GroupYellow VenturesCanary+3 more
Inventa provides a full-service B2B commerce and fulfillment platform that connects brands' catalogs to B2B e-commerce platforms and marketplaces, with proprietary OMS, WMS and TMS, a credit engine, and shared distribution centers for warehousing, picking, packing and delivery.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSão Paulo, BR
Fernando Carrasco(Co-founder & CDO (Chief Data/Development Officer, per Greylock); Operations, Technology & Data (per Crunchbase))inLaura Camargo(Co-Founder, CFO & People)Marcos Salama(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlter GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalGreylock PartnersMONASHEESNXTP+7 more
Jota is an AI assistant that manages payments, receivables, and finances for small business owners and freelancers via WhatsApp and a mobile app.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Co-investorsAlter Globalbig_betsHaun VenturesHOF CapitalNorte Ventures
Jusfy is a subscription-based legal software platform offering tools for lawyers, including unlimited legal calculations, jurisprudence search, AI-powered legal consultations, client prospecting, case monitoring, digital signatures, and petition templates.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsFJ LabsLegalTechNorte VenturesSaaSholicMAYA CapitalQuona Capital+1 more
Kovi provides vehicle rental services for rideshare and delivery app drivers in Brazil, with options for monthly rentals and purchase plans that include maintenance, roadside support, and flexible payment based on kilometers driven.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMobility & TransportationSão Paulo, BR
ADHEMAR MILANI NETO(Founder)in
Co-investorsGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoInvestidores.VCMONASHEESNorte VenturesOnevc Venture Partners LlcSoma Capital+19 more
Lerian provides financial infrastructure for payments and accounting, including instant payments, secure settlement, and an immutable ledger for validating and recording transactions.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsBlustone CapitalCRIVO VenturesNorte VenturesQuartzMAYA Capital
Merama acquires substantial minority stakes in e-commerce brands across Latin America and provides working capital, operational expertise, and proprietary technology to grow them.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSpring, US
Sujay Tyle(Founder)inFelipe David Delgado Jr.(Director)Felipe Delgado(Founder)in
BoardMarcelo Lima(Director)inDaniel Waterhouse(Director)inAlex Szapiro(Director)
Co-investorsAdvent InternationalSoftBank GroupBalderton CapitalBroadLight CapitalD4 VenturesGrupo Globo - Mídia e Conteúdo+11 more
Mercado Diferente is an online organic grocery subscription service that delivers customizable baskets of certified organic fruits, vegetables, and other food items to homes on a weekly or biweekly basis.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechSão Paulo, BR
Walter Rodrigues(Founder)
Co-investorsLatitud Ventures
Modak offers a family finance app with a Visa debit card that lets parents set chores and pay kids when tasks are completed, along with saving goals, cashback, and money-management tools.
ConsumerEdTechFintech
Co-investorsMONASHEESNotable CapitalGGV Capital
Brazilian fintech offering B2B investment products by tokenizing real-world assets
Co-investorsCitrino VenturesClocktower VenturesNewtopia VCNorte VenturesViden
Nilo Saúde provides AI agents and automation solutions designed for healthcare institutions to improve operational efficiency and financial outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCitrino VenturesIKJ CapitalTau VenturesVox CapitalThe Column GroupThe Fund
Nuvocargo provides software and services for cross-border freight management between the US and Mexico, targeting global brands and logistics companies seeking to improve efficiency in North American supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York City, US
Deepak Chhugani(Founder/CEO)in
BoardLauren Connolley Morton(Director)inSamuel Ross Blackman(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsAmador HoldingsBuenTrip VenturesClocktower VenturesDVCFJ Labs+25 more
Oico operates a B2B marketplace that consolidates construction material purchasing for large contractors in Brazil, handling orders, deliveries, and payments from multiple suppliers through a single platform.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Pedro Rocha(Founder)inPedro Dellagnelo(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesFJ LabsY CombinatorCSN Inova VenturesValor Capital Group
Polaxys is a business analysis workspace that lets teams run analyses using natural language instead of spreadsheets, BI tools, or code.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsPropel Venture Partners
SafeSpace provides corporate investigation services for workplace conduct cases including harassment and discrimination, offering flexible investigation models and methodology adapted to each company's governance structure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechLegalTechSaaS
Sharpi offers an AI platform for manufacturers and distributors that captures orders from WhatsApp and email, posts them directly into the customer's ERP, and automatically replies to quote requests.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesMAYA CapitalNXTPOnevc Venture Partners Llc
Stay is a Brazilian financial wellness platform for companies that integrates private pension plans, group life insurance, financial health tools, and long-term incentive/executive compensation programs.
FintechHR TechInsurTechToronto, BR
Nicolas Frajhof(Founder)inMarco Marigotta(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Godfrey(Executive Officer)Nick Sama(Executive Officer)Scott McGillvray(Executive Officer, Director)Blake Porretti(Executive Officer)
Co-investors17SigmaCitrino VenturesNorte VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Strattum builds a context layer that connects a company's systems, data, and knowledge and delivers governed business context to any AI model, agent, or application.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsNorte VenturesMAYA CapitalOnevc Venture Partners Llc
Tarken is a Brazilian agricultural technology company that automates and adds decision intelligence to the credit cycle for farm-input suppliers.
Carlos Neto(Founder)in
Co-investors17SigmaLatitud VenturesMONASHEESalboGilgamesh Ventures
Tempo is a personal assistant platform that combines an AI assistant with human support, operated through WhatsApp, to handle everyday personal tasks such as scheduling appointments, booking travel and restaurants, buying gifts, renewing documents, and paying bills.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFuture of Work
Eduardo Latache(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllievo CapitalCaravela CapitalFormus CapitalNorte VenturesGeneral CatalystGolden Ventures+8 more
Tenchi Security offers Zanshin, a Third-Party Cyber Risk Management (TPCRM) platform that combines external attack surface monitoring with automated, continuous, non-intrusive assessments of vendors' cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and security controls.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsAccenture VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalMAYA CapitalOnevc Venture Partners Llc
TerraMagna provides credit and financing to agricultural input distributors, offering short- and long-term credit lines and a dedicated investment fund for the agribusiness sector.
AgTechFintech
Co-investorsAccionOnevc Venture Partners LlcSoftbank Latin America FundAccion Venture LabCanaryMAYA Capital+2 more
Chilean food technology company that uses machine learning to reformulate animal-based foods such as mayonnaise, milk and burgers from plants.
Karim Pichara(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystSustainable Food VenturesThe CraftoryBezos ExpeditionsCleveland AvenueFuture Positive+3 more
Tivita offers a clinic management platform that automates billing, document issuance, and financial routines while centralizing patient records and scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Claudio Franco(Founder)in
Co-investorsFinTech Collective
Treble.ai provides a platform for businesses to create and distribute marketing conversations at scale via WhatsApp, with built-in analytics to track and optimize campaign performance across customer acquisition funnels.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSão Paulo, BR
Felipe Otálora(Founder)inSebastián Valencia(Founder)in
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersFundersClubLatitud VenturesMagma PartnersSoma CapitalVentureSouq+5 more
Truora provides digital identity verification and background check solutions for businesses, enabling secure user onboarding and fraud prevention across financial services, e-commerce, marketplaces, and other industries in Latin America.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCali, CO
Daniel Bilbao(Founder)inDavid Cuadrado(Founder)inMaite Muniz Telleria(Founder)inCesar Pino(Founder)inMaria Teresa Muniz Telleria(Director)David Cuadrado Cabrera(Director)
Co-investors17SigmaAccelKaszek VenturesMagma PartnersOpera VenturesPropel Venture Partners+4 more
Betrybe is an online education platform offering a course in technology fundamentals for product managers in Brazil.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsLinkinFirmNorte VenturesBase PartnersFive Elms CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalLuxor Capital Group+1 more
Unbox is an AI-native e-commerce platform for D2C brands in Brazil, offering customizable storefronts, a three-step checkout, native subscription/recurring billing, analytics dashboards, and integrated payments.
E-commerceFintechRetail Tech
Co-investorsLatitud Ventures
Cross-border platform automating operations for the emerging private debt market with built-in regulatory infrastructure.
Fort Worth, US
Todd Hodnett(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shawn Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investors30N VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBYMA VenturesClocktower VenturesLatitud VenturesMarathon Ventures+6 more
Vendah is a reseller platform for beauty and health products that enables individuals (primarily women) to become resellers of internet-popular brands through an affiliate or direct-sales model.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSão Paulo, BR
Luis Felipe Franco(Founder)inMarcelo Canovas(Founder)inIlana Nasser(Founder)inPedro Pedruzzi(Founder)in
Co-investorsDOMO.VCMyAsiaVCNorte VenturesPioneerY CombinatorAcacia Venture Capital Partners+10 more
Vetto designs learning experiences, feedback systems, and evaluations aimed at improving the real-world capability of AI models.
AI & Machine Learning
Bruno Ferreira(Founder)inAlexandre Bernat(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorte Ventures
XFX operates a liquidity layer that provides unified fiat and stablecoin liquidity with intelligent routing and near-instant settlement, letting institutions trade across fiat and stablecoin pairs without pre-positioning capital.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechMiami, US
Santiago Alvarado(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesHaun VenturesOak HC/FTCoinbase VenturesMAYA CapitalPaxos
Z1 offers a mobile banking application and linked prepaid card for teenagers and young adults in Latin America, enabling account holders to manage spending, receive income from jobs and side work, and build financial skills.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Joao Pedro Thompson(Founder)inThiago Achatz(Founder)inMateus Craveiro(Founder)inSophie Secaf(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesClocktower VenturesHomebrewKaszek VenturesMantis CapitalParade Ventures+14 more
Zenpli provides identity verification and fraud detection tools for digital companies in Latin America, helping them manage identity risk and build trust in online transactions by consolidating fragmented data sources.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmador Holdings468 CapitalNewtopia VCThe Fintech Fund
Zubale develops e-commerce technology solutions and tools for retailers in Latin America, helping them increase sales and improve customer experience on their digital channels.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSMexico City, MX
Allison Campbell(Founder)inSebastian Monroy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesKube VCNFXPear VCQED InvestorsWollef Ventures+7 more
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Sharpi · latamlist.com · Aug 28, 2026
Strattum · thesaasnews.com · Aug 5, 2026
Jusfy · finsmes.com · Jul 24, 2026
Jota · finsmes.com · Jun 30, 2026
Azos · finsmes.com · Mar 25, 2026
Tivita · trysignalbase.com · Jul 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MAYA Capital Ventures made?
- MAYA Capital Ventures has 51 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does MAYA Capital Ventures invest at?
- MAYA Capital Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is MAYA Capital Ventures's typical check size?
- MAYA Capital Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What sectors does MAYA Capital Ventures focus on?
- MAYA Capital Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MAYA Capital Ventures located?
- MAYA Capital Ventures is headquartered in San Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR.
- Does MAYA Capital Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, MAYA Capital Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does MAYA Capital Ventures co-invest with?
- MAYA Capital Ventures most often shares deals with Norte Ventures, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, among 110 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 9
Clocktower Ventures is the venture arm of Clocktower Group, backing technology companies transforming financial services across consumer and enterprise fintech.
Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund connecting the US, Latin American, and global technology markets, investing in consumer internet and enterprise software companies.
Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) is an early-stage venture firm run by experienced operators that invests in and helps build fintech startups.
Atlantico is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies in Latin America and beyond, and publishes annual reports on the region's digital transformation.
Acre Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing in companies driving fundamental change in food and agriculture to improve human and environmental health.
Across Capital Partners is a growth equity firm backing emerging software companies across the Americas, providing capital along with operational support, customer and partner introductions, and geographic expansion assistance.
Ravelin Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm focused on companies operating in critical industries.
Firms observed investing alongside MAYA Capital Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with MAYA Capital Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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