Sur Ventures
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Investment thesis
Sur operates as a hybrid builder and investor, primarily backing technology companies. On the building side it creates ventures such as a Colombian mobile carrier, Bitcoin computation infrastructure, and privacy-preserving AI. Its investment portfolio spans crypto and web3 (wallets, blockchain security, MEV mitigation), fintech and lending across Latin America, climate and clean energy (direct air capture, wildfire prevention, water risk), developer tools, AI, gaming, and consumer businesses. Sur also allocates to other funds focused on web3, climate, crypto, and early-stage Latin America, and supports non-profit and regenerative agriculture initiatives, reflecting a broad, opportunistic and often Latin America-connected mandate.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 35 of 49 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×13AI & Machine Learning ×11Fintech ×10Climate Tech ×7Developer Tools ×6Consumer ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Deep Tech ×5
HQs:United States×12Argentina×4Mexico×2Spain×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
University of Buenos Aires ×8Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires ×3Universidad Torcuato Di Tella ×3Escuela Tecnica ORT ×2ORT Argentina ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Economics ×7Engineering ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Design & Architecture ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 34 founders with career history
Core Security Technologies ×3Boss Consulting SA ×2ITBA ×2TechTrek ×2Uber ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 33 with degree data)
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 14 dated
Satellogic provides geospatial imagery and Earth Observation data from its satellite constellation, and runs programs that supply free imagery and developer resources to researchers, academic institutions, and humanitarian agencies.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodSpace Tech
Emiliano Kargieman(CEO & Founder)inGerardo Richarte(CAO & Founder (Chief Architect Officer))inRick Dunn(CFO)inAlan Kharsansky(CTO)inJeff Kerridge(SVP, Global Sales)inLorri Kohler(SVP, Operations)
Co-investorsCrunchFundDraper CygnusJazzya InvestmentsKluz VenturesMONASHEESNXTP+4 more
Asaak provides financing solutions for small and medium enterprises in Africa, with a focus on vehicle financing for ride-hailing and logistics operators.
B2B MarketplacesFintech
Co-investors500 GlobalFounders Factory AfricaHOF CapitalResolute VenturesWhite Paper Capital
Borderless Capital is a blockchain-focused investment firm that provides venture capital, strategic guidance, and ecosystem connectivity to Web3 projects.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSolana FoundationUnion Square Ventures (USV)
BurnBot builds purpose-built, remotely controlled machines and services for wildfire mitigation, fuels management, vegetation control, and timber operations.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
Waleed Haddad(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAnukool Lakhina(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesConvective CapitalDBL PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Ecosystem Integrity FundHAWKTAIL+8 more
Creizer provides flexible credit lines to online sellers in Mexico, with repayment terms tied to sales performance.
E-commerceFintechMexico City, MX
Emiliano Musalem(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatoraVentureCarabela
Crystal Computing is an AI research organization focused on developing efficient and reasoning-based language models.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Customer.io offers a customer engagement platform with a visual workflow builder and AI features for building automated, cross-channel marketing and transactional messaging journeys across email, push, in-app, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, and webhooks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Colin Nederkoornin
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalEarl Grey CapitalKima VenturesKnockout CapitalOregon Venture FundPortland Seed Fund+5 more
David Energy builds technology to enable electricity grids powered by 100% clean, renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US
James McGinniss(Executive Officer, Director)inAhmed Salman(Executive Officer)inBrian Maxwell(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesCathay InnovationDesigner FundEqual VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalJetstream+6 more
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Decentraland is a decentralized virtual world platform where users can socialize, create, and explore using blockchain technology.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsBlockchain AssetsCogitent VenturesDeepTech VenturesDigital Currency GroupFabric VenturesHashed
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Exactly Protocol is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol offering fixed and variable interest rates for depositing and borrowing crypto assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsNXTPNewtopia VC
Fairgate is a Bitcoin infrastructure company that builds technologies for scalable computation and verifiable off-chain execution on Bitcoin, including BitVMX and Bit2, a clearing and coordination layer for autonomous systems.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep TechBuenos Aires, AR
Jonatan Altszul(Co-founder & CEO)inSergio Lerner(Co-founder & CTO)inAriel Futoransky(Co-founder & CSO)in
Forta provides onchain security and compliance monitoring through a firewall platform that detects and prevents malicious transactions, smart contract exploits, and compliance risks for teams building blockchain applications.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CapitalCollider VenturesDigital Currency GroupNIV+4 more
Found Energy develops rechargeable metal fuels, specifically aluminum-based fuels, for industrial applications that cannot be reached by electrification, offering cost-parity alternatives to fossil fuels for heat and power generation.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBoston, US
Peter Godart(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTulay Farra(Director)Gadi Ruschin(Director)
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationCollaborative FundGiTV, Inc.Good Growth CapitalJ-ImpactKOMPAS VC+1 more
Goin is a personal finance app that lets users connect their bank accounts (via PSD2), save money automatically, buy and sell over 50 cryptocurrencies, and earn rewards such as automatic cashback and discounted gift cards at over 1,000 brands.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
David Riudor(Founder)in
Co-investorsCiveta InvestmentJazzya InvestmentsMyelin VCTheVentureCity
Grandata operates an intelligence platform that integrates and analyzes large volumes of anonymous digital and physical data signals, sourced partly through partnerships with telecommunications providers, to produce market and consumer insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Mateo, US
Mat Travizano(Chairman)inNicolás Goulu(CEO)in
Co-investorsNXTPStreamlined Ventures
Team Heretics is an esports organization with competitive teams in games such as Valorant and Brawl Stars, producing gaming and entertainment content and selling branded merchandise.
E-commerceGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAcurio Ventures
Humand AI is an internal communications and human resources platform that automates manual processes, answers employee questions instantly, and provides real-time data for organizational decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Benenzon(Founder)inGeronimo Maspero(Founder)inDiego Benenzon(Director)
BoardHernan Kazah(Director)inEric Kim(Director)
Co-investorsJazzya InvestmentsKaszek VenturesMyelin VCY CombinatorGoodwater CapitalNewtopia VC
BigID provides cookie consent management and tracker discovery tools that help organizations identify, classify, and enforce tracking technologies across web properties while maintaining compliance with global privacy regulations including GDPR, CPRA, and others.
Enterprise Software
Co-investorsNewtopia VC
Jetstream is a venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed startups, focusing on founders building companies in health, wealth, and resilience sectors.
San Francisco, US
Tommy Leep(Founder & Managing Partner)
Co-investorsalphabet angelsKfund
Latitude provides monitoring and debugging tools for AI agents in production, analyzing conversation sessions to identify failures and automatically dispatching coding agents to implement fixes.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
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
Marcelo Cavazzoli(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana Ventures+10 more
MaC VC is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building transformative, category-defining companies across technology, entertainment, and finance sectors.
Sector Agnostic
Marlon Nichols(Managing General Partner)in
Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies FundAtento CapitalFin CapitalMaC Venture Capital
Magic provides an API for embedded wallet creation, transaction signing, and onchain automation, serving developers and applications building on blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSan Francisco, US
Jaemin J(Founder)
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCCoinFundDigital Currency GroupPlaceholder VCEarl Grey CapitalGTMfund+2 more
Michroma uses industrial biotechnology and fermentation to produce natural food colorants, offering an alternative to petrochemical-derived synthesis, plant extraction, and animal-based ingredients.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechNew Materials
Ricky Cassini(Co-founder)inMauricio Braia(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBoro CapitalGRIDXPortfoliaSiddhi CapitalSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALBe8 Ventures+3 more
Newtopia VC is a Latin American venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups from idea to product-market fit, providing pre-seed and seed funding along with hands-on mentorship and network access.
Mariano Mayer(Managing Partner)inPato Jutard(Partner)
Co-investorsXeibo Ventures
Noya converts existing industrial equipment such as cooling towers into carbon dioxide capture systems, lowering the initial investment and deployment time required for direct air capture operations.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Santos(Founder)inDaniel Cavero(Founder)inJoshua Santos-Heard(Co-Founder & CEO (Chief Carbon Removal Officer))Daniel Cavero Rodriguez(Co-Founder & CTO)
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BoardAndrew Clare(Director)inFred Wilson(Director)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalOpen Opportunity FundUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y Combinator+2 more
Platform empowering Hispanic web3 gaming community through content creation, quests and esports
Nico del Pino(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesArca FundsBitkraft Esports VenturesCultur3 CapitalEmfarsisTheVentureCity+2 more
A Mexican fintech company offering an API for verifying income and employment records.
Fintech
Pierre Delarroqua(Founder)inJosé Carlos Aguilar(Founder)inAntoine Nguyen Hong DucJosé Carlos Aguilar Rincón
Co-investors500 GlobalGG CapitalKima VenturesNido VenturesStartupsGilgamesh Ventures
Reloadly provides an API and dashboard platform for businesses to send digital payouts and rewards, including mobile top-ups, gift cards, and digital content, to users and customers.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsDraper B1Faraday Venture PartnersTheVentureCity
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlumni Ventures+35 more
Rewilder is a crypto-native non-profit that coordinates the global purchase of land for wildlife conservation using blockchain technology.
Climate TechCrypto & Web3Impact & Social Good
BoardManuel Araoz(Director)Mat Travizano(Director)Juan Trouilh(Director)
Sensei Node is a blockchain infrastructure provider offering node management and staking services for organizations and entrepreneurs across Latin America.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechBuenos Aires, AR
Pablo Larguia(CEO)inJesus Chitty(CTO)in
Co-investorsBorderless VentureSPiCE VCNewtopia VC
Utoppia is a neobank app that uses stablecoins to let users send USD internationally with zero fees, pay for local services at competitive exchange rates, and grow their balance through an in-app investment account.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechMountain View, US
Stefano Angeli(Founder)in
Co-investorsXYZ Venture Capital
Waterplan provides a platform that assesses water risk for industrial and consumer goods companies by combining operational data with satellite imagery, then recommends mitigation strategies ranging from infrastructure upgrades to ecosystem-based approaches.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jose Ignacio Galindo(Founder)inNicolas Wertheimer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCemex VenturesCool Climate CollectiveEcho River CapitalGiant Ventures Global LlpJetstream+7 more
WattCarbon provides measurement, verification, and certification infrastructure for demand-side energy programs, including meter-level M&V, an hourly energy attribute certificate (EAC) registry, and an API.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyLafayette, US
McGee Young(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsCity LightJetstreamKeiki CapitalCerulean VenturesTrue Ventures
OpenZeppelin provides smart contract libraries, security audits, and operational tooling for onchain finance across major blockchains.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Demian Brener(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesContinue CapitalDigital Currency GroupDraft Ventures LlcFabric VenturesIDEO CoLab Ventures+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BeloGetglobyMediamelOlyverseSugarSur FarmsTechnitaiVolt CapitalWOM
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitionsSatellogicNASDAQ: SATLGrandataacq. by Evertec
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Jetstream · infotechlead.com · Sep 3, 2026
Muni · nuveen.com · Aug 17, 2026
MaC Venture Capital · techfundingnews.com · Aug 11, 2026
Satellogic · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 9, 2026
Replit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Customerio · pulse2.com · Jul 1, 2026
Newtopia VC · alleywatch.com · Mar 2, 2026
Michroma · futureisfungi.org · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sur Ventures made?
- Sur Ventures has 49 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sur Ventures invest at?
- Sur Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What is Sur Ventures's typical check size?
- Sur Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $700K.
- What sectors does Sur Ventures focus on?
- Sur Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Energy, Fintech, Gaming, Space Tech.
- Does Sur Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Sur Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Sur Ventures co-invest with?
- Sur Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Digital Currency Group, TheVentureCity, among 154 tracked co-investors.
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