Top 10 Angel Investors in Venezuela in January 2026
A list of 10 angel investors that invest in startups based in Venezuela. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in companies from Venezuela. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Angel Investors in Venezuela in January 2026
| Investor | Venezuela investments |
|---|---|
| Justin Mateen | 1 |
| Blaine Vess | 1 |
| Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 1 |
| Nate Matherson | 1 |
| Humberto Hernandez | 1 |
| Elisa Bustamante | 1 |
| Elisa Bustamante | 1 |
| Munir F. Jiwani | 1 |
| Rafael Solbas | 1 |
| Ross Lipson | 1 |
Justin Mateen is the Cofounder and former CMO of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. In 2021, and 2022 Business Insider ranked Mateen as the best early stage investor in the US, placing him at the number 1 spot on the top 100 list of US Seed Investors both years. In 2020, Forbes included Mateen on their list of the decade's top10 tech entrepreneurs. Fast Company has listed him as one of the most creative people in business.Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Mexico, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Mason America, Inc. — Mason is the device innovation platform for product leaders who dare to deliver the next innovation in their field.
- Urbanic — Urbanic is a fashion brand that sells products online.
- Hidden Studios — Hidden Studios develops and advertises Fortnite Creative games, with 100M+ plays monthly. The company collaborated with prominent brands and creators, including Skydance, Snoop Dogg, and CaseOh, to deliver engaging gaming experiences. Hidden Studios maintains an active presence on YouTube, sharing content related to their Fortnite Creativeendeavors.
Blaine Vess is the Founder of Immeasurable. He previously worked at Solve as a Co-Founder and CEO. Blaine Vess attended San Jose State University.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an investor and bestselling author who was an early employee at Twitter. Named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company and called “The Woman Who Got the Pope on Twitter” by Wired, she is the author of nine books that have been translated into 12 languages. She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanfordand Oxford. Currently she is a Scout for Kleiner Perkins focused on Latin America and an Advisor for Antler Global. Previously she was a partner at a fund in Latin America.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Brazil, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Vaas — Software
- Portão 3 — Porta 3 is a travel management platform for businesses that provides reservations for flights, hotels, cars, and insurance. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Uberlândia, MG.
- Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
Nate Matherson is the Co-founder/CEO of Positional. Positional is a toolset for content teams to scale their content channels faster and drive more traffic from organic search.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, Mexico
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- DryMerge — AI agents that constantly monitor your email, calendar, and calls to keep your CRM updated with every detail.
- ParadeDB — ParadeDB is an open source, ACID-compliant search and analytics database. Built on Postgres for update-heavy workloads.
- Assembly HOA — Modernizing HOA management through advanced automation and transparency for streamlined community governance.
Humberto Hernandez
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Investment focus
- Education, Secondary Education
- Seed
- Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- Dawere International, Inc. — We are an accredited and affordable online school currently focused on secondary education. Our students are Latin Americans that can’t or don’t want to go to a traditional face-to-face school to obtain a high school diploma.Governments, multilateral organizations, NGOs and sport clubs use our service because of our adherence to the most rigorousquality standards and the flexibility of our self-paced, proprietary, asynchronous education platform.
Elisa Bustamante
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Big Data, Logistics
- Seed
- Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- Vikua — Vikua® is harnessing the power of technology to change the UrbanTech industry, especially in the intermediate cities of the world target. By providing a SaaS Urban Services management platform, called URBO®, complimented by our Sinapsis® IoT devices and AI algorithms, we are able to dynamically respond to the conditions of city living and improvethe efficiency of urban assets. Delivered on a game changer B2G model, our city clients are able to access innovation, scale their operational capacities and integrate all the stakeholders in the city to generate a positive impact in the quality of life.
Elisa Bustamante
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Big Data, Logistics
- Seed
- Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- Vikua — Vikua® is harnessing the power of technology to change the UrbanTech industry, especially in the intermediate cities of the world target. By providing a SaaS Urban Services management platform, called URBO®, complimented by our Sinapsis® IoT devices and AI algorithms, we are able to dynamically respond to the conditions of city living and improvethe efficiency of urban assets. Delivered on a game changer B2G model, our city clients are able to access innovation, scale their operational capacities and integrate all the stakeholders in the city to generate a positive impact in the quality of life.
Mr. Jiwani has over two decades of experience in investing across various sectors. Select investments consists of Cardtronics (NYSE:CATM), Paintzen (aquired by PPG), Instabet, Redwood Materials, Yummy, Rappi, Djamo, Constant Credit and Pigeon loans .Mr. Jiwani has participated in over 65 deals with primary focus on companies coming out ofIncubation Programs (Y Combinator, Techstars etc.) or Alumni Networks (Stanford, NYU, Berkley)
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Investment focus
- Consumer, Internet, Logistics
- Series A
- Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- Yummy — Superapp of Venezuela & Quick Commerce for LATAM
Rafael Solbas
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Investment focus
- Pre-Seed
- Venezuela
Portfolio highlights
- MotoGo — MotoGo: subscription-based motorcycles powered by AI, automation, and GPS tech. Seamless, scalable, and efficient urban mobility for LATAM.
Ross Lipson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dutchie, a leading cannabis technology platform that powers dispensary operations, provides consumers with safe and easy access to products, and supports the societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world. Founded in 2017, Dutchie works with over 5000 dispensaries across North America, facilitatingover $14b in annual sales. Prior to founding Dutchie, Ross was the Co-Founder and CEO of GrubCanada, Canada’s first online food ordering service. GrubCanada was acquired by Just Eat in 2012.
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Investment focus
- Logistics, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Series A
- United States, Mexico, India
Portfolio highlights
- Kyte — Kyte delivers rental cars straight to your door. We deliver and pick up the vehicle. No lines, no paperwork, freedom to explore. Fully flexible. Book today!
- Float — Float helps you manage cashflow and gives you the credit your business needs to cover operational costs like payroll, inventory, or even marketing expenses.
- Filo — Filo, Edtech, transactional learning model by online tutors available for students in less than 60 seconds. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.filo.student&hl=en&gl=US
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