# Top 20 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Mexico in June 2026 ## Ryan Simonetti - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Retail Ryan Simonetti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Convene. He previously worked at Gramercy Capital Corp as a Vice President. Ryan attended Villanova University. ## Kevin Carter - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Retail, Wellness Kevin Carter is the Founder and General Partner of Night Capital. He previously worked at SV Angel as a General Partner. Kevin Carter attended Santa Clara University. ## Steve Salis - Type: Angel - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Restaurants, Retail, Software Steve Salis is the Chairman and CEO of SIZZLE Acquisition and founder and CEO of Salis Holdings. ## Manolo Atala - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Manolo has built several high-impact companies in the eCommerce ecosystem, as well as SaaS. Prior to FairPlay, Manolo was Partner & COO for Mountain Nazca, a Venture Capital Firm based in Mexico with focus on high-impact investments through Latin America & abroad. He was Co-founder of Pulpomatic, the first Fleet Management Technologycompany in Latin America and Europe. He served as Managing Director in Groupon México, which later took the operation of its subsidiary in Puerto Rico, remaining as Regional SVP – North Latam. He is an active angel investor in companies like Cornershop, Liftit, Justo, Kavak, Instafit, among others. ## Geoffrey KALISH - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: AgTech, Seafood, Biotechnology Mr. Kalish is a Partner & Chief Operating Officer at Aquiline Capital Partners.Previously, Mr. Kalish was also the Founder and Managing Director at Venturion Capital. He has served on the boards of numerous financial services companies in Europe and the US. He holds a history degree from Columbia and a masters degree in public policy fromHarvard. ## Darian Shirazi - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Darian Shirazi is the Managing Partner of Gradient. ## Francisco Medina - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Retail, Payments Francisco Medina is the Chairman at Grupo Fame. ## Iñaki Arrola - Type: Angel - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Iñaki Arrola founded coches.com as entrepreneur in 2003. He invested as BA during some years and raised two funds. Vitamina K in 2011 and in 2016 K Fund. ## Immad Akhund - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Immad Akhund is the CEO and Founder of Mercury. ## Jeff Horing - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Jeff Horing is based out of New York, New York and is the Managing Director of Insight Partners. Jeff previously worked at E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co as a Team Member. Jeff Horing attended the University of Pennsylvania. ## Kyle Lui - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce Kyle Lui has 2 current jobs as General Partner at Bling Capital and Investor at Chia Network. Additionally, Kyle Lui has had 6 past jobs including Series B Investor at Amber Group. He attended Harvard Business School and the University of California, Berkeley. ## Mattia Astori - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SMS Mattia Astori - Director @ Wefunder ## Chris Thomas - Type: Angel - Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Automotive Chris Thomas is a co-founder and partner of Assembly Ventures.Prior to Assembly Ventures he co-founded the Detroit Mobility Lab and the Michigan Mobility Institute. Previous to this, Chris co-founded Fontinalis Partners and for over a decade worked to build it into one of the premier investment firms in next-generation mobility. While atFontinalis he served as a Board Member for nuTonomy (acquired by Aptiv in October 2017) and Karamba Security, and as a Board Observer at ParkMe (acquired by INRIX in September 2015), Parkmobile (acquired by BMW in January 2018), Life360 (IPO in May 2019), Ouster and SmartKargo. Prior to Fontinalis Chris served in the U.S. Army as a Communications Officer in the U.S. and Iraq. Before joining the military, Chris worked as an Investment Banker at UBS within its Technology and Energy groups in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Chris acts as a Senior Advisor to the COMMIT Foundation and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100 expert panel. He is also a Co-Owner of Buddy's Pizza, the birthplace of original Detroit-style pizza, and an avid angel investor. Chris has previously advised a number of mobility startups around the globe; served as the Chairman of Read to a Child, a national children’s literacy and mentoring nonprofit in the United States; and acted as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Personal Transportation Systems. Chris earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Yale School of Management. While at Yale he served on the Honor Committee and graduated with distinction in former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s seminar on Faith and Globalization. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and International Relations from Michigan State University. Chris is a resident of the City of Detroit where he lives with his wife and sons. He is a staunch advocate of connected communities, early childhood literacy, and the doctrine of the strenuous life. ## Angel Losada - Type: Angel - Location: Naucalpan, Mexico, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Retail, Payments Angel Alverde Losada is the Chief Executive Officer at Gigante Grupo Inmobiliario. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, a subsidiary of Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Universidad Iberoamericana and a Masters degree in Finance and Marketing From JL Kellog Graduate School ofManagement. ## Bob Goodman - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Robert Goodman is a general partner at Goodman served as a director at he joined Bessemer Venture Partners. He has also worked at Goodman holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from ## Michael Kleindl - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet Michael Kleindl is the Founder and Managing Partner of Collateral Good. He previously worked at Blue Horizon Ventures as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Michael Kleindl attended EBS University of Business and Law. ## Sophia Collier - Type: Angel - Location: Sausalito, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Delivery Sophia Collier is a Principal at Point Reyes Management, LLC. ## Alan Rutledge - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Alan Rutledge ## Robert Stavis - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Robert Michael Stavis is based out of Larchmont, New York and is the Partner of Bessemer Venture Partners. Robert previously worked at NewSchools Venture Fund as a Director. Robert Stavis attended the University of Pennsylvania. ## Edward Lando - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Edward Lando is the founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a co-founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School.