Top 5 Marketplace Startup Investors in Puerto Rico (October 2026)

We are an early-stage focused Venture Capital and Startup advisory firm. We support and invest in entrepreneurs with the passion, drive and focus needed for success

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Art, Music
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Geography: United States, Argentina, Spain

Investor stats

Total investments: 16
Round size: Seed $10k–$54k; Pre-Seed $54k–$70k
Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

Wirelane — Driven by the mission "We empower people to move towards a clean future", Wirelane has been designing sustainable mobility since 2016 and is developing innovative complete solutions for the construction, operation, and marketing of charging infrastructure. Wirelane provides its customers with all the necessary service modules, rangingfrom cutting-edge charging technology to a digital management and billing platform, as well as comprehensive installation and operation services.
Flashcookie — Flashcookie is an on-demand merchandise for independent artists based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Solve Therapeutics — Solve Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops Antibody Drug Conjugate and Bispecific Therapeutics. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Belmont, California.

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J. Hunt Holdings is an investment holding company that provides funds for early stage ventures. It is specialized in both domestic and international projects and investments.The company invests between $100,000 and $1,100,000 in five key industry categories, including investment services, portfolio management, accounting, and financial solutions.Mainly focused on the technology and telecommunications sectors, it also invests in the video and sensing, data center management, social media, data security, and other sectors.J. Hunt Holdings is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Venture - Series Unknown
Geography: United States, India, Brazil

Investor stats

Total investments: 112
Round size: Seed $300k–$3.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$23M
Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

Luminoah — Discover Luminoah Flow, the world's smallest enteral nutrition delivery system designed for your active lifestyle. Empower your nutrition journey today.
Cloverleaf AI — Cloverleaf AI turns 1.5 million government meetings into early buying signals, so you reach buyers before the RFP. Government sales intelligence for B2G sellers.
Apira Technologies — Apira Technologies provides a persona platform that enables users to pilot photorealistic avatars and scenes over desktop video conference systems and streaming platforms.

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Lightning Ventures is an exclusively Bitcoin focused network of investors, operators, and developers, dedicated to supporting Lightning Network adoption worldwide

Investment focus

Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Canada, France

Investor stats

Total investments: 61
Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $250k–$2.8M; Series A $6M–$15M
Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

JAN3 — JAN3 provides technologies and solutions for individuals, enterprises, and nation-states to prepare for the future built on Bitcoin.
Vida — Vida is the AI Agent Operating System for enterprises. Build, deploy, and manage AI agents that call, text, email, and chat at scale with no-code tools.
OrdinalsBot — We make it easy to inscribe ordinals. Like, really easy.

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BR Squared Ventures is committed in investing in early-stage startups in both the blockchain and social impact technology sectors. We may also invest in moonshot startups.Only in those we recognize as game-changers in any market or industry. We believe winning startups are led by founders who can show us, not tell us, their passion, grit, andinspiring determination. These are elements we value highly to assess probabilities of founders to successfully execute their cool idea. Whether from idea-stage to early-stage MVP, or early-stage to exit.

Investment focus

Industry: Web3, Software, Web Apps
Stage:Pre-Seed
Geography: Puerto Rico

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Hallo Helper — At Hallo Technologies, we build on-demand technology for the future of On-demand work and Home Life. Our Innovative App-based Platform is Built to leverage the best of: 1. Instant Gratification benefits of On-demand apps (ride-share apps, airbnb, handy, taskrabbit...) 2. Easy Buying experience of Mobile-friendly Marketplaces (amazon app, etsy,alibaba...) 3. Peer to Peer gig economy connection, Hyperlocal community building, and trusted reviews of Social Apps (FB, Insta, LinkedIn, yelp, foursquare...)What makes us different? Problem: Sites or Apps Today For On-Demand Services & On-Demand Work Follow Either A Bidding-Style, Classifieds-Style, Or Niched Vertical Framework. Apps Give 1-2 Service Per App, Leaving Users A Multi-Step Booking Experience & Limiting Transaction Volumes.We Believe In Creating A Sustainable On-Demand Economy By Democratizing Access Between Customers And Workers. Hallo Helper Apps Restructure The Marketplace For The On-Demand Economy.—Fostering Democratization of Access to on-demand work. —Creating mass adoption for a more convenient lifestyle of getting On-demand Services* (services you can have when and where you want). —Scalable to any market-size, globally. —Built with auto-adaptive functionalities to every type of community & consumer demand. Our Purpose is to remove as many obstacles for every service provider or gig worker to earn extra. At the same time, augmenting the way customers book to be more Efficient, Instantaneous, and Simple.—Our platform is positioned as the all-in-one marketplace app for all on-demand services. —Surpassing the efficiency, affordability, & inclusive technology of all existing competitors.We Offer More For Customers & Providers, regardless of the language they speak. —Through our On-demand Apps, Native english speakers can now book services of Native Spanish Speakers, and vice versa. —Creating new transactions in the cross-lingual space —Ending Language Barriers for On-demand Service Transactions. Through our Proprietary Technology, We are creating a future with a more Accessible, Simple, Inclusive, & Affordable Platform for the post-pandemic On-demand workforce and consumers.

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