# Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in Mexico in June 2026 ## The Ark Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services The Ark Fund provides networked capital to talented entrepreneurs at an early stage: when most needed. Investment at this stage helps finance working capital, helps validate the business during or after an acceleration or incubation program, allows entrepreneurs to reach initial customers, validate their market and to measure value, with the goalto prepare them for their next investment round.Latin America boasts two of the biggest emerging economies in the world, a 500M spanish-speaking population and a $5 trillion economy. The region offers a tremendous opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs to create the next big thing that will change our world. Angels play an important role in helping to create these successes.By providing structured access to dealflow, investment training and community, The Ark provides high-net worth individuals and professional investors with a gateway to this transformative opportunity. The Ark enables opportunity to lead innovation and transformation of industries and economies. TheArk has built a collaborative funding ecosystem, providing investment training through active funding in extraordinary startups. We challenge ourselves to be better and challenge humanity to be better. ## Investo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services Investo is a seed capital firm that invests both financial and intellectual capital in technology startups. The firm offers founders 24/7 access to advice and helps scale businesses, as well as provide key talent that may be needed. Inveseto provides guidance, talent and capital so game-changing companies can scale. ## Nazca Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, FinTech Revolutionary Empowerment for Founders in Latin America. ## Sequoia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We help the daring build We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. companies. ## DILA Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services DILA Capital is a Mexico City-based VC Firm that fosters the growth of Mexican entrepreneurs and Start-Up Companies. By offering equity investments, debt financing and guidance, DILA strives to add value to our invested companies and entrepreneurs. In addition to our vast entrepreneur network, knowledge of the Mexican market and experience of ourpartners. ## Kaszek - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software We are tech entrepreneurs partnering with the most extraordinary founders in Latin America. ## IGNIA - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Pedro, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet IGNIA's start-up advice. Anytime. Anywhere. ## Bullpen Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Bullpen is a venture capital fund that invests post-seed capital into early stage companies. ## Angel Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Founded in 2008, AV is one of the most active and influential Mexican VC firms in Latin America. The Firm invests in early-stage to early-growth companies by becoming a leading Series Seed and Series A investor in startups that drive innovative business models tailored for the Latin American market. ## Orbelin Pineda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. Part of the Mexican National Team. ## Rafael Baca - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Redwood Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce Redwood Capital Partners is a forward-thinking asset manager with deep expertise in venture capital, private equity, and investment banking. We give investors access to high-return opportunities, partnering with visionary entrepreneurs and transformative companies across a wide range of industries. ## Nigel Eccles - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Blockchain, E-Commerce Nigel Eccles, CEO and co-founder of Flick, an esports/gaming focused screen share application. Previously Nigel was the CEO and co-founder of FanDuel a fantasy sports application. ## Travis Kelce - Type: Angel - Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Water, Sports Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). ## Kevin Hale - Type: Angel - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Kevin Hale was a partner at Y Combinator. He worked with their portfolio companies on user experience design, product development and customer support. In 2006, he co-founded Wufoo, which was one of the earliest Y Combinator funded startups. The online form builder was later acquired by SurveyMonkey. He attended ## North Base Media - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Digital Media, Publishing, Advertising NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal. ## NXTP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology Founded in 2011, NXTP was one of the early investors in B2B unicorns in Latin America, such as Nuvemshop, Mural, Auth0, Frete.com, and Betterfly. Based across offices in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, and Argentina, NXTP invests checks ranging from $500,000 to $5 million in startups at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. NXTP principally supportsfounders in four B2B verticals: Cloud & SaaS, FinTech, E-Commerce Enablers, and B2B Marketplaces. The fund has backed more than 130 startups, raising over $2 billion in additional capital, and has co-invested alongside funds such as a16z, Greylock, Tiger Global, and Greenoaks. It boasts a portfolio of 6 unicorns and 32 exits. NXTP has a Latin American network not only to identify the region’s best entrepreneurs but also to help them expand their operations to other countries. NXTP's main goal is to help companies move to the next level, demonstrate a viable and scalable business, and be part of that growth process. NXTP has over 400 experts to assist companies in addressing operational challenges in different segments. ## Startup Studio Monterrey - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Mobile ## Elias Hernández - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player, ## Redwood Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Software Industry-agnostic venture capital fund investing in tech startups with high growth and scalability potential. ## Genesis Capital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series C - Focus: Mobile, Finance, Apps Founded in 2015, Genesis Capital Ventures is a seed- and early-stage fund based in Guadalajara, Mexico. ## Oso Trava - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Audio, Credit Oso Trava ## Courtside Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Software Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs. ## Zac Bookman - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Zac is the CEO of OpenGov, the "GovTech" cloud software leader. OpenGov has raised $200 million in capital from Andreessen Horowitz and other venture funds and powers more than 1000 cities, counties, and state agencies across the United States. Before co-founding OpenGov, Zac served as Advisor to U.S. Army General H.R. McMaster on theAnti‑Corruption Task Force at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He previously practiced trial litigation at Keker, Van Nest & Peters in San Francisco, and served as law clerk to the Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Zac studied corruption in Mexico as a Fulbright Fellow and has taught American Government at San Quentin Prison. He holds a JD from the Yale Law School, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and graduated valedictorian from the University of Maryland. Zac serves on the board of and as advisor to various technology companies and funds, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the YPO. He has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, and San Francisco and Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40. ## Zoma Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Denver, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Education, Software, Energy Zoma Capital invests in a wide range of market-based sustainable solutions addressing environmental and social challenge. It invests in a broad range of market-based sustainable solutions advancing energy, water, and regional economic resiliency in Chile and Colorado. Its global investment portfolio spans multiple asset classes and sectors withan emphasis on addressing environmental and social challenges. ## 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 (53) is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Collateral Good Ventures, a Swiss-based climate-first Venture Capital platform. Collateral Good seeks to transform the existing food, food waste, fashion, packaging and building systems towards a sustainable future through technological innovations and partnering with best-in-classentrepreneurial teams. Doing Collateral Good is the essence of what we do.Michael has been a successful entrepreneur and venture capital investor for many years. His track record includes 2 IPOs, and numerous exits of invested startups to prestigious buyers such RTL (Antena 3), Amazon, Axel Springer AG, Deutsche Post DHL, Just Eat, Pernod Ricard, Michelin and Unified Post Group, amongst others. In addition, he has been serving as a board member of various public companies.Michael holds a university degree in Business Administration from the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, (Germany) and completed a 2-year management-training program in one of Germany´s most prominent public banking institutions. He is married to a wonderful woman and has four kids. He lives in Zürich, Switzerland and enjoys all kinds of outdoor sports.Co-founder and CEO of AdLINK Internet Media AG, which he took public in 2000, being the youngest CEO of any German IPO and public company at the time.As a Business Angel investor or a VC investor with Seaya Ventures, Michael has successfully invested in and exited companies such as Zanox.de AG to Axel Springer AG, Europe’s largest media company; United MailSolutions AG to Experian Ltd, one of the world’s largest marketing services company; Buy VIP S.L. to Amazon Inc., the world largest ecommerce company; Adcloud GmbH to Deutsche Post DHL Group, Germany’s largest corporate company; Smartclip to Adconion Media Group, a globally leading digital marketing company; first Sindelantal Spain and afterwards Sindelantal Mexico to Just Eat Inc., Bodeboca to Pernor Ricard and Crossinx to Unifiedpost Group amongst others.Currently active as a partner at KOMM Investment and Collateral Good Ventures, two Zurich based VC firms that invest globally in sustainability, mainly in food tech and sustainable materials.His current Tech portfolio includes leading companies in digital marketing, deep tech and fintech. ## Mercedes Bent - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Apps, Financial Services Mercedes Bent is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in the Bay Area. Previously she served as an executive at a VR startup and a General Manager at General Assembly (acquired, 2018) where she oversaw a multi-million dollar business line. She has an MBA and a Masters in Education from Stanford University andan AB from Harvard University. She serves as a board member for the non-profit Birthright AFRICA and in her free time she enjoys off-roading in her Jeep. She is an African American of Bermudian, Grenadian, and Colombian heritage and was named a 40 under 40 for Tech Diversity. ## Miguel Layún - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## KF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Marketplace, FinTech, E-Commerce KF Ventures is a seed and early stage fund. ## FundersClub - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology FundersClub focuses on Seed and early stage investments. Investments include Coinbase, Instacart, Flexport, Le Tote, Teespring, Memebox, GitLab.FundersClub is the world's first online venture capital platform. Backed by Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Spark Capital, Intel Capital, Draper, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, and more;FundersClub Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in the United States. ## Precursor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in North America. The firm focuses on investments in B2B and B2C software applications and hardware. Precursor Ventures has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider. ## Sam Altman - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Sam Altman is the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI. He is a Partner of Apollo Projects. Altman was the president of Y Combinator. Sam attended Stanford University. ## StepStone Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: La Jolla, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Cyber Security StepStone Group provides investment solutions and advisory services focused on private markets. The company offers a range of products, including private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure investments. StepStone Group assists clients in developing tailored investment strategies that align with their specific goals and riskprofiles. Additionally, the firm delivers data analytics and market insights to enhance decision-making processes for investors. Through its comprehensive approach, StepStone Group supports clients in navigating the complexities of private market investments. ## Sebastian Mejia - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech Sebastian Mejia is the Co-Founder and President of Rappi. He previously worked as a Managing Director Business Development at Simpleshow. He attended Stanford University. ## Arrive - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech Arrive is Roc Nation's venture capital platform. Roc nation is a full-service management, music publishing, and entertainment company founded by JAY-Z. ## Dylan Field - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Dylan Field is the CEO and co-founder of Figma, a design and prototyping platform for teams that build products together. With the support of the Thiel Fellowship, Dylan dropped out of Brown University to start Figma with his TA, Evan Wallace. They built Figma on the web in the hopes of breaking down the barriers around the siloed design process.Dylan champions open, accessible design and believes such tools must evolve for a cloud-based, collaborative world. ## Kevin Durant - Type: Angel - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Sports Kevin Durant is a 12-year NBA veteran who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP; having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, two Olympic gold medals, two NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a ten-time NBA All-Star. Off the court, Durant is co-founder andpartner of Thirty Five Ventures. Thirty Five Ventures includes his diverse investment portfolio, including companies such as Postmates, Acorns, Overtime, & Coinbase; the media and creative development arm; and the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation.Projects under the Thirty Five Ventures umbrella include the sports business vertical “The Boardroom,” in partnership with ESPN, which examines the ins and outs of sports business and illuminates the world of sports far beyond what fans ordinarily see. Kevin also served as an executive producer on Fox Sports Films’ “Q Ball,” which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in Spring 2019. Upcoming projects include the scripted series “SWAGGER” with Imagine Entertainment and Apple. Last fall also saw the opening of The Durant Center in Suitland, Maryland, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s college pipeline program in conjunction with College Track. ## MANTIS Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, FinTech MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies. ## GAIN Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Jersey, Saint Patrick, Trinidad and Tobago - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Legal, FinTech, Computer We are an institutional-grade financial services franchise that provides global market access, clearing and execution, trading platforms and more. ## Sage Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Mobile, Medical Sage Venture Partners invests in early and gowth-stage startups across diverse industries. Sage Venture Partners typically invests with a close group of family offices and individuals and provides extensive guidance and management to portfolio companies. The firm backs entrepreneurs with proven track records and strong strategic vision. SageVenture Partners is founded and led by Frederick J. Warren. Before Sage Venture Partners, Mr. Warren co-founded Brentwood Associates, which became a leading venture capital investment firm on the West Coast. In 1984, he initiated and led Brentwood's formal entry into the leveraged buyout business and its evolution as a private equity investment firm. ## Soma Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders that focuses on software. It has invested seed in startups now worth over $60 billion combined including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School among others (20 unicorns) It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. ## Odell Beckham Jr. - Type: Angel - Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Snack Food, Financial Services Odell Beckham Jr. is a wide receiver who plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. ## Brayan Angulo - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Greylock - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Greylock Partners is a leading venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We are early partners of remarkable teams building companies that matter. ## César Azpilicueta - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Fantasy Sports, Gaming, Soccer César Azpilicueta Tanco is a professional footballer from Spain. ## Deciens Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Deciens is a venture capital firm that supports early-stage founders building the next generation of financial services. ## Nicolas Vikonis - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Jose Shabot Cherem - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Credit, Internet, Payments Jose Shabot Cherem ## Jorge Mazal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Audio, Podcast Jorge Mazal, CPO at Duolingo. ## Neil Thanedar - Type: Angel - Location: Flint, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Finance, Financial Services, Apps Neil Thanedar is the Founder and GP of Utopic Ventures and the Founder and Chairman of Labdoor and Air to All.Previously, Neil was the Founder and President of Avomeen Analytical Services, a chemical analysis and product development laboratory.He has also served as Senior Advisor to his father Shri Thanedar in his campaigns for Governor, StateRepresentative, and US Congress in Michigan.Neil graduated from the University of Michigan in 2010 with degrees in Molecular Biology and Business Administration.