# Alsea

> Alsea is a VC fund in Mexico City backing Restaurants and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/72262/
- Website: http://www.alsea.com.mx/

Alsea is a VC fund in Mexico City focused on Restaurants and SaaS. Alsea operates quick service, coffee shop, casual dining, and family dining restaurants. Its brand portfolio comprises Domino’s Pizza, Starbucks, Burger King, Chili’s Grill & Bar, California Pizza Kitchen, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Italianni's, Vips, El Portón, Foster’s Hollywood, Cañas y Tapas, LAVACA, and Archie´s. Thecompany is also involved in the purchase, import, transportation, storage, and distribution of frozen, refrigerated, and dry food products; and factoring and financial leasing activities.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Alsea. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Alsea. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/alsea?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Restaurants | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Hotel | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alberto Torrado Martínez | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberto-torrado-martnez |
| Federico Tejado Bárcena | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alsea Europe | Alsea Europe is the operator of quick-service restaurants, coffee shops, casual and family dining establishments. | $128.5M | Private Equity | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Brightloom | Brightloom provides a cloud-based software as a service platform that weaves digital solutions into the entire guest experience. | $30.5M | Corporate Round | Jul 22, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Alia Capital Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- M.H. Alshaya Co. — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bain Capital Credit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sankaty-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tao Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tao-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Valor Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alsea invest in?

Alsea invests primarily in Restaurants, SaaS and Hotel startups, most often at Private Equity and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alsea?

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### Who are the partners at Alsea?

The team at Alsea includes Alberto Torrado Martínez (Founder) and Federico Tejado Bárcena (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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