# Alta Ventures Mexico

> Alta Ventures Mexico is a VC fund in Monterrey backing Software and FinTech. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monterrey, Mexico
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/alta-ventures-mexico
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/altaventures
- Website: http://www.altaventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AltaVenturesMexico

Alta Ventures Mexico is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by Paul Ahlstrom and Rogelio De los Santos in 2010; it is integrated by a trusted professional team with in-country and international investment and operational experience. With presence in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico; Lehi, Utah; and Bogota, Colombia, Alta seeks toinvest in Technology, SaaS, Mobile, Consumer, Healthcare, Non-Bank Finance, Clean Energy, Education and Security sectors.It provides funding in seed start-up, early and late venture, and growth equity-stage companies targeting innovative high-growth markets. The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $10 million, with an initial committed amount of $2 to $3 million in companies with enterprise values between $1 to $7 million. Alta's deep entrepreneurial culture and innovation conception expertise, allows it to capture value and accelerate its growth following a disciplined value creation process.In addition to delivering superior returns for investors, Alta is contributing to the establishment of industry best practices thus promoting world class innovation, entrepreneurship, new job creation and the globalization of its portfolio companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$2.5M |
| Series A | $1M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| FinTech | 3 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 10% |
| SaaS | 2 | 7% |
| Video | 2 | 7% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 33% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 13% |
| Convertible Note | 3 | 10% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 47% |
| Mexico | 5 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Ahlstrom | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-ahlstrom |
| Carl Adams | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-adams |
| Christian Aguirre | Associate | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-aguirre |
| Diego Serebrisky | Managing Director | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-serebrisky |
| Irene Woolsey | Office Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irene-woolsey |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angel Studios | Angel Studios is a entertainment company. | $42M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| kubo.financiero | Kubo.financiero is the only 100% digital regulated finance company in Mexico. It offers savings accounts, personal loans and term deposits to its clients. Kubo’s lean model allows for lower interest rates for borrowers and higher return rates for depositors and investors. Its innovative model and strategic approach aim to encourage a “multipliereffect” to generate and strengthen Mexico’s emerging middle class through customer-centered financial services. | $27.5M | Series B | Jun 24, 2021 |  |
| Converus | Converus provides scientifically validated credibility assessment technologies that help protect countries, corporations, and communities from corruption, crime, and threats. Today, Converus offers 3 main products.It has developed a technology called EyeDetect that detects deception by scanning the human eye in a non-invasive manner. Converusalso offers a product called IdentityDetect, a quick and simple web-based test or mobile app that can quickly verify a person’s identity. While it IntegrityDetect is a unique integrity-assessment test designed to replace the traditional integrity test. | $3.9M |  | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| kubo.financiero | Kubo.financiero is the only 100% digital regulated finance company in Mexico. It offers savings accounts, personal loans and term deposits to its clients. Kubo’s lean model allows for lower interest rates for borrowers and higher return rates for depositors and investors. Its innovative model and strategic approach aim to encourage a “multipliereffect” to generate and strengthen Mexico’s emerging middle class through customer-centered financial services. | $7.5M | Series A | Aug 04, 2016 |  |
| Clip | Clip is the leading commerce and digital payment platform that is empowering businesses in Mexico to interact and transact with its consumers more effectively through innovative technologies, best-in-class customer service, and the ability to accept all payment methods digitally. | $10.4M | Series A | Dec 07, 2015 |  |
| Mural | Mural is a collaborative intelligence company. The company connects teams to unlock their potential, increasing the innovation capacity of the enterprise. Mural creates a culture of effective collaboration, where everyone is connected, contributing, and empowered to deliver business-driving outcomes. | $500K | Seed | Oct 15, 2015 |  |
| Nuve | Nuve, a technology company, develops and delivers asset management and fraud prevention solutions. It offers a Web-based platform, which provides cargo anti-theft and container protection solutions, business rules, construction notification system, and fuel anti-theft system. Nuve serves cargo, construction, transportation and logistics, food andbeverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas business sectors worldwide. Antonio Arocha and Elom Tsogbe founded it on July 19, 2009, with its headquarters in Austin in Texas. | $1M | Series A | Apr 17, 2015 |  |
| Converus | Converus provides scientifically validated credibility assessment technologies that help protect countries, corporations, and communities from corruption, crime, and threats. Today, Converus offers 3 main products.It has developed a technology called EyeDetect that detects deception by scanning the human eye in a non-invasive manner. Converusalso offers a product called IdentityDetect, a quick and simple web-based test or mobile app that can quickly verify a person’s identity. While it IntegrityDetect is a unique integrity-assessment test designed to replace the traditional integrity test. | $1.4M |  | Nov 10, 2014 |  |
| Wanderu | Wanderu is a developer of a travel meta-search engine used to book inter-city buses and trains. It is the ground travel middle layer technology and multi-modal travel search in North America, with the mission of standardizing and centralizing bus, train, and ferry travel data to provide the most efficient travel planning and booking experience forits customers. | $5.6M | Series A | Nov 05, 2014 |  |
| Screenie | Screenie is the leading online digital interviewing and screening platform. It saves HR and hiring managers precious time, money, and resources through its video interviews. HR managers can view, rate, and share candidate profiles. No longer to schedule interview times, waste time with unqualified candidates, or try to remember standout applicantsfrom among the masses. |  | Convertible Note | Oct 31, 2014 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bamboo Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bamboo-capital-partners-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kickstart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickstart-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Marc Bell Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-bell-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/NXTP-Ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Alta Ventures Mexico invest in?

Alta Ventures Mexico invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alta Ventures Mexico's check size?

Alta Ventures Mexico typically joins rounds of $500k–$2.5M at Seed and $1M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alta Ventures Mexico participates in.

### How do I contact Alta Ventures Mexico?

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### Who are the partners at Alta Ventures Mexico?

The team at Alta Ventures Mexico includes Paul Ahlstrom (Co-Founder & Managing Director), Carl Adams (Associate) and Christian Aguirre (Associate), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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