# ANIMO Ventures

> ANIMO Ventures is a VC fund in Miami backing Software and Health Care. See 134 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 134
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/animoventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/animovc
- Website: https://animo.vc/#home

ANIMO Ventures is a VC fund in Miami focused on Software and Health Care. Seed firm with ~$140m AUM across two funds. Leading pre-Seed & Seed rounds across the US. We invest U$500k-U$2.5m in companies raising U$500k-U$5m.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$9M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$3.8M |
| Series A | $8.5M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 9% |
| Health Care | 6 | 4% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 4% |
| Internet | 5 | 4% |
| SaaS | 4 | 3% |

89 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 42 | 31% |
| Pre-Seed | 16 | 12% |
| Series A | 13 | 10% |
| Series B | 2 | 1% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 39 | 29% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caro Acevedo | Operations Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caro-acevedo |
| Antonio Osio | General Partner | 39 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-osio |
| Nico Berardi | Founder & General Partner | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nico-berardi |
| Victoria Franco | Operations Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victoria-franco-3598 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zócalo Health | Zócalo Health is a primary care provider that delivers integrated medical, behavioral, and social care services, with a focus on improving access for underserved communities, particularly Latino populations. The company combines virtual clinical services with in-person community engagement, using outreach teams to connect with patients in localsettings such as schools, churches, and community organizations. Each patient is supported by a coordinated care team that may include a community health worker, a physician, and a behavioral health specialist, who collaborate to develop personalized care plans addressing medical, social, and mental health needs. The organization also provides care coordination services, assisting patients with appointments, access to community resources, and ongoing health management. Its model emphasizes continuous engagement through both digital tools and community-based interactions to manage complex health conditions and improve care outcomes. | $15M | Series A | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Hamlet | Hamlet transforms local information into accessible insights you can use and shares it via newsletter. | $5M | Seed | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| Flamingo | AI-driven, open-source IT & security platform reducing costs, automating operations, and empowering service providers. | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Area 2 Farms | Area 2 Farms is an agricultural company that provides production and delivery services for organic vegetables and produce. | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Atarraya Inc | Atarraya is a fully integrated FoodTech company that focuses on the optimization of every aspect of shrimp farming: Biotech R&D, breeding, production, marketing, even software, and hardware development. Meet Shrimpbox: Atarraya’s proprietary biotechnology designed to decrease the environmental impact and cost of shrimp farming, while allowingfor the production of fresh, sustainable and local shrimp everywhere in the world.It is committed to making shrimp the best animal protein source for the 21st Century. Its current (2020) operation consists of two farms and one hatchery in Mexico. It runs a continuous harvest cycle, every week, and sells its product through the Agua Blanca brand in Mexico and the US. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Welli | Welli is a medical financing company based in Colombia. It provides patient loans at the doctor’s office or clinic in seven medical specialties that are paid out of pocket. Welli aims to become the financial partner of doctors and patients alike across Latam. Beyond the core credit product, offering includes doctor financing for medical equipmentand savings clubs for patients ineligible for financing. | $8.5M | Series A | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| Foyer | Saving the American Dream with the "401k" for homeownership | $6.2M | Seed | Jan 24, 2025 |  |
| Ruck | Ruck is a marketplace platform for contractors, runners, and vendors to optimize last-mile, on-demand shipping for building supplies. | $5M | Seed | Jan 05, 2025 |  |
| Sage | Sage develops software and connected hardware used by senior living communities to manage resident care and facility operations. The company provides a unified care platform that integrates nurse call systems, fall detection tools, communication features, and data analytics into a single environment used by caregivers and facility staff. Itsplatform includes products such as Sage Core, Sage Detect, and Sage Insight, which support care coordination, safety monitoring, and operational visibility across assisted living and long-term care environments. The system collects real-time information from devices and care workflows to help staff track resident needs, respond to alerts, and document care activities. Facilities use the platform to manage tasks such as call response, fall management, and communication between caregivers and administrators. The software also integrates with electronic health records and other facility systems to create a centralized source of information about resident care and operational activities. | $35M | Series B | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| CREW Carbon | CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $5.3M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 134 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does ANIMO Ventures invest in?

ANIMO Ventures invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 134 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 ANIMO Ventures's check size?

ANIMO Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$9M at Seed, $1M–$3.8M at Pre-Seed and $8.5M–$25M 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 ANIMO Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact ANIMO Ventures?

Public channels for ANIMO Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at ANIMO Ventures?

The team at ANIMO Ventures includes Caro Acevedo (Operations Partner), Antonio Osio (General Partner) and Nico Berardi (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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