# Ariel Arrieta

> Ariel Arrieta is a seed investor at NXTP Ventures (Argentina) backing FinTech and Blockchain. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/NXTP-Ventures)
- Location: Argentina, Brazil
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 19%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aarrieta
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/aarrieta
- Website: http://ArielArrieta.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aarrieta

Ariel Arrieta is a Venture Capital investor and serial entrepreneur, as he likes to present himself. He founded and founded several companies. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Labs, one of the most active funds in the region and has invested in more than 200 technology companies throughout Latin America. He has worked in Internetcompanies since 1994 and several of the companies he founded were sold to Fox International Channels (News Corporation). He is a Kauffman Fellow (class 18) and Harvard Business School OPM (class 41). He collaborates with the NGOs Ecosistema Emprendedor, Junior Achievement, Endeavor and Ruta 40. He is also the author of the books "Aprender a Emprender" and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2013. and and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2018.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $25k–$4.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$4.3M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 19% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 19% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 19% |
| Internet | 2 | 13% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 13% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Angel | 1 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Argentina | 5 | 31% |
| United States | 4 | 25% |
| Chile | 1 | 6% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roxom Global | Roxom is the first Bitcoin Stock, Commodities and Crypto Exchange in human history. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| GetGloby | GetGloby is an AI-powered platform that instantly translates Ads Campaigns into 100+ languages with high performing results. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2022 |  |
| Trace Finance | Trace Finance empowers Payment Facilitators, Crypto & Cross-border companies with best in class FX, Non Resident accounts and cross-border payments. Companies such as Dlocal, Volt.io and Okx are processing their local and cross border payments with us. Our mission is to provide faster and better payments globally for enterprises. 40% ofpayments in stablecoins | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| dCustody | 2PI is a two sided transactional platforms that connects DeFi with Fintechs | $750K | Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| RetailApp | RetailApp’s mission is to help retailers increase sales and enhance margins through the development and deployment of innovative retail technologies. | $1.5M | Series A | Oct 26, 2018 |  |
| Properati | Properati is an online and mobile property platform for the real estate market. The company offers buyers, users, agile, free of ads, banners website, and tenants or real estate investors with a quick, designed for them to be able to communicate effectively with the offeror who has what they are looking for.Properati has an office in Sao Paulo,Brazil, and was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. | $2.5M | Series B | May 16, 2016 |  |
| IMGN Media | IMGN is a tech-media company specialized in producing and programming social content for Gen Z audiences. IMGN owns & operates a portfolio of 14 distinct media brands with an overall reach of +40 million followers. Featured brands: Daquan, TryHard, So Satisfying & more.IMGN is the creator of Viral Lab, a proprietary in-house technologythat enables the company's editorial team to scale content creation, channel management and audience growth.IMGN is headquartered in New York and Tel Aviv (R&D) and backed by VCs and angel investors. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 05, 2016 |  |
| Properati | Properati is an online and mobile property platform for the real estate market. The company offers buyers, users, agile, free of ads, banners website, and tenants or real estate investors with a quick, designed for them to be able to communicate effectively with the offeror who has what they are looking for.Properati has an office in Sao Paulo,Brazil, and was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. | $2M | Series A | Sep 01, 2014 |  |
| Satellogic | Satellogic is the first company to develop a scalable earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution. The company's low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation, platform, and data science teams work together to deliver high-frequency, high resolution, end-to-end solutions at theright price point. | $3.9M | Seed | Sep 01, 2013 |  |
| Sonico | Founded in July 2007, Sonico is the social network in Latin America that organizes people's lives online. This social media platform has more than 75 million registered users, and allows individuals, organizations and brands to interact in an easy, useful and entertaining way without losing control over their privacy. Sonico is among the top50 sites across Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets. Sonico is a complete social networking ecosystem that allows members to organize their lives via three distinct profiles: Private, Public and Professional.Easy to useEasy navigation with a sleek design.CustomizationUnique profile designs.Real users - Real connectionsReal first and last names with real user's photo.Content moderationContent moderation to make sure that the information posted on the network is accurate and appropriate.Security and PrivacyPrivate profiles closed to general Internet users. The level of exposure of the information can be customized.Sonico works as a key complement to the integral solution that Fnbox companies provide to its users by turning their lives more productive and enjoyable, while helping them to solve everyday problems. Since its beginnings the company is committed to provide the most reliable communications services, and achieving total customer satisfaction. | $1.7M |  | Dec 16, 2009 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nxtp-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kingsway Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kingsway-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Newtopia VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newtopia-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/NXTP-Ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2B Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2b-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [2TM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2tm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NXTP Ventures

VC Fund · Buenos Aires, Argentina

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.

5 contacts available at NXTP Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Busse | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-busse |
| Ariel Arrieta | Managing Partner & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariel-arrieta |
| Darly Bendo | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darly-bendo |
| Marta Cruz | Founding partner and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marta-cruz |
| Bruno Dalapria | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruno-dalapria |

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## FAQ

### What does Ariel Arrieta invest in?

Ariel Arrieta invests primarily in FinTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Argentina. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ariel Arrieta's check size?

Ariel Arrieta typically joins rounds of $25k–$4.3M at Seed, $100k–$4.3M at Pre-Seed and $1.5M–$2M 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 Ariel Arrieta participates in.

### When did Ariel Arrieta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ariel Arrieta closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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