CARABELA
VC Fund
Guadalajara, Mexico
CARABELA is a VC fund in Guadalajara focused on Software and SaaS. Carabela is launching its $20M pre-seed fund II to back deep tech startups founded by LatAm unicorn alumni, leveraging the partners’ 150+ tech founders network from 10+ years as founders and executives in AI clouds.Our journey started back in 2013 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Before launching our first fund in 2020, we were focused on building up theLatAm startup scene for over six years: - Running our own angel investor network: Connecting 20+ founders (like Yo te presto) with their first angel investors across Latin America, and being founding members of Xcala. - Hosting 5 incubation and acceleration programs: We guided over 65 startups on their early paths. - Organizing 15+ workshops and learning events: These brought together hundreds of entrepreneurs and investors, plus over a dozen networking events with Endeavor Guadalajara.We were (and still are) constantly out there – mentoring, judging, and speaking at countless startup events and VC summits across Mexico, the US, and LatAm.All that groundwork led to the launch of Carabela's ~$4M Fund I in February 2020. We've invested in incredible founders from 16 pre-seed and seed startups across six Latin American countries and 11 sectors, actively boosting the region's dynamic ecosystem.Now, we're super excited about Carabela's future with Fund II. Our mission is simple: back amazing Latin American tech founders, give them the capital and hands-on support they need, and connect them with our robust network; to help shape the future of entrepreneurship in the region.
- Total investments:
- 24
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
- Fund size:
- $1.5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries CARABELA invests in
Stages CARABELA invests in
Countries CARABELA invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $400k–$2.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $400k–$700k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (17%)
- SaaS 3 (13%)
- Information Technology 3 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (13%)
- B2B 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (46%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (4%)
Country
- Mexico 8 (33%)
- Chile 3 (13%)
- Peru 1 (4%)
- Colombia 1 (4%)
- Argentina 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Javier Sanchez Aldana M.B.
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Leanmote
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Leanmote is an AI-driven Engineering Intelligence platform designed to help software organizations trade operational guesswork for high-precision delivery. By integrating data from the entire developer stack, including Jira, GitHub, and Slack among others, into a proprietary Context-Aware Knowledge Graph, Leanmote identifies hidden bottlenecks andcommunication silos in real-time.The platform enables CTOs and engineering leaders to justify ROI and headcount through 360° visibility into team dynamics and project health. Unlike static dashboards, Leanmote uses AI to find cause-and-effect relationships, helping teams reduce productivity waste by up to 20%.Key Impact Metrics: 135% increase in team throughput. 37% reduction in lead times (from 6.0 to 3.8 days). Estimated $270k+ in annual savings for a 20-engineer team.Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a strong presence in Latin America, Leanmote is currently expanding into the U.S. market. The company is part of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (LBAN) scaling ecosystem and has been accelerated by Start-Up Chile, EY Foundry, and Macquarie Incubator. | $400K / Pre-Seed / Sep 08, 2025 | |
Airbag Technologies
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Airbag is an AI-powered Driver Performance & Risk Management platform helping transportation, logistics, and insurance companies prevent accidents, improve driver retention, and reduce operational costs.Through mobile telematics, telematics integrations with existing fleet technology providers, gamification, behavioral analytics, andreal-time feedback, Airbag generates or collects driving data from multiple sources to analyze driver behavior, identify risk before incidents occur, and reward safe driving habits. The platform transforms driver data into actionable insights, personalized coaching, and engagement programs that create safer roads and more productive fleets.Airbag is also the only platform in the market offering a fully integrated driver incentive ecosystem, where drivers earn Airbag Points for safe driving and positive performance. These points can be redeemed through Airbag’s proprietary marketplace, creating tangible rewards that increase engagement, motivation, and adoption while reinforcing safer driving habits every day.By converting everyday driving activity into predictive risk intelligence, Airbag enables fleets and insurers to proactively manage risk, improve operational efficiency, and create safer mobility ecosystems for drivers, businesses, and communities. | $750K / Seed / Dec 17, 2024 | |
Nudos
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B2B platform that enables companies to manage the equipping of hybrid workers distributed over the world. From the Onboarding (devices procurement anywhere) to the offboarding (recovery and storaged of devices), and everything in between. The company was founded in 2022 and headquartered in Mexico City , Mexico. | Seed / Sep 10, 2024 | |
KredFeed
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KredFeed enables suppliers on supply chains to unlock their cash flow, by turning their receivables into instant cash, providing them the liquidity they need to scale their businesses; while supplying them with smart cash flow management and CFO tools. | $1.6M / Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | |
Moffin
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Moffin is an integration platform of KYC data providers that enables customers to collect and evaluate data. It can be used via API or no code. | $2.2M / Seed / Jul 02, 2024 | |
Foccuz
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Foccuzz offers software that automates all operations by connecting multiple data sources, allowing for real-time visibility, increased efficiency, more revenue, and faster data-driven decision-making. | $700K / Seed / Mar 22, 2024 | |
Bruna by Altum Lab
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AltumLab is a startup led by women, which allows to improve production processes with algorithms based on Artificial Intelligence. Bruna, is our SaaS platform, it is capable of reducing the use of energy resources; predict the quality and characteristics of finished products according to their raw materials; optimize the use of machines in theoperation and provide insights to make strategic production decisions in the short and medium term. It has been supported by various government and private funds | $300K / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 01, 2023 | |
Zuru Logistics Insurtech
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First on-demand digital insurance platform focused on cargo insurance for SMEs in latam that allows you to quote and contract policies | $680K / Pre-Seed / Jun 20, 2023 | |
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Airbag Technologies
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Airbag is an AI-powered Driver Performance & Risk Management platform helping transportation, logistics, and insurance companies prevent accidents, improve driver retention, and reduce operational costs.Through mobile telematics, telematics integrations with existing fleet technology providers, gamification, behavioral analytics, andreal-time feedback, Airbag generates or collects driving data from multiple sources to analyze driver behavior, identify risk before incidents occur, and reward safe driving habits. The platform transforms driver data into actionable insights, personalized coaching, and engagement programs that create safer roads and more productive fleets.Airbag is also the only platform in the market offering a fully integrated driver incentive ecosystem, where drivers earn Airbag Points for safe driving and positive performance. These points can be redeemed through Airbag’s proprietary marketplace, creating tangible rewards that increase engagement, motivation, and adoption while reinforcing safer driving habits every day.By converting everyday driving activity into predictive risk intelligence, Airbag enables fleets and insurers to proactively manage risk, improve operational efficiency, and create safer mobility ecosystems for drivers, businesses, and communities. | Pre-Seed / Jun 04, 2023 | |
Peakr
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We are a digital platform for purchasing departments that will address key pain points in the procurement process, from challenges in expanding the supplier network to the ability to obtain Instant liquidity on their invoices through banking solutions. | $550K / Pre-Seed / Jun 04, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does CARABELA invest in?
CARABELA invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is CARABELA's check size?
CARABELA typically joins rounds of $400k–$2.2M at Seed and $400k–$700k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds CARABELA participates in.
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The team at CARABELA includes Javier Sanchez Aldana M.B. (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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