# Carlos Ottati

> Carlos Ottati is a seed investor at Kavak backing Real Estate and Financial Services. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kavak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kavak)
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosjuliogarciaottati/

Carlos Ottati is a seed investor at Kavak in Mexico City focused on Real Estate and Financial Services. Carlos Julio Garcia - Founder & CEO @ Kavak

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$7M |
| Series A | $15M–$36M |
| Series B | $48M–$111M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 4 | 27% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 27% |
| FinTech | 3 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 20% |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 33% |
| Series A | 5 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 7% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 3 | 20% |
| Mexico | 3 | 20% |
| United States | 3 | 20% |
| Chile | 1 | 7% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xepelin | Xepelin is a fintech company that offers a SaaS platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America that can organize their financial information in real-time. It seeks to simplify access to capital for its clients by creating a Simple, Fast, and Safe experience. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Las Condes, Chile. | $111M | Series B | May 02, 2022 |  |
| Vest | Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts. | $6M | Seed | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Fairplay | Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that supports and helps e-Commerce companies to grow by advancing revenue for marketing spend. It offers funding in exchange for a steady share of revenues until the capital is paid back plus a flat fee. Fairplay was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mexico City. | $15M | Series A | Jan 18, 2022 |  |
| Fairplay | Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that supports and helps e-Commerce companies to grow by advancing revenue for marketing spend. It offers funding in exchange for a steady share of revenues until the capital is paid back plus a flat fee. Fairplay was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mexico City. | $20M | Debt Financing | Jan 18, 2022 |  |
| LAIKA | LAIKA is an e-commerce platform for pets that offers a variety of products and services. LAIKA is like a dog with two tails right now. Its platform for pet products and services has been growing in recent months and it’s drawn the necessary investment to keep up its momentum.LAIKA built a digital platform where users don’t have to go anywhereelse to meet said needs. With two main sections; products and services. In the products section, we have more than 4,000 references (among which you can find most of the brands of food, snacks, medicines, accessories, and others). In the services section, we have more than 17 services, all the healthcare, beauty, and entertainment services. All of the above is delivered straight to your home and with the flexibility of choosing the date and time on and at which you wish to receive the order, including same-day deliveries for the main cities and accepting all payment methods, both online and cash on delivery. | $48M | Series B | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Tarken | Tarken helps in developing its technology that connects grain buyers and sellers and operates an artificial intelligence tool for commodity pricing. | $3.5M | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Justos | Justos is disrupting the insurance market in Latin America. | $35.8M | Series A | Oct 24, 2021 |  |
| Cargamos.com | Cargamos is a cloud-based logistics platform allowing businesses of any size to store and fulfill their inventory ultra-fast from a nationwide of independent distribution centers, all at a ridiculously low price.The supply chain is a fragmented industry with hundreds of independent companies and mini-bodegas that rely on analog systems tocompete. Cargamos provides these companies with a single platform that increases their competitiveness and ability to deliver the next-gen of supply chain.In other words, Cargamos blend the physical and digital worlds to create a delighted shipping experience | $7M | Seed | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| Kocomo | Kocomo is an early-stage proptech startup, backed by leading U.S., European, and Latin American investors. Leveraging the power of technology, Kocomo has created a transparent vertically-integrated solution that empowers people to purchase, enjoy, and sell co-ownership stakes in luxury homes, starting in Mexico. At Kocomo, we believe your memoriesdeserve a home. We are on a mission to make the dream of vacation home ownership an attainable reality for more people around the world. | $6M | Seed | Aug 30, 2021 |  |
| Xepelin | Xepelin is a fintech company that offers a SaaS platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America that can organize their financial information in real-time. It seeks to simplify access to capital for its clients by creating a Simple, Fast, and Safe experience. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Las Condes, Chile. | $30M | Series A | Jul 30, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kaszek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaszek-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Picus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/picus-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Gilgamesh Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilgamesh-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kayyak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kayyak-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nazca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nazca-ventures-3) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Kavak

VC Fund · Mexico City, Mexico

KAVAK is an online platform that offers insight into buying and selling used cars. It specializes in the fields of e-commerce, automotive, and retail. KAVAK e-commerce for the purchase and sale of pre-owned cars in Latin America. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mexico City, Distrito.

5 contacts available at Kavak.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Loreanne Garcia | Co-Founder & Chief People Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loreanne-garcia |
| Roger Laughlin | Founder & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-laughlin |
| Alejandro Gouveia | VP Innovation & Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-gouveia |
| Carlos Ottati | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-julio-garcia |
| Carlos Salinas | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-salinas |

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## FAQ

### What does Carlos Ottati invest in?

Carlos Ottati invests primarily in Real Estate, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Carlos Ottati's check size?

Carlos Ottati typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$7M at Seed, $15M–$36M at Series A and $48M–$111M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Carlos Ottati participates in.

### When did Carlos Ottati last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Ottati closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 15 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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