# Carlos Salinas

> Carlos Salinas is a Series A investor at ZeBrands (Mexico City) backing FinTech and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ZeBrands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zebrands)
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salinascarlos1/
- X (Twitter): https://mobile.twitter.com/cdsm86
- Website: https://x.com/cdsm86

Carlos Salinas is a Series A investor at ZeBrands in Mexico City focused on FinTech and Internet. Carlos Salinas is the Co-Founder and CEO of ZeBrands. He previously worked at Rocket Internet SE as an Entrepreneur in Residence - Linio. Carlos Salinas attended the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nazca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nazca-ventures-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [QED Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qed-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Architect Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/architect-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DILA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dila-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elevar Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevar-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kayyak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kayyak-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ZeBrands

VC Fund · Ciudad De León, Mexico

Zebrands is a brand-building platform designed to assist businesses in branding.

1 contacts available at ZeBrands.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Salinas | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-salinas |

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## FAQ

### What does Carlos Salinas invest in?

Carlos Salinas invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carlos Salinas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Salinas closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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