# Cencosud Ventures

> Cencosud Ventures is a VC fund in Montevideo backing SaaS, Retail and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cencosud-ventures/about/
- Website: http://cencosud.vc/

Cencosud Ventures is a VC fund in Montevideo focused on SaaS and Retail. Cencosud Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Cencosud, creates, funds, and accelerates startups that shape the future of retail.We aim to leverage and accelerate startups regionally, and strategically important to our business units, by generating and strengthening core competitive advantages. We pursue strategic returns by investing indisruptive technologies that accelerate the future of retail, payments, mobile experience, fintech, logistics and the supply chain.Cencosud is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Americas. It operates in Chile, the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Additionally, it has offices in Uruguay and China. Its main business units are supermarkets, department stores, home improvement and financial retail.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vopero | Vopero is an operator of an online retail firm to re-circulate fashion. It works on a circular garment rotation system and allows customers to buy and sell unique fashion, sustainably at prices cheaper than stores. | $4M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |
| Mimo Live Sales | Mimo is a Live Commerce platform pioneer in the Latam Market. |  | Seed | May 04, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grupo Axo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grupo-axo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cencosud Ventures invest in?

Cencosud Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cencosud Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cencosud Ventures closed in Oct 2023. 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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