Crestone Venture Capital
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Crestone Venture Capital is a US-based Fintech specialist Venture Capital Fund founded in 2019 by Kai Schmitz and Inanc Balci. Crestone invests in early-stage Fintech companies in Emerging Markets covering Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. The Fund specializes in embedded Fintech, financial infrastructure, business enablers, consumer finance, Fintech-aaS and lending. Current portfolio includes Neivor in Mexico, Chico in Brazil, Minka in Colombia and Peddlr in the Philippines. Crestone values highly driven entrepreneurs with excellent execution skills and provides hands-on financial and operational support from A to Z. For more information, please visit http://www.crestone.vc
- Total investments:
- 24
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries Crestone Venture Capital invests in
Stages Crestone Venture Capital invests in
Countries Crestone Venture Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$13M
- Pre-Seed
- $350k–$4M
- Series A
- $8.5M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 10 (42%)
- FinTech 8 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (21%)
- Software 4 (17%)
- Finance 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 12 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (21%)
- Series A 2 (8%)
- Funding Round 2 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (8%)
Country
- Colombia 3 (13%)
- Philippines 3 (13%)
- United States 3 (13%)
- Brazil 2 (8%)
- Indonesia 2 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kai Schmitz
Co-Founder, Partner
|
Co-Founder, Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
Inanc Balci
Co-Founder, Partner
|
Co-Founder, Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashew operates an online mortgage brokerage platform for home buyers and homeowners. It compares mortgage packages from Singapore banks and lenders, provides mortgage recommendations, and supports loan applications and refinancing. The platform also offers AI-supported mortgage assistance, eligibility checks, home valuation tools, rent-versus-buy analysis, and equity term-loan estimates. Access by Cashew provides property agents with mortgage-rate comparison, application submission, and deal-tracking functions. | Pre-Seed / Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| Cicada is a fintech company that combines technology, intuitive design, and market expertise to deliver a differentiated and easy-to-use trading solution that transforms how market participants connect and transact. | $13.5M / Series A / Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Seeds is a fintech company that offers a multi-asset investment platform assisting digital-savvy millennials to earn passive income. | $1.5M / Seed / Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| Donnerstag.ai is an AI-powered centralized receivables management platform for suppliers that automates the reconciliation of services, credit notes, and payments. It aggregates data from various sources like ERP, EDI, Excel, and PDF, performs position-level matching to detect discrepancies, and provides real-time transparency on open items andcash flow. The system reduces manual work by automating recurring financial processes and integrates seamlessly with major ERP and accounting systems. | $4.6M / Seed / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| OneLot appears to offer a comprehensive solution for used car sellers, combining an operating system with collateralized auto loans. OneLot could simplify the selling process by providing sellers with tools to manage their operations efficiently and offering financing options secured against the vehicles they sell. | $3.3M / Seed / Nov 11, 2025 | ||
| DRUO provides online payment gateway for businesses. | Seed / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Loto Latam is a business management intelligent platform that allows controlling of expenses and employee benefits. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| Welli is a medical financing company based in Colombia. It provides patient loans at the doctor’s office or clinic in seven medical specialties that are paid out of pocket. Welli aims to become the financial partner of doctors and patients alike across Latam. Beyond the core credit product, offering includes doctor financing for medical equipmentand savings clubs for patients ineligible for financing. | $8.5M / Series A / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Trii partnered with prominent financial institutions to develop Colombia's first trading app. Trii is a mobile platform that allows retail investors to buy both US and local equities in LatAm. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| OneLot appears to offer a comprehensive solution for used car sellers, combining an operating system with collateralized auto loans. OneLot could simplify the selling process by providing sellers with tools to manage their operations efficiently and offering financing options secured against the vehicles they sell. | $4M / Pre-Seed / Oct 14, 2024 | ||
| See all 24 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Crestone Venture Capital invest in?
Crestone Venture Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Crestone Venture Capital invest in?
Crestone Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$13M at Seed, $350k–$4M at Pre-Seed and $8.5M–$14M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Crestone Venture Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Crestone Venture Capital took part in.
How do I contact Crestone Venture Capital?
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Who are the partners at Crestone Venture Capital?
The team at Crestone Venture Capital includes Kai Schmitz (Co-Founder, Partner) and Inanc Balci (Co-Founder, Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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