# Ideas & Capital

> Ideas & Capital is a VC fund in Mexico City backing FinTech and Finance. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3611176/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/IdeasyCapital
- Website: http://www.ideasycapital.com

Ideas & Capital is a VC fund in Mexico City focused on FinTech and Finance. Ideas & Capital actively looks for companies in which its participation goes beyond investing capital. The firm helps its companies to institutionalize, improve their strategy, open new markets and above all make decisions that create extraordinary value. ​Multisectoral approach with an emphasis in technology, services, agribusiness,education and health. Ideas & Capital favors direct equity investments that pursue regional presence in Latin America. ​Invested companies must have the potential to generate superior economic returns and must have a positive impact on society, supporting community development without affecting the environment.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ideas & Capital. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Ideas & Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ideas-and-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.3M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Finance | 2 | 40% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 3 | 60% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Isela Montes de Oca | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isela-montes-de-oca |
| Karyna Martinez | Office Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karyna-martinez |
| Pablo Armida | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-armida |
| Ricardo Elizondo | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricardo-elizondo-6a98 |
| Xavier Ponce de Leon | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xavier-ponce-de-leon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEPORPRIVÉ | DEPORPRIVÉ is an online shopping outlet that specializes in sports products. The company offers branded products such as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Salomon, Asics and many more on discounts. DEPORPRIVÉ was founded by Ben Roques in 2016 and is headquartered in Mexico. | $400K | Seed | Sep 04, 2020 |  |
| Dvdendo | Dvdendo makes investing as easy as spending. To become an investor and Dvdendo member, sign up from your smartphone, link your bank account and the debit or credit card you use most frequently, and then sit back as our service automatically invests a small portion of your daily expenditures in a portfolio of thousands of stocks and bonds. Becomingan investor is easy and should be available to everyone. With Dvdendo you can own a piece of the world's greatest companies with just $5. | $3.3M | Series A | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| Pig.gi | Farrow Ventures offers Pig.gi, an app where users win Pig.gi Coins in exchange for engaging with brands and sharing their consumer data. Coins are exchangeable for airtime from any mobile operator. The app was launched in June 2016 in Mexico. Later that year it was launched in Colombia. |  | Seed | Mar 03, 2016 |  |
| Econduce | Econduce is a network of shared electric scooters. With its mobile app, commuters can book the nearest scooter and start a ride. Customers only pay for what they use and that includes everything: driving induction, helmet, insurance, maintenance, free refills, and smartphone app. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2015 |  |
| Crowdfunder | Crowdfunder is an equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with early-stage entrepreneurs. It sources and funds high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Crowdfunder and its VC Index Fund provide the opportunity for direct online investment into single ventures, as well as diversification into a broadVC-led portfolio (Index Fund) of early-stage startups backed by many of the world’s leading Venture Capital firms and private investors.Crowdfunder was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $3.5M | Series A | Oct 07, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DILA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dila-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bizrupt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bizrupt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [B37 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridge-37-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Nuts Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-nuts) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genesis Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-capital-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ideas & Capital invest in?

Ideas & Capital invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ideas & Capital's check size?

Ideas & Capital typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$3.5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ideas & Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Ideas & Capital?

Public channels for Ideas & Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Ideas & Capital?

The team at Ideas & Capital includes Isela Montes de Oca (Analyst), Karyna Martinez (Office Manager) and Pablo Armida (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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