# Jose Marin

> Jose Marin is a seed investor at FJ Labs (New York) backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 68 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 68
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-marin-093121

Jose Marin is a seed investor at FJ Labs in New York focused on E-Commerce and Internet. Jose Marin started his professional career as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.In 1999 he co-founded DeRemate.com (eBay model for Latin America). The company raised 75 M USD, did a partial cash-out sale to Terra and later merged with Mercado Libre that went Public in Nasdaq .Currently Jose is co-Founder and co-CEO of IGExpansion. IG takes successful internet business models into emerging markets (main focus Brazil). IG builds one project per year and will not build more than 6 (investing the first 3 to 5 M USD per project). 5 of the 6 are already operating being Viajanet (Expedia for Latam) its biggest success.Jose is also founder of Serendipity Investments, company that has invested in >70 start-ups. Before this, Jose invested in projects such as Bazee (auctions sold to eBay in 2005) and eDreams (European Travel site sold to TA Associates in 2006) obtaining top tier returns.Jose is a Mechanical and Electrical Engineer and holds an MBA and an MA in International development Economics from Stanford.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $2.3M–$23M |
| Series B | $2.7M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 22 | 32% |
| Internet | 10 | 15% |
| Software | 10 | 15% |
| Retail | 8 | 12% |
| Marketplace | 8 | 12% |

121 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 27 | 40% |
| Series A | 14 | 21% |
| Series B | 7 | 10% |
| Series C | 5 | 7% |
| Angel | 3 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 36 | 53% |
| Brazil | 4 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6% |
| Turkey | 3 | 4% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abacum | Abacum is a SaaS that helps finance teams deliver business insights. Abacum is the first collaborative workflow and planning platform for SMB's finance teams to boost productivity and strategic impact. The company believes in empowering people with the best collaborative tools for them to multiply their strategic impact in the organization andbe more fulfilled. | $60M | Series B | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Crescenta | Your Alternative Investment Space | $8M | Series A | Dec 27, 2024 |  |
| Crescenta | Your Alternative Investment Space | $3.8M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2023 |  |
| Crescenta | Your Alternative Investment Space |  | Seed | Jun 10, 2023 |  |
| Zen Educate | Founded in 2017, Zen Educate is an online platform to connect supply teachers with openings in schools. | $22.5M | Series A | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| Printify | Printify is the world's most famous print-on-demand platform designed to help anyone with an internet connection unlock the freedom that comes with opening your own online business. And because it’s completely risk free, more than 10 million people have signed up to open their stores! We created Printify so that anyone can create greatproducts, drive sales, and unlock their freedom. Printify has been on a steep growth curve since 2015, and now with more than 700 employees, three offices, and an amazing diverse team spread around Europe, we’re continuing to go from strength to strength. The Financial Times has ranked us as a Best Startup Employer for the last 4 years in a row, and we’re headquartered in Riga with investment backing from Richard Branson, Index Ventures, and some of the best angel investors from Silicon Valley and beyond. | $45M | Series A | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Moova | Moova is a technological platform that captures idle last mile logistic capacity and transforms it into high efficiency and low cost shipping solutions. The platform connects E-Commerce and retail businesses with a fleet of "Moovers" who complete deliveries on their bicycle, motorcycle, car or van to generate an additional source ofincome. Through route optimization software, real-time traceability, flexible warehousing, and analytics, Moova is propelling the nascent E-Commerce industry in Latin America by reimagining the last mile for a sustainable world. | $3.6M | Corporate Round | Feb 10, 2021 |  |
| Moova | Moova is a technological platform that captures idle last mile logistic capacity and transforms it into high efficiency and low cost shipping solutions. The platform connects E-Commerce and retail businesses with a fleet of "Moovers" who complete deliveries on their bicycle, motorcycle, car or van to generate an additional source ofincome. Through route optimization software, real-time traceability, flexible warehousing, and analytics, Moova is propelling the nascent E-Commerce industry in Latin America by reimagining the last mile for a sustainable world. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 01, 2019 |  |
| Moova | Moova is a technological platform that captures idle last mile logistic capacity and transforms it into high efficiency and low cost shipping solutions. The platform connects E-Commerce and retail businesses with a fleet of "Moovers" who complete deliveries on their bicycle, motorcycle, car or van to generate an additional source ofincome. Through route optimization software, real-time traceability, flexible warehousing, and analytics, Moova is propelling the nascent E-Commerce industry in Latin America by reimagining the last mile for a sustainable world. | $685K | Seed | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| Borzo | Borzo is a global delivery service that enables intracity same-day delivery. Our algorithms optimize numerous parallel deliveries taking into account the geographical routes, packages’ contents, couriers and many others to ensure the feasibility of the same-day delivery. The services are available in 10 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia,Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam and are used by 3 million customers ranging from SMEs to enterprises. | $2.3M | Series A | Sep 12, 2018 |  |

10 of 68 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-iron-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Max Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basset-investment-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About FJ Labs

VC Fund · New York, United States

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investments are seed and series A. The investment range of the company is $50,000 to $5,000,000. It invests in Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest.

5 contacts available at FJ Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Matias Barbero | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matias-barbero-9279 |
| Anshul Ruparell | EIR & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anshul-ruparell |
| Ariel Lebowits | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariel-lebowits |
| Arne Halleraker | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arne-halleraker |
| Daniel Simon | venture partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-simon-59a1 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jose Marin invest in?

Jose Marin invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jose Marin's check size?

Jose Marin typically joins rounds of $250k–$3.5M at Seed, $2.3M–$23M at Series A and $2.7M–$60M 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 Jose Marin participates in.

### When did Jose Marin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jose Marin closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 68 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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