# Juan Franck

> Juan Franck is a Series C investor at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures backing SaaS and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-latin-america-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-franck-8bab206/?originalSubdomain=mx

Juan Franck is a Series C investor at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures focused on SaaS and Software. Juan Franck is the Investment lead and head of Mexico for SoftBank Latin America Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Logistics | 1 | 25% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 25% |
| Residential | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 2 | 50% |
| Colombia | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nowports | Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real-time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows users to request a quote, register the productsand providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port. | $150M | Series C | May 24, 2022 |  |
| Habi | Habi is a technology-driven real estate company that helps middle-class customers buy and sell their homes more quickly and efficiently, without the uncertainty of traditional real estate transactions. Using its proprietary pricing algorithm and scalable processes. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bogotá, Distrito Especial. | $200M | Series C | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Nowports | Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real-time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows users to request a quote, register the productsand providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port. | $60M | Series B | Dec 16, 2021 |  |
| Grupo Bursatil Mexicano | Corporativo GBM, S.A.B. de C.V. provides financial products and services to large corporations and mid-cap companies, institutional investors, and Mexican and foreign individuals. The company offers investment banking services, including capital and debt market, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring services; and financialintermediation services, such as capital market promotion, international sales and trading, e-trading, investment advisory, derivatives capital, and money market services., as well as digital platform, which has access to its clients to purchase and sale stock, and investment funds. It also provides investment administration products comprising investment funds, flexible credit, and asset management services, as well as institutional investment, trust, and private banking services. The company was formerly known as GBM GRUPO BURSATIL MEXICANO, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to Corporativo GBM, S.A.B. de C.V. in 2007. Corporativo GBM, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1978 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico. | $150M |  | Jun 04, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Broadhaven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadhaven-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MONASHEES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monashees-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mouro Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mouro-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures

VC Fund · Miami, United States

SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures (SBLV) is an initiative of SOFTBANK CORP. SBLV is dedicated to helping build the Internet economy in Latin America by focusing on critical resources, technology, capital, and SOFTBANK's comprehensive network of partners in the region.

4 contacts available at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Juan Franck | Investment lead and head of Mexico | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-franck-e9cd |
| Benjamin Lizana | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-lizana |
| Laura Gaviria Halaby | Operating partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-gaviria-halaby |
| Masayoshi Son | Chairman and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayoshi-son |

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## FAQ

### What does Juan Franck invest in?

Juan Franck invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Logistics startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Juan Franck last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Juan Franck closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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