# Juan Lafosse

> Juan Lafosse is a seed investor at Newtopia VC backing FinTech, Finance and Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Newtopia VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newtopia-vc)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-pablo-lafosse-b7b142a
- Website: https://x.com/JuanPLafosse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jplafosse

Juan Lafosse is a seed investor at Newtopia VC focused on FinTech and Finance. Juan Pablo Lafosse is based out of Argentina and is the Co-Founder and CEO of TravelX. Juan previously worked at Almundo as a Founder and CEO. Juan Pablo Lafosse attended the University of El Salvador.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wibond | Wibond is a white-label fintech platform, ready to operate, that enables any company to offer financial services like payments, wallets, and loans. It adapts to each client’s needs to optimize cash flow and generate additional revenue. Wibond was founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre. In 2013 they created a platformwhere users accessed a network of more than 2,500 gyms and sports centers located in 30 cities in Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Then Classpass, the US Unicorn, acquired Clickypass. | $6M | Seed | Jan 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Agencia Córdoba Innovar y Emprender](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agencia-c%C3%B3rdoba-innovar-y-emprender) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluewatch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluewatch-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cathexis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathexis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dragon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eureka Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eureka-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fen-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Newtopia VC

VC Fund · Miami, United States

Newtopia VC is a venture capital firm that targeted early-stage startups. Newtopia’s launch comes as global venture investors are increasingly backing Latin American startups. The region now has at least 23 unicorn startups.

5 contacts available at Newtopia VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diego Noriega | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-noriega |
| Juan Pablo Lafosse | Co-Founder, General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-pablo-lafosse |
| Mariano Mayer | General Partner, Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mariano-mayer |
| Sacha Spitz | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sacha-spitz |
| Juan Lafosse | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-lafosse-253a |

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## FAQ

### What does Juan Lafosse invest in?

Juan Lafosse invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Argentina. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Juan Lafosse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Juan Lafosse closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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