# Larry Mercado

> Larry Mercado is a pre-seed investor backing Marketplace and Venture Capital. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Charleston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymercado123

Larry Mercado is a pre-seed investor in Charleston focused on Marketplace and Venture Capital. Larry Mercado is the founder and CEO of DEI.Fund, a venture capital fund of funds focused on delivering capital to historically underserved markets and communities. Larry is also the owner of Bold Biologix, LLC. a sports and cosmetics CBD brand. He has served on numerous non-profit boards and currently serves on the Board of Directors of theCoastal Community Foundation and chairs their Investment Committee and Place Based Impact Investment Committee managing over $400M in assets. In 2009, the South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recognized Larry as their Businessman of the Year and in 2013, Governor Nikki Haley appointed him an Ambassador for Economic Development in South Carolina. Larry holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia, an M.S. in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland Baltimore and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Exchanges | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Napkin | We buy, build & grow elite service providers (web2.0, web3.0) to turn all digital transactions into liquid, investible, and tradable royalty streams without borders.Napkin employs and contracts 500+ marketers, advertisers, developers, technologists and financial professionals from around the world. Offices in North America, Latin America, andIndia. Remote staff in Europe, Asia, and MENA regions. We're currently looking to acquire phenomenal talent and tech the following areas: financial exchanges, neobanking, fintech, infrastructure, web2 and web3, cross-border payments, blockchain, AI, custody, treasury management solutions, project management with ISO certifications. | $180.6K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2020 | https://npkn.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Larry Mercado invest in?

Larry Mercado invests primarily in Marketplace, Venture Capital and Financial Exchanges startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Larry Mercado last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Larry Mercado closed in Oct 2020. 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.

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