# Leon Kraig

> Leon Kraig is a Series C investor at IGNIA backing Water and Food Processing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IGNIA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignia)
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonkraig/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/leonkraig
- Website: https://x.com/leonkraig

Leon Kraig is a Series C investor at IGNIA in Mexico City focused on Water and Food Processing. Leon joined IGNIA in 2011 as Partner. He brings over 35 years of building businesses in developed and emerging markets, and has deep experience in Marketing, Sales, R&D, and General Management.He is highly regarded for his ability to identify and develop extraordinary talent, establish world-class operations, and build strong brands to createlarge profitable businesses.Prior to IGNIA, Leon was with Mars Inc. for 25 years, a +$30 billion USD private company. As Regional President for Latin America, Leon built capabilities to drive growth in revenue, earnings, cash, and market share, to over $1B USD in sales and a leading market share by building brands and aggressively driving quality, distribution and display. He was an active participant on the Global Petcare Management Team.Leon earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota, an MFS in Food Science from Cornell University, and a Chemical Engineering degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Leon serves on the Board of Directors of Alsea, Industrias AlEn and Grupo Proeza among others. In his free time he enjoys tennis and jogging, and traveling with his family to now over 117 countries.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 33% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 33% |
| Water Purification | 1 | 33% |
| Professional Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Procesa Chiapas | Procesa Chiapas has developed products with high nutritional value for different markets, including low-income children who are served through government food assistance programs. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 01, 2016 | http://procesa.mx |
| Procesa Chiapas | Procesa Chiapas has developed products with high nutritional value for different markets, including low-income children who are served through government food assistance programs. |  | Series C | Jan 29, 2013 | http://procesa.mx |
| Agua Natural | 24/7 access to home purified water through a distribution network. |  |  | May 26, 2011 | http://www.aguanatural.mx |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IGNIA

VC Fund · San Pedro, Mexico

IGNIA is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in global entrepreneurs who are developing innovative technology solutions that address fundamental pain points in Latin America. Founded in 2007, IGNIA has a total of three funds, IGNIA Impact Fund, IGNIA VC Fund I and IGNIA VC Fund II, with over US$400 million in AUM. IGNIA invests in sectorssuch as healthtech, fintech, SaaS, edtech, e-commerce, web3, and AI-Enabled tech platforms, among others.

5 contacts available at IGNIA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alberto Torrado Martínez | Advisory Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberto-torrado-martnez |
| Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui | Co - founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alvaro-rodrguez-arregui |
| Christine Kenna | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-kenna |
| Leon Kraig | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leon-kraig |
| Otto Navarro | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otto-graff-navarro |

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## FAQ

### What does Leon Kraig invest in?

Leon Kraig invests primarily in Water, Food Processing and Water Purification startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Leon Kraig?

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### When did Leon Kraig last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leon Kraig closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 3 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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