# Lynne Bairstow

> Lynne Bairstow is a Series A investor at MITA Ventures (Punta De Mita) backing SaaS and Video. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MITA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mita-institute)
- Location: Punta De Mita, Mexico
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2015
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnebairstow/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/lynnerae
- Website: http://MitaInstitute.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lynne.bairstow/

Lynne Bairstow is a Series A investor at MITA Ventures in Punta De Mita focused on SaaS and Video. Lynne is a Managing Partner of MITA (Mita Institute and Tech Accelerator), a venture capital fund and strategic advisory program (accelerator) for early-stage tech companies, based in Punta Mita, Mexico. Bilingual and bi-cultural, Lynne has cultivated a unique specialty in working with Mexico businesses and governmental entities in effectivelycommunicating with U.S.-based counterparts and clients. After a successful career as a Vice President of Merrill Lynch, Lynne relocated to Mexico. Beginning in 1994, Lynne was an early participant in the Internet industry, developing business applications as a partner in Dot.Com Marketing (Chicago, IL), which was named one of the top 20 Web Developers in 1996. She also wrote about new technologies for an audience of professionals, as editor of e-com magazine. An internet entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Lynne's interest and passion for tech startups comes from both hands-on technical knowledge and high growth marketing/customer acquisition experience. She is a graduate of University of Florida, with a degree in Economics, with post-grad studies at Wharton. She lives in Punta Mita, Mexico, where she enjoys her ideal lifestyle of startups and surfing.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Politics | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nuve | Nuve, a technology company, develops and delivers asset management and fraud prevention solutions. It offers a Web-based platform, which provides cargo anti-theft and container protection solutions, business rules, construction notification system, and fuel anti-theft system. Nuve serves cargo, construction, transportation and logistics, food andbeverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas business sectors worldwide. Antonio Arocha and Elom Tsogbe founded it on July 19, 2009, with its headquarters in Austin in Texas. | $1M | Series A | Apr 17, 2015 |  |
| Rally | RallyPay and Rally.org use innovative payments and data technology to connect donors to causes and companies with their clients. It is an easy to use storytelling platform that's designed to empower technical and non-technical users to fundraise and build social awareness on a large scale. To date, Rally has enabled millions of individuals andorganizations to share, connect to, and broadcast their passions, provide solutions to problems, leverage social networks, and mobilize communities. Rally's users vary in size and scope and address a wide range of topics. The site has been used by everyone from political candidates for campaign fundraising to Jon Bon Jovi's non-profit foundation to help raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. Others have created Rally campaigns to help cover the cost of medical expenses, pay for tuition, start companies, fund films and everything in-between. | $2.6M | Series A | Dec 06, 2013 |  |
| Bitcast | Bitcast is a community-driven marketplace to educate software developers through video. | $20K | Seed | Jun 18, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alta Ventures Mexico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marc Bell Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-bell-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Relay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MITA Ventures

VC Fund · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

We invest in globally-scalable startups, principally from Mexico or LatAm founder teams, based on strong core enabling technologies (with an AI and Blockchain focus). We anticipate the most promising opportunities utilizing these enabling technologies being in FinTech, EdTech, IoT, IIoT, SaaS, and E-Commerce verticals. Our investments stages willrange from Seed and Series A companies coming out of Mexico to Series B companies from other countries wanting to expand into Mexico/LatAm. Portfolio construction (dollar allocation) will be 20% Seed, 30% Growth, and 50% Expansion. Our strategy includes active engagement with founders, clear deployment plans and criteria for follow-on investments, early planning to attract future co-investors, and an identified path for exit.

2 contacts available at MITA Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Kraemer | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-kraemer-2 |
| Lynne Bairstow | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynne-bairstow |

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## FAQ

### What does Lynne Bairstow invest in?

Lynne Bairstow invests primarily in SaaS, Video and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lynne Bairstow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lynne Bairstow closed in Apr 2015. 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.

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