# Marcos Galperin

> Marcos Galperin is a seed investor at MercadoLibre backing Software and Cryptocurrency. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MercadoLibre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercadolibre)
- Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcosgalperin/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/marcos_galperin

Marcos Galperin is a co-founder of Mercadolibre, Inc. and has served as its chairman, president and chief executive officer since October 1999. Marcos is a board member of Endeavor Global, Inc., a non-profit organization that is leading the global movement to catalyze long term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and accelerating the besthigh impact entrepreneurs around the world. He is also a board member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Marcos received a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University and graduated with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Marcos is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his comprehensive knowledge and experience in the technology industry and experience serving as a director of other companies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $350k–$6M |
| Series A | $5M–$77M |
| Series B | $17M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 22% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 13% |
| B2B | 2 | 9% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 39% |
| Series A | 4 | 17% |
| Series B | 4 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 35% |
| Argentina | 5 | 22% |
| Chile | 2 | 9% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Humand | Humand provides companies to digitize their internal communication, culture, HR processes in one app.. | $77.5M | Series A | Feb 23, 2026 |  |
| NotCo | NotCo is a food industry. They use technology to recreate the same products. They create food systems. They produce plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. They used artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that functions and animal-based tastes. | $70M | Series D | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Pachama | Pachama harnesses AI and satellite data to empower companies to confidently invest in nature. Using the latest technological advances, Pachama delivers continuous insight into how forests sequester carbon, protect wildlife and benefit local communities. These insights enable leading companies to find the world’s best projects and track their impactover time while also helping land stewards earn an income with tools to develop carbon projects and secure funds. | $55M | Series B | May 05, 2022 |  |
| SenseiNode | SenseiNode is the first blockchain infrastructure independent service provider in Latin America. We automate and simplify the deployment and monitoring of nodes on leading protocols, providing access via our APIs to organizations looking to build their blockchain infrastructure with a high availability and low total cost of ownership. | $3.6M | Seed | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Ripio | Ripio, formerly known as Bitpagos, is a financial payments company that provides electronic payment solutions for businesses in Latin America. It offers a range of financial services for the emerging markets using blockchain technology to make a more accessible financial system. The company helps merchants process international transactions withcredit cards or bitcoins for a fraction of the cost as well as consumers buy bitcoins instantly with cash. It deals with clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador. | $50M | Series B | Sep 20, 2021 |  |
| Aleph Group | Aleph is the largest global digital media partner. In over 70 markets worldwide, we are trusted to connect the biggest players in digital media with the advertisers that rely on them. Aleph helps advertisers maximize the value of their investment through a complete service ecosystem - comprising innovative proprietary technology, digital expertiseand deeply embedded local market knowledge. Our teams help brands to master the leading digital platforms, bringing them closer to their customers. These services are delivered through our portfolio of digital media service brands: IMS; Httpool; WISE.BLUE; and Social Snack. |  |  | Aug 18, 2021 |  |
| Aleph Group | Aleph is the largest global digital media partner. In over 70 markets worldwide, we are trusted to connect the biggest players in digital media with the advertisers that rely on them. Aleph helps advertisers maximize the value of their investment through a complete service ecosystem - comprising innovative proprietary technology, digital expertiseand deeply embedded local market knowledge. Our teams help brands to master the leading digital platforms, bringing them closer to their customers. These services are delivered through our portfolio of digital media service brands: IMS; Httpool; WISE.BLUE; and Social Snack. | $25M | Corporate Round | Aug 18, 2021 |  |
| Exactly | Decentralized credit protocol for lending and borrowing with stablecoins, fixed interest rate and longer terms. | $3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2021 |  |
| COR | COR is the next-generation solution for creative and professional teams that intelligently suggests how to manage your projects, teams, and finances. | $5.3M | Seed | May 28, 2021 |  |
| Pachama | Pachama harnesses AI and satellite data to empower companies to confidently invest in nature. Using the latest technological advances, Pachama delivers continuous insight into how forests sequester carbon, protect wildlife and benefit local communities. These insights enable leading companies to find the world’s best projects and track their impactover time while also helping land stewards earn an income with tools to develop carbon projects and secure funds. | $15M | Series A | Apr 30, 2021 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kaszek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaszek-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Newtopia VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newtopia-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/NXTP-Ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [.406 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/406-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Pledge Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-pledge-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About MercadoLibre

VC Fund · Buenos Aires, Argentina

MercadoLibre, through its subsidiaries, hosts online commerce and payments platforms in Latin America. Its services are designed to provide its users with mechanisms to buy, sell, pay for, and collect on e-commerce transactions. The company principally offers MercadoLibre marketplace, an automated online commerce service, located atmercadolibre.com, which permits businesses and individuals to list items and conduct their sales and purchases online in a fixed-price or auction-based format. It also enables registered users in MercadoLibre marketplace to list and purchase motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, real estate, and services through online classified listings; users and advertisers to place, display, and/or text advertisements on its Web pages to promote their brands and offerings; and Internet users to browse through various products and services that are listed on its Web site and register with MercadoLibre to list, bid for, and purchase items and services. The company also provides MercadoPago, an integrated online payments solution to facilitate transactions both on and off the MercadoLibre marketplace by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online. As of December 31, 2008, it operated online commerce platforms and online payment solutions directed towards Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia, as well as operating online commerce platforms directed towards Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.

5 contacts available at MercadoLibre.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Chaves | Senior Vice President and Head of Mercado Pago Brazil | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-chaves-0022 |
| David Geisen | Country Manager Mercado Libre Mexico & VP Marketplace México | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-geisen |
| Gaston Frydlewski | Sr Director Mercado Shops | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaston-frydlewski |
| Stelleo Tolda | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stelleo-tolda |
| Daniel Rabinovich | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-rabinovich |

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## FAQ

### What does Marcos Galperin invest in?

Marcos Galperin invests primarily in Software, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Marcos Galperin's check size?

Marcos Galperin typically joins rounds of $350k–$6M at Seed, $5M–$77M at Series A and $17M–$55M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Marcos Galperin participates in.

### When did Marcos Galperin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marcos Galperin closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 23 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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