# Martin Aspillaga

> Martin Aspillaga is a seed investor at Salkantay Ventures backing Credit and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Salkantay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salkantay-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinaspillaga/

Martin Aspillaga is a seed investor at Salkantay Ventures focused on Credit and FinTech. Martin Aspillaga is the Partner and co Founder at Salkantay Ventures. Attended Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prestamype | Prestamype was launched in 2017 with the aim of providing a broader access to funding to micro and small businesses, with better credit conditions. With its first product, a secured working capital loan with a real estate collateral, it has lent over USD 24 million to 750 Peruvian entrepreneurs (as of 1st of October 2021). In 2019, Prestamypelaunched its online FX platform called Cambio Seguro. In 2020, the company launched its digital factoring product. In 2021, INCA Ventures and Angel Ventures Peru (AVP), two leading funds in Peru, invested in the company. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Prestamype | Prestamype was launched in 2017 with the aim of providing a broader access to funding to micro and small businesses, with better credit conditions. With its first product, a secured working capital loan with a real estate collateral, it has lent over USD 24 million to 750 Peruvian entrepreneurs (as of 1st of October 2021). In 2019, Prestamypelaunched its online FX platform called Cambio Seguro. In 2020, the company launched its digital factoring product. In 2021, INCA Ventures and Angel Ventures Peru (AVP), two leading funds in Peru, invested in the company. | $5M | Seed | Aug 24, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oikocredit International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oikocredit-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-latam-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alive-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AVP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-peru) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [INCA VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inca-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Salkantay Ventures

VC Fund · Miraflores, Peru

Salkantay is a venture capital firm that creates value by collaborating with intrepid entrepreneurs, visionary investors and its allies to identify innovative ideas and transform them into successful and highly profitable companies. Salkantay invests in companies with high potential for financial return and impact in Latin America. The Fund has ageneralist approach, investing in companies that are solving big regional market pains at scale and efficiently, using technology.

4 contacts available at Salkantay Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lucia Montalvo Castro | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucia-montalvo-castro |
| Martin Aspillaga | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-aspillaga |
| Luis Daniel Arbulu | Venture Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-arbulu |
| Patrick McGinnis | Venture Partner & Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-mcginnis |

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## FAQ

### What does Martin Aspillaga invest in?

Martin Aspillaga invests primarily in Credit, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Peru. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Martin Aspillaga last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Martin Aspillaga closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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