# Mauricio Prieto

> Mauricio Prieto is a seed investor in New Orleans backing Apps, Legal and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New Orleans, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mauprieto
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mauprieto
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mauprietop

Mauricio Prieto is a seed investor in New Orleans focused on Apps and Legal. Mauricio comes to eDreams after four years at Charles Schwab. As a Senior Manager of International Electronic Brokerage, Mauricio worked on introducing Internet trading capabilities and web-based investment tools to Schwab's international customers. From 1996 to 1998, web trades placed by international customers rose from 0% to 70% of totaltrades. More recently, Mauricio headed Schwab's business development activities and expansion plans into the Mexican marketplace. Mauricio's previous professional experience was as a consultant at Booz Allen and Hamilton's Mexico City office, where he participated in the privitization of Mexican banks. He holds a BA degree from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $329k–$439k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Legal | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Populetic | Populetic is an international legal services company focused on the resolution of claims arising from incidents in the air transport of passengers and luggage.Since its founding in 2014, the company has stood out for its entrepreneurial nature and its international vocation. Their team is composed of specialized lawyers in the field, computerscientists, programmers and translators, all of them with the same identity: specialization, empathy towards the client, technological innovation, independence and ethics. Their mission is to provide quality legal services to resolve The most effective way possible conflicts between their customers and airlines. | $439K | Seed | Apr 24, 2018 |  |
| The PayPro | The PayPro is an online tool designed around the needs of professionals and small businesses to make payments in over 30 currencies, avoiding the hidden charges of the banks. By using The PayPro, its users’ small and medium-sized enterprises have access to mid-market rates and many other features that improve their company’s profitability.ThePayPro was launched in 2015 and is based in London, England. | $329K | Seed | Dec 22, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lanta Digital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanta-digital-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Idodi Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idodi-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lanta Capital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanta-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mauricio Prieto invest in?

Mauricio Prieto invests primarily in Apps, Legal and Banking startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mauricio Prieto's check size?

Mauricio Prieto typically joins rounds of $329k–$439k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mauricio Prieto participates in.

### When did Mauricio Prieto last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mauricio Prieto closed in Apr 2018. 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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