Nazca Ventures
VC Fund
Santiago, Chile
Nazca Ventures is a VC fund in Santiago focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Mountain Nazca is a Venture Capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs who seek to build tomorrow's breakout and transforming technology-enabled businesses. Mountain Nazca applies a true bottom-up approach in its quest to help founders reach their ultimate goals. The firm provides entre preneurs with multi-stage venture capital, a highly impactful local and global network, robust market intelligence, insights on strategy formulation and deployment, legal and regulatory advice, high quality talent sourcing, and acces to premium business partnerships. Mountain Nazca focuses in Latin American and US companies with global understanding and ambitions. We back proven breakout propositions in Latin America's vas and untapped markets as well as transforming innovations created in early adopting markets like the US. The firm holds operations in San Francisco, Mexico City, Bogota, Buenos Aires and Santiago. Additional hubs, thorugh Mountain Partners, include Berlin, Zurich, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Abu Dhabi, among others. Mountain Nazca was founded as Nazca Ventures in early 2014 by some of Latin America's most prominent technology entrepreneurs. It subsequently merged with global venture firm Mountain Partners to achieve robust global capabilities.
- Total investments:
- 156
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 44%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Nazca Ventures invests in
Stages Nazca Ventures invests in
Countries Nazca Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
Round size
- Seed
- $300k–$10M
- Series A
- $3M–$30M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $435k–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 18 (12%)
- FinTech 17 (11%)
- E-Commerce 16 (10%)
- Software 15 (10%)
- Information Technology 15 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 63 (40%)
- Series A 29 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 13 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 8 (5%)
- Funding Round 7 (4%)
Country
- Mexico 34 (22%)
- Chile 15 (10%)
- United States 15 (10%)
- Colombia 6 (4%)
- Spain 3 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerardo Ampudia
Investment Analyst
|
Investment Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hector Sepulveda Reyes Retana
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 50 | Find email | |
Julio Cesar Bechelli
Analyst
|
Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Martin Larrabure
Junior Analyst
|
Junior Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alan Farcas
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duppla operates as a rent-to-own startup focused on providing alternative financing solutions for home buyers in Colombia. It offers a unique approach to homeownership, where traditional debt is not the primary mechanism. Instead, Duppla presents an innovative model that facilitates access to housing through alternative financing methods. Thisapproach is designed to make the dream of owning a home more attainable for individuals and families, particularly in the LATAM region. With a team that includes co-founders and experts with backgrounds in research and strategy from notable companies, Duppla leverages its understanding of organizational context and user experience to tailor its services. The company aims to address the challenges of affordable housing financing, making it easier for customers to navigate the path to homeownership. | $60M / Series A / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Ábaco is a fintech company that offers financial services with capital, payments & platform solutions. | $3M / Seed / Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Xepelin is a fintech company that offers a SaaS platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America that can organize their financial information in real-time. It seeks to simplify access to capital for its clients by creating a Simple, Fast, and Safe experience. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Las Condes, Chile. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 06, 2026 | ||
| Vambe is a multi-channel AI sales representative who handles customer interactions at all stages of the sales process. Vambe interfaces with sales tools and CRMs, generates extensive customer profiles from chat habits, and recommends items based on customer requirements. | $14M / Series A / Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Selenios is an AI company that automates recruiting, scheduling, and interviewing processes to reduce hiring time. | Pre-Seed / Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| VMetrix offers a comprehensive SaaS solution for portfolio management, integrating risk management, and front, middle, and back office operations into a single platform. The company focuses on providing more than just financial software, aiming to deliver a complete service for managing financial portfolios. VMetrix serves various sectors byoffering tools that streamline and enhance the efficiency of financial operations. | $3.2M / Seed / May 13, 2025 | ||
| Desteia operates as a logistics platform that provides end to end visibility to users. | $8M / Seed / Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| Prima consolidates and solves the metal-mechanical manufacturing needs of industrial and commercial companies. We specialize in supplying materials, designing and manufacturing finished parts, components, and structures, and executing high-tonnage projects that require specialized engineering. Our processes, engineering, technology, and networkallow our clients to achieve better prices, quality, and OTIF rates. | $23M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Vambe is a multi-channel AI sales representative who handles customer interactions at all stages of the sales process. Vambe interfaces with sales tools and CRMs, generates extensive customer profiles from chat habits, and recommends items based on customer requirements. | $3.9M / Seed / Dec 04, 2024 | ||
| minu is revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. The company works with HR divisions of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported byFinTech's leading institutional investors globally, including QED. | $30M / Series B / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| See all 156 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Nazca Ventures invest in?
Nazca Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 156 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Nazca Ventures invest in?
Nazca Ventures typically joins rounds of $300k–$10M at Seed, $3M–$30M at Series A and $435k–$20M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Nazca Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Nazca Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Nazca Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Nazca Ventures?
The team at Nazca Ventures includes Gerardo Ampudia (Investment Analyst), Hector Sepulveda Reyes Retana (Managing Partner) and Julio Cesar Bechelli (Analyst), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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