# Peñaverde

> Peñaverde is a VC fund in Mexico City backing FinTech, Finance and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.grupopenaverde.com/?lang=es

Peñaverde is a VC fund in Mexico City focused on FinTech and Finance. Peñaverde is one of the leading mexican insurance groups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Insurance | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cultivo | Cultivo is a public benefit corporation accelerating investment to regenerate nature at scale. Cultivo unlocks the value of natural capital by using its AI-driven science and technology platform to supercharge project origination and by mobilizing different pools of capital into land regeneration projects that remove carbon, increase biodiversityand improve water storage. Cultivo also works in close partnership with leading NGOs and land partners to co-design, implement and monitor projects to the highest standards that are fair and equitable for local communities and land stewards | $14M | Series A | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Sinecta | Sinecta has enabled the monitoring of over half million hectares in Mexico, helping reduce claim processing times by 35%, improve risk visibility across insured portfolios, and increase operational efficiency through satellite and AI-powered supervision. We delivers an end-to-end agricultural risk management solution where everything begins with adynamic Credit Risk Score — a data-driven rating that quantifies agronomic and climate exposure to inform smarter financing decisions. Founded in 2020, Sinecta specializes in transforming agronomic and climate data into actionable financial intelligence. | $300K | Seed | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Guros | Guros is a digital insurance marketplace in Mexico (for now) that’s transforming the entire insurance experience, from purchasing to managing vehicle insurance (for now).We're on a mission to democratize insurance in Latin America; both for end-customers and neobanks/fintechs who want to embed insurance into their platform, but need todo so in a much simpler, faster, and reliable way.We have launched in Mexico where 70% of drivers DO NOT have auto insurance despite being required by law, but we will leverage our platform across other insurance products in the near-term, and to other LatAm markets over the mid-term. | $1.2M | Seed | May 06, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LEAP Global Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leap-global-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Magma Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magma-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MassMutual Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massmutual-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Octopus Energy generation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-energy-generation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Salkantay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salkantay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Peñaverde invest in?

Peñaverde invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Peñaverde last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peñaverde closed in Jan 2024. 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.

### 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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