# Rafael de Haro > Rafael de Haro is a seed investor at Cometa backing E-Commerce and Consumer Goods. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Cometa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cometa-vc) - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Dec 2022 - Lead investor: 50% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rafael-de-haro/5/332/b30 Rafael de Haro is a seed investor at Cometa focused on E-Commerce and Consumer Goods. Rafael is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at VARIV Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies doing business in Latin America. Rafael is also Co-Founder of Lifedots, a New York-based mobile software company. Before VARIV and Lifedots, Rafael was an investment-banking associate in the M&A Group at JPMorganin their London office and an associate attorney at the New York law firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Rafael studied law at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, specialized in international law at the Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris, has an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business in New York and specializations in private equity and venture capital from Harvard Business School. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | E-Commerce | 2 | 50% | | Consumer Goods | 2 | 50% | | EdTech | 1 | 25% | | Retail | 1 | 25% | | Analytics | 1 | 25% | 10 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | | Series B | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 50% | | Mexico | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kuona | Kuona is an Enterprise SaaS that use Artificial intelligence to help consumer brands and retailers to automatically optimize trade promotions, regular pricing, inventories among others | $6M | Seed | Dec 16, 2022 | | | Territorium | Territorium’s AI-powered LifeJourney digital platform and app combines modular and personalized assessments with the power of a Comprehensive Learning Record (CLR), resulting in tailored employability readiness opportunities and real jobs. It empowers institutions and students with actionable data that reveals each learner’s validated skills in acomprehensive way that counts and matters. | $4.4M | Seed | Aug 02, 2022 | | | GAIA | GAIA is a furniture eCommerce platform for the sale of home products and design accessories. It offers a range of products such as sofas, chairs, drawers, dressers, tables, desks, rugs, and textiles that let consumers purchase home furnishing products at affordable prices. | $15M | Series B | Apr 17, 2018 | | | GAIA | GAIA is a furniture eCommerce platform for the sale of home products and design accessories. It offers a range of products such as sofas, chairs, drawers, dressers, tables, desks, rugs, and textiles that let consumers purchase home furnishing products at affordable prices. | $2.5M | Series A | Dec 09, 2015 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Cometa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/variv-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [Capital Invent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-invent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Rise Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Alpha4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha4-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [AngelHub VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhub-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Cubo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cubo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Cometa VC Fund · Mexico City, Mexico Cometa is an investment firm that invests in early stage technology companies. COMETA is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies targeting Spanish-speaking markets 5 contacts available at Cometa. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Rafael de Haro | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rafael-de-haro | | Abel Bezares | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abel-bezares | | Beatriz Belmont | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beatriz-belmont | | Begoña Ortiz Ariza | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bego%C3%B1a-ortiz | | Diego Vargas | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-vargas-2 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Rafael de Haro invest in? Rafael de Haro invests primarily in E-Commerce, Consumer Goods and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Rafael de Haro last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Rafael de Haro closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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