# The Ark Fund

> The Ark Fund is a VC fund in Mexico City backing FinTech and Software. See 95 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 95
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Fund size: $3M
- Last fund: Dec 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thearkfund/
- Website: http://www.arkfund.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkfund/

The Ark Fund is a VC fund in Mexico City focused on FinTech and Software. The Ark Fund provides networked capital to talented entrepreneurs at an early stage: when most needed. Investment at this stage helps finance working capital, helps validate the business during or after an acceleration or incubation program, allows entrepreneurs to reach initial customers, validate their market and to measure value, with the goalto prepare them for their next investment round.Latin America boasts two of the biggest emerging economies in the world, a 500M spanish-speaking population and a $5 trillion economy. The region offers a tremendous opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs to create the next big thing that will change our world. Angels play an important role in helping to create these successes.By providing structured access to dealflow, investment training and community, The Ark provides high-net worth individuals and professional investors with a gateway to this transformative opportunity. The Ark enables opportunity to lead innovation and transformation of industries and economies. TheArk has built a collaborative funding ecosystem, providing investment training through active funding in extraordinary startups. We challenge ourselves to be better and challenge humanity to be better.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $125k–$2M |
| Pre-Seed | $55k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 19 | 20% |
| Software | 17 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 17 | 18% |
| Finance | 10 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 10 | 11% |

145 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 54 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 25 | 26% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 5% |
| Angel | 2 | 2% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 2 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 40 | 42% |
| Colombia | 15 | 16% |
| United States | 15 | 16% |
| Argentina | 4 | 4% |
| Chile | 3 | 3% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luis X. Barrios | Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-x-barrios |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lineup | Lineup is a lead scoring SaaS for growth teams. | $345K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Nudos | B2B platform that enables companies to manage the equipping of hybrid workers distributed over the world. From the Onboarding (devices procurement anywhere) to the offboarding (recovery and storaged of devices), and everything in between. The company was founded in 2022 and headquartered in Mexico City , Mexico. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Ebombo | Ebombo is a software that helps companies in organizing virtual events with their team. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Lima, Peru. | $50K | Seed | May 25, 2022 |  |
| Lizza | Finnu is a financial services technology company based out of Barcelona, Spain, giving its users access to affordable asset-backed consumer loans via its mobile app.Finnu leverages machine learning and alternative phone usage data points, as well as mobile device management (MDM) technology to deliver credit to those, who are usually overlookedby other lenders. With Finnu, users can not only fully digitally apply and receive loans via their phones, but use their phones as collaterals to significantly reduce interest rates. Finnu is backed and supported by top-tier venture capital funds from Europe and Latin America. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Somos | Somos is the “Google Analytics” for your body. Our app seamlessly integrates data from people’s health devices, wearables, and lab tests. Plus, doctors get a dedicated dashboard to monitor patients’ progress and ensure optimal care. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 30, 2022 |  |
| Apparta | Apparta is an up-and-coming startup seeking to tap into the unattended 352-billion-dollar market of empty restaurant tables in Latam. Restaurant sales in Latam, excluding delivery, account for 151 billion dollars. However, the average restaurant has a 30% occupancy rate. Restaurants pay a myriad of fixed costs - from rent to labor and utilities -meaning every empty table is money lost. At Apparta we fill empty restaurant tables by offering whole-menu discounts for consumers to reserve. Our business model results in a win-win relationship, where restaurants get to fill their empty tables and maximize sales, while consumers get to enjoy discounts of between 10% and 50% off their final bill. After 6 months of operation, we are now active in Bogota and Barranquilla with more than 200 restaurants. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 14, 2022 |  |
| Lulubit | Crypto Ramps in Central America to access crypto, remittances and DeFi, locally. Buy, Hold, Sell Crypto and Send and Receive Remittances in Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica at super low fees. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Preauth | Preauth is a software company that builds collateral for everything. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Delaware, United States. | $800K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Mercado Bici | Mercado Bici is an online marketplace platform that connects buyers with pre-owned bicycles. The company's platform focuses on the acquisition and sale of medium- and high-end pre-owned bicycles, as well as the promotion of the circular economy and carbon footprint reduction while lowering fraud risks through financing possibilities. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Porter Metrics | Porter Metrics has developed an automated solution for generating social media reports in minutes. | $250K | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 95 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Avalancha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalancha-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [ArkAngeles](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-s-a-p-i-de-c-v) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Mexamerica Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mexamerica-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does The Ark Fund invest in?

The Ark Fund invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 95 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Ark Fund's check size?

The Ark Fund typically joins rounds of $125k–$2M at Seed and $55k–$1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Ark Fund participates in.

### How do I contact The Ark Fund?

Public channels for The Ark Fund include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at The Ark Fund?

The team at The Ark Fund includes Luis X. Barrios (Founder). 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 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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