# Vertical Partners

> Vertical Partners is a VC fund in Medellín backing Software and Information Technology. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Medellín, Colombia
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-partners-fund/
- Website: https://vertical-p.com

Vertical Partners is a VC fund in Medellín focused on Software and Information Technology. Vertical Partners monitors and investigates global business trends in a wide range of industries before having investments. Vertical Partners is headquartered in Medellín, Colombia.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $450k–$5M |
| Pre-Seed | $250k–$300k |
| Series A | $10M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 23% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 17% |
| Retail | 4 | 13% |
| Logistics | 3 | 10% |
| Health Care | 3 | 10% |

76 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 77% |
| Series A | 3 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Colombia | 14 | 47% |
| United States | 8 | 27% |
| Spain | 2 | 7% |
| Mexico | 2 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quipu Bank | Quipu is building the first digital bank for the informal economy in LATAM. Using proprietary AI algorithms, Quipu assesses informal microbusinesses’ creditworthiness using over 80,000 alternative data points. Quipu leverages this data to provide working capital loans through a local supply chain financing system that allows microbusinesses to buysupplies, ingredients and materials at wholesale price. The company is building an uncollateralized loan protocol to boost their loan operation. Quipu’s goal is to become the one-stop-shop for financial services for micro-businesses in LATAM providing easy, fair and alternative access to working capital. | $300K |  | Feb 09, 2026 |  |
| Cuidefy | Cuidefy is a platform aimed at connecting families with trusted caregivers for children, the elderly, and pets. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Sherpal | Sherpal provides academic tutoring service connecting young tutors with high school students who need academic support |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Rewind Sustainable Life | Rewind Sustainable Life is a community-based app that promotes environmental awareness and helps people to meet sustainability goals. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| IUS.Earth | IUS.Earth offers a comprehensive and advanced solution for SMEs, sustainability, environmental management, and strategic intelligence. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Planet Oliver | Planet Oliver is a food company that aims to reduce food waste by selling food not sold by farmers and supermarkets. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Keybe | Unlocking the full power of our digital sales reps, using AI for: - Optimize up to 40% of your sales team's time - Achieve a conversion rate of up to 30% - Multiply your team's service capacity by up to 4 times |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Auco.ai | Auco.ai helps to manage and store all company's documentation, team's productivity and perform all documentation processes automatically |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Give me Five | Give me Five is an micro-credit platform allowing lenders to see a borrower's profile for providing loans to people |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Human Living Data | Human Living Data is a business intelligence platform that focuses on helping companies and cities through data-based strategies. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avalancha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalancha-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Cube Ventures VC Firm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cube-ventures-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Vertical Partners invest in?

Vertical Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Vertical Partners's check size?

Vertical Partners typically joins rounds of $450k–$5M at Seed, $250k–$300k at Pre-Seed and $10M–$12M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vertical Partners participates in.

### When did Vertical Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vertical Partners closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 30 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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