# Top 15 Sports Angel Investors in Mexico in June 2026 ## Orbelin Pineda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. Part of the Mexican National Team. ## Elias Hernández - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player, ## Nigel Eccles - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Blockchain, E-Commerce Nigel Eccles, CEO and co-founder of Flick, an esports/gaming focused screen share application. Previously Nigel was the CEO and co-founder of FanDuel a fantasy sports application. ## Travis Kelce - Type: Angel - Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Water, Sports Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). ## Rafael Baca - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Iker Casillas - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Health Care, Fantasy Sports Iker Casillas is a co-founder of Café 19. ## Luis X. Barrios - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Apps, Gaming Luis X Barrios is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of ArkAngeles.co. He also founded TheArkFund in 2016 and is one of the founders of The Pool in 2013. ## Nicolas Vikonis - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Manolo Atala - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Manolo has built several high-impact companies in the eCommerce ecosystem, as well as SaaS. Prior to FairPlay, Manolo was Partner & COO for Mountain Nazca, a Venture Capital Firm based in Mexico with focus on high-impact investments through Latin America & abroad. He was Co-founder of Pulpomatic, the first Fleet Management Technologycompany in Latin America and Europe. He served as Managing Director in Groupon México, which later took the operation of its subsidiary in Puerto Rico, remaining as Regional SVP – North Latam. He is an active angel investor in companies like Cornershop, Liftit, Justo, Kavak, Instafit, among others. ## Christian Aguirre - Type: Angel - Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Fitness, Wellness Christian Aguirre - Investment Team Member @ Dalus Capital ## Miguel Layún - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Pau Gasol - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series C - Focus: Sports, Health Care, Fantasy Sports Pau Gasol is an advisor, an investor and an activist in projects related to sports and well-being. He played professional basketball for 20 years in the NBA, on the Spanish National Team and in Spain’s ACB league. He is president of the Gasol Foundation, a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission, and a UNICEF GlobalChampion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity. ## Tom Petit - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Fitness, Software, Wellness Tom Petit is the Co-Founder of Landis. ## Kevin Durant - Type: Angel - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Sports Kevin Durant is a 12-year NBA veteran who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP; having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, two Olympic gold medals, two NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a ten-time NBA All-Star. Off the court, Durant is co-founder andpartner of Thirty Five Ventures. Thirty Five Ventures includes his diverse investment portfolio, including companies such as Postmates, Acorns, Overtime, & Coinbase; the media and creative development arm; and the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation.Projects under the Thirty Five Ventures umbrella include the sports business vertical “The Boardroom,” in partnership with ESPN, which examines the ins and outs of sports business and illuminates the world of sports far beyond what fans ordinarily see. Kevin also served as an executive producer on Fox Sports Films’ “Q Ball,” which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in Spring 2019. Upcoming projects include the scripted series “SWAGGER” with Imagine Entertainment and Apple. Last fall also saw the opening of The Durant Center in Suitland, Maryland, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s college pipeline program in conjunction with College Track. ## César Azpilicueta - Type: Angel - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Fantasy Sports, Gaming, Soccer César Azpilicueta Tanco is a professional footballer from Spain.