# Top 15 Sports Startup Investors in Argentina in June 2026 ## Mercado Libre Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Convertible Note, Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet Mercado Libre Fund is the Corporate Venture Capital Fund of Mercado Libre.They support innovation and the development of companies that boost the e-commerce and tech ecosystem in Latin America: Investing smart money in seed, early and growth stage companies with great teams Accompanying entrepreneurs in the scaling process of their businessAdding value as strategic partner: fostering synergies between their portfolio companies and MELIWhat they invest on They differentiate their investments into two funds which differ in scope, stage and investment criteriaTheir Business Development Fund invests in seed stage companies that provide a great product and have a clear potential impact on MELI´s ecosystem Their Opportunities Fund invests in early and growth stage companies that have developed innovative solutions through the use of technology. They seek tech companies with great teams and outstanding execution capabilities. ## Nazca Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, FinTech Revolutionary Empowerment for Founders in Latin America. ## Krypital Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency Founded in 2017, Krypital Group is a leading global venture capital firm and blockchain incubator. Vested in a complete blockchain ecosystem, the company has specific investment funds for both primary and secondary markets, as well as providing end-to-end services such as project incubation, brand management and technical advisory. To date,Krypital Group has active arms in North American, Asia and Latin American. ## hype partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Apps, Gaming, Ethereum Hype Partners is the industry-leading partner for blockchain projects looking to grow their community ## LD Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem. ## Faculty Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Faculty Capital is a value-driven venture capital firm focused on innovative blockchain projects. ## Free Company - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, TV, Apps Free Company ## Ariel Arrieta - Type: Angel - Location: Argentina, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Ariel Arrieta is a Venture Capital investor and serial entrepreneur, as he likes to present himself. He founded and founded several companies. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Labs, one of the most active funds in the region and has invested in more than 200 technology companies throughout Latin America. He has worked in Internetcompanies since 1994 and several of the companies he founded were sold to Fox International Channels (News Corporation). He is a Kauffman Fellow (class 18) and Harvard Business School OPM (class 41). He collaborates with the NGOs Ecosistema Emprendedor, Junior Achievement, Endeavor and Ruta 40. He is also the author of the books "Aprender a Emprender" and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2013. and and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2018. ## NXTP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology Founded in 2011, NXTP was one of the early investors in B2B unicorns in Latin America, such as Nuvemshop, Mural, Auth0, Frete.com, and Betterfly. Based across offices in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, and Argentina, NXTP invests checks ranging from $500,000 to $5 million in startups at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. NXTP principally supportsfounders in four B2B verticals: Cloud & SaaS, FinTech, E-Commerce Enablers, and B2B Marketplaces. The fund has backed more than 130 startups, raising over $2 billion in additional capital, and has co-invested alongside funds such as a16z, Greylock, Tiger Global, and Greenoaks. It boasts a portfolio of 6 unicorns and 32 exits. NXTP has a Latin American network not only to identify the region’s best entrepreneurs but also to help them expand their operations to other countries. NXTP's main goal is to help companies move to the next level, demonstrate a viable and scalable business, and be part of that growth process. NXTP has over 400 experts to assist companies in addressing operational challenges in different segments. ## AU21 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space ## Blackberry - Type: VC Fund - Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Automotive, Information Technology BlackBerry provides organizations and governments with the software and services they need to secure the Internet of Things. Learn how BlackBerry Cybersecurity powered by Cylance AI can protect your people, network, and data. ## Sfermion - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Sfermion is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on the immersive internet ## OKX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming OKX Blockdream Ventures is a fund focused on exploring high quality projects. This fund will invest in blockchain basic infrastructure, layer 2, Polkadot ecosystem, Defi, Filecoin ecosystem etc. ## Spark Digital Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Established in 2017, Spark Digital Capital is an NY based family office that invests in Blockchain-enabled companies. They firmly believe in a future where blockchain not only plays a significant role in the world but also creates unlimited efficiencies and opportunities to the society and people’s lives. With their teams' strong finance andtechnology background they aim to bring blockchain into prosperity. ## Morningstar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming We are a proprietary investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology, primarily focused on the Elrond Ecosystem.