# Top 50 Sports Startup Investors in Mexico in June 2026 ## The Ark Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services 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. ## Sequoia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We help the daring build We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. companies. ## Bullpen Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Bullpen is a venture capital fund that invests post-seed capital into early stage companies. ## Kaszek - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software We are tech entrepreneurs partnering with the most extraordinary founders in Latin America. ## Rafael Baca - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Courtside Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fitness Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs. ## Orbelin Pineda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. Part of the Mexican National Team. ## 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. ## Capital Invent - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech Mexican-based early stage VC investing in consumer internet startups ## Hi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care Hi Ventures is the fund seed and early venture capital, formed to invest in entrepreneurs with strong components and scalable models of innovation. ## Allied Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech Click the link in our profile to pitch us, invest, scout, and more. ## Toro Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Internet Toro Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Monterrey, Mexico and San Francisco. We empower entrepreneurs to build a better future. ## Elias Hernández - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player, ## 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). ## TheVentureCity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence TheVentureCity is a global early-stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe, and Latam. With more than $150M under management, the firm invests from pre-seed and seed with a ticket size from $100-500k to Series A with $1-4M. ## MANTIS Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies. ## Thirty Five Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Sports, FinTech Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies. ## Cometa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services 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 ## Odell Beckham Jr. - Type: Angel - Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Banking, FinTech Odell Beckham Jr. is a wide receiver who plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. ## ID345 - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Gaming Bridging opportunities between resources in Silicon Valley and Mexico. ## Bullnet Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Pozuelo De Alarcón, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing Independent Venture Capital Firm specialized in high technology Spanish start-ups. Helping tech entrepreneurs during the early stages of their company to build successful businesses ## Magma Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Magma specializes in finding, investing, and support the best technology startups in Latin America that want to launch and scale in the US and Latin America. ## NSS Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Fantasy Sports, Digital Entertainment NSS Advisors is an investment company. ## Nicolas Vikonis - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Tenacity Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Tenacity Venture Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm. ## Arrive - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Health Care Arrive is Roc Nation's venture capital platform. Roc nation is a full-service management, music publishing, and entertainment company founded by JAY-Z. ## Kevin Durant - Type: Angel - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Sports, FinTech 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. ## Genesis Capital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series C - Focus: Mobile, Finance, Apps Founded in 2015, Genesis Capital Ventures is a seed- and early-stage fund based in Guadalajara, Mexico. ## CRB Inverbío - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology CRB Inverbio is a private venture capital management firm specialized in life sciences investing in innovative early stage start- ups in biotech, med tech, digital health and medical technologies ## MetLife Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance MetLife Foundation is committed to expanding opportunities for low- and moderate-income people around the world.MetLife Foundation partner with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises to create financial health solutions and build stronger communities, while engaging MetLife employee volunteers to help drive impact. ## Marathon Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Blockchain Located in Hong Kong, Marathon Capital Management Limited (“Marathon”) is an taxation-driven, financial and business services firm catering to high net-worth individuals and institutions. Since its inception, MCML has evolved from being mainly private placement and business planning company to a dynamic, innovative and taxation driven capitalplanning and corporate structuring powerhouse. Today, MCML principal activity is in advising high net-worth individuals and developing structures for institutions, designed to achieve the minimum tax exposure when making overseas investments, and to extend favourable tax treatments to investors in friendly tax countries, all while providing for transparency and compliance. Their goal is to meet the sophisticated needs of institutional investors by fully addressing their often intricate risk guidelines, investment horizons, and return requirements. ## StepStone Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: La Jolla, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence StepStone Group provides investment solutions and advisory services focused on private markets. The company offers a range of products, including private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure investments. StepStone Group assists clients in developing tailored investment strategies that align with their specific goals and riskprofiles. Additionally, the firm delivers data analytics and market insights to enhance decision-making processes for investors. Through its comprehensive approach, StepStone Group supports clients in navigating the complexities of private market investments. ## Brayan Angulo - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## NuFund Venture Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical NuFund Venture Group formerly known as TCA-San Diego (TCA-SD) is the San Diego chapter of Tech Coast Angels. ## Investo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Lovable Generated Project ## 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. ## KF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Marketplace, E-Commerce KF Ventures is a seed and early stage fund. ## Mana Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Mana Ventures is a San Francisco based VC firm that invests in early stage technology companies and consumer brands. ## Cristiano Ronaldo - Type: Angel - Location: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Post-IPO Secondary - Focus: Sports, Gaming, Fashion Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, known as Cristiano Ronaldo or CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the captain for the Portugal national team. ## Broom Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Financial Services Broom Ventures invests in extraordinary pre-seed and seed-stage founders. We sweep the floors to help early stage technology companies achieve their full potential. ## 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. ## Graph Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Graph Ventures is an investment group that specializes in seed and early-stage venture investments. It was founded in 2011. Investments include: * BetterUp * Birdies * BlueApron * Dapper Labs * Earnin * Envoy * Hinge * Houseparty * Ipsy * Loft * Lever * Lingokids * Moon Express * Papaya * PicsArt * Porch * Quinto Andar * RideOS * Saildrone *Very Good Security * VivaReal * Zeplin ## Draper University Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Mateo, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology Upon graduation of the Hero Program at Draper University, alumni get a chance to pitch their business ideas for venture capital. Submit your business plan. ## Left Lane Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Left Lane Capital is a venture capital and seed-growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses that are fundamental to the human condition and spirit – where customers maintain a long-term relationship with the product, platform, or service. ## CDTI - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ventura, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Developing combustion engine catalyst and coating technology to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency for clean energy production. ## José Daniel Guerrero - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Miguel Layún - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Christian Aguirre - Type: Angel - Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown - Focus: SaaS, Fitness, Wellness Christian Aguirre - Investment Team Member @ Dalus Capital ## 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. ## 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.