Investo VC

Investo is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 that invests financial and intellectual capital in technology startups. Based in San Francisco, the firm maintains a strong focus on seed and early-stage investments in Latin America, particularly Mexico. The firm was founded by Sergio Romo, a lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and project finance, who established Investo after recognizing the strategic support gap that many entrepreneurs face. The firm provides founders with ongoing advisory access and strategic assistance to help scale their businesses and facilitate international expansion. Investo has built a portfolio of approximately 90 companies across diverse sectors including enterprise applications, consumer and retail, human capital, proptech, blockchain, and fintech. The firm's investment philosophy centers on partnering with entrepreneurs who demonstrate clear commitment to addressing significant market needs with innovative solutions and unique value propositions. Notable portfolio companies include unicorns such as Mercury, Speak, and Rappi, with the portfolio having generated five unicorns and seventeen acquisitions to date. In the Latin American fintech ecosystem, Investo has participated in funding rounds for companies like Mentum and Cometa, demonstrating active engagement in the region's financial technology sector. The firm typically invests in rounds ranging from $1 million to $5 million and completes between two to six deals annually. Investo frequently co-invests alongside other prominent venture capital firms including Foundation Capital, Soma Capital, and Y Combinator, establishing itself as an active participant in the Latin American startup ecosystem.