Kaszek

Kaszek is a Latin America–focused venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, with additional presence in São Paulo and across the region through its partners’ long-standing operational networks.

The firm partners with exceptional technology entrepreneurs building high-impact, scalable companies whose core markets are in Latin America, providing not only capital but also **hands-on** support in strategy, operational execution, team building, product, technology, growth, and subsequent fundraising, along with access to local and global networks.

Kaszek manages approximately $5.6 billion in assets across 12 funds, including multiple flagship early-stage vehicles (Kaszek Ventures I–VI) and several opportunity funds designed to back breakout portfolio companies at later stages.

Since inception, the firm has invested in more than 100 companies and has built a portfolio that includes over a dozen unicorns such as Nubank, Kavak, Creditas, QuintoAndar, Loggi, Gympass, Bitso, MadeiraMadeira, PedidosYa, and NotCo, spanning sectors like fintech, marketplaces, SaaS, logistics, proptech, edtech, e-commerce, and health services.

Kaszek is sector- and stage-agnostic within technology, primarily leading or co-leading Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in Latin American startups and continuing to support the most promising companies through growth rounds, with recent funds totaling close to $1 billion earmarked for a mix of early and later-stage opportunities.

The firm was founded by MercadoLibre co-founder and former COO/CFO Hernan Kazah and former MercadoLibre CFO Nicolas Szekasy, whose entrepreneurial and operating background underpins Kaszek’s reputation as one of the most influential and successful venture capital platforms in Latin America’s tech ecosystem