A woman on a forest path holds up a dried fruit snack from an open Ékole bag.

The venture studio building startups in Latin America for people to thrive, not just survive.

Every year, we take an idea and turn it into a real company. From scratch.

Get to know our portfolio.

What we've built

We build bold companies with a focus on:
Financial Inclusion | Regenerative Agriculture | Circular Economy

What we've achieved so far

Users reached
42,000+
Average annual income increase
+34%
Direct jobs created
600+
Seed rounds raised
2
Social Return on Investment
6.4x
Catalytic factor of funds raised
15.4x

We don’t just invest in startups. We build them.

We find proven entrepreneurs and build companies with them from the ground up, designing the product, winning the first customers, proving the business model, and staying hands-on until product-market fit.

Every venture we build has one purpose: help Latin America’s small businesses grow in ways that weren’t possible before.

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Why small businesses?

Micro and small businesses remain underserved by today’s markets. Our ventures change that, giving small businesses access to the products, financing, technology, and markets they need to grow.

We look for a balanced portfolio: asset light and asset heavy, tech driven and operations driven, proven concepts and breakthrough innovations. This allows us to tackle different market failures, create impact at scale, and diversify returns.

Our 2030 goals

Ventures built
10
Micro and small businesses doubling their income
10,000
Jobs created
5,000
People thriving
100,000+

We'd love to talk!

We're constantly on the lookout for new investors, philanthropic partners and entrepreneurial people who want to build with us.

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