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Carao Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 27 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AElectronicsEnterpriseManufacturing

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23%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque142days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.8MCheque size, as they say$25K – $50KRounds led0 of 27Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 37%
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Carao Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.2M

What they do

Carao Ventures is an early-stage VC firm for small and medium sized markets in Latin America.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $50K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ElectronicsEnterpriseManufacturing
Based in
San Jose, Costa Rica
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Jun
    BravenSeed · CO · LatamList$4.6MWith 6 others
  3. Apr
    Levita MagneticsVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  4. Mar
    RexiPre-seed · AR · Contxto$1.2MWith 5 others
  5. 2025

    4 rounds

  6. Jun
    CrabiMX · LatamList$14MWith 7 others
  7. Apr
    StrikeSeries A · UY · LatamList$14MWith 6 others
  8. Feb
    clicOHSeries A · MX$1.0MWith 4 others
  9. Jan
    FibrazoVenture · ARUndisclosedSole investor
  10. 2024

    12 rounds

  11. Dec
    BildTEKCR$540KSole investor
  12. Dec
    Caldo Restaurant TechnologiesSeed · US$500KWith 3 others
  13. Nov
    Speratum Biopharma, Inc.US$581KWith 1 other
  14. Aug
    FloidVenture · CL$1.5MWith 2 others
  15. Jul
    escalaVenture · US$12MWith 3 others
  16. Jul
    ObraLinkSeed · CL$1.9MSole investor
  17. Jun
    MirloSeed · MX$1.0MWith 1 other
  18. Jun
    AugmentalVenture · US$3.5MWith 5 others
  19. May
    Naya HomesSeed · MX$3.1MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    WeKallVenture · CO$200KWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    boxfulSeed · SV$3.4MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    FinanExUS$3.0MWith 1 other
  23. 2023

    3 rounds

  24. Nov
    Loopa FinanceVenture · ES$30MWith 4 others
  25. Jun
    nullplatformPre-seed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  26. May
    HuliSeed · CR$5.5MWith 1 other
  27. 2022

    2 rounds

  28. Apr
    LenkSeed · CL$2.0MWith 4 others
  29. Apr
    LOGYSTOSeed · CO$2.5MSole investor
  30. 2021

    1 round

  31. Aug
    RewardsWebVenture · US$3.9MSole investor
  32. 2015

    1 round

  33. Jan
    SlidebeanUS$250KWith 2 others
  34. 2013

    1 round

  35. May
    SlidebeanSeed · US$35KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Carao Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

FJ LabsVC firm2rounds togetherFlybridgeVC firm2rounds togetherIGNIAVC firm2rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator2rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Carao Ventures put money into.

Braven$4.6M · Jun 2026Levita Magnetics$3.0M · Apr 2026Crabi$14M · Jun 2025Strike$14M · Apr 2025clicOH$1.0M · Feb 2025FibrazoJan 2025

Quick answers about Carao Ventures

What does Carao Ventures invest in?

Carao Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, Enterprise and Manufacturing.

How active is Carao Ventures?

27 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Carao Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Braven (Seed, Jun 2026), Levita Magnetics (Venture, Apr 2026) and Rexi (Pre-seed, Mar 2026).

How big are Carao Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.8M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $50K.

Does Carao Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Carao Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (37%), Mexico (15%) and Colombia (11%).

Is Carao Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Carao Ventures invest alongside?

Most often FJ Labs (2 rounds together), Flybridge (2 rounds together) and IGNIA (2 rounds together).

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