# Manufacturing investors in Latin America (2026 list) > 24 manufacturing investors in Latin America, 96% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, BoxGroup. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-latam (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Manufacturing investors in Latin America Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Latin America in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 24 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmanufacturing-investors-in-latam)The top 24 **24** investors on the list No change this week **1,699** cheques in 12 months *-7%* against the market **$32M** median round they joined *+303%* against the market median **96%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **79%** have led a round ## The Top 24 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (23) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **292** **$75M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **141** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Greenoaks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenoaks) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **121** **$115M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Monashees](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monashees) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **116** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **106** **$25M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **103** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Acrew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **99** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Quona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quona-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **80** **$16M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **75** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Nazca Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nazca) *Deploying now* VC firm · Chile **28** **$22M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 16 [N47](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n47) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **8** **$43M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-2) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · United States **4** **$55M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [53 Stations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/53-stations) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **3** **$70M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [M&G Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **2** **$115M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Gustavo Rizzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gustavo-rizzo) quiet Investment firm **1** **$550K** median round **Nov 2024** last seen - 21 [Catalyst, da M&G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-da-m-and-g-investments) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Endeavour Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavour-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [M&G's Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-s-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [M&G's Catalyst strategy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-s-catalyst-strategy) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **4** Nov **[Enza](https://millionrounds.com/company/enza)** Seed · $6M *With* [Quona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quona-capital) - **4** Nov **[Rivio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivio)** Series A *With* [Monashees](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monashees) - **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **3** Nov **[Guava](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)** Seed · $13M *Led by* [Acrew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew-capital) - **3** Nov **[Vereda](https://millionrounds.com/company/vereda)** Seed · $5.5M *Led by* [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary) - **2** Nov **[Hypersonica](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonica)** Series B · $112M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Stages This Year 1,545 rounds - Venture **22%** - Pre-seed **17%** - Seed **16%** - Series A **15%** - Series B **8%** - Other **23%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **797** - Fintech **145** - Big Data & Analytics **84** - Financial Services **82** - Healthcare **78** - Aerospace & Space **50** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 458 Q1 25 448 Q2 25 533 Q3 25 544 Q4 25 499 Q1 26 498 Q2 26 367 Q3 26 93 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible - Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible - PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible - The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Latin America ### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Latin America? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Endeavor Catalyst and Sapphire Ventures. ### How many manufacturing investors in Latin America are there? 24 are on record. 96% made an investment in the last 12 months and 79% have led a round. ### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Latin America back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (23%) and Seed (22%). ### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Latin America join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $35M. ### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Latin America back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which manufacturing investors in Latin America lead the most rounds? General Catalyst (97 led), Greenoaks (23 led) and Sapphire Ventures (17 led). ### Where are manufacturing investors in Latin America based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (13), Brazil (3) and Germany (1). ### What have manufacturing investors in Latin America invested in recently? Recent rounds include Enza (Seed, Nov 2026, with Quona Capital), Rivio (Series A, Nov 2026, with Monashees) and Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)