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Finnovista
Finnovista runs a FinTech venture platform with a pre-seed fund, accelerator, and FINNOSUMMIT conference, operating from Mexico City since 2013.
Finnovista
Finnovista is a company founded in 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico. It focuses on innovation and venture capital within the Fintech ecosystem. The company offers services such as startup acceleration, corporate innovation, and venture capital investments in financial services.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2013
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Mexico
City
Mexico City
Corporate office
Av. Álvaro Obregón 213, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, Mexico
Principals
Fermín Bueno
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Andrés Fontao
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Finnovista source its investments?
Finnovista sources deals primarily through its Startupbootcamp accelerator programs in Latin America. The firm also operates the FINNOSUMMIT conference and publishes the Fintech Radar research tool, both of which surface early-stage FinTech founders before they enter formal fundraising processes. This ecosystem gives Finnovista a proprietary pipeline that feeds directly into its venture fund.
Does Finnovista invest in companies outside its accelerator?
Finnovista.vc leads pre-seed and seed rounds exclusively for startups that have gone through its Startupbootcamp programs. The firm has not publicly indicated that it makes investments outside this accelerator pipeline. All 42 investments recorded since 2017 were tied to the program.
What is FINNOSUMMIT and how does it relate to the venture fund?
FINNOSUMMIT is Latin America's pioneering FinTech conference, launched by Finnovista's founders in 2013, the same year they started the firm. The annual event in Mexico City convenes thousands of FinTech founders, banks, and investors. It acts as a top-of-funnel sourcing mechanism — relationships formed at the conference often flow into the accelerator and subsequently into the fund.
Which geographies does Finnovista cover?
Finnovista invests across Latin America, with confirmed portfolio companies in Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. The firm also backed Spain-based Bdeo. Its headquarters and primary conference operations are in Mexico City.
What stage does Finnovista target?
The firm targets pre-seed and seed stages through Finnovista.vc. The accelerator provides the initial pre-seed support, and the fund leads subsequent seed rounds. Finnovista does not publicly claim to participate in Series A or later rounds.
Who makes investment decisions at Finnovista?
Co-founders Fermín Bueno and Andrés Fontao both hold the title of Managing Partner and are the named decision-makers. The publicly listed team does not include additional investment partners or a dedicated CIO, indicating Bueno and Fontao directly oversee fund commitments.
Does Finnovista have any exits in its portfolio?
Two confirmed exits are listed on the firm's website: Dapp, a Mexican payments integrator, and Flink, Mexico's first neobroker with over 1.6 million active users. Additional exit details, including acquirers and returns, have not been disclosed publicly.
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