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Kayyak Ventures
Kayyak Ventures makes long-term investments in mission-driven entrepreneurs. The firm is highly selective, focusing on a handful of entrepreneurs per year, and...
Kayyak Ventures
Kayyak Ventures makes long-term investments in mission-driven entrepreneurs. The firm is highly selective, focusing on a handful of entrepreneurs per year, and typically invests in companies generating revenues with attractive margins and capital-efficient business models. It focuses on Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, primarily in companies based in Latin America, and is prepared to invest up to US$ 5 million in each new investment.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Chile
City
Santiago
Corporate office
Santiago, Chile
Principals
Andrés Pesce
CEO & Partner
Sofia Grez
CFO & Partner
Cristóbal Silva
Partner
Alejandro Tocigl
Partner
Manuel Sescosse
Partner
Angel De la Hoz
Senior Investments Analyst
Montserrat Aedo
Financial & Operations Analyst
Daniela Calleja
Venture Partner - MX
Carolina Illanes
Office Manager
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Kayyak Ventures?
Kayyak operates with a small group of managing partners based in Santiago. While the firm does not widely publicize a full org chart, its investment committee draws on Chilean family-office principals and operators with direct technology and venture experience in the region. The lean structure keeps decision-making concentrated and responsive to the fast-moving early-stage markets it targets.
How does Kayyak Ventures source deals in Latin America?
Kayyak sources through a network of Chilean family offices, local accelerators, and co-investor relationships across the Southern Cone and Brazil. Its roots in Santiago's tight-knit family-capital community give it early visibility into founder-led companies in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia, while its participation in syndicates and multilateral co-investment platforms extends reach into Brazil and Mexico.
Which sectors does Kayyak Ventures target explicitly?
The firm invests across climate tech, fintech, agrifood tech, proptech, and healthtech. Its thesis links directly to Latin America's structural deficits — water scarcity, low financial inclusion, inefficient food distribution, and housing shortages — treating these gaps as large addressable markets for technology-driven solutions.
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