Investor Profile
Kaszek
Venture capitalBuenos Aires & São Paulo
Quick facts
- Type
- Venture capital
- Headquarters
- Buenos Aires & São Paulo
- Founded
- 2011
About
Founded by former MercadoLibre executives Hernán Kazah and Nicolás Szekasy, Kaszek is Latin America's largest homegrown venture fund, with Nubank and QuintoAndar among its best-known bets.
Companies backed on our watchlist
- Arvo — Health AI (Series A)
Before you read anything into this
Profiling Kaszek here is informational, not a recommendation. Almost all venture funds only accept institutional or high-net-worth limited partners with minimums far beyond most individual investors — see our guide to venture funds for how that actually works.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I invest alongside Kaszek?
Almost certainly not directly. Funds like this generally raise from institutional and high-net-worth limited partners under private-placement rules, not the general public. The realistic routes into early-stage deals are regulated equity crowdfunding, a syndicate, or a retail-accessible venture fund — see our guide to the four routes.
Does Kaszek backing a company mean it's a good investment?
No. A fund backing a round is a signal about that fund's own thesis, not an endorsement we make. We have not done diligence on either the fund or the companies it backs.
Where does this information come from?
Compiled from public reporting (fund websites, Crunchbase, PitchBook, press coverage) as of the review date above. Fund details — AUM, focus, active funds — change; verify anything load-bearing against the fund's own site.