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Alaya Capital

Luis de Tejeda 3933, Cordoba, 5000, Argentina

Overview

ALAYA is a venture capital fund aimed at promoting, consolidating and increasing the value of companies and technological ventures in the region. We dream about a new economy in Latin America, based on tech and knowledge, impacting the world.

Total investments
11
Lead investments
5
Investments · 12mo
4
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Apps
  • Big Data
  • EdTech
  • FinTech
  • InsurTech
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Investment portfolio

  • Ábaco

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

    Ábaco is a Salvadoran fintech specializing in digital factoring for small and medium-sized enterprises (PYMEs). The company enables SMEs to access liquidity by digitizing and financing receivables. In its announced Seed round it raised $53 million in a mix of equity and debt, a notable capital infusion for an early-stage regional fintech. Reporting highlights the raise as a historic milestone for El Salvador and Central America, though specific operating metrics, revenue figures, or user counts were not disclosed. Details on future product plans or exact use of proceeds were not provided in the articles.

  • Motivia

    Led · Seed · Jun 2026

    Motivia builds a platform that combines behavioral science principles with AI-driven personalization to improve patient adherence to chronic therapies. It operates under a B2B2C model, integrating with pharmaceutical laboratories and health insurers who then offer the service to patients as part of adherence programs. The company is strategically focused on GLP-1 treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes, where discontinuation rates are high and improving adherence creates value for both labs and payers. Motivia positions its solution to address psychological and logistical barriers to sustained treatment rather than only sending reminders. The startup is early-stage following a US$1.2M pre-seed raise and aims to use capital to validate and scale its model through pilots and partnerships with insurers and pharmaceutical clients.

  • Pitz

    Participated · Seed · May 2026

    Pitz offers a specialized operating platform for automotive repair shops that centralizes diagnostics, administration, parts procurement and logistics. Its technology includes an AI-powered virtual assistant that converts voice-described faults into repair plans and a marketplace with more than one million SKUs for parts sourcing. The company serves over 1,400 connected workshops and aims to reach more than 8,000 by 2026. Pitz has prioritized Brazil as its main growth market, establishing a fully local team there, and is preparing a formal entry into the United States targeting Latino independent auto communities. The startup will use the recent funding to bolster its AI capabilities and accelerate regional and U.S. expansion. The company was founded by Natália Salcedo, a former Rappi and Jokr executive.

  • ONE

    Led · Seed · Oct 2025

    ONE provides an international checkout solution that accepts multiple payment methods and instantly settles merchants’ proceeds in the stablecoin USDT, helping online sellers bypass devaluations and legacy banking rails. Onboarding is completely digital and does not require a bank account, removing key frictions in cross-border commerce. The platform already serves clients in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Spain and England and is growing 45% month over month. Backed by founders with senior experience at Mobbex, Mercado Pago, Bitso and Empretienda, the company is using blockchain to create truly borderless payment infrastructure. Newly raised capital will go toward product development, operational scale-up and deeper international expansion. Management has set a goal of processing US$30 million in client volume by 2027, implying a 100× scale-up from current levels.

  • Equip

    Led · Seed · Aug 2025

    Equip operates an asset-light, AI-driven marketplace where construction firms can quickly quote, purchase and receive materials while suppliers gain a new digital sales channel. Its technology parses technical requirements, matches them with real-time pricing and inventory from more than 50 vendors, and bundles acquisition, pricing, credit and logistics into one digital workflow. Year-to-date in 2025, the platform has processed over US$50 million in quotations, served 500 contractors and completed more than 1,400 deliveries across 12 Peruvian regions. The company has also extended over US$7 million in purchase financing through an emerging fintech arm that leverages granular project data to assess risk. Management intends to invest further in technology, artificial intelligence and product to create a simple, reliable “all-in-one” experience for builders. Plans for 2025 include 8× revenue growth, expansion into new material categories and initial pilot programs in Mexico.

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