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Latin Leap

Medellín, Antioquia, 08001, Colombia

Overview

Latin Leap is a Venture Capital Studio (VC Studio) established to create a unique investment platform to soft-land purpose-driven tech companies in Latin America and provide market access for international scale-ups to deploy in the region. The VC Studio also supports the Latin American entrepreneurship ecosystem with global human and financial commitment and contributes to quality education and mindset change by fostering knowledge-intensive businesses in the region.

Total investments
6
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
4
Active investors
2

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

  • Rintin

    Participated · Equity · Aug 2026

    Rintin operates an AI-driven B2B marketplace that enables small retailers and independent resellers in Mexico to source products directly from manufacturers and wholesale importers. Its integrated model combines wholesale sourcing, embedded credit, nationwide logistics, and digital sales and business management tools, with AI used to optimize customer experience, acquisition efficiency, and credit evaluation. The company offers access to more than 15,000 SKUs and reports that over 12,000 entrepreneurs have purchased through the platform and more than $2 million in credit has been originated. Rintin has built a community of over 50,000 active entrepreneurs who validate products and share recommendations via WhatsApp groups. The company plans to expand its marketplace and logistics infrastructure, increase adoption of its embedded credit product, and continue building AI tools to enhance sales and business management. Rintin was founded by Quinto Van Peborgh and Gastón Greco.

  • TripWip

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

    TripWip operates a fully digital peer-to-peer car rental marketplace that connects private car owners with renters across Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. The company was founded in 2023 by Juan Manuel Pancic and Juan Andrés Vico and is based in Uruguay. TripWip partners with insurers including Sancor, Rus Seguros, and AXA to provide coverage for rentals transacted on its platform. With the $4.2M seed raised in 2026, the company plans to expand into Monterrey, Los Cabos, Mendoza, and Bariloche and to invest in marketing, technology, and AI. TripWip has set a target to increase activity on its platform sixfold over the next 24 months.

  • Refurbi

    Participated · Seed · Jan 2026

    Refurbi promotes the reuse and recycling of electronic devices in Latin America by combining industrial-grade refurbishment processes with proprietary technology and a user-centric trust model. Its offering has evolved into an ecosystem that includes a marketplace for refurbished phones, trade-in programs, specialized software, and bundled financing and insurance options for retailers, manufacturers, mobile operators, and insurers. The company provides 14-month warranties, premium packaging, and a 30-day return policy to mirror the experience of buying new devices while reducing environmental impact. Having served more than 80,000 users, Refurbi estimates it already touches roughly 0.5% of Colombia’s total mobile phone market and became profitable in 2024. The firm is regarded as the country’s fastest-growing player in refurbished technology and plans to use its proven model to enter Mexico next. Management targets US$100 million in revenue by 2030 and views well-executed refurbishment as critical digital-inclusion infrastructure for the region.

  • ZUZU Hospitality

    Participated · Series B · Aug 2025

    ZUZU Hospitality offers a platform for revenue management and distribution that helps independent hotels compete with global chains. The company has developed an AI revenue management product called RevMate using a dataset from over 3,000 hotels across Southeast Asia and India. ZUZU says its existing hotel partners have seen an average 8x return on investment, and Wavemaker highlighted 30–40% growth in occupancy rates tied to the technology. The firm plans to use new capital to accelerate product development, expand data capabilities, and scale go-to-market efforts. ZUZU remains loss-making but reported revenue growth from $1.28 million in 2021 to $7.18 million in 2023, per DealStreetAsia’s DATA VANTAGE. The company cites McKinsey estimates that AI could generate over $400 billion in annual value across travel and hospitality, supporting its market opportunity. ZUZU Hospitality Solutions is a Singapore-based travel technology startup offering revenue platforms to help independent hotels maximize revenue. The company plans to invest in AI tools to enhance pricing, automate guest management, and improve partner experience. With the new funding it aims to double the number of hotel partners and reach 5,000 partners by the end of 2024, with particular emphasis on India. Management framed the raise as validation of investor confidence after the company sustained operations through the pandemic. The statement also cites a recovering Southeast Asian online travel market as a tailwind for growth. Zuzu combines software and hands-on services to help independently owned small hotels outsource bookings, marketing, revenue management and dynamic pricing while preserving each property's own brand. The team checks in with hotels every one to two days to revamp online marketing content, find new distribution channels and collect guest reviews through Zuzu’s site. Most hotels on the platform prefer a revenue-sharing payment model, aligning Zuzu’s incentives with its clients. The company claims hotels can see a 60% to 100% increase in online bookings after signing up. Since launching last July, Zuzu has signed more than 150 hotels across Taiwan, India and Thailand and plans to expand further in Asia. Financially, the startup has raised $2 million in a seed round plus angel investments, bringing total capital raised to $3 million.

  • Magneto Global

    Participated · Seed · May 2024

    Magneto Global SAS offers an AI-driven SaaS platform for digital selection, evaluation and mobility of human talent, enabling real-time recruitment, assessment and selection workflows. The platform is designed to streamline talent processes and deliver cost savings and operational efficiencies for employers. Magneto serves a portfolio of over 2,500 clients, including Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Sura, Nutresa, Grupo Éxito and Alkosto. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate growth, expand its client base to over 20,000 businesses across Colombia, Mexico, Peru and the United States, and further enhance its technology platform. Magneto was founded by Alejandro Arango and Pablo Arango and is headquartered in Medellín, Colombia.

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