About IGNIA
IGNIA is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Mexico City, Mexico. As of Jun 2025, IGNIA is an active investor, having invested in 36 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Mexico based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Retail. Most recently it led the $13.6M Series A round of Crabi along with Kaszek. This round also saw participation from Redwood Ventures and other investors.
Overall, IGNIA portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Pet Love, Rapyd and Konfío. A lot of funds co-invest with IGNIA, with names like Antai Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
IGNIA has team of 7 people including 5 partners.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
IGNIA's List of Top Investments
IGNIA has a portfolio of 36 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Escala and Airtm.Their portfolio spans across Mexico, United States, Brazil and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Retail and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by IGNIA:1. Stripe
Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses. It offers solutions such as payment gateways, hardware-based POS terminals, billing and subscription payments, and more. It also offers financial services such as the issuance of corporate cards, business financing, and more.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 371M SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $91.5B as on Feb 27, 2025
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 5,904 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Silver Lake and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $694M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Pet Love
Platform offering multi-category supplies for cats and dogs. It offers medicine and healthcare products, grooming products, toys, feeding accessories, travel accessories, bedding, hygienic and cleaning products, treats & snacks, and more. It offers products for birds, reptiles, fish, rodents, dogs, cats, and more. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Pet Love
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $226M
- Investors: L Catterton, SoftBank Group and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 27, 2022
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Rapyd
FinTech company that provides global payment solutions. It offers a wide range of payment methods and currencies to businesses and developers. It operates globally through its regulated regional group companies and provides a platform for digital commerce, allowing businesses to process payments, make payouts, and offer fintech services. It enables businesses to simplify complex payment offerings and expand their global reach.
Key facts about Rapyd
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £13.7M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $4.5B as on Mar 13, 2025
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $1.26B
- Investors: BlackRock, Annox Capital and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 13, 2025, $500M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Abra
Abra provides an app-based platform for trading cryptocurrencies. It provides services such as crypto asset trading, cryptocurrency buying, and selling, cryptocurrency exchange, and more. It also allows for investments in both fiat and cryptocurrency funds. The app is available for both iOS and Android.
Key facts about Abra
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, American Express Ventures and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 15, 2021, $55M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Konfío
Financial solutions platform provider. It offers invoice financing, microloans, business credit lines, SME credits, and more. It also provides a virtual credit card and offers a tool for accessing the credit score and credit history of the business.
Key facts about Konfío
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico)
- Valuation: $1.3B as on Sep 29, 2021
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $378M
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, SoftBank Group and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 19, 2022, $10M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
IGNIA's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
IGNIA has invested in 36 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 5 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Tensec and most recent follow-on round was in GoTrendier.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2017 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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IGNIA's Investments by Stage
IGNIA has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.06M, 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.15M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $29.3M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $43M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $100M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 14 |
Series A | 11 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 1 |
Series E | 1 |
IGNIA's Investments by Sector
IGNIA has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 33 Tech companies, 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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FinTech | 18 |
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
Retail | 10 |
Consumer | 9 |
High Tech | 4 |
Others | 23 |
IGNIA's Investments by Geography
IGNIA has made most investments in Mexico (13), followed by United States where it has made 10 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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Mexico | 13 |
United States | 10 |
Brazil | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Chile | 1 |
Others | 4 |
IGNIA's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by IGNIA:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | $12M | Costanoa [+6] | |
Jun 05, 2025 | Mexico | Series A | $13.6M | Kaszek [+5] | |
Mar 06, 2025 | Brazil | Series A | $5.5M | TOTVS [+6] | |
Aug 02, 2024 | Mexico | Seed | $5.5M | Krealo [+7] | |
Jun 25, 2024 | United States | Series A | $12M |
Unicorns in IGNIA's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in IGNIA's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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64 | Financial solutions platform provider | 2014 | Miguel Hidalgo | Series E | xiihruz | ||
71 | FinTech company that provides global payment solutions | 2016 | London | Series F | mwhlwc{ |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in IGNIA's Portfolio
Here are IGNIA's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 18, 2022 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in IGNIA's Portfolio
Here are IGNIA's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 24, 2021 | Dec 27, 2017 | Series A | $7.91M | |
Sep 15, 2021 | Nov 23, 2016 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
Mar 19, 2021 | Jan 31, 2017 | Series B | $11.6M | |
Jan 28, 2021 | Oct 24, 2017 | Series A | Undisclosed | |
Apr 01, 2019 | - | - | - |
Team profile of IGNIA
IGNIA has a team of 7 members including 5 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in Mexico and United States. IGNIA's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in IGNIA:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Monterrey | - | - | |
Partner | Chapultepec | - | - | |
Partner | Chapultepec | - | - | |
Partner | Monterrey | - | - | |
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Venture Partner | North Miami Beach | - | ||
Associate | Mexico City | - | - |
Co-investors of IGNIA
Over the past 9 years, 241 investors have co-invested in IGNIA's portfolio companies.
- Invested before IGNIA: Y Combinator, American Express Ventures and 98 others have invested in rounds before IGNIA. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before IGNIA and 2 companies where American Express Ventures has invested before IGNIA.
- Top Co-investors of IGNIA: 73 investors entered a company along with IGNIA. These include investors like Antai Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after IGNIA: A total of 68 investors have invested in IGNIA's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Stellar (2 companies), IDC Ventures (2 companies) and Google Ventures (1 company).
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