Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea. - Jim Rohn

MISSION

We seek to be a new investment vehicle in the best Fintech, Insurtech, Proptech, Green and digital startups in LATAM. Replacing the Friends & Family investments in early stages of the startup and helping them grow their valuation in the medium term.
IKapital Advisors will provide startups with legal, business and financial advisory, structure services and raising capital, to help achieve the pre-established objectives.
We will form an innovative and disruptive portfolio, in which we will see the next leaders and possible unicorns in their sector.

VISION

Become a leader, in the LATAM region, in the next three years by having an innovative portfolio with disruptive brands. Achieving our objectives will help us to expand to other countries and to become a recognize Fund internationally, that will result in alliances with the biggest VC ́s and receiving the best investment opportunities in the sector, giving us the opportunity to take some of our companies to an IPO.

DRIVER

KAPITAL was founded with the objective of helping and generating value in entrepreneurs and startups. We believe that the world of ideas is the one that marks our future and that with the right strategy they can be materialized.
Our main driver is to achieve transcendence through our portfolio and the brands that are within our hub of innovation and acceleration of ideas, resulting in a positive impact on the growth of the Mexican and Latin American economy, as well as in the daily lives of people.

OPERATING TEAM

PARTNERS & BOARD

VALUES

Business Accelerator

IKapital advisors will help the startups to grow their businesses by helping them with legal, administration, and other business matters

Financing

We will give smart money to the startups, so they can start growing their company.

Positioning

We will make possible for the startups to have big alliances and raise funds easier.

STARTUP PROCESS

PICHT

Direction Arrows

ANALYSIS

Direction Arrows

DECISION

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INVESTMENT & ACCELARATOR

PITCH ANALYSIS INVESTMENT ACCELERATOR RAISING FUNDS EXIT 10X

PORTFOLIO

0%
Big
0%
Medium
0%
Small
0%
No return
2.5%
MANAGEMENT FEE
2.5%
25%
SUCESS FEE
25%
2.5%
RAISING CAPITAL FEE
2.5%
NOTE: THE GP ENTERS AS AN INVESTOR IN ALL THE LP'S AND STARTUPS OF THE PORTFOLIO, EITHER WITH A CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR WITH A PERCENTAGE.
Q2 2022
-FOUNDATION
-CAPITALIZATION
Q1-2023
FOUND 1
-$5,000,000USD
- 20-30 STARTUPS
Q3-2024
FUND 3 & EXPANSION
-$100,000,000USD
- 50-100 STARTUPS -USA,BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA
Q3-Q42022
-POSITIONING
-BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Q4-2023
FOUND 2
-$20,000,000USD
- 30-50 STARTUPS

63%

Of LATAM Fintech's are in Brazil (31%),
Mexico (21%) and Argentina (11%

MARKET

More than 3,000 digital startups (Fintech, Proptech & Insurtech

INVESTMENT

+8 Billion USD invested in recent years

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Isaac Kohab

FOUNDER & COO

Co-founder of Bitrus and KLU Digital Bank.

He is currently CEO of Bitrus Exchange. During his years as an entrepreneur, he has led two Financial Institutions in their authorization and licensing process in Mexico and internationally.

Speaker and winner of international awards (Hong Kong, Chile, Malta, CCOPM, among others), TED speaker and writer in Mexico Business News.

Moises Cohen

CO-FOUNDER & CFO

Law degree from Universidad Panamericana. Expert in tax, corporate and fintech matters.

He served as an Associate of one of the most important law firms in Mexico, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, in the aforementioned practices for the last five years.

He has developed and advised private equity, capital markets and financial institutions projects, as well as retail, wholesale, and import/export projects.

Galia Puszkar

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Degree in Business Administration and Public Accounting with an MBA from IPADE. She has almost 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. She currently serves as CEO of Grupo Kessel, a real estate group specializing in the commercialization of commercial, residential and industrial real estate in the Central Zone of Mexico City.

She is a member of EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) and during the last 4 years she has worked as a coach and mentor for different entrepreneurs of Accelerator, the accelerator of the same organization.

Alberto Djemal

CO-FOUNDER

Founder of Bitrus Exchange and KLU Digital Bank.

Currently acts as CEO of KLU Digital Bank and is Director of the financial group with three different regulated entities.

Speaker and winner of international awards (Hong Kong, Malta, Chile, among others) and recognized Mexican entrepreneur thanks to his vision and execution in the financial sector.

Valentín Ibarra

Partner of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia being recognized for his practice in Tax and Administrative Litigation in a wide range of sectors and transactions, representing domestic, foreign and global clients.

Valentin also leads the Firm´s Fintech Law practice and is professor of Fintech Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City.

He has been recognized as a leading tax lawyer by “Best Lawyers” and Fintech Law by “Chambers and Partners” and is a member of the Tax and Technology committees of the Mexican Bar Association.

Samy Lazarov

Partner of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia. He has been recognized and dominates the analysis of national legislation and Double Taxation Treaties for local and international clients, including public companies.

He is one of the best advisors in Mexico in the analysis, planning and implementation of tax efficient structures in Mexico, depending on the corporate and business needs of the clients. He is also a specialist in estate planning.

Ernesto Calero

Degree in Financial Administration with a Master’s Degree in Banking and Financial Markets. He has more than 18 years of experience supervising financial groups and intermediaries, Fintech, and other institutions at the CNBV.

Responsible for on-site and off-site supervision of financial groups and intermediaries, with extensive knowledge of the Mexican financial system and experience in audit, regulatory compliance, credit, risk, internal control, Fintech, and different types of authorizations of financial entities.

He is director of the Fintech Mexico Association, with the most important Fintech companies in the country, where he leads the union on regulatory issues with the CNBV and Banxico, in addition to promoting Fintech innovation in Mexico.

Javier Gorozpe

CEO and Founder of Man With a Plan, generating business plans and financial viability analysis for companies in the Energy, Fashion Retail, Hospitality and Technology sectors, among others.

He is also currently the CFO of Miracle Mike, the first Influencers Academy in Mexico. Former Director of Business Development at Grupo Axo, where he was responsible for analyzing the viability of international brands such as Crate & Barrel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Slowear and Express.

For 7 years he was CFO of Grupo Rofi, where he designed, structured and implemented commercial strategies for the group´s companies dedicated to Real Estate Development, Timeshare, viability and planning of a new Airport in the Riviera Maya, among others. He was CFO of the Miss Universe Mexico Promotion Group.

Javier has a Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

Juan Carlos Tejado

Partner of BGBG. He has extensive experience in the negotiation, formation and operation of investment vehicles for the raising of capital resources and financing.

He has provided advice to different domestic and foreign companies in the incorporation of investment companies for the analysis, valuation, regularization and acquisition of real estate, companies and projects, incorporation of operating and real estate companies, preparation and execution of operating contracts, preparation of investment prospects, negotiation and obtainment of loans and restructurings, supervision and monitoring of companies and projects, implementation of investor exit schemes, and investment funds.

Elias Kamhagi

Partner of Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa y Cia, with more than 15 years of experience in tax consulting, specifically in corporate restructurings and equity aspects of individuals and family offices, and more recently in tax matters related to Fintech businesses.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Tax Law from Universidad Panamericana and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Business Management from Universidad Iberoamericana.

Abraham Smeke

Vice President at C3ntro Telecom, a company with 19 years among the global leaders in international telephony.

 

Two times named in “Power 100” as one of the 100 most predominant in the telecommunications market in the world.

Pioneer in Bitcoin mining in Mexico and crypto entrepreneur.

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Zanagis Group

Fundadores de la marca Trueno, marca nacional que ha tenido presencia de mercadeo en los eventos nacionales e internacionales más importantes durante más de 3 décadas. Uno de los grupos concecionarios más importantes del país, con representación en múltiples estados de la República, contando en su portafolio con marcas como Hugo Boss, Nautica, Lacoste, EA7 y Kenneth Cole, entre otras.

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