MAYA Capital

What MAYA Capital does

MAYA Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2018 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm partners with founders at the seed stage across five Latin American markets — Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina — leading first institutional rounds and providing hands-on post-investment support in hiring, go-to-market strategy, and follow-on fundraising. The core offering is the investment platform itself rather than a discrete technology product; the firm complements capital with community programs including the MAYA Matching Program (co-founder matching), Female Force (women entrepreneurs in technology), and the Talent Bank (database of 50+ portfolio companies for professional placement).

The fund's portfolio spans 50+ companies across fintech, healthtech, SaaS B2B, agtech, edtech, foodtech, HR tech, logistics, real estate tech, insuretech, lawtech, cybersecurity, and e-commerce. Notable positions include Alice (health insurance with primary care, backed by SoftBank and Kaszek), Belvo (open finance / AI platform, held since 2020), Lerian (open-source transaction ledger, $5.7M seed led by MAYA), Divibank (digital payments, R$47M raise in 2024), Jusfy (legaltech), Sharpi (AI sales copilot), Tempo (AI-augmented consumer assistant), Stay (pension tech), Zenpli (compliance automation), and Deco.cx (composable e-commerce).

MAYA's business model follows standard venture economics: the fund earns returns through equity appreciation in portfolio companies and management fees on committed capital, with exits realized via acquisitions, IPOs, or secondary transactions. The fund is privately held, led by co-founders and managing partners Lara Lemann and Monica Saggioro, alongside a lean team of 1-10 investment and operations professionals. Deal sourcing relies on direct founder relationships, co-investor networks, and the firm's ecosystem programs rather than broad outbound marketing.

Name

MAYA Capital

Legal name

MAYA Capital

Website

https://maya.capital/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAYA Capital is a São Paulo-based early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2018 that leads seed rounds for Latin American founders across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, providing capital and hands-on operational support to a 50+ company portfolio.

Ownership category

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Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Seed-stage investing
• Startup investments
• Founder support
• Venture capital firm

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: MAYA Capital generates returns through equity investments in early-stage Latin American startups. The firm partners with founders at the seed stage, providing capital and operational support in exchange for equity stakes, with returns realized through portfolio company exits via acquisitions, IPOs, or secondary transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MAYA Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund that leads founders' first institutional rounds in Latin America. The firm provides seed-stage capital alongside hands-on operational support covering hiring, go-to-market strategy, and follow-on fundraising for portfolio companies across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. It supplements the core investment activity with ancillary programs: a co-founder matching initiative, a Female Force community for women tech entrepreneurs, and a Talent Bank connecting professionals with portfolio companies.

Product overview

MAYA Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund focused exclusively on Latin America, not a product company with traditional SaaS offerings. The firm's core 'product' is its investment platform and support programs, which include leading founders' first institutional funding rounds with a hands-on approach, providing tailored support in hiring, go-to-market execution, and fundraising. The investment vehicle is complemented by ancillary programs: the MAYA Matching Program (facilitating co-founder connections among entrepreneurs), the Female Force community (connecting women entrepreneurs in technology), and the Talent Bank database (connecting professionals with portfolio companies). These programs collectively form the firm's service offering rather than a unified product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAYA Matching Program: An initiative to facilitate connections and matching between entrepreneurs looking to start a business in Latin America.
• Female Force
• Talent Bank

Products and services

• MAYA Capital Seed Investment Fund Early-stage venture capital fund that leads seed and pre-seed institutional rounds for founders across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, providing capital alongside hands-on support in hiring, go-to-market, and follow-on fundraising for portfolio companies spanning FinTech, HealthTech, SaaS B2B, AgTech, EdTech, FoodTech, HR Tech, and Logistics.
• MAYA Matching Program MAYA Capital-run initiative that introduces entrepreneurs in Latin America to potential co-founders, facilitating hands-on partnership formation without requiring a match; recorded 700+ sign-ups, 100+ participants, and 6+ matches.
• Female Force Non-profit community created by MAYA Capital (100% voluntary) that connects women entrepreneurs in technology across Latin America with a selected network to help them achieve their business goals and promote gender equity in tech entrepreneurship.
• Talent Bank MAYA Capital's talent network database that connects professionals with opportunities across 50+ portfolio companies in Latin America, enabling portfolio hiring and ecosystem talent matching.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ sign-ups and 100+ participants in MAYA's Matching Program for co-founder connections
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mayacapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments97 records

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