Name

Hi Ventures

Legal name

Hi Ventures

Website

https://hi.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startup funding
• AI-focused investments
• Pre-seed and seed rounds
• Latin American startups

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture fund management fees and carried interest: As a venture capital firm, Hi Ventures generates revenue from standard fund economics: recurring management fees on assets under management across successive funds (Hi Ventures I, II, III, and currently deploying Hi Ventures IV), plus carried interest on successful portfolio exits. Since 2012, the firm has invested in and helped raise more than $500 million across 40+ companies and has helped exit or merge more than 10 companies, including Cornershop (acquired by Uber for $3B in 2021). Ticket sizes range from $1M to $5M per round with follow-on participation in multiple rounds.
2. Founders ally / advisory services: Beyond capital, Hi Ventures provides five value-add services to portfolio companies as part of the investment: (1) Financing — help raise additional capital and add investors; (2) Business Development — introductions to potential clients and partners; (3) Hiring — sourcing and closing talent; (4) Founder ally — strategy counsel and honest feedback; (5) Long-term commitment. These advisory services are bundled with the equity investment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Hi Ventures is a Mexico City-based venture capital firm that invests in Latin American startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages. Ticket sizes range from $1M to $5M per round, with the firm investing only as lead or co-lead and typically taking a board seat. Beyond capital, Hi Ventures bundles five value-add services with every investment: financing help, business development introductions, hiring support, founder ally counsel, and long-term commitment. The firm currently deploys Hi Ventures IV, an AI-first fund that exclusively backs AI-native startups, and operates h1, an AI-powered founder co-pilot.

Product overview

Hi Ventures operates as a single-platform offering centered on the h1 founder co-pilot, an AI-driven chat product that delivers automated pitch-deck feedback and fundraising Q&A, layered on top of its core venture capital investment services. The h1 product sits at the center of a content-and-tools ecosystem that also includes recurring research publications — the annual State of AI in Latin America report, the AI 100 Early Stage ranking, the AI-Augmented Squad insight, and the "Why We're Bullish on Latin America" thesis piece — which together reinforce the firm's investment vehicles such as the Hi Ventures AI Fund for Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• h1: Founder co-pilot product that helps startup founders fundraise by providing automatic feedback on pitch decks and answering fundraising questions.

Products and services

• h1 founder co-pilot AI-powered founder co-pilot offered as an embedded chat interface that gives automatic feedback on pitch decks and answers founders' fundraising questions. Available to startup founders via hi.vc/h1.
• Hi Ventures Fund (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A) Lead/co-lead equity investment of $1M–$5M per round in Latin American startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, with a board seat, follow-on participation across multiple rounds, and bundled financing, BD, hiring, founder ally, and long-term commitment support. Currently deployed through Hi Ventures IV.
• Hi Ventures AI Fund (Mexico) Dedicated Hi Ventures investment vehicle focused exclusively on AI-first startups, with Mexico as the core market. The first investments include Senzai, Shinkansen, and Atlas.
• State of AI in Latin America Annual flagship landscape report mapping the AI ecosystem in Latin America, with editions published in 2024 and 2025. Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
• AI 100 Early Stage Annual Hi Ventures research report and ranking profiling early-stage AI companies in Latin America that have raised between $1M and $10M USD, organized across 11 sectors.
• The AI-Augmented Squad report

Quantifiable outcome

• Invested and helped raise more than $500 million dollars across 40+ companies since 2012
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting, operational and flagship.

• DILA CapitalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of VC Open House during Mexico Tech Week at Jardín Paraíso. Co-hosted the third edition of VC Open House alongside Hi Ventures and NAZCA, with support from BBVA Spark and Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. The event celebrated the growth of Mexico's startup ecosystem.
• NAZCAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of VC Open House during Mexico Tech Week. Co-hosted the third edition of VC Open House alongside Hi Ventures and DILA Capital, with support from BBVA Spark and Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. NAZCA is also a co-investor in WonderBrands (alongside Hi Ventures and IDB).
• BBVA SparksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting partner of VC Open House during Mexico Tech Week at Jardín Paraíso. Sponsorship/support role at Hi Ventures co-hosted ecosystem events.
• Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSupporting partner of VC Open House during Mexico Tech Week. Major Mexican law firm providing pro-bono or sponsor support for ecosystem events.
• SafeSpaceoperationalTechnology or IntegrationPlatform partner used by Hi Ventures to prevent, communicate, and solve behavioral issues in the workplace. Powers the Code of Conduct reporting workflow for incidents of misconduct, harassment, or discrimination.
• TerapifyoperationalOthersPartnered with Terapify to offer therapy sessions to people who have been or are victims of any kind of abuse, harassment, or discrimination. Each ecosystem participant can sign up to get two free online sessions via web.terapify.com/hiventures.
• Ant InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired portfolio company R2 in 2025. R2 is a Latin American fintech providing embedded financial services to SMEs through digital platforms in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. The investment addresses the $1.8 trillion regional credit gap.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kaszek: Leading Latin American venture capital firm that co-invested with Hi Ventures in Fintual. Directly comparable as a regional early-to-growth stage VC operating across Spanish-speaking LatAm and Brazil with a similar thesis-driven approach.
• monashees: Brazilian venture capital firm investing in LatAm tech founders. Directly comparable as a regional VC with multiple fund vintages, thesis-driven investing, and a focus on early-stage tech in Latin America.
• Nazca (formerly Nazca Ventures): Mexico-focused early-stage VC that co-invested with Hi Ventures in WonderBrands and co-hosted VC Open House during Mexico Tech Week. Closely comparable as a Mexico-anchored VC with shared deal flow and ecosystem relationships.
• Cometa: Latin American venture capital firm that co-invested with Hi Ventures in R2. Comparable as a regional early-stage VC backing LatAm tech founders across similar stages and verticals.
• NFX: US-headquartered venture firm that co-led Nuvocargo's seed round with Hi Ventures in 2020. Comparable as a thesis-driven early-stage VC with network-effect investing and repeat co-investment relationships in LatAm.
• QED Investors: Fintech-focused VC that co-invested with Hi Ventures in Nuvocargo and Bitso. Comparable as a regional/global early-stage VC with strong LatAm fintech deal flow and similar ticket sizes.
• DILA Capital: Mexico-based early-stage VC that co-hosted VC Open House with Hi Ventures. Directly comparable as a Mexico-focused seed/Series A fund operating in the same market and stage.

Broad incumbents

• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z): Global venture capital firm with growing LatAm activity. Comparable as a broad incumbent with multi-fund scale, AI thesis publications, and growing presence in Mexico and Brazil where Hi Ventures operates.
• General Catalyst: Global venture firm that co-invested with Hi Ventures in R2. Comparable as a broad incumbent scaling into LatAm with larger fund sizes and broader sector coverage than Hi Ventures' Mexico-anchored mandate.

Regional players

• Valor Capital: US-Brazil cross-border venture firm focused on Brazilian and LatAm startups. Comparable as a regional player with similar early-stage focus but a US-Brazil corridor orientation versus Hi Ventures' Mexico-anchored mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hi_vc_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hi-ventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/hi_ventures_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments87 records

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