FrissOn capital

Name

FrissOn capital

Legal name

FrissOn Capital

Website

https://frisson.capital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Pre-Seed Investment Fund

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

Keywords

• Pre-seed venture capital
• Frontier technology investing
• Deep tech funding
• Startup venture building
• Latin America tech investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Delaware

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North 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. Investment Returns from Portfolio Companies: As a pre-seed venture capital fund, FrissOn Capital generates returns through equity stakes in early-stage Frontier-Tech startups in Latin America. They invest in startups focused on health, climate, and infrastructure, taking equity positions that appreciate as portfolio companies grow and scale.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FrissOn Capital is a US-based pre-seed venture capital fund that invests equity capital in Frontier-Tech startups across Latin America in the health, climate, and infrastructure sectors. The fund provides pre-seed capital alongside active post-investment support including venture building, governance, investment readiness, intellectual property guidance, regulatory framework support, and access to Canadian innovation hubs and non-dilutive funding sources. Portfolio companies are also connected to a global network of over 20,000 experts and founders cultivated by the firm.

Product overview

FrissOn Capital is a US-based pre-seed venture capital fund dedicated to backing Frontier-Tech startups in Latin America. The firm operates as a single integrated investment vehicle rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core offerings include pre-seed capital deployment, venture building support (governance, investment readiness, IP guidance, regulatory framework), access to an innovation hub ecosystem in Canada, and non-dilutive funding connections. The firm also provides portfolio companies with access to a global network spanning 20,000+ experts and founders. Additionally, FrissOn Capital publishes the State of LatAm Health Ecosystem Report and employs the proprietary EBELI (Evidence Based Entrepreneurship & Lean Innovation) methodology for venture building support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Seed Investment Fund
• State of LatAm Health Ecosystem Report
• EBELI Methodology

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 100,000+ entrepreneurs through EBELI methodology over 20+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AstraZenecaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Corporation attending Match Estratégico to evaluate potential investments and technology pilots in healthtech startups.
• PfizerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Corporation attending Match Estratégico to evaluate potential investments and technology pilots in healthtech startups.
• Santander XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Santander X spanning 25+ years of ecosystem building experience, working on innovation initiatives.
• US National Science Foundation (NSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship in building the Deep Tech ecosystem, with FrissOn team members having worked with NSF on innovation programs.
• US Department of StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Partner Pedro López Sela's expertise has been sought by the US Department of State for innovation ecosystem development.
• GIZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman development agency partnership in building the Deep Tech ecosystem across Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Latin American Deep Tech ecosystem development spanning 25+ years.
• WIPOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Partner has worked with WIPO on innovation and intellectual property ecosystem development.
• FUMEC (United States-Mexico Foundation for Science)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on State of LatAm Health Ecosystem Report and innovation/technology commercialization programs. Eugenio Marín serves as executive director of FUMEC.
• La Familia FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the 2026 State of LatAm Health Ecosystem Report covering 5,000 health startups.
• AB InBevminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for AB InBev as part of their corporate innovation initiatives.
• BayerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for Bayer, supporting their corporate innovation ecosystem engagement.
• Coca-ColaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for Coca-Cola in support of their corporate innovation efforts.
• NASAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for NASA as part of their innovation ecosystem initiatives.
• TelefónicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for Telefónica as part of their corporate innovation ecosystem engagement.
• UberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrissOn team has run tailored programs for Uber as part of their corporate innovation initiatives.
• Canadian Innovation HubscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccess to innovation hub ecosystem in Canada provided to portfolio companies for scaling and market expansion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cometa: Mexico-based pre-seed and seed VC investing in early-stage tech founders across LatAm with strong portfolio support model; directly comparable to FrissOn in stage, geography, and active-venture-building orientation.
• Magma Partners: Pan-LatAm pre-seed and seed fund with active portfolio support and US/LatAm bridge thesis; directly comparable to FrissOn's pre-seed Frontier-Tech positioning and bilingual execution model.
• ALLVP (formerly Angel Ventures): Mexico-anchored early-stage VC investing across LatAm; directly comparable to FrissOn as a regional pre-seed/seed fund sourcing Mexican and broader LatAm founders, with similar portfolio support orientation.
• Bossa Nova Investments: Most active early-stage VC in Brazil investing in tech founders across LatAm; comparable to FrissOn's early-stage Frontier-Tech orientation and Roberto Alvarez's advisory relationship to the firm.
• Dalus Capital: Mexico-based Deep Tech / Industry 4.0 VC with active portfolio support for LatAm founders; directly comparable to FrissOn as a regional Deep Tech fund attended alongside them at Match Estratégico 2025.
• DILA Capital: Mexico-based early-stage VC backing LatAm founders with sector-agnostic thesis; comparable to FrissOn for Mexican deal sourcing, regional pre-seed positioning, and active venture-building support.

Emerging players

• AceleraVentures: Climate-focused LatAm VC arm of AceleraLatam, founded by the same person (Eugenio Cantuarias) who now sits on the FrissOn team; highly comparable as a regional pre-seed climate/Deep Tech fund with overlapping thesis and shared personnel.

Broad incumbents

• Kaszek Ventures: Largest LatAm-focused venture firm backing tech-enabled businesses across stages and sectors; comparable as a regional LatAm VC investing in founders solving large-scale problems, though broader stage mandate than FrissOn's pre-seed Frontier-Tech focus.
• Monashees: One of the most active Brazilian VC funds backing early-stage LatAm founders across sectors; comparable to FrissOn for Brazilian deal flow and stage overlap, though broader sector and check-size mandate.
• Valor Capital Group: US-Brazil cross-border growth and late-stage fund with deep frontier-tech exposure; comparable to FrissOn's US-Domiciled, LatAm-anchored investment model and Frontier-Tech sector focus, though at a later stage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FrissonCapital
• Facebookfacebook.com/FrissOncapital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frissoncapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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