Somos Voces Mx

What Somos Voces Mx does

Somos Voces Mx, legally operating as "Somos Voces - Libros, Café y Cultura," is a Mexico City-based independent bookstore and cultural space founded in 2009 and headquartered at Calle Niza #23A, Colonia Juárez. The business focuses on a curated catalog of LGBTQ+ literature, feminist theory, gender studies, social sciences, and related topics — categories that are underserved in mainstream Mexican retail — supplemented by a small on-site bistro ("Nuestros Sabores") and a Cultural Forum that hosts approximately 80 events per month including book presentations, theater, concerts, conferences, and workshops. The company also sells an in-house branded line of LGBT+ stationery under the Chacharitas LGBT+ label and runs a special-order service for titles outside its standing inventory.

The commercial model combines a single physical retail location in Mexico City with a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at somosvoces.com.mx. Books are sold at fixed unit prices ranging from approximately $99 to $836 MXN (IVA-inclusive). Customer segments span individual LGBTQ+ consumers and allies as the primary audience, with a secondary academic and institutional segment served via partnerships with publishers such as Editorial Egales, Dos Bigotes, Madreselva Editorial, and UNAM's Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Marketing relies on the website, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter), and the cultural forum as a community-driven acquisition channel. The company is privately held, has no disclosed funding, no parent organization, and operates with a headcount of nine employees; no revenue, M&A, or management-team data is publicly available.

Name

Somos Voces Mx

Legal name

Somos Voces - Libros, Café y Cultura

Website

https://somosvoces.com.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Somos Voces Mx is a Mexico City independent bookstore and cultural space, founded 2009, specializing in LGBTQ+ literature, feminist theory, and gender studies through a single physical store, an e-commerce site, a bistro, and a forum hosting roughly 80 cultural events monthly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Retail sale of books through both physical bookstore and online e-commerce platform. Books are sold individually at unit prices, with inventory spanning multiple categories including LGBTQ+ literature, feminist theory, gender studies, and general fiction.
2. Café/Bistro Operations: On-site café service offering food and beverages to customers visiting the bookstore.
3. Stationery Products: Sale of LGBT+ themed stationery products under the 'Chacharitas LGBT+' brand.
4. Cultural Events: Hosting of approximately 80 cultural events monthly including book presentations, theater performances, concerts, conferences, and workshops. Events likely drive foot traffic and book sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Somos Voces operates a specialty bookstore and cultural space in Mexico City focused on LGBTQ+ literature, feminist theory, gender studies, and social sciences. It sells books and branded stationery through a physical storefront in the Juárez neighborhood and its own e-commerce platform, complemented by an on-site bistro/café, a Cultural Forum hosting approximately 80 events monthly, and a special-order service for unavailable titles.

Product overview

Somos Voces is a Mexican bookstore and cultural space combining an e-commerce platform for specialized books with cultural programming and café services. The core offering is a curated online bookstore focused on LGBTQ+ literature, feminist theory, gender studies, and social sciences, complemented by the Chacharitas LGBT+ stationery section. The business also operates a physical bistro (Bistro/Nuestros Sabores) and hosts a Cultural Forum managing approximately 80 monthly events including book presentations, theater, concerts, and workshops. Special order services allow customers to request unavailable titles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Libros (Bookstore)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Editorial EgalesminorOthersPublishes and distributes books sold through Somos Voces. Featured publisher on the website's promotional banners. Specializes in LGBTQ+ literature and is one of the most prominent publishers in this category in the Spanish-speaking world.
• Dos BigotesminorOthersIndependent publisher featured on the website's promotional banner. Publishes LGBTQ+ themed literature available at Somos Voces.
• Madreselva EditorialminorOthersPublisher with 46 titles available at Somos Voces. Specializes in feminist theory, gender studies, and related topics. Part of the publisher catalog carried by the store.
• Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicominorOthersAcademic publisher with 32 titles available at Somos Voces. University press specializing in gender studies, feminism, and social sciences.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• The Strand Bookstore: Iconic independent bookstore in NYC with curated selection of new, used, and rare books. Comparable as established independent bookstore with community programming and curated catalog in a different geography; reference point for the independent bookstore model.

Direct peers

• Gay's the Word: London's famous LGBTQ+ specialty bookstore founded in 1979. The closest direct comparison globally in terms of specialized LGBTQ+ book curation, community focus, and operating as both a retail space and cultural hub.
• Librerías Gandhi: Major Mexican bookstore chain founded in 1966 with flagship location in Mexico City. Direct competitor in Mexican book retail with broader catalog and longer operating history; the most established book retailer Somos Voces competes with locally.
• Buscalibre: Mexican and Latin American online bookstore aggregator. Comparable as online book retail competitor serving Spanish-speaking markets with broader catalog, search functionality, and price competition pressure on Somos Voces's e-commerce channel.
• Librerías El Sótano: Mexican bookstore chain with multiple locations across the country. Comparable as direct bookstore retail competitor in Mexico with broader general-interest catalog and stronger physical footprint than Somos Voces.
• Fondo de Cultura Económica: Major Mexican state-owned publisher with chain of bookstores across Mexico. Comparable as Mexican bookstore operator combining publishing and retail with academic and literary focus; partner-level relationship potential for Somos Voces's catalog.
• Bluestockings Cooperative: NYC-based activist bookstore focused on radical politics, feminism, and queer literature. Comparable as a specialty bookstore serving activist and queer communities with curated selection, events programming, and community-embedded positioning.
• El Péndulo: Mexican bookstore-café hybrid chain operating multiple locations in Mexico City. Combines bookstore browsing with café service in a similar hybrid physical model to Somos Voces, including curated catalog and on-site food/beverage offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Mexico: Mexican e-commerce platform with extensive book sales. Comparable as broad incumbent competing for online book sales, pressuring specialty bookstores on price, selection, and delivery speed; key headwind to Somos Voces's e-commerce revenue.
• Casa del Libro: Major Spanish bookstore chain with international reach. Comparable as broad incumbent bookstore chain offering books, stationery, and related products across Spanish-speaking markets; competes less in specialty niches where Somos Voces focuses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/somos-voces-mx

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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