Jaguar Ventures: A View Into the Current Landscape

May 4, 2020
Jaguar Ventures COVID-19 View

The following statement was shared with LAVCA by Jaguar Ventures where the fund discusses the current states of its fundraising activity and the positive impact that the C19 crisis has had on their portfolio companies. For additional guidance from Jaguar Ventures to founders under these uncertain circumstances, please visit Hunting Manual – COVID-19.

Jaguar Ventures postponed its final close originally slated for March 31.  Investors are committed and fully on board for a final close on June 30, with a lineup that includes American, Brazilian, Central American, Spanish as well as Mexican investors. 

Jaguar Ventures also shared the positive impact the current crisis has had on some of their portfolio companies as a result of increased digital adoption, for example: 

  • Three of Jaguar Ventures’ portfolio companies closed successful funding rounds in April.
  • Liftit, a B2B Colombian logistics marketplace for independent truck drivers, grew its Gross Merchandise Value by 311% YoY in the month of April
  • Producteca, an online sales management platform, increased its Gross Merchandise Value by 293% YoY in the month of April.
  • Checkars, an Argentine auto resale marketplace, grew its fully online car sales by 2.8x YoY in April and 4.2x vs. the same period in 2019.
  • Loft, a Brazilian proptech, closed its first 100% online transaction by selling a house without anyone visiting the property beforehand or having physical contact with the counterparty.
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Methodology

This list includes 114 senior-level women investment professionals who are deploying capital in early and growth stage tech deals in Latin America, as well as notable women angels investing over USD50k across multiple deals in the region in the past two years. All investors were vetted for inclusion by LAVCA Research.

Every year since 2016, LAVCA solicits nominations of top women investors in tech from the investment community. The inaugural list included 37 investors; the 2017 list added eight new investors. In 2018, complementing the peer nomination process, LAVCA reviewed the investment teams of all active Latin American VC funds, producing a list of 82 senior-level and 47 mid- and junior-level investment professionals. In 2019, those numbers jumped to 88 and 87, respectively, and increased to 103 and 97 during 2020.

NOMINATE AN INVESTOR

This list is not exhaustive; if you know of a junior- or mid-level investment professional working on Latin American tech deals who should be on this list, contact [email protected].

TOP WOMEN INVESTING IN LATIN AMERICAN TECH

LAVCA’s companion list of Top Women Investors in Latin American Tech includes 114 senior-level women investment professionals who are deploying capital in early and growth stage tech deals.