If you are asking how to get funding from DILA Capital, start with this: the Mexico City firm runs a public pitch questionnaire on its website, so there is a genuine front door. Founded in 2005 by Alejandro Diez Barroso and Eduardo Clavé, DILA Capital is one of Mexico's pioneering early-stage VCs, reporting 59 investments, 4 funds, 102 entrepreneurs backed, 12 exits and portfolio activity across 11 markets on its own site.

Investment thesis: the best entrepreneurs of the Spanish-speaking world

DILA Capital invests in the best entrepreneurs of the Spanish-speaking world doing business in Latin America, as well as US-based companies serving the Hispanic market. The firm positions itself as an active, supportive partner offering strategic and operational insight — not just capital — drawing on a network of mentors and serial entrepreneurs for growth, commercial support and fundraising help. As one of Mexico's first institutional early-stage firms, its two decades of operating history show in the maturity of that founder-support infrastructure.

Sectors and stages

The firm writes Seed and Series A cheques across technology, fintech, e-commerce, marketplaces, internet and mobile, media, productivity and education.

Portfolio: Incode, Kushki, Ben & Frank and more

Notable investments include Incode — the identity-recognition startup in which DILA led a $10 million investment round — alongside Kushki, Slang, Ben & Frank, iVoy, Resuelve tu Deuda, Urbvan, Petsy, Someone Somewhere, Crehana, Camino Financial, Quinio, Bewe and Bravo. The list spans payments, eyewear retail, legal tech, mobility and artisan marketplaces, reflecting the firm's broad interpretation of Hispanic-market opportunity.

Fund history and size

DILA Capital has raised 4 funds over 15+ years of investing and reports 12 exits. Its total assets under management have not been publicly disclosed; one database lists DILA Capital III at 800 million pesos (roughly $41.7 million), though that covers a single fund, not firm-wide AUM. Per-cheque sizes are not published.

How to apply for funding from DILA Capital

The official route is the pitch questionnaire on dilacapital.com: the firm's Contact page invites founders to "get started by answering the following questionnaire." Founders can also write to [email protected] or call +52 (55) 2167 0153 / +52 (55) 2591 9433.

Why it matters for founders

DILA Capital combines two decades of LatAm early-stage experience with a genuinely open intake process — a rarity in the region. Seed and Series A founders in fintech, marketplaces or e-commerce serving Spanish speakers should treat the pitch questionnaire as the first step.