Investor Profile: Kayyak Ventures — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

Introduction

Kayyak Ventures is a Santiago, Chile based venture capital firm founded in 2020. It backs mission driven entrepreneurs in Latin America who are building businesses to solve major social and environmental challenges, and it does so selectively, supporting only a handful of companies each year.

Thesis

The thesis is long term investment in purpose driven entrepreneurs with creative imaginations and radical visions. Kayyak Ventures says it invests in businesses that generate revenue with attractive margins and capital efficient models, addressing significant social and environmental challenges with scalable and sustainable business models. Purpose alone is not enough: founders should be ready to show the mission and the unit economics in the same conversation.

Sectors and stages

Kayyak Ventures invests in Seed, Series A and Series B rounds, primarily in Latin America as well as Latin founders in the United States and Europe. Its portfolio spans software as a service, software, financial services and technology more broadly, with a tilt towards companies tackling social and environmental problems. Its centre of gravity is Chile, Mexico and Colombia.

Fund size and cheque size

The total size of Kayyak Ventures funds is not publicly disclosed in the sources reviewed, and founders should not quote a fund total from this profile. What is reported is the ticket discipline: the firm selectively invests $1.5 million to $5 million in a handful of Seed to Series B companies each year. Third party fund data for a Kayyak Ventures vehicle lists a cheque size around $2 million, inside that reported range.

Notable portfolio

Portfolio companies named for Kayyak Ventures include Fintual, a Latin American investment platform, and Betterfly, the Chilean insurtech and employee benefits platform rewarding healthy habits with life insurance and charitable donations. Other names include AgendaPro, software for beauty and wellness businesses, Fracttal, a maintenance and asset management platform, and Pulsar, which works on artificial intelligence driven manufacturing analysis.

Partners and team

Kayyak Ventures was founded by Andres Pesce, Cristobal Silva Lombardi, Roberto Ibañez and Sofía Grez. It is a small team, listed with a headcount of one to ten people. Public contact information points to Cristobal Silva Lombardi as a founder contact, but founders should use the firm's official website route.

Programs, credits and perks

Kayyak Ventures runs no public accelerator programme, and no published credits or perks programme was found in the sources reviewed. Support is concentrated, direct investment plus close involvement with a small portfolio, rather than a standardised batch of benefits. The upside is attention; the trade off is a high bar for entry, since the firm can afford to wait for exceptional alignment.

How to apply for funding from Kayyak Ventures

No verified open application portal for Kayyak Ventures was found in the sources reviewed, so approach through the firm's official website and contact route only, and do not submit sensitive company information through a third party form claiming to represent the firm unless the firm confirms that route. Pitch sharply: the problem, why the model is capital efficient and revenue generating, your Seed to Series B stage, and why you want a long term, mission aligned partner.