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09 May
IGNIA News

IGNIA reaches first close of IGNIA VC Fund II, targeting US$150 MM to invest in early-stage startups focusing on Latin American market

by renatabarroso1995

May 9, 2022, Mexico City – IGNIA announced early today the first close of their latest fund, IGNIA VC Fund II, which focuses on early-stage tech startups looking to scale in Latin America. IGNIA expects to achieve a final close with additional investors in Q3 to reach the US$150 MM target.

This new fund will invest primarily in Seed and Series A rounds in tech startups that are developing innovative business models across various high-growth sectors including fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, digital currencies, web3.0, healthtech, and proptech, among others.

IGNIA’s current fund, IGNIA VC Fund I, has produced extraordinary returns for investors, performing in the top quartile of comparable vintage VC funds globally with a portfolio including world-class companies such as Rapyd, Abra, Fondeadora, Credijusto, Takeoff, and Tiendanube. The IGNIA VC Fund II will have a similar thesis to the previous fund, partnering with world-class technology entrepreneurs that are developing technology-enabled products and services that directly address the needs of the emerging middle class in Latin America – a massively underserved market. IGNIA has proven to be the partner of choice for entrepreneurs scaling within this “hotbed” region.

About IGNIA:

IGNIA is an early-stage VC fund founded in 2007. IGNIA has since raised three funds, partnering with world-class technology entrepreneurs scaling in Latin America. IGNIA is led by an experienced partnership with over 15 years of working together, ample operating skills, and an extensive network, that add strategic value to investments.

http://www.ignia.vc

Contact:

Roberto Rumbaut

Industry & Investor Relations

Tel: +81 8000 7280

Email: rrg@ignia.vc

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24 November
IGNIA NewsPress Release

Why 2021 was a breakout year for Latin America’s VC ecosystem

by igniapartners

 

Why 2021 was a breakout year for Latin America’s VC ecosystem
 

As 2021 is wrapping up, we reflect on what has been the most eventful year for the VC Ecosystem in Latam, with record-high investment from global players in the Region. We would like to share this article from Pitchbook, “Why 2021 was a breakout year for Latin America’s VC ecosystem”, that includes a quote from our own Partner, Fabrice Serfati.

We are proud to be part of the VC Ecosystem’s evolution in the Region and excited for what is to come. The time is now to invest in Latam!

 

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28 January
IGNIA NewsPortfolio Company NewsPress Release

Bind ERP Acquired by SUMA

by igniapartners

Mexico’s Leading SMB Financial Management SaaS to Join SUMA’s Global Platform

Mexico City, January 28, 2021. SUMA SaaS Holdings has announced the acquisition of Bind ERP, one of the leading providers of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions in Mexico, as part of its regional expansion and building upon its vision of empowering millions of small business owners in Latin America via simple, intuitive, world-class financial management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The acquisition will provide SUMA with a leading position in Mexico, a country with over 4 million small businesses operating in a highly connected economy.Bind ERP enables small and medium business (SMB) owners to manage their operations online, improve financial visibility and collaborate with their accountants all in one place allowing them to make better business decisions. In a country where 52% of the GDP and 72% of its employment is generated by SMBs, the company serves thousands of clients, supporting their growth by up to 50%. As SMBs have increasingly moved to remote work due to the pandemic, Bind ERP provides business continuity and productivity for its clients.

In 2020 the company launched Bind para Contadores, a cloud platform that enables accounting firms to perform work for their clients in minutes instead of days, serve significantly more clients with the same capacity, and access a new universe of potential customers. Having accountants and business owners working together on the same platform drives greater efficiency and unprecedented growth opportunities for both parties.

“We are very excited to partner with SUMA to promote our shared vision, enhancing the lives and finances of small businesses, through incredible technology and exceptional service. We are confident that together, we can help promote the growth, expansion and digital inclusion of entrepreneurs throughout Latin America,” said Alejandro Bonilla, the CEO of Bind ERP.

Fabrice Serfati, partner at IGNIA mentioned, “We are very fortunate to have been one of Bind ERP’s earliest backers, having initially invested in 2017 in the company’s Series A round, we were consistent with our belief of partnering with entrepreneurs in building solid digital platforms that have a positive impact for Mexican SMEs.  We have enjoyed working alongside Bind ERP’s CEO, Alejandro Bonilla, as the company’s monthly recurring revenue grew more than three times since the beginning of our partnership. This acquisition marks another exit from IGNIA’s portfolio of tech-enabled solutions for the emerging middle class in Latin America.”

With more than 100,000 small businesses already supported, SUMA has become Spanish-speaking Latin America’s largest and fastest-growing financial management automation platform, now operating in Chile via Nubox, Argentina, via Colppy, and Mexico via Bind ERP. SUMA backer Riverwood Capital committed additional capital in order to fund the transaction.

Matthew Cole, CEO of SUMA, concluded, “We are enthusiastic about the potential for Bind ERP to join SUMA in our mission to digitize and enhance the operations of millions of SMBs in Latin America.  As part of SUMA’s global platform, Bind can accelerate its growth and product development to cement its position as the market standard in Mexico.”

About Bind ERP
Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Alejandro Bonilla and Eliezer Garza, Bind ERP is the most practical and modern administration and billing system in the cloud for SMBs in Mexico. The Monterrey, Mexico-based company is committed to promoting the use of these technologies to increase productivity and drive growth for its clients. For more information, please visit: bind.com.mx

About IGNIA
IGNIA is a cross-border early-stage venture capital firm, investing in world-class tech entrepreneurs who are solving pain points faced by the emerging middle class in Latin America (Latam). IGNIA serves as a bridge for international companies coming to Mexico and Latam and supports high-growth Latam-based startups in industries ranging from fintech, digital commerce, SaaS, marketplaces, and the future of retail. Learn more about our investments at ignia.vc, and check-out our resources for entrepreneurs at igniaunlocked.vc.

About SUMA
With more than 100,000 small businesses already supported, SUMA (www.sumasaas.com) has become Spanish Speaking Latin America’s largest and fastest-growing financial management automation platform. Developed for the unique administrative and regulatory requirements of entrepreneurs and small business owners, SUMA simplifies and automates key business tasks such as: accounting, payroll and electronic invoicing.  SUMA´s platform allows customers to easily integrate their business information with a variety of counterparties in the ecosystem: customers, suppliers, employees, banks, accountants, regulatory agencies, and sources of potential financing via a simple, easy-to-use, intuitive user-interface and world-class customer service.  SUMA is backed by Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm focused on high-growth technology and technology-related companies in need of capital and expertise to scale on a global basis.

IGNIA Contact
Christine Chang
Industry & Investor Relations
ccc@ignia.vc
info@ignia.vc
+52 (81) 8000-7164

SUMA + Bind ERP Contact
Santiago de la Vega
Head of Corporate Development
santiago.delavega@nubox.com
+52 (55) 1798-4650

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19 January
IGNIA NewsPress Release

IGNIA Y Nexxus Forman Alianza Estratégica

by igniapartners

Ciudad de México, al 19 de enero de 2021. IGNIA y Nexxus Capital (“Nexxus”) anuncian que han llevado a cabo una alianza estratégica, a través de la cual Nexxus tendrá una participación accionaria en el General Partner (GP) de IGNIA, administrador enfocado en Venture Capital. Esta alianza, aprovechará la experiencia y habilidades probadas de ambas firmas en sus respectivas clases de activos para seguir apoyando el crecimiento de capital emprendedor en América Latina, que ha mostrado una tasa de crecimiento anual del 86% de 2013 a 2019.

La experiencia compartida de los dos administradores de fondos fortalece a ambas organizaciones para lograr mejores rendimientos para sus inversionistas.

El cofundador y socio director de IGNIA, Álvaro Rodríguez, comentó: “Nexxus es el fondo más exitoso y con mayor experiencia en México. Su entrada al GP de IGNIA es un aval a nuestras capacidades como un fondo de VC de primer nivel y una declaración que subraya el potencial de VC en la región. En los últimos años esta clase de activo ha logrado un avance increíble y llama la atención a nivel internacional por su muy alto crecimiento sostenido. Estamos entusiasmados de ser el socio indicado para Nexxus y con esto fortalecer nuestra firma y acercarlos al futuro de la economía digital de América Latina, aprovechando nuestra experiencia en inversiones en soluciones habilitadas por la tecnología”.

Arturo Saval, presidente del consejo de Nexxus, comentó: “Esta alianza permitirá a Nexxus seguir diversificándose en distintas clases de activos a través de un equipo dedicado, enfocado, reconocido y con más de 10 años de experiencia en Venture Capital. Para Nexxus es muy relevante continuar con nuestra evolución y esta alianza complementa nuestra visión y la detección de oportunidades tanto en el entorno local como en el internacional. Estamos seguros, que a través de la experiencia de IGNIA y de participar a través de ellos en los mercados de Venture Capital, podremos seguir creciendo y mejorando para salvaguardar los intereses de quienes nos otorgan su confianza.”.
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Acerca de Ignia

IGNIA es el fondo de inversión de venture capital más grande de México, enfocado en el apoyo a emprendimientos en cualquier industria y etapa de desarrollo, que cuenten con una propuesta de valor que cambie su forma de hacer negocios. Fue fundado por Álvaro Rodríguez y Michael Chu en 2007, y ha invertido en más de 20 empresas de industrias como fintech, retail, educación y e-commerce. Para más información, visite http://www.ignia.vc

Acerca de Nexxus

Nexxus es uno de los principales administradores en Capital Privado en México y España. Hasta el fin del 2020, Nexxus ha realizado 41 inversiones, incluyendo 9 financiamientos otorgados a través de Nexxus Mezzanine Fund I, y 7 inversiones en España y Portugal a través de Nexxus Iberia I, con equipos dedicados; Así mismo, Nexxus ha desinvertido totalmente de 14 empresas de su portafolio habiendo también completado ciclos de 3 fondos. Nexxus ha levantado y administrado siete fondos con compromisos de capital y coinversiones acumulados por más de $1,630 millones de dólares, y es el único administrador de activos alternos en Latino América que ha listado seis compañías en los mercados de valores.

Para más información favor de visitar http://www.ignia.vc, http://www.nexxuscapital.com o contactar a:
Christine Chang
Relación con inversionistas
ccc@ignia.vc
info@ignia.vc
(81) 8000-7164

Christianne Ibanez
Relación con inversionistas
cibanez@nexxuscapital.com
ir@nexxuscapital.com
(55) 5292-3400

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29 May
IGNIA News

Harvard otorga su máximo reconocimiento al mexicano Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui

by igniapartners

El socio director y cofundador de IGNIA es el primer MBA mexicano de Harvard en recibir el Alumni Achievement Award, máximo reconocimiento de la Harvard Business School para aquellos egresados que han logrado distinguirse por sus contribuciones económicas y sociales.

Boston, Massachusetts, 28 de mayo de 2019. Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, socio director y cofundador de IGNIA, se convirtió en el primer MBA mexicano de la Harvard Business School (HBS) en recibir el Alumni Achievement Award, el máximo reconocimiento que otorga esta institución educativa a sus egresados. En su edición 2019, Rodríguez Arregui recibió este galardón junto al empresario y político Michael Bloomberg, así como el almirante Michael Mullen.

El Alumni Achievement Award reconoce a los miembros más destacados de la comunidad de ex alumnos de la HBS, quienes han logrado distinguirse por sus contribuciones a las empresas e instituciones en las que colaboran, sin dejar de lado la ayuda a sus comunidades, convirtiéndose en modelos ejemplares de los que Harvard busca formar en términos de sociedad y negocios. Esta distinción se entrega cada año a un pequeño número de graduados que representan las mejores tradiciones y aspiraciones de la HBS y es la primera vez que un egresado mexicano del MBA de esta institución recibe este reconocimiento.

El Alumni Achievement Award es entregado durante la ceremonia de “Class Day”, que es parte de las ceremonias de graduación de los alumnos de MBA de la Universidad de Harvard, en Boston, Massachusetts.

“Tu visión empresarial inspiradora, tu compromiso para apalancar el poder del emprendedurismo para cambiar vidas y tu reconocida reputación como un líder de gran integridad, son logros profesionales extraordinarios. Además, tu dedicación y promoción al gran número de causas y organizaciones que apoyas, incluyendo tus roles como voluntario en Harvard, son ejemplo claro de tu profunda conexión con tu comunidad” indicó Nitin Nohria, decano de la Harvard Business School, en una carta dirigida al galardonado en donde indica los mayores méritos por los que se otorga el reconocimiento 2019 a Rodríguez Arregui.

Michael Chu, cofundador y socio de IGNIA, menciona que esta distinción es un logro para el ecosistema emprendedor en México, el cual atraviesa un momento de grandes oportunidades. “Es destacable que Harvard, una de las más grandes instituciones académicas a nivel mundial, esté volteando a ver a México y reconozca el trabajo que se está haciendo en términos de apoyo a emprendedores, innovación tecnológica e impulso de startups, las cuales son las principales acciones que impulsamos desde IGNIA”.

Christine Kenna, socia de IGNIA: “Estamos muy felices por el reconocimiento para Álvaro, además es una muestra del panorama favorable que vivimos para los emprendimientos en México, el talento mexicano y sus innovaciones tecnológicas han sido bien recibidas en el

mercado global, despertando el interés de inversionistas nacionales e internacionales. Desde el venture capital se debe seguir trabajando para apoyar estos proyectos ambiciosos, ya que sin un apoyo adecuado muchos de estos emprendimientos no lograrán expandirse con todo su potencial” explica.

Rodríguez Arregui menciona que recibir este galardón es un reconocimiento al apoyo que ha recibido durante su carrera. “Me siento muy agradecido y honrado, y este premio es realmente para mi familia, por su amor y apoyo incondicional; para mis socios y equipo por su sabiduría y compromiso; para los inversionistas que han confiado en la propuesta de IGNIA, y los emprendedores con los que trabajamos, quienes son los que están cambiando sus comunidades, industrias y trayendo nuevos beneficios a la sociedad”, indica.

Para más información sobre el Alumni Achievement Award de Harvard Business School del 2019 y años anteriores consultar https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/alumni- achievement-awards-2019.aspx

IGNIA es un fondo de inversión de venture capital fundado por Álvaro Rodríguez y Michael Chu en 2007, con el objetivo de apoyar el crecimiento de la clase media emergente en México a través del financiamiento de emprendimientos que buscan cambiar la forma en que se hacen los negocios en su industria, y que brindan una propuesta de valor para el fortalecimiento de este sector.

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Acerca de IGNIA:

Es el fondo de inversión de venture capital más importante de México, enfocado en el apoyo a emprendimientos en cualquier industria y etapa de desarrollo, que cuenten con una propuesta de valor que cambie su forma de hacer negocios. Fue fundado por Álvaro Rodríguez y Michael Chu en 2007, y han invertido en más de 20 empresas de industrias como fintech, real estate, mascotas, retail, educación y e-commerce. Para más información, visite  www.ignia.mx

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13 February
IGNIA NewsPress Release

IGNIA co-invests with General Catalyst and Stripe in Rapyd Series B Funding securing $40 Million

by igniapartners

Mexico City – February 13, 2019 – Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service platform that enables businesses and consumers to pay or be paid however they choose, using any payment method or cash for local and cross-border e-commerce, today announced a $40 million series B financing round led by General Catalyst and Stripe, with participation from Target Global, IGNIA and other strategic payments and fintech companies.

With this investment, Rapyd will expand its technology platform that supports any local or cross-border commerce use case requiring local payments, such as bank transfers, e-wallets, and cash for local acceptance and payouts. Rapyd addresses a significant and growing market opportunity as more than half of all transactions worldwide are facilitated via bank transfer, but merchants find it increasingly difficult to digitally enable local payment methods and process cross-border sales that are critical for international expansion.

“We’re excited to work with our new partners General Catalyst, Stripe, Target Global, IGNIA, and others, who today join our earlier investors including seed and series A lead TaL Capital. This marks a critical inflection point in our evolution as a company and at a time when market demand for our fintech-as-a-service platform approach is accelerating,” said Arik Shtilman, Co-founder and CEO of Rapyd.

“Rapyd’s product offering helps merchants, banks, telcos and fintech companies expand the scope of the products they offer, increase the number of customers they reach, and improve the overall customer experience, said Adam Valkin, Partner of General Catalyst. “Rapyd does this by helping drive the ubiquity of payment and payout options beyond debit and credit cards, towards cash, bank transfers, instant payments, e-wallets, and mobile money.”

“As global commerce continues to grow, the market opportunity for online merchants, the gig economy, online lenders and banks looking to provide access to funds instantly, is constrained due to the challenges of accepting and making local payment methods and cash transactions,” added Shtilman. “Rapyd helps businesses and their customers pay and be paid however they choose by seamlessly integrating any local payment method or cash to run any digital application from a single API.”

“Rapyd is a rare example of a unique solution allowing merchants and banks that work globally to be able to access hundreds of payment methods with one integration around the world. This ensures access to services for those who are most in need so that they can pay the way they are used to rather than being obliged to use the existing rails of card schemes,” noted Mike Lobanov, General Partner of Target Global. “We see the future in seamless payments with more and more transactions happening inside closed ecosystems through e-wallets. The global economy needs a modernized infrastructure which Rapyd is building.”

“Early on we saw and backed Rapyd’s vision to fundamentally re-think how financial management, money movement, and payment services could be delivered through a cloud computing model through a single technology stack. By removing the complexity and difficulty of managing geographic expansion, regulations, and new features businesses can focus on building the best fintech applications without worrying about backend systems that work on a global scale”, noted Eyal Dior, co-Managing Partner at TaL Capital. “We were pleased to lead Rapyd’s seed round and to co-lead their Series A funding. It is great to see market and investor acceptance of their Fintech-as-a-service vision.”

In addition to enabling local payments Rapyd also provides (1) Single Point of Reconciliation and Settlement of all funds across 65 currencies and the ability to payout in over 170 countries, (2) Advanced real-time foreign exchange services, that on average, provide a lower cost to clients and their consumers, and are more profitable, due to advanced FX hedging technology, and (3) Comprehensive global Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter Financing Terrorism (CFT) services.

About General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm with approximately $5B raised to date that makes early-stage and transformational investments. We back fearless entrepreneurs who have the potential to build market-leading technology companies like Airbnb, BigCommerce, ClassPass, Datalogix, Datto, Demandware, Gusto, HubSpot, KAYAK, Oscar, Snap, Stripe, and Warby Parker. With offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York City and Boston, our portfolio companies benefit from a bicoastal network of talent, customers, and opportunity. For more: http://www.generalcatalyst.com.

About Target Global

Target Global is an international Venture Capital firm headquartered in Berlin, with €700m in assets under management. Connecting the key European startup ecosystems we leverage the unique DNA of each of our target geographies, across our global network. Building on our experienced team with substantial operational and investment experience, we help exceptional entrepreneurs to build market leaders. Target Global follows a lifecycle approach, investing in fast-growing online platforms, targeting trillion $ markets. Our partners have been investing for more than 15 years in the digital technology space, backing some of the European success stories. The Target Global portfolio includes companies such as Auto1, Delivery Hero, GoEuro, Dreamlines, Rapyd, and WeFox. For more: http://www.targetglobal.vc

About TaL Capital

TaL Capital is a Private Investment Fund investing in promising early-stage high-tech companies with a focus on Healthcare and Fintech. Comprised of seasoned professionals and business leaders, our group has extensive connections and expertise ranging from technical know-how to operations and marketing, to strategic proficiency. At each stage of the business life cycle, our team supports the Fund’s array of portfolio companies by providing them with valuable input into strategy-building, networking, strategic alliances, and funding. TaL Capital seeks companies that offer unique technology, strong commercial potential, and outstanding leadership teams. For more information contact at eyal@tal-capital.com.

About IGNIA

IGNIA is a venture capital fund that invests in high growth companies aimed at the emerging middle class in Mexico. IGNIA invests in sectors such as fintech, financial services, payments, saas, marketplaces and gig economy, among others. For more: http://www.ignia.mx and @IGNIA Fund.

About Rapyd

Rapyd provides a fintech-as-a-service platform that helps businesses and their customers pay and be paid however they choose. The Rapyd platform supports any payment method for in-country or cross-border commerce use cases. Businesses can seamlessly integrate payment methods like bank transfers, e-wallets, or cash into any digital application from a single API and scale them globally across multiple payments networks. Rapyd operates the world’s largest local payments network that connects to over 2B+ consumers transacting around the corner and across the globe. For more information visit http://www.rapyd.net.

Media contact:

Lumina Communications for Rapyd

Marshall Hampson / Danielle Scotto

408-680-0561 / 646-775-6303

Rapyd@Luminapr.com

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31 January
IGNIA News

IGNIA completes another fintech investment in the startup AirTM, an internet money platform that allows anyone to have a cloud-based USD-denominated account

by igniapartners

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Mexico City, January 31st 2017 –  The Mexican venture capital firm IGNIA has announced today its investment in the Mexico- based startup AirTM, a company that has created an easy, secure and low cost way of moving money in local currency to an AirTM cloud-based USD account (and vice versa). The company has a network of cashiers that connect more than 200 national banking systems and multiple e-money networks such as Paypal, Amazon, Neteller and Skrill. AirTM has more the 50,000 clients in more than 59 countries around the world.

“We believe in the enormous opportunity that exists in being able to offer financial services to consumers and business at a global level, and to do so through innovative solutions developed by Mexican entrepreneurs using bitcoin/blockchain technologies”, commented Alvaro Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner in IGNIA.

“We are very excited to work with IGNIA, we believe their experience and knowledge of the financial services sector will help AirTM grow in Mexico and globally”, commented Ruben Galindo, Co-Founder of AirTM.

IGNIA is a venture capital firm that invests in high growth enterprises targeting the emerging middle class of Mexico. Founded in 2007, IGNIA has two funds with US$200 million assets under management. IGNIA invests in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, financial services, education and basic services. For more information please visit: http://www.ignia.mx and @IGNIA_Fund  

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08 December
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IGNIA turns to the future of mobile-first international money transfers with its investment in Pangea

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Mexico City, December 8th, 2016 – IGNIA has invested in the Series B round of Pangea Money Transfer, a high-growth Chicago-based international remittance platform. This new round of financing was co-led by KDWC Ventures and Jump Capital, and includes other major institutional investors. Founded in 2012, Pangea brings an innovative approach to money transfers allowing users in the US to send money to five countries in Latin America instantly, for a low flat fee.

The company spent nearly two years building a state-of-the-art platform and is now growing rapidly with industry-leading loyalty, retention and repeat usage rates. Traditional remittance services often rely on antiquated agent models that make the experience time consuming and extremely expensive. With Pangea, existing customers can send money safely in two clicks and save money in fees.

Mexico alone has over 13 million migrants in the US that send over US$25 billion in remittances per year. The strategic partnership with IGNIA will allow the company to execute its accelerated expansion plan in Mexico. “We believe that there is a huge opportunity to innovate in international money transfers. We are impressed with Pangea’s team and vision and are excited at the opportunity to help the company scale in Mexico, especially targeting the emerging middle class”, said Fabrice Serfati, Managing Director of IGNIA.

“We have devoted our last few years to creating a platform that gives our users the ability to move money effortlessly, starting with a seamless onboarding process and ability to send transfers on-the-go from their mobile device. Instead of spending their hard earned money on high fees, users can instead help their families in Mexico receive the most funds and improve their experience of receiving funds dramatically. Most recently, we launched the first remittance solution that allows for mobile-cash transfers at selected 7-Eleven® locations. Unbanked users can now experience the convenience of staging a transfer on their phones and still pay for them with cash at a store. We are confident that our partnership with IGNIA will help us unlock additional potential and help impact more users’ lives across all areas in Mexico.” – Nishu Thukral, CEO of Pangea Money Transfer.

Pangea Money Transfers (Pangea) is an innovative mobile-first remittance platform that allows users to send money in 30 seconds. Through Pangea’s mobile app, customers in the US can transfer funds internationally directly to a receiver’s bank account or debit card, or to more than 18,000 cash pickup locations. The sender can either transfer money directly from its debit card or stage the transfer on its mobile device and pay for it with cash at a retail location. For more information please visit: http://www.gopangea.com IGNIA is a venture capital firm that invests in high growth enterprises targeting the emerging middle class of Mexico. Founded in 2007, IGNIA has two funds with US$200 million assets under management. IGNIA invests in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, financial services, education and basic services.

For more information please visit: http://www.ignia.mx and @IGNIA_Fund

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23 November
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IGNIA lidera ronda de inversión en Sr. Pago – empresa que ofrece una solución punto de venta móvil (mPOS) única en México

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Ciudad de México, 23 de noviembre de 2016 – Sr. Pago, por medio de su solución mPOS permite a cualquier comercio aceptar pagos con tarjeta de débito y crédito a través de un dispositivo móvil (“smartphone” o tableta). La solución de Sr. Pago incluye un lector de tarjetas y una aplicación móvil, a través de la cual los comercios afiliados pueden registrarse y operar a través de la plataforma, así como acceder al registro de transacciones y consultar o transferir su saldo. Sr. Pago es la única solución de pagos para el mercado no bancarizado que representa más del 60% de la población mexicana. Adicionalmente, un comercio se puede convertir en cliente de Sr. Pago en minutos comparado a los más de 30 días que se tarda un cliente para obtener una terminal punto de venta con un banco después de haberse convertido en cliente de dicha institución. La solución de Sr. Pago abre la posibilidad de recibir pagos con tarjeta de crédito o débito a millones de negocios en México.

Con más de 30,000 lectores colocados tras casi tres años ofreciendo su solución, Sr. Pago planea contar con más de 150,000 usuarios en los próximos tres años. Los recursos aportados por IGNIA y co-
inversionistas se destinarán a fortalecer la presencia de la compañía en México y abrir camino para una expansión internacional. “Estamos muy emocionados de asociarnos con Pablo y su equipo en Sr. Pago. El equipo de Sr. Pago trae capacidades únicas en el mercado habiendo creado una solución de gran valor para los clientes y demostrado un desempeño extraordinario. El ayudar a crecer a micro y pequeñas empresas con sistemas de pago de calidad que antes no eran accesibles está alineado con nuestra filosofía de inversión, para así lograr una inversión con altos retornos y gran impacto”, comenta Álvaro Rodríguez, Socio Fundador de IGNIA.

“Estamos muy contentos de tener a IGNIA como inversionista ya que aportan mucha experiencia en el segmento fintech e inclusión financiera”, comento Pablo Gonzalez Vargas, Director General y Fundador de Sr. Pago.

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03 November
IGNIA News

Underdog Media -empresa líder en distribución digital de contenido futbolero- recibe inversión de IGNIA y Gerbera Capital

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Ciudad de México, 3 de noviembre de 2016 – Underdog Media es una empresa de tecnología que desarrolla la primer plataforma de distribución digital de highlights futboleros. La empresa permite que más de 30 millones de aficionados al futbol en México tengan acceso inmediato y con la más alta calidad a video clips de partidos de futbol desde cualquier dispositivo móvil. Underdog Media trabaja de la mano de los dueños de los derechos de transmisión y los equipos para lograr tres objetivos: potenciar el alcance de las transmisiones, incrementar radicalmente la participación de los aficionados y finalmente incrementar de manera sustancial los ingresos digitales.

Detrás de esta nueva empresa están Patricio Villalobos Cuevas y Miguel Ramírez Lombana, los fundadores de las exitosas empresas, mediotiempo.com (que vendieron a Time Inc./Grupo Expansión en 2010) y más recientemente la fábrica de contenidos relacionados al futbol, juanfutbol. La inversión en su nueva empresa demuestra la confianza de IGNIA y Gerbera -junto con otros inversionistas- en el equipo detrás de Underdog y en la necesidad de dar acceso a contenido digital, de alta calidad y de manera legal e instantánea, a los millones de mexicanos con teléfonos inteligentes. “Estamos muy emocionados de poder apoyar a un equipo tan visionario y talentoso, y de la posibilidad de hacer accesible contenido futbolero de alta calidad a millones de personas en México”, comentó Álvaro Rodríguez, co-fundador y Socio Director de IGNIA.

“En Underdog creemos que serán las plataformas nativas digitales las que impulsen el acceso a los contenidos futboleros de una manera que no tiene precedentes. Nuestro esfuerzo busca que todo aficionado al futbol encuentre inspiración a través de las jugadas, los goles y las atajadas que comunicamos de manera inmediata. Estamos muy agradecidos por la confianza que IGNIA y Gerbera Capital nos brindan. Enfrentamos este reto con la ilusión de poder crear algo que trascienda.” comenta Patricio Villalobos, co-fundador de Underdog Media.

Por su parte, Alonso B. Díaz Etienne, Socio Director de Gerbera Capital comentó “cuando se conjuntan una pareja de emprendedores de primer nivel con una idea innovadora y además podemos hacer una inversión conjunta con un fondo como IGNIA, pensamos que se crea una fórmula muy poderosa para cambiar el destino de una industria”.

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