About Kayyak Ventures
Kayyak Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Las Condes, Chile. As of May 2026, Kayyak Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 28 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Chile based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Future Beyond Overall, Kayyak Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Miroculus. A lot of funds co-invest with Kayyak Ventures, with names like Amador sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kayyak Ventures has team of 6 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Kayyak Ventures' List of Top Investments
Kayyak Ventures has a portfolio of 28 companies. Their most notable investments are in Galgo and Galgo.Their portfolio spans across Chile, United States, Colombia and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kayyak Ventures:1. Fracttal
Cloud-based enterprise asset management solutions. It helps in monitoring the physical assets in real-time. The software features are asset management, inventory management, condition monitoring, issues management, maintenance tasks, and more. It gathers data from all connected devices using IoT and performs real-time analysis to figure out anomalies in the data. Such anomalies are routed through the issue management and investigated further to avoid any potential losses, in industries including manufacturing, mining, technology, construction, transportation, food & drinks, and more.
Key facts about Fracttal
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Santiago (Chile)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $52.3M
- Employee Count: 254 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Riverwood Capital, Scale Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. CytoVale
CytoVale is focussed on developing biomarkers for the early detection of sepsis, an infectious reaction that can lead to lung, kidney and liver failure. Its technology is based on the mechanical properties of individual cells (mechanomics). The instrument uses microfluidics to route and physically probe individual cells and claims to have the capacity to measure over 10 biophysical cell markers at rates above 2k cells per second, providing a high-throughput detection of the disease.
Key facts about CytoVale
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $207M
- Employee Count: 124 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Norwest and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Oct 11, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Xepelin
Online platform for business loans. It allows businesses with invoice financing for their accounts receivables, direct financing, working capital loans through an online credit assessment, and more. Offers a flexible repayment option with multiple payment methods. Its AI-based risk model evaluates an operation, which allows the financing of any SMEs.
Key facts about Xepelin
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Las Condes (Chile)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $164M
- Employee Count: 584 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Summit Partners and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. AgendaPro
Cloud-based ERP software for local businesses. The company caters to health, beauty, and sports businesses. Its features include inventory management, customer relationship management, marketing management, cash and billing system, online appointment scheduling, automated reminders, and point of sale. It offers a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about AgendaPro
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Santiago (Chile)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41M
- Employee Count: 184 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Riverwood Capital, Seeders and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Destacame
Provider of an app-based credit assessment platform. It provides users with providing traditional credit scores for businesses and individuals. It also provides users with business reports, payment management, and bill payment solutions. Its app is available on the Android platform.
Key facts about Destacame
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Santiago (Chile)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $13M
- Employee Count: 83 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Santander Bank, Mountain Nazca and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 30, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Kayyak Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kayyak Ventures has invested in 28 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Future Beyond and most recent follow-on round was in Enerlink.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Kayyak Ventures' Investments by Stage
Kayyak Ventures has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $13.2M, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.4M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 10 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayyak Ventures' Investments by Sector
Kayyak Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Vertical SaaS, FinTech and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 27 Tech companies, 24 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Consumer | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Financial Services | 5 |
Others | 36 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayyak Ventures' Investments by Geography
Kayyak Ventures has made most investments in Chile (13), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Chile | 13 |
Colombia | 3 |
Mexico | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Argentina | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayyak Ventures' recent investments
Kayyak Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Future Beyond and Wheel the World are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Kayyak Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 28, 2026 | Chile | Seed | 2054 | - | |
Feb 05, 2026 | United States | Series A | 7085 | [+7] | |
Jan 15, 2026 | Chile | Seed | 2889 | [+1] | |
Aug 20, 2025 | Chile | Series B | 3423 | ||
May 12, 2025 | Chile | Seed | 8072 |
Acquired companies in Kayyak Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Kayyak Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Miroculus in Mar 2023 by Integra Biosciences for $*****.Here are Kayyak Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 16, 2023 | - | - | 3717 |
Team profile of Kayyak Ventures
Kayyak Ventures has a team of 6 members located in Mexico. Kayyak Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Kayyak Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 191 investors have co-invested in Kayyak Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kayyak Ventures: Start-Up Chile, Chileglobalventures and 47 others have invested in rounds before Kayyak Ventures. There are 3 companies where Start-Up Chile has invested before Kayyak Ventures and 3 companies where Chileglobalventures has invested before Kayyak Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Kayyak Ventures: 95 investors entered a company along with Kayyak Ventures. These include investors like Amador (3 companies).
- Invested after Kayyak Ventures: A total of 47 investors have invested in Kayyak Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Riverwood Capital (2 companies), Community Investment Management (2 companies) and Seaya Cathay LATAM (2 companies).
Recent News related to Kayyak Ventures
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Spike founders create new AI startup for mining and industry and raise capital with Kayyak VenturesDf•May 27, 2026•Spike, Kayyak Ventures
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Fracttal closes a $35 million funding round led by Riverwood CapitalEl Referente•Jan 21, 2026•Riverwood Capital, Fracttal, Gohub, KAYAK and 7 others
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Enerlink raises capital with Kayyak, del Río family and Mexican fund to reach BrazilDf•Jan 07, 2026•Kayyak Ventures, Enerlink, Dalus Capital, INDER
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AgendaPro Raises $35M in Growth Funding Led by Riverwood CapitalFinTech Collective•Aug 20, 2025•AgendaPro, Riverwood Capital, Kayyak Ventures
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Marco Secures $12M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 19, 2024•Marco, IDC Ventures, IDB Lab, Barn Invest and 11 others
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Pulsar raises $8M to revolutionize manufacturing in the US and Latin AmericaLatamList•Feb 29, 2024•Pulsar ML, COMETA, Seaya Cathay LATAM, Kayyak Ventures and 1 other
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Squire Patton Boggs advises Fracttal in closing a $10 million investment roundLawyerpress - Información del sector legal•Nov 30, 2023•Squire Patton Boggs, Fracttal, Kayyak Ventures, GoHub and 2 others
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