About Redwood Ventures
Redwood Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Guadalajara, Mexico. As of Nov 2025, Redwood Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 27 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Mexico based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Mi Salud AI Overall, Redwood Ventures portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions including key companies like minu, Instaleap and Billpocket. A lot of funds co-invest with Redwood Ventures, with names like Poligono Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Redwood Ventures has team of 13 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Deals in last 12 months
Redwood Ventures' List of Top Investments
Redwood Ventures has a portfolio of 27 companies. Their most notable investments are in Zubut and Parco.Their portfolio spans across Mexico, United States, Argentina and 1 more locations. They have invested in FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Redwood Ventures:1. minu
Online on demand pay solutions for employees. It allows employees of affiliated companies to withdraw part of their already earned salary. Employees receive the funds in the salary account. It is available to download from google play and the apple store.
Key facts about minu
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $58M
- Employee Count: 160 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: VEF, QED Investors and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Instaleap
Platform for supermarkets, pharmacies and retailers to manage online delivery operations. It is an platform to manage eCommerce and last mile operations. It offers features such as White-Label Store, AI-Based Personalization, search portal, order management, delivery slots managemet, picking and packing management, and more.
Key facts about Instaleap
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bogota (Colombia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.2M
- Employee Count: 175 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Redwood Ventures, Axon Partners Group and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Vexi
App-based credit card provider. Customers need to apply online to be assigned a credit limit, which can be used online as well as offline. The Vexi mobile app allows customers to manage and customize expenses easily, check cut and payment dates, and review details of charges and commissions.
Key facts about Vexi
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 93 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Redwood Ventures, Village Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Apr 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Remitee
Provider of international payment infrastructure for regulated financial service businesses. It offers technology, liquidity, and regulatory compliance. The infrastructure supports payment disbursement, multi-currency liquidity, KYC, AML/FT systems, and transactional monitoring. It facilitates payments to bank accounts, digital wallets, and direct bill payments. The technology combines payments, treasury, and compliance. It provides validation, messaging, normalized codes, and web-hooks. It also offers multi-currency exchange and regulatory infrastructure. Operational support is available.
Key facts about Remitee
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 145 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Redwood Ventures, Latitud and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Mi Salud AI
Online platform offering teleconsultation services with the doctors. It is an online platform for users to schedule and book an online consultation with doctors for different health conditions. Also, users can receive personalized health & wellness programs and order prescribed medicines using the platform.
Key facts about Mi Salud AI
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $13M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: IGNIA, Redwood Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Redwood Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Redwood Ventures has invested in 27 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Mi Salud AI and most recent follow-on round was in Crabi.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Redwood Ventures' Investments by Stage
Redwood Ventures has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.26M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.12M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Redwood Ventures' Investments by Sector
Redwood Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Financial Services and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 15 Consumer (B2C) companies, 10 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 9 |
Consumer | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Financial Services | 3 |
Gig Economy | 3 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Redwood Ventures' Investments by Geography
Redwood Ventures has made most investments in Mexico (11), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Mexico | 11 |
United States | 6 |
Argentina | 2 |
Colombia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Redwood Ventures' recent investments
Redwood Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Redwood Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 06, 2025 | United States | Series B | 4614 | [+4] | |
Oct 03, 2025 | Argentina | Series B | 6043 | [+4] | |
Jun 05, 2025 | Mexico | Series A | 6771 | [+5] | |
Nov 19, 2024 | Mexico | Series B | 8313 | [+10] | |
Feb 15, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2988 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Redwood Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Redwood Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was minu in Jun 2026 by Betterfly for $*****.Here are Redwood Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 10, 2026 | Nov 19, 2024 | Series B | 3650 | |
Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 13, 2023 | Series A | 2294 | |
Aug 17, 2022 | - | - | 4069 | |
Jun 29, 2022 | Feb 12, 2020 | Seed | 4158 |
Team profile of Redwood Ventures
Redwood Ventures has a team of 13 members including 5 Partners located in Mexico. Redwood Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Redwood Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Guadalajara | - | - | |
Partner | Guadalajara | - | ||
Partner | Zapopan | - | ||
Partner | Cuauhtemoc | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Redwood Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 117 investors have co-invested in Redwood Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Redwood Ventures: Accial Capital, Banco Sabadell and 45 others have invested in rounds before Redwood Ventures. There are 2 companies where Accial Capital has invested before Redwood Ventures and 1 company where Banco Sabadell has invested before Redwood Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Redwood Ventures: 57 investors entered a company along with Redwood Ventures. These include investors like Poligono Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Redwood Ventures: A total of 13 investors have invested in Redwood Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Covalto (1 company), Kaszek (1 company) and Tuesday Capital (1 company).
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Mexico's Crabi Secures $13.6M in Funding RoundFinSMEs•Jun 05, 2025•Crabi, Kaszek, 30N Ventures, Redwood Ventures and 4 others
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eCommerce education platform smartBeemo secures $6M fundraiseRefresh Miami•Feb 15, 2024•smartBeemo, Redwood Ventures, Fondation Botnar, Simma Capital and 6 others
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Focused on retail, Instalaap raises R$ 25 millionFusoes & Aquisicoes•Apr 26, 2023•Instaleap, Redwood Ventures, Walmart
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Instaleap closes $5M series A round.LatamList•Apr 13, 2023•Redwood Ventures, Grupo Pegasus, Instaleap
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Insurtech company Crabi receives seed investment led by KaszekContxto•Oct 08, 2021•Crabi, Kaszek, Tuesday Capital, Redwood Ventures
