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Magma Partners

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About Company
Magma Partners is a venture capital firm that supports Latin American entrepreneurs.

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founded date

01.01.2014

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

IPO status

Private

Description

The firm invests in fintech, insurance tech, and blockchain startups in Latin America, as well as global startups with Latin American tech teams targeting the US market. They have offices in California, Colombia, Mexico, and China, and have invested in 38 companies across Latin America and the US since 2014. Magma Fund II, their second fund, is a US$15M fund raised from partners in Chile, the US, and China. They also manage the Sino-Latin American accelerator, which helps Chinese entrepreneurs do business in Latin America, and vice versa.
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Date 
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Co-Investors
Acquisitions
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Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
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type

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People

Founders
3
Diego Philippi
Diego Philippi

Diego Philippi

Diego Philippi is a Venture Partner and Co-Founder at Magma Partners.

current job

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Vor_Tex

organization founded

1

Diego Philippi

Francisco Sáenz Rica
Francisco Sáenz Rica

Francisco Sáenz Rica

Francisco Sáenz Rica is the Co-Founder and Partner of Magma Partners.

current job

Magma Partners
Magma Partners

Francisco Sáenz Rica

Nathan Lustig
Nathan Lustig

Nathan Lustig

Nathan Lustig is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Magma Partners, a seed stage investment fund based in US, Latin America and China that invests in fintech, insurtech and blockchain startups in Latin America and global startups with Latin American tech teams that target the US market. Originally from the US, he is a two-time entrepreneur with two exits and participated in the pilot round of Start-Up Chile, which brought him to Chile in 2010. Magma Partners has invested US$4M+ in 38 companies in Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico Peru, and Argentina alongside partners from Chile, the US, and China.

current job

Magma Partners
Magma Partners

organization founded

3

Nathan Lustig

Employee Profiles
14

Alexa Clark

Analyst

Mak Gutierrez

Mak Gutierrez

Partner Infrastructure

Pedro Pablo del Campo Klerman

Pedro Pablo del Campo Klerman

Partner

Neil Coleman

Neil Coleman

Advisor

Jie Hao

Jie Hao

Partner

Paolo Rizzi

Paolo Rizzi

Magma Mexico

Diego Philippi

Diego Philippi

Venture Partner and Co-Founder

David Lloyd

David Lloyd

Advisor

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