Stefan Krautwald

We back AI driven and native early-stage tech founders building the next generation of unicorns for Latin America.At Latin Leap, we invest at pre-seed and seed stage in Spanish-speaking Latin America — Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, CentrAm— and in Spanish startups expanding into LATAM.My humble contribution: I have spent 15+ years as a tech entrepreneur across emerging markets in Latin America before transitioning into venture investing. Hence I have some understanding of what it takes to build in markets where infrastructure is still being written.WHAT WE LOOK FOR:→ B2B SaaS, fintech, open banking, A2A payments, embedded finance, HR tech, AI-native tools→ Pre-seed & seed rounds→ Founders with a clear international comparable (the "X for Latin America" thesis)→ Teams targeting the Spanish-speaking world from day oneWHAT WE OFFER:→ Capital ($.0.25M–$0.5M first check pre-seed to seed, with Series A follow on capacity)→ Softlanding support for international scale-ups entering LATAM→ Global network→ Access to the Latin Leap founder and investor ecosystemI'm always open to meeting exceptional founders, co-investors and operators building in emerging markets.📩 Reach me at contact@latinleap.vc or DM me