Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Startup Studio |
Industries | Other • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobility • Consumer |
Stages | Expansion, MBO/LBO, Acquisition, Consolidation, Going Private, Corporate Divestiture, Pre-Seed, Seed, Latin America, Series A |
Investing | United States • Mexico • Sweden • Denmark • Colombia |
Investment Range | $10,000 - $100,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $50,000 |
Assets Under Management | $1,200,000,000 |
Polymath Ventures is a Startup Studio with headquarters located at Calle 71 #13-66, Bogotá, Colombia. With an equity expertise and assets under management of $1,200,000,000, they focus on building and investing in businesses tailored for Latin America across various industries, including Fintech, Hardware, Energy, Retail, Entertainment, Real Estate, Mobility, and Consumer sectors. They engage in a wide range of investment stages, from Pre-Seed and Seed to Series A, with a sweet spot investment size of $50,000, a minimum of $10,000, and a maximum of $100,000. Polymath Ventures specializes in Expansion, MBO/LBO, Acquisition, Consolidation, Going Private, and Corporate Divestiture strategies. Their team comprises proven operators and industry experts with a track record of entrepreneurship and advisory roles across the region. Led by Wenyi Cai as Managing Partner and CEO, the team includes experienced individuals like Peter Ostroske as Seed Fund Manager, Damian Alcedo, and Francisco Paz who oversee the venture studio and financial strategies respectively. As a Startup Studio, they focus on guiding founders and their ventures from inception to scale, further supported by its multidisciplinary team members in areas such as technology, talent, business, and service design. Polymath Ventures operates with a deep understanding of the Latin American market, leveraging their global experience and entrepreneurial expertise to build innovation-driven and financially viable ventures with the potential to scale within and beyond the region.