Cantera Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2018

AUM

-

Location

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

South America

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

Cantera Capital is a Mexico and Israel based venture capital fund that invests in deep tech innovation applied to these high impact sectors: health, education and agri-business. We are an early stage VC fund, initial investments are at the seed and series A rounds, ranging from US$250k to US$1 million. Retrieving data.We are a member of AMEXCAP, the Mexican Association of PE and VC funds, and of AIIMx, the Mexican Alliance for Impact Investing.

Industry

Agriculture Education Healthcare Services AI Business Services (B2B) Edtech Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure HealthTech AgriTech

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FAQs about Cantera Capital

Cantera Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Cantera Capital is located in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cantera Capital was founded in 2018.
Cantera Capital invests in companies and startups in Agriculture, Education, Healthcare Services, AI, Business Services (B2B), Edtech, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, HealthTech, AgriTech.
Cantera Capital invests in companies and startups in South America.
Cantera Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Cantera Capital usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Yes, Cantera Capital is impact investor.
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