About us

AIR Capital is an early-stage venture fund that empowers entrepreneurs who are building a future of Abundance, Inclusion and Regeneration.

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Abundance

Unlocking productivity leaps that reshape industries and fuel economic growth.

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Inclusion

Addressing poverty by radically reducing the cost of accessing basic human needs.

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Regeneration

Bringing forth revolutionary technologies that can heal the planet.

Why AIR Capital

We leverage the insights gained from surfing the technology tsunami for over a decade, investing in startups that created over $10 billion in value.

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We invest in startups leveraging the power of exponential technologies

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Meet the team

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    Ignacio Peña

    General Partner

  • Esperanza Uranga's headshot in black and white

    Esperanza Uranga

    Scout & Investment Analyst

  • Benjamin Peña's headshot in black and white

    Benjamin Peña

    Scout & Investment Analyst

Intellectual leadership

Ecosystem studies led by our team

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Deep Tech: The New Wave

A pioneering study that showed how the Deep Tech revolution can transform the world and reveals the rise of a Deep Tech startup ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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A Bridge to the Future

A groundbreaking study about the rise of the Miami startup ecosystem and how it can become a platform that can transform the Americas.

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Tecnolatinas 2021

An in-depth study that revealed how the startup ecosystem of Latin America and the Caribbean has created over $200 billion of value.

FAQs

  • We are sector and technology agnostic. We focus on startups with disruptive innovations that are relevant for humanity and that usually points us to Deep Tech. We invested in startups leveraging a wide variety of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, space tech, biotech, brain-computer interfaces, advanced organs-on-chip, nuclear fusion, blockchain, robotics, clean energy, advanced mobility, etc.

  • We focus on early stage startups, from pre-seed to Series A. We love to join founders early in their journey, add value through insights and connections, and ideally follow on with further investments in later rounds.

  • We have a global mindset and are open to opportunities from anywhere and we already invested in global startups from the US, Europe, Israel and Latin America.