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Cantera Capital

VC
Monterrey, MexicoWebsite

Cantera Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Monterrey, Mexico investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Monterrey, Mexico
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-19

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing Latin American founders building high-impact technology platforms.

How Cantera Capital invests

Cantera Capital is a vc firm based in Monterrey, Mexico. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Cantera Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Cantera Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including Clara.

Partners & Team

SS

Sandra Sainz

General Partner

deep tech
health
education
agribusiness
AB

Ale Bar Av

General Partner

deep tech
health
education
agribusiness
AD

Alexandra de Haan

Principal

deep tech
health
education
agribusiness
JE

Juan Escalante

Founding Partner

LATAM tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CL

Clara

Fintech
How to pitch Cantera Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sandra Sainz, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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