Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 23
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Managing Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Kaszek
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Nicolás Szekasy is a co-founder and Managing Partner of KASZEK, the largest venture capital firm in Latin America with over $2 billion of raised capital. The firm was launched in 2011 and has invested in more than 110 startups. He currently sits on the board of several technology companies including QuintoAndar, Creditas, Notco, NuvemShop, Belvo,

Fintual, Xepelin, Bitso, Alice, and was a board member at Nubank between 2013 and 2021. Before Kaszek Ventures, Nicolás was CFO for 10 years at MercadoLibre (Nasdaq: MELI), Latin America’s largest online commerce and payments platform, where he led its $333 million IPO in 2007. Nicolas received an MBA from Stanford University and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in Economics. He is a Trustee at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Board Member at Endeavor Global, and Chairperson of the Board at LAVCA (Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America). In 2018 he was distinguished by EY as Master Entrepreneur of the Year in Argentina.

Number of Partner Investments 44
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 17, 2024
Pomelo
Kaszek
Yes
Series B - Pomelo
$40M
Dec 12, 2022
NotCo
Kaszek
Series D - NotCo
$70M
May 2, 2022
Xepelin
Kaszek
Yes
Series B - Xepelin
$111M
Jan 25, 2022
Creditas
Kaszek
Series F - Creditas
$260M
Aug 17, 2021
Nuvemshop
Kaszek
Series E - Nuvemshop
$500M
Jul 30, 2021
Xepelin
Kaszek
Yes
Series A - Xepelin
$30M
Jul 26, 2021
NotCo
Kaszek
No
Series D - NotCo
$235M
Jun 25, 2021
Fintual
Kaszek
Yes
Series A - Fintual
$15M
Jun 1, 2021
Belvo
Kaszek
Series A - Belvo
$43M
May 28, 2021
QuintoAndar
Kaszek
Series E - QuintoAndar
$300M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 1
Nicolas Szekasy is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Kaszek. Additionally, Nicolas Szekasy has had 1 past job as the CFO at MercadoLibre.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
MercadoLibre
CFO20002009
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 23
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Nicolas Szekasy holds 23 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Bitso, Board Member at Cuidas, and Board Member at Creditas.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Restorando
Board of Director