Canary
Canary is an entrepreneur-backed early-stage venture capital firm investing in Latin America and supporting founders with company-building help and a founder network.
Canary is an entrepreneur-run and entrepreneur-backed venture capital firm that provides early-stage capital to founders in Latin America. The firm describes itself as an operator fund - run and backed by entrepreneurs - and positions its investment approach around people first, with long-term thinking and transparency as stated operating principles.
At the centre of the model is an early-stage venture capital fund that acts as a partner to founders from day one, working with companies as they are built from the ground up. Beyond capital, Canary concentrates on practical company-building support: connecting portfolio companies with relevant contacts and maintaining a community of founders and builders intended to surface useful introductions. The stated ambition is to be the leading early-stage fund in Latin America and the first partner of choice for ambitious founders in the region.
Portfolio companies include Alice, Buser, and Cobre, among others. The firm's geographic focus is Latin America, and its stated activity spans early-stage investing and broader startup ecosystem support.