Organization · Venture Capital
South Ventures
South Ventures is a global investment platform based in Key Biscayne, Florida, focusing on high-potential growth companies and hedge fund investments. It has a network of over 7,000 investors from more than 20 countries.
Overview
What South Ventures does
What South Ventures is
South Ventures is a global investment platform based in Key Biscayne, Florida, focusing on high-potential growth companies and hedge fund investments. It has a network of over 7,000 investors from more than 20 countries.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2013
- Approximate age
- About 13 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 29, 2026
Official channels
Find South Ventures elsewhere
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Capability profile
South Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
South Ventures combines venture exposure to young high-growth companies with investments in high-quality publicly traded U.S. companies, optimizing returns, risks, and liquidity.
Focus narrative
South Ventures invests in high-potential growth companies as well as high-quality publicly traded companies. It manages venture capital and hedge fund investments, aiming to optimize returns, risks, and liquidity. The firm’s hedge fund, the GRIT Fund, combines venture capital investments with stock market investments, targeting an average annual return of 17% in USD.
Value beyond capital
South Ventures provides access to a large network of Hispanic/Latin American angel investors, which can help portfolio companies with distribution and fundraising efforts.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed
- Sectors
- FintechConsumerMarketplaces
- Regions
- Global · Latam · United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded notable exits
- Guidecentral and nubelo
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include Ripio, which facilitates payments using bitcoins and has become a leading financial platform in Latin America. Other portfolio companies include FormaFina, Wideo, Guidecentral, nubelo, and Technorides.
Common questions
What to know about South Ventures
Upseed classifies South Ventures under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 29, 2026
Known limits
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