8 cohorts. 148 startups
We accelerate, and back the founders building companies that matter. PY9 is the last cohort we'll ever run as you know it before we go full fund.
Together for real
Most accelerators give you content. We get inside your business and stay there — until you're raising, closing, and growing. 90 NPS in 2025. The founders rated us.
Fintech + AI Founders
Building in financial infrastructure or Applied AI? We've backed 148 companies in your space. We know what inevitable looks like before anyone else does.
Community + Network
NYC · CDMX · BGT.
120+ events 3 hubs 8K members.
The gap between cold outreach and a Pygma intro is massive.
For Investors
Join the Pygma investor network.
Backing the best LatAm founders before anyone else does.
Portfolio
148 companies $602.7M portfolio value.
$39.3M raised cumulatively.
See who we backed before anyone else did.
Apply. Build. Close
6 weeks. Your track. Starts August. Closes in San Francisco/CDMX. One shot at the last Pygma cohort ever run.
Better together.
Pygma partners with
Industry Leaders.
We believe Pygma is the best place in LatAm for founders to build companies that actually matter.
We're not a demo day factory. We're not a database of lectures. We get in the trenches with you, and we stay there.
PY9 is the last time we do this Make it count.
Why Pygma:
Your first institutional partner. Not your last.
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Add value first
6 weeks of co-building.
We work inside your business, on your pitch, your model, your market, before any check clears. One founder completed their full investment materials in weeks. Without us: months.
Program equity
Transparent, aligned, earned.
We take 1% for the acceleration work. That's it. No hidden fees, no inflated cap table, no surprises. Just skin in the game, on both sides.
Get institutional funding
You raise your first real round.
By the time PY9 closes in SF, you'll have the deck, the data room, the warm intros, and the conviction to close.
90 NPS. The founders rated us.
We'll let them speak.
What you build — four pillars
- Fintech
Payments, lending, neobanks, and financial infrastructure for the markets that matter.
- Strategy
Business model clarity, unit economics, and the positioning that holds up in a US pitch room.
- Venture Capital / Fundraising
How to raise, who to call, and how to close. The full playbook, not the theory.
- Sales / GTM
ICP, pipeline, and what US market entry actually looks like on the ground.
The people in your corner.
Every visiting partner, mentor, and speaker in the Pygma network
has been in the room you're trying to get into.
They don't just talk — they open doors.
The numbers don't lie.
Industry average survival rate at pre-seed is ~40%. Ours is 71%.
Built to last.
148 companies. 5 vertical clusters. $602.7M in combined portfolio value.
These aren't experiments — they're businesses.
Airbag
FintechInsurtech startup that develops cutting-edge solutions to enhance road safety, reduce accidents, and improve driver behavior through real-time monitoring and innovative technology.
Akaunt
FintechUnlocking stablecoins for financial institutions in LatAm
Anzi Finance
FintechTokenized credit default guarantees for SMB Lenders
Everything you need to know before you apply.
Get answers on Pygma's program structure, terms,
and what to expect as a PY9 founder.
Pre-seed founders building in Fintech or Applied AI across LatAm. You have early traction, a co-founder, and the conviction to move fast. We take the top 10% of applicants — every founder in the room was chosen for a reason.
Signals, opportunities, and hard truths
for founders building in LatAm.
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