Junipero Capital

About Junipero Capital

Junipero Capital is a Florida-based investment firm founded in 2014, focused on early-stage investments across the United States. It generates superior risk-adjusted returns through long-term investments in technology market leaders whose valuation doesn't yet fully reflect the ultimate size and quality of the business. The firm invests through both primary and secondary transactions, having backed technology companies since 2014 across payments, fintech, cybersecurity, AI, SaaS, and logistics. In 2026, one of its investment vehicles closed with a 1.93x net return in just 2.5 months, while its debut fund, Junípero Fund I, liquidated in 2022 with a 44.17% net IRR and 4.62x MOIC over five years. Its portfolio spans early bets in companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Okta, DocuSign, Robinhood, SpaceX, Notion, and Scale AI, alongside more recent investments in Databricks, CoreWeave, Shield AI, Figure AI, and Apptronik. Junipero's investment approach centers on identifying category-leading technology businesses early, often years before their eventual scale becomes broadly recognized, backed by a community of founders and tech executives who help source and validate opportunities.
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  • Ignacio Vilela, Managing Partner