Mexico City is becoming one of the best places to build a startup, but most of the early-stage entrepreneurs we speak to aren't aware of the local tech resources that are available to help them.

With applications for the Mexico City Founder Institute now open, we're excited to release the Mexico City Startup Resource Guide, which is currently in Draft v2 below! It was developed by the Mexico City Founder Institute and local leaders: Jose Antonio Tena Sendra (CEO & Co-Founder, Piktia), Lorena Sanchez (Co-Founder & Co CEO, Urban Guilt)

This is just a draft, and while we spent many hours on this research, more input is needed. Please leave your comments on this collaborative Google document to help us complete the list. There are definitely omissions on this current version. 

Are you looking to build a startup in Mexico City? Then apply to the Mexico City Founder Institute today!

Text version included below, for ease of searching:

Startup Stages

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There is no one right way to build a technology company, but for the sake of simplicity we have outlined a basic, common, sequential framework.

1. Idea Stage

This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, develop skills, validate ideas, and begin to build their team and product.

A. Inspire

• Mexico City Startup Media: Centralized local information, listings, and news. (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ FB groups/ newsletters)

1. 500 Startups Mailing List
2. Codigo Espagueti
3. Cofunda México
4. Latin American VC/Diego Serebrisky
5. Mundo Digital - Blog
6. POSIBLE
7. Startup Digest Mexico City
8. Startups List Mexico City
9. Unocero
10. Ventura Mexico
11. Xataka Mexico
12. Startup Mexico

• Inspirational Mexico City Startup Events: Open, inclusive startup events that often focus on ideation. (i.e. Startup Weekend, idea fairs, and inspirational meetups)

1. Creative Mornings 
2. GEW
3. Girls in Tech Mexico City
4. Girl Power
5. Global Ventures Summit
6. INCmty
7. Mexico City IoT Meetup
8. NodeBots Mexico
9. Startup Weekend Education Mexico
10. Startup Weekend FinTech Mexico City
11. The Data Pub
12. Women Who Code Mexico City

B. Educate

• Best Practices: Beginner knowledge-sharing tech events. (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than inspire).

1. Agile Mexico Meetup
2. Big Data Developers Mexico City
3. Docker Friends Mexico City
4. Eventloop Mexico City
5. Mexico City Startup Entrepreneurs
6. Mexico City Startup: Idea to IPO
7. PHP Mexico
8. ProductTank Mexico City
9. Startup Founder 101 Mexico City

• Training & Feedback: Skill & Idea development events and startup bootcamps for entrepeneurs. (Includes comprehensive training programs, like Founder Institute, General Assembly, Lean Startup Machine, code camps, etc)

1. Amazon Web Services Mexico
2. BEDU
3. Business Coaching Firm
4. DATA Management Mexico
5. DataCivica
6. Dev F.
7. DigitalOcean Mexico
8. Epic Queen
9. Founder Institute
10. Ironhack
11. Laboratoria
12. Startupbootcamp FinTech Mexico City

C. Validate

• Team Formation: Events for Finding Co-founders in Mexico City.  (i.e. tech networking events or other resources that facilitate early-stage recruitment and cofounder matching)

1. CoFoundersLab
2. Comunidad de Startups Socialmente Responsables
3. Encuentro de Emprendedores y Networkers CDMX
4. Endeavor
5. Endeavor® México
6. Entrepreneurs' Organization
7. FounderDating
8. FuckUp Nights
9. Innohub Mexico
10. Mass Challenge
11. Meetup de Freelance y Emprendedores en la Ciudad de Mexico
12. Startup Teams en el Centro Historico
13. Tardes de Makers
14. The Pool Mexico Club de Emprendedores

• Build First Product: Hackathons & product events in Mexico City.

1. 2017 Mexico City Mobile Health Hackathon
2. Avaya Hackathon Developers 2017
3. Fishackathon
4. Hack CDMX
5. HACK UNAM 2017
6. HackrobotsMX
7. Indigitous Hack
8. Kandy.io IoT Hackathon
9. Talent Fest CDMX Hackathon

2. Launch Stage

In this stage, entrepreneurs establish and formalize the company, develop the product, get feedback from customers, and prepare for the next step.

A. Start

• Establish: Mexico City law firms & banks for startups

1. Baker McKenzie
2. Banorte
3. Banregio (Nexo)
4. BBVA
5. Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton
6. CitiBanamex
7. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
8. DLA Piper
9. Duane Morris LLP
10. Garrigues
11. Haynes and Boone, LLP
12. Hogan Lovells
13. HSBC Mexico
14. Jones Day
15. LIT Advisors SC.
16. Scotiabank Mexico
17. White & Case LLP

• Mexico City Workspaces: Co-working and flexible workspaces for startups in Mexico City.

1. Centraal
2. Co-work
3. Collab&Play
4. CoWorking by SACH
5. El 3er espacio
6. FLYLAB
7. Homework
8. Impact Hub DF
9. Publico
10. Punto Coworking
11. Sona Centro
12. Spaces
13. Spacioss Coworking
14. Startup Mexico Coworking
15. Terminal 1
16. The Everywhere Office
17. The Pool
18. WeWork
19. WRK

B. Develop

• Formalize: Mexico City accounting, development and HR tools for early-stage startups.  

1. Alia
2. BE Consultores
3. EPI Consultores
4. Espora Estudio
5. Evenplan
6. Gestionix
7. Impuestum Contadores
8. Ingenieria Pixel
9. Luelmo Contadores
10. MobileLab360
11. Pixzelle Studio
12. Servicios Corporativos en Contaduria y Administracion
13. Sparklabs
14. Tr3sco

• Mexico City Incubators: Groups that prepare companies for seed investment and provide advanced mentorship. (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later stage events and resources)

1. Alcázar & Compañia
2. Catapulta
3. Victoria 147

C. Launch

• Mexico City Seed Accelerators: Seed funding mentor programs (Techstars-style programs that provide funding)

1. 500 Startups
2. Finnovista
3. G2 Consultores/G2 Momentum Capital
4. Hatch Startups
5. IPN Aceleradora de Empresas
6. Jardin de Innovacion
7. Smart Impact Accelerator

• Pitch & Demo Events: Tech events that showcase Mexico City startups for investment.

1. 500 Demo Day
2. Demo Day NUMA Batch 15
3. Demo Day Smart Impact Accelerator
4. Demo Day Startup Garage 2017
5. Startup Mexico Demo Days
6. Startupbootcamp FinTech Mexico City Demo Day

3. Growth Stage

Here, a startup proves their utility, receives recognition, and scales up. This usually requires funding, angels, VCs, and ways to connect them to startups.

A. Recognition

• Mexico City Investor Networking:  Events and groups that connect professional investors with founders.

1. Angel Investment Network
2. Angel Investor Summit
3. Angel Ventures
4. GoVenture
5. Investo
6. Play Business
7. Soldiers Field Angels

• Major Media: Mainstream local business press that often showcase local startups.

1. Aristegui Noticias
2. CNN Mexico
3. El Economista
4. El Universal
5. Excelsior
6. Expansion
7. Forbes Mexico
8. La Cronica
9. La Jornada
10. La Prensa
11. Milenio
12. Noticieros Televisa
13. Reforma

B. Funding

• Mexico City Angel Investors: Seed-stage investors and micro-vcs.

1. Abel Bezares
2. Alberto Alcaraz
3. Alejandro Diez Barroso
4. Alejandro Galvez Rico
5. Alejandro Rocha Bracamontes
6. Alessandro Paganini
7. Alex Rossi
8. Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui
9. Andres Chico
10. Andres Gavito Aspe
11. Anna Raptis
12. Antonio Osio
13. Armando Badillo
14. Benjamin Garcia
15. Bismarck Lepe
16. Caribou Honig
17. Carlos Paz
18. Christian Hauswaldt
19. Cristobal Perdomo
20. David Garcia
21. Debasish Karmakar
22. Emilio Manchón
23. Enrique Vera del Castillo
24. Erik Wallsten
25. Fabricio Pettená
26. Fernando Fabre
27. Fernando Valenzuela
28. Francisco Flores G.
29. Francisco Velazquez de Cuellar
30. Gabriel Mizrahi
31. Grant Taylor
32. Guillermo Zambrano
33. Gustavo Trevino Milling
34. Heberto Taracena
35. Heberto Taracena
36. Hector Sepulveda Reyes Retana
37. Hernan Fernandez
38. Israel Cerda
39. Jacques T'S
40. Javier Arrechea
41. Javier Chavez Ruiz
42. Jonathan Lewy
43. Jorge A. Ortiz
44. Jorge Gonzalez Gasque
45. Jose Bolaños
46. Jose Eduardo Guraieb Monroy
47. JP Duque
48. Juan Franck
49. Juan Pablo Gonzalez Gasque
50. Juan Pablo Zorrilla
51. Luis Cervantes
52. Luis X Barrios
53. Manolo Atala
54. Marcus Dantus
55. Maria Ariza
56. Marianela Molina
57. Nazar Yasin
58. Paul Ahlstrom
59. Per se Capital
60. Ramon Garcia Quintana
61. Renzo Casillo
62. Ricardo Elizondo
63. Ricardo Laborin
64. Rodrigo Ocejo
65. Rogelio De los Santos
66. Sandra Sainz
67. Santiago Fossatti
68. Sebastian Carducci
69. Sebastian Miralles
70. Tony Jimenez

• Mexico City Venture Capitalists: Series A and beyond

1. Acon Investments
2. Adobe Capital
3. Advent International
4. Alta Growth Capital
5. Alta Ventures Mexico
6. Angel Nest
7. Angel Ventures
8. Avalancha Ventures
9. Axon Partners Group
10. B37
11. Beamonte Investments
12. Brainstorm Ventures
13. Capital Indigo
14. Capitalinvent
15. Carao Ventures
16. Cubo Capital
17. Dalus Capital
18. DaVinci Capital
19. Dila Capital
20. Dux Capital
21. EMX Capital
22. Endeavor Catalyst
23. Enture
24. Envesterly
25. Escala
26. Evercore Partners
27. Fondo de Fondos
28. General Atlantic
29. Gerbera Capital
30. Global Proteus
31. H.I.G. Capital
32. Ideas y Capital
33. IGNIA
34. Innovateur Capital
35. Investo
36. Jaguar Ventures
37. Linzor Capital Partners
38. LIV Capital
39. New Ventures Mexico
40. NEWGROWTH FUND
41. Nexxus Capital
42. Northgate
43. NXTPLABS
44. OnVentures
45. Paul & Co. Capital Advisors
46. PC Capital
47. Pedralbes Partners
48. PineBridge Investments
49. Promotora Social Mexico
50. QED Investors
51. Red Wood
52. Richmond Global Ventures
53. Rise Capital
54. Seaya Ventures
55. Siembra Capitales
56. Spectron Desarrollo
57. Stella Maris Partners
58. SV Latam Capital
59. Temasek
60. Tempest Capital
61. Variv Capital
62. WAMEX
63. XBVentures
64. Xochi Ventures

C. Growth

• Infrastructure: Office space, HR, local business insurance. (i.e. office space/ HR/ insurance providers for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. AXA Seguros
2. Capital + Recursos Humanos
3. Evolucione
4. Excelencia
5. GMCRH
6. GNP Seguros
7. Inmuebles24
8. Instant Offices
9. LoopNet
10. Metros Cubicos
11. Propiedades.com
12. Regus
13. Search Office Space
14. Seguros MAPFRE
15. Seguros SURA
16. Umbrella Seguros
17. Zurich

• Expansion: Mexico City Growth accelerators and consultants. (i.e. programs and business consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. A.T. Kearney
2. Accenture
3. Alvarez & Marsal
4. Aon
5. Bain & Company
6. Boston Consulting Group
7. Capgemini
8. Deloitte
9. Ernst and Young
10. Feher & Feher
11. Frost & Sullivan
12. FTI Consulting
13. Gartner
14. Grant Thornton
15. Hay Group
16. INSITUM
17. KPMG
18. McKinsey & Company
19. Mercer Consulting
20. Millward Brown
21. PwC
22. Willis Towers Watson

4. Mexico City Startup Success Stories

Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding, employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.

1. Ben & Frank
2. Bitso
3. Boletia
4. Cabify
5. Clip
6. Conekta
7. Cornershop
8. Cultura Colectiva
9. Enlight
10. Gaia Design
11. Gestionix
12. Grin
13. Kavak
14. Konfio
15. Kubo.financiero
16. Kueski
17. Lentes Plus
18. Linio
19. Luuna
20. Mimoni
21. Miora
22. Nexu
23. Nubity
24. Play Business
25. Rappi
26. Rocket
27. Sr. Pago
28. TiZKKA
29. Uniko
30. weex
31. Wizeline

Supporters

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To facilitate the steps, every ecosystem needs strong supporters.

1. Mexico City Startup Leaders

Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem & frequently mentor newbies.

1. Amanda Jacobson
2. Angel Ramirez
3. Antoine Cocle
4. Cristian Lloret
5. Eduardo Alvarez
6. Eduardo Morelos
7. Fernando Valenzuela 
8. Gabriel Cortina Seifer
9. Guillermo Garcia Vivanco
10. Jaime Lezama Elguero
11. Jair Ziranda Angel
12. Joel Cano
13. Jorge A. Ortiz
14. Jose Antonio Tena Sendra
15. Juan Carlos Cardoso Riveroll
16. Juan Francisco Del Cerro
17. Juan Jose Roesel
18. Laura Curiel Piña
19. Laura Gonzalez Yepez
20. Lorena Sanchez
21. Luis X Barrios
22. Marcus Dantus
23. Maria Fernanda Gandara
24. Maria Fernanda Ramirez Castillo
25. Newton Davis
26. Oscar Velazquez
27. Pablo Lascurain
28. Rene Lomeli Ojeda
29. Santiago Zavala

2. Mexico City Government Startup Resources

Public organizations that facilitate local economic development

1. Agenda de Innovacion Gubernamental CDMX
2. Australia, New Zealand & Mexico Business Council
3. British Chamber of Commerce in Mexico
4. Camara de Comercio de la Ciudad de Mexico
5. Camara de Comercio del Canada en Mexico
6. Conacyt
7. FONDESO
8. INFOTEC
9. Laboratorio Para la Ciudad
10. México Emprende
11. Mexico IT
12. Secretaria de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion CDMX
13. Secretaria de Desarrollo Economico CDMX
14. United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

3. Talent

Major local business or tech universities and employers that attract and retain local talent.

• Local Mexico City Tech Universities (universities with prominent technical or business programs)

1. Escuela Bancaria y Comercial
2. Instituto Politecnico Nacional
3. Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
4. Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
5. Universidad Anahuac
6. Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico
7. Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
8. Universidad de las Americas
9. Universidad del Valle de Mexico
10. Universidad Iberoamericana
11. Universidad La Salle
12. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
13. Universidad Panamericana
14. Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico

• Mexico City Tech Employers

1. Amazon
2. Apple
3. AT&T
4. Canasta Rosa
5. Cisco
6. Dell
7. Facebook
8. General Electric
9. General Motors
10. Google
11. HP
12. Huawei
13. IBM
14. Infosys
15. Intel
16. Microsoft
17. Oracle
18. Samsung
19. SAP
20. Siemens
21. Telcel
22. Telefonica
23. Telmex
24. Uber

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Learn more about the Startup Ecosystem Canvas here, and leave us your thoughts on the Mexico City Canvas on this collaborative Google document (This is just a draft, and more input is needed!)

Are you looking to build a startup in Mexico City? Then apply to the Mexico City Founder Institute today