Batalla Family Office
Panama City single-family office of the Batalla family, dating to 1933 and reopened in 2012; invests in real estate and technology, with seed investing through Third Division.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Batalla
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Real estate in Panama City (land acquired from 1933 in what became the Financial District)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Panama City, Panama
- OFFICES
- Panama City, Panama · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Bogotá, Colombia
- FOUNDED
- 1933
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Seed
- ROUTES
- Direct investments
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalReal estateDirect investments
- TICKET
- $500K–$1M
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
Batalla Family Office describes itself as a single-family office whose origins go back to 1933, when José Guillermo Batalla set up the family office and bought land in what became Panama City's Financial District. It was reopened in 2012 by José Guillermo Batalla III, who sold part of the real estate to build a crypto portfolio. It invests in real estate and emerging technologies, and its Third Division unit (Bogotá office) provides seed funding of USD 500K–1M to startups. It also offers foreign nationals fractional investment participation linked to Panama residency.
Investment thesis
Invests long term in real assets and emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, blockchain, extended reality, 3D printing and new ownership models), prioritising ownership, working products and founders with long-term vision; its Third Division arm provides seed funding to startups.
People
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Batalla Family Office is a single family office based in Panama City, Panama, founded in 1933.
Batalla Family Office invests on behalf of the Batalla family (Real estate in Panama City (land acquired from 1933 in what became the Financial District)).
Batalla Family Office invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital, real estate and direct investments.
Batalla Family Office invests at Seed stage in Artificial Intelligence, Crypto & Web3 and Real Estate & PropTech.
Batalla Family Office's stated ticket size is $500K–$1M.
Key people at Batalla Family Office include José Batalla III (Chair of the Board), Tania Batalla (Vice Chair), Alexander Davydov (Secretary) and Philip Desbois (Treasurer).
Batalla Family Office states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.