---
title: "ANIMO Ventures Backs Zócalo Health $15M Series A"
description: "ANIMO Ventures participated in Zócalo Health’s $15M Series A for community-based primary care, continuing to deploy its $78M Fund II."
date: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["animo-ventures", "series-a", "healthcare", "startup-funding", "venture-capital"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-animo-ventures-zocalo-health-15m-series-a
---

# ANIMO Ventures Backs Zócalo Health $15M Series A

> ANIMO Ventures participated in Zócalo Health’s $15M Series A for community-based primary care, continuing to deploy its $78M Fund II.

**ANIMO Ventures** participated in **Zócalo Health's $15M Series A** in April 2026, backing a community-based primary care provider — a characteristic seed-stage bet for the Miami firm.

## Key facts

- **Investor:** ANIMO Ventures (participant)
- **Company:** Zócalo Health (community-based primary care)
- **Round:** $15M Series A
- **Date:** April 2026
- **Fund:** ANIMO Fund II ($78M); ~$140M AUM across two funds

## Why this matters

ANIMO Ventures is run by three Latin American immigrant partners (Nico Berardi, Antonio Osio, Caro Acevedo) under a "founders backing founders" model, writing $500K-$2.5M checks. Zócalo also joined a 2026 stretch that included CREW Carbon's Series A.

## Sources

1. ANIMO Ventures portfolio (Caplight): https://www.caplight.com/investor/animo-ventures
2. ANIMO Ventures thesis & activity (F4 profile): https://f4.fund/firms/animo-ventures

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