# Mi Padrino

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/mi-padrino

- Industry: Consumer Products
- Headquarters: Ann Arbor, US
- Total disclosed funding: $3M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 1, 2018)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in Michigan, US, and founded in 2015 by Kimberly Gamez, Gamez International Inc., doing business as Mi Padrino, operates as a provider of event planning platforms, offering tools to organize events like anniversaries, weddings, and baptisms, connecting families globally. In November 2019, Gamez International Inc. raised USD 0.2 million in venture debt financing from unspecified investors.

The company provides an event planning platform to meet the needs of the Hispanic community, facilitating the planning and organization of culturally significant events such as quinceañeras, weddings, and baptisms. Moreover, Mi Padrino offers an application, which is available on both iOS and Android, to create and share event details with friends and family worldwide, manage guest lists, track expenses, and collect contributions. The platform’s features include customizable event pages, guest management tools, and budget tracking functionalities. Additionally, the company offers its users the opportunity to explore a curated selection of local vendors for services such as catering, venue booking, photography, and DJ services to simplify the age-old tradition of event planning within the Hispanic community while creating connections and cultural celebrations.

The company generates revenue primarily from the sale of celebration-related products both online and through offline retail stores. These include party dresses, invitations, formalwear, guest books, favors, tiaras, and robes. Prices vary depending on the product, with Quinceañera dresses ranging from USD 309.99 to USD 1,650.00, invitations from USD 1.99 to USD 5.60, and tiaras from USD 58.99 to USD 94.99.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 1, 2018, $1.5M — Michigan Angel Fund, Astia Angels
- Seed, Jun 26, 2018, $1.5M — Invest Detroit, XO Group Inc., Astia Angels, Portfolia, Chloe Capital, Invest Michigan

## Investors

- Invest Detroit (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/invest-detroit) — Seed
- XO Group Inc. — Seed
- Astia Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/astia-angels) — Seed
- Portfolia (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/portfolia) — Seed
- Chloe Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chloe-capital) — Seed
- Invest Michigan (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/invest-michigan) — Seed
- Michigan Angel Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/michigan-angel-fund) — Seed