Backed by leading media outlets and communities in the U.S. and Latin America, the fund invests distribution instead of capital as AI makes software cheaper to build and community and trust become key advantages.
MIAMI, Oct. 19, 2026 — Nomada Fund today launched as the world’s first New Media fund. Instead of capital, it invests Media Credits in sustained distribution across more than 10 New Media platforms, including newsletters, podcasts, communities, events, SEO, and GEO.
The firm is backed by ILB Media Group, a New Media conglomerate of more than 20 finance and investment outlets in the U.S. and Latin America, giving portfolio startups early distribution to investors, founders, and customers.
A proven model
Nomada Fund uses the same financial structure as Media for Equity (M4E) funds, where media groups trade advertising space for equity, with two differences: it operates on New Media platforms instead of TV, radio, or print, and it invests at Pre-seed and Seed rather than at maturity. This makes it the world’s first Distribution for Equity (D4E) fund.
With AI agents and no-code tools, a small team can recreate a working product in days. What competitors cannot copy is the trust of people who follow a company, open its emails, and recommend it. Hence the firm’s motto: “Distribution is the new moat.” A startup’s moat, what protects it from competitors, used to be technology. Today, it is the ability to reach the right people and turn visibility into trust.
“A startup’s most valuable asset is no longer just its product, but its brand and relationships,” said Jose Kont.
The team
Co-founder and Managing Partner Jose Kont is a New Media expert with 20+ years of experience and partner at Impacta VC, CAFI, and Cuantico VP. Co-founder and Venture Partner Israel García Ballesteros is CEO and founder of Startuplinks, the leading Spanish-speaking community of VC funds and accelerators, with 270+ institutional members. They are joined by Venture Partners Rodrigo Giacaman (Startups Latam), Ileana Figueroa (Pulso Capital), and Jose Manuel Aguirre (TECHLA), and by legal partner Eugenia di Marco, trained at UC Berkeley School of Law and MIT.
Rival IQ’s 2026 Social Media Industry Benchmark Report puts brands’ median Instagram engagement at 0.30% of followers, down from 0.36%. Nomada Fund helps startups move that “rented attention” into owned channels like newsletters, communities, and events.
“When anyone can build software over a weekend, the edge goes to whoever reaches the right people first,” the firm said.
Press Contact
Katherine Castelán
Lead Content Manager, ILB Media
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +502 2458 4770
About Nomada Fund
Nomada Fund is the world’s first New Media fund and a pioneer of the Distribution for Equity (D4E) model. It invests sustained distribution and visibility across more than 10 New Media platforms in exchange for equity in early-stage startups with proven traction in Latin America and the United States. Learn more at https://nomadafund.com.
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