Ancana

Ancana

Marketplace to buy managed vacation homes through fractional ownership

Mérida, Mexico
7 employees
Marketplace
Seed · $3.2M

About Ancana

With Ancana, you can own a 1/4 or 1/8 share of the home and split expenses with the other co-owners. If you buy a 1/4 share of a home, you have access to it for 3 months of the year. For each property we set up the investment trust, find qualified co-owners, and handle the entire real estate purchase transaction. Costs are split amongst the co-owners, and we take care of the furnishing and ongoing property management.

We accomplish this by creating an investment trust for each property and dividing it into individual, purchasable shares that represent ownership in the property. We furnish each home and find and vet the co-owners. Once all of the shares of the property are sold, we retain no ownership stake in the property and transition into the role of property manager, ensuring the home is well maintained and handling any issues that arise. Unlike a timeshare, Ancana owners own a real asset (the property) versus a block of time. If you decide you want to sell your share, you are free to do so at any time, either through us or on the open market, and capture any appreciation the property has accrued.

Company details

Team Size7
LocationMérida, Mexico
IndustryMarketplace

Funding

Total raised

$3.2M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Angel Ventures Mexico

Founders

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Ryan Black

Previously Head of Product at Airvet and Principal Product Manager at Rival; background in product management at Prosper Marketplace.

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Andres Barrios

Serial entrepreneur and real estate investor; previously Managing Partner at Mountain Nazca (VC firm in LatAm); background in real estate private equity and investment banking at Macquarie, BlackCreek Group, and Prudential Real Estate Investors.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.