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Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo)

Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo)

ACUERDO DE FINANCIAMIENTO COLECTIVO

Celebrado conforme a la Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera (Artículo 15)

I. PARTES

PLATAFORMA IFC:

Nombre: [Platform Name]

Autorización CNBV: [CNBV Auth]

INVERSIONISTA:

Nombre: [Investor Name]

RFC: [Investor RFC]

Clasificación: [Investor Type]

Domicilio: [Investor Address]

SOLICITANTE (PROYECTO):

Nombre: [Project Owner Name]

RFC: [Project Owner RFC]

Descripción del Proyecto: [Project Description]

II. TÉRMINOS DE LA INVERSIÓN

Tipo de Financiamiento Colectivo: [Crowdfunding Type].

Monto de Inversión Individual: [Investment Amount].

Condiciones de Rendimiento: [Return Terms].

III. RECONOCIMIENTO DE RIESGOS

[Risk Disclosure]. Las inversiones realizadas a través de instituciones de financiamiento colectivo no están protegidas por el IPAB (Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario). El inversionista entiende que el presente acuerdo está sujeto a la Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera y a las Disposiciones de Carácter General emitidas por la CNBV y el Banco de México.

IV. LEY APLICABLE Y JURISDICCIÓN

El presente acuerdo se rige por la Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera, la Ley del Mercado de Valores, la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles, la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta y las Disposiciones de Carácter General emitidas por la CNBV y el Banco de México. Para cualquier controversia, las partes se someten a la jurisdicción de los Tribunales competentes en la Ciudad de México, Federal.

FIRMAS

En [Contract City], a [Contract Date].

EL INVERSIONISTA:

[Investor Name]

Firma: _________________________

EL SOLICITANTE:

[Project Owner Name]

Firma: _________________________

LA PLATAFORMA IFC:

[Platform Name]

Firma: _________________________

Investor (Inversionista)

________________

Signature

Project Owner (Solicitante)

________________

Signature

IFC Platform (Plataforma IFC)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo)?

A Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo) is a formal legal instrument governed by the Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera (Ley Fintech, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 9 March 2018) establishing the rights and obligations of investors (inversionistas), project owners (solicitantes), and the crowdfunding platform operator (institución de financiamiento colectivo — IFC) in a collective financing transaction conducted through an authorized digital platform. Article 15 of the Ley Fintech establishes the general framework for financiamiento colectivo — the gathering of funds from multiple investors through technology-enabled platforms to finance a defined project or business — and designates the CNBV (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) and Banco de México as co-regulators of crowdfunding platforms in Mexico.

The Ley Fintech recognizes three principal types of financiamiento colectivo under Articles 15 through 46: financiamiento colectivo de deuda (debt crowdfunding), where investors lend money to project owners and receive repayment with interest; financiamiento colectivo de capital (equity crowdfunding), where investors acquire shares (acciones) or equity interests (partes sociales) in the funded company, becoming shareholders of the project owner; and financiamiento colectivo de copropiedad o regalías (co-ownership or royalty crowdfunding), where investors acquire an undivided co-ownership interest (copropiedad) or royalty rights over a specific asset or intellectual property. Each type of crowdfunding generates a distinct legal relationship between the investor and the project owner, and each has distinct tax and securities law implications.

Crowdfunding platforms operating in Mexico must be authorized by the CNBV as Instituciones de Financiamiento Colectivo (IFCs) under Articles 16 through 35 of the Ley Fintech. Authorization requirements include minimum capital (capital mínimo) of $500,000 UDIS (approximately $3.5 million MXN for 2025), CNBV-approved corporate governance and risk management policies, anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance program under the Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita (LFPIORPI), and consumer disclosure requirements. The CNBV publishes and updates the list of authorized IFCs — as of 2025, over 40 platforms have received or applied for CNBV authorization. Unauthorized platforms operating crowdfunding activities in Mexico risk criminal prosecution under Article 103 de la Ley de Instituciones de Crédito.

For equity crowdfunding specifically, the Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo must comply with the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles (LGSM) — the investor's equity stake must be reflected in the company's estatutos sociales and inscribed in the Registro Público de Comercio (RPC). Share issuances through crowdfunding platforms are subject to the same LGSM requirements as traditional share issuances: the company's asamblea de accionistas or socios must authorize the capital increase (aumento de capital), the escritura corresponding to the capital increase must be executed before a Notario Público, and the new shares must be registered in the company's libro de registro de accionistas (shareholders' register).

For tax purposes, equity crowdfunding investments in Mexican companies generate ISR implications for both investors and project owners. The project owner company (sociedad mercantil) receives the investment as paid-in capital (capital social pagado) — not income — so no immediate ISR liability arises for the company. The investor's gain upon eventual sale of their shares is subject to ISR under Articles 129 or 22 LISR depending on whether the investor is a persona física or persona moral. Dividends distributed by the funded company are subject to the 10% ISR dividend withholding under Article 140 LISR for individual shareholders.

The Ley Fintech represents a significant regulatory achievement in Mexico's financial modernization agenda. Before its enactment in 2018, crowdfunding activities operated in a legal grey area, creating risk for both platforms and investors. The law's passage placed Mexico among the first countries globally to establish a dedicated fintech regulatory framework, and subsequent CNBV implementing Disposiciones (Circular 6/2019 and updates) have created detailed operational standards covering investor protection, client fund segregation, AML compliance, and disclosure requirements. The CONDUSEF (Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros) has jurisdiction over investor complaints against authorized IFC platforms, providing an accessible administrative remedy without requiring court proceedings.

When Do You Need a Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo)?

A Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico is required in the following situations:

Equity crowdfunding transactions: When a startup or SME (pequeña y mediana empresa — PYME) raises capital through an authorized IFC platform by issuing new shares to multiple retail investors. The agreement governs the terms of the equity investment — share class, anti-dilution rights, drag-along and tag-along rights, information rights, and exit mechanisms — and complements the company's estatutos sociales under the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles.

Debt crowdfunding loans: When a project owner raises debt financing through an IFC platform by receiving loans from multiple individual investors. The agreement governs the principal amount, interest rate (tasa de interés), repayment schedule (tabla de amortización), security (garantía, if any), and default remedies. The Ley Fintech requires IFC platforms to disclose standardized risk information to debt investors.

Real estate crowdfunding: When a real estate developer (desarrolladora inmobiliaria) raises financing for a specific project (departamentos, centro comercial, hotel) through a co-ownership (copropiedad) crowdfunding structure, where investors acquire fractional ownership interests in the development project or the underlying real property. RPP registration may be required depending on the co-ownership structure.

Royalty crowdfunding: When a creator, musician, filmmaker, or IP owner raises financing by selling royalty rights over future revenues from a creative work or patent to multiple investors through an IFC platform.

Co-investment agreements: When an authorized IFC platform co-invests alongside retail investors in a project — the platform's co-investment (coinversión) signals quality and aligns the platform's incentives with investors' interests, as required by certain CNBV Disposiciones.

Social impact crowdfunding: When a non-profit organization (asociación civil or institución de asistencia privada) or a social enterprise (empresa social) seeks funding for a project with measurable social or environmental impact — community infrastructure, affordable housing, renewable energy, or education — through a CNBV-authorized IFC platform that specializes in impact investing. The agreement should include reporting obligations (reportes de impacto social) to investors documenting the project's social outcomes, beyond purely financial returns.

Under Ley Fintech art. 15, all crowdfunding transactions in Mexico must be conducted through a CNBV-authorized IFC platform. Direct person-to-person equity or debt offerings outside an authorized platform may violate securities laws under the Ley del Mercado de Valores and expose the offering parties to CNBV enforcement actions.

What to Include in Your Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Financiamiento Colectivo)

A valid Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico under the Ley Fintech art. 15 and related statutes must include:

Party Identification: Full legal name, RFC, CURP (individuals), and domicile of the investor (inversionista), the project owner (solicitante), and the authorized IFC platform (institución de financiamiento colectivo, with CNBV authorization number). The IFC acts as an intermediary and may be a party to the agreement or issue standardized terms incorporated by reference.

Crowdfunding Type and Structure: Clear identification of whether the transaction is debt (deuda), equity (capital), co-ownership (copropiedad), or royalty (regalías) crowdfunding under Ley Fintech arts. 15–46. The legal structure of the investment — shares class and series, loan terms, co-ownership percentage, or royalty rate — must be specified precisely.

Investment Amount and Conditions: The total investment amount (monto de inversión) per investor and the aggregate fundraising target (meta de financiamiento). Under CNBV Circular 6/2019 and Disposiciones emitidas por Banco de México, IFC platforms must establish investor exposure limits (límites de exposición) — retail investors (inversionistas no sofisticados) are typically capped at a maximum per-project and annual investment amount to limit risk.

Risk Disclosures: Mandatory risk disclosures required by CNBV Disposiciones — including the risk of total loss of investment (riesgo de pérdida total), platform insolvency risk (riesgo de insolvencia de la IFC), project failure risk, and the fact that investments are not protected by IPAB (Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario) deposit insurance.

Return Mechanics: For equity: dividend policy, liquidation preference, pro-rata subscription rights (derechos de tanto), drag-along and tag-along provisions. For debt: interest rate (fixed or variable, referencing TIIE published by Banco de México), amortization schedule, prepayment rights, and default interest (intereses moratorios). For royalties: royalty rate, measurement basis, payment frequency, and audit rights.

Exit Mechanisms: How investors can exit their investment — secondary market trading on the IFC platform, put/call options, right of first refusal (derecho de preferencia) granted to existing shareholders, mandatory redemption events, or IPO/sale triggers.

Forms-legal.com provides this Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico template as a reference for structuring fintech investment documentation. Every crowdfunding transaction must be conducted through a CNBV-authorized IFC platform and comply with Ley Fintech, Ley del Mercado de Valores, and applicable CNBV and Banco de México dispositions. Investor Protection and Dispute Resolution: The agreement must specify the mechanism for investor complaints — under the Ley Fintech art. 35, the IFC platform must maintain a CONDUSEF-registered complaints procedure (procedimiento de atención a quejas y reclamaciones). For disputes between investors and project owners over payment defaults or misuse of funds, the agreement should designate commercial arbitration before the Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM) or the CANACO under the Ley de Arbitraje Comercial (CCom arts. 1415–1463) as the preferred resolution mechanism, given that judicial proceedings before Juzgados Mercantiles can take 18 to 36 months for contested commercial matters in Mexico.

AML and KYC Compliance: Both the IFC platform and the project owner must comply with the Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita (LFPIORPI) — the platform conducts Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding for all investors, verifying identity documents, RFC, and source of funds. Project owners must declare the ultimate destination of raised funds. The Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) receives suspicious transaction reports from IFC platforms under SHCP oversight.

Forms-legal.com provides this Crowdfunding Investment Agreement Mexico template as a reference for structuring fintech investment documentation. Consult a securities lawyer before structuring any public offering of securities in Mexico.

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