About us
We are a business group that has more than 30 years of experience innovating in diverse markets. Under strong leadership and a capable human team, we have expanded our products to compete in the energy, transportation, real estate and financial markets.
Our goals
We see ourselves transcending by leveraging data facts, concrete action plans, and leadership, creating alternative solutions through products and services for the well-being of individuals and the communities we serve.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to be happy, develop the unique talents of our collaborators, and help others achieve their happiness.
We invite you to get to know more about our history and how we impact the communities that surround us.
Our Story
1989
Operations Start
Dharma Capital begins its operations in the trade of staple grains (sorghum, corn, barley, beans, peas, etc.). We evolved into the production of products geared towards the bovine, poultry, and beer-making industries. Simultaneously, we delved into the storage, conservation, and gathering of these products to satisfy the growing demand of the Mexican agricultural market.
1992
CASCO
The group’s transportation holding company is created with the purpose of administering and becoming the control center for the various subsidiaries that make up CASCO. With this, it enters the people transportation industry in Mexico, quickly becoming the market leader due to the constant vertical and horizontal integration of various processes such as administration, operations, and maintenance of the different mobility solutions offered.
CASCO Autotransporte
This company is essential in building CASCO, as the government of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, grants it its first 25 public transport concessions. In subsequent years, CASCO, through this company, acquires other concessionary companies and consolidates its operational volume, reaching thousands of vehicles under management and becoming the market leader in this regard.
1993
CASCO Service Center
Given the nature of mobility and the essential integration of maintaining productive assets in operation, CASCO creates a company to have an integrated service station with all necessary components, providing 24/7 comprehensive service for allied drivers. This includes roadside support in case of accidents and vehicle monitoring until full repair, offering preventive and corrective services, bodywork and paint, telemetry equipment installation, natural gas equipment, etc. This represents one of the major competitive advantages in the group’s mobility area.
1996
Business Group
Dharma Capital Holding is established as a business group, strengthening our presence in diverse economic sectors and expanding our operations.
2000
Dharma Real Estate
The group’s real estate division was created to acquire assets that were needed for the group’s operations.
2005
Investment in food technologies
Dharma Capital, aware of the imminent incursion of transnational companies into the food production industry in Mexico, invests in groundbreaking technology that focuses on increasing industrial food production efficiencies and nutritional value, in a sustainable way. This expansion reaffirmed our commitment to excellence, impact and sustainability.
2006
AeroCon Taxi
In 2006, CASCO, through the creation of CASCO Transportes, launches AeroConTaxi, to offer transportation services to and from airports in Mexico, beginning with Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
2010
Technological Innovation and Strategic Partnerships
Dharma Capital raises capital from Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma (now Heineken Mexico), which was then a subsidiary of FEMSA, and the Tecnológico de Monterrey, specifically for the development of food production biotechnology. Through this partnership, the Center for Protein Research and Development (CIDPRO) was founded, which to this date supports some of Mexico’s brightest students focused in the research and development of this field.
2010
International expansion
Due to the proximity and market size of the United States, Dharma Capital decides to expand its operations and explore business opportunities in the USA, starting with the state of Texas.
2015
LanZola Communities
Dharma Capital, through LanZola Communities LLC and its subsidiaries (LanZola Properties LLC, etc.), enters the U.S. real estate market, developing affordable housing communities via manufactured and modular homes, meeting the demand of an important sector of the real estate market.
2016
Dharma GN & DGas
Diversifying and integrating into the mobility market’s logistics chain, Dharma GN is created, with its first investment in energetics being Dgas Americas, which integrates it into the Mexican energetics market through compressed natural gas.
2019
Visara Capital
Due to synergies with LanZola Communities in the American real estate market, Visara Capital was founded to provide diversified value-add investment opportunities.
2021
Privauto
CASCO creates the company CASCO Car Rental, and creates the brand Privauto to offer a fully digital car rental experience.
Punto
As a result of COVID-19, CASCO creates the Punto platform to facilitate public access to commercial transportation vehicles. As one of CASCO’s differentiators, Punto allows drivers to avoid the hassle of obtaining bank financing, permits working flexible schedules, and utilizes the economies of scale that CASCO enjoys thanks to its high volume of activity.
2023
Expansión a Canadá
Due to the creation of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America, and the potential demand in Canada, we invested in real estate in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, developing affordable housing and in an effort to replicate our successful model from the USA.
2024
Dharma Ventures
With the objective of entering into new markets and making the most of new opportunities to generate revenue, Dharma Capital creates Dharma Ventures.
