BuenTrip Ventures is a firm that identifies, mentors, and invests in software-based startups that are transforming Latin America's economy.

BuenTrip Ventures

BuenTrip Ventures is a pre-seed VC firm in Quito, Ecuador, that leverages its position as one of the leading ecosystem builders in Latin America to identify, mentor, and invest in software-based startups that are transforming the region’s economy.

Investment Focus
We write first checks in software-based startups that are helping transform the largest sectors of the Latin American economy. We also invest in Latin founders based in the U.S. and Canada. 

Although we tend to be sector-agnostic, our areas of focus include  FinTech, Logistics, eCommerce infrastructure, Platforms, HealthTech, and EdTech, etc.

Meet Publifyer 🔥 | Influencer Marketing Marketplace, the Ecuadorian MarTech startup that connects content creators, brands, and agencies to work on campaigns under a Performance Marketing model. 

We invested in this startup last year when Germán López, Benjamin Lopez, and Alberto Arauz started attracting content creators and brands to their platform. Quickly, Publifyer has become one of the fastest-growing companies in our portfolio.

Over 300 brands, including brands owned by Unilever and Cervecería Nacional, have used Publifyer to create social media campaigns with the 500+ monthly active content creators represented in the platform. While the startup already operates in Ecuador and Peru, it is looking to expand to other markets soon.

#PeopleAreTheNewMedia.

“If you give up too much of your company before you’ve reached a certain size, it will be hard to attract investment. Investors will look at your Cap Table and question if the founders have enough incentive to keep working hard.”

We want to thank Leo Trudel, investor, mentor, and former founder, for sharing his knowledge on raising and allocating capital at an early stage.

Listen to the video for all the great tips, including the most efficient ways to spend the capital you raise. 👀

Exciting News from BucksApp: $1 Million Pre-Seed Funding Secured!

🚀 BucksApp, a B2B fintech startup founded in Paraguay and Bolivia, has successfully raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round! This marks a significant milestone in their journey to revolutionize data-driven solutions for financial and non-financial entities alike.

Key Highlights: 

💡 Providing comprehensive analysis to help banks, digital wallets, retailers, supermarkets, and pharmacies maximize their revenue. 

✅ Backed by BuenTrip Ventures, iThink VC, Escalatec, and prominent angel investors. 

🌟 First Paraguayan startup supported by regional venture capital firms from Paraguay, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

🔥 Extremely proud to be part of your journey Lorena Grundy Castaños and Sebastian Romero.

Read the full note here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTjWp7Hu

We are excited to introduce Ignacio Rosales as our new Chief BuenTripness Officer.

Ignacio has been with us for the past three years, serving as a Venture Partner, and this transition marks a significant milestone in our commitment to revolutionizing founder selection and investment strategies.

His venture capital expertise, combined with his training in behavioral science, adds a unique perspective that makes him exceptionally well-suited to lead our BuenTripness strategy.

And if you're wondering what BuenTripness is...

It's our innovative approach to founder selection that integrates behavioral science and enhances our ability to systematically identify founders poised for success.

Under Ignacio's leadership, we are confident that BuenTripness will elevate our capability to identify and support exceptional founders while continuing to build a robust portfolio.

Please join us in congratulating Ignacio on his new role! 👏

We want to introduce you to Picker, the startup modernizing last-mile logistics in Latin America. ⚡️ 

Founded by Juan Daniel Nebel Romero & Antonio Pazmino, Picker connects DTCs to delivery partners, offering customers an excellent delivery experience in less than 30 minutes. 

In 2021, Picker became the first Ecuadorian startup to participate in the 500 Startups Latam program. Picker is seeing increased QoQ growth thanks to its emphasis on innovation and new products like its Express Delivery. Today, it operates in 10 countries and has secured clients like KFC, Dunkin Donuts, and McDonald's.

Latinoamérica's most valuable asset is NOT a commodity.

Latinoamérica's most valuable asset is talent!

We truly believe that with the right support, anyone, in any city, in any country of our region can start the next great B2B startup that will help transform the region's economy.

Our region has already seen success come from "off-the-radar" countries like:
→ Kushki from Ecuador
→ Auth0 by Okta from Uruguay
→ Crehana from Peru

Not to mention the high-growth startups coming from well-established startup hubs like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brasil.

This year we're celebrating BuenTrip's 10-year anniversary.
And with it, we are celebrating our commitment to spend many more years building Latinoamérica's startup ecosystem.

¡We hope you will join us! ⚡️

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