BuenTrip Ventures

🚀✨ Según el radar startup tech de Buen Trip Ventures en Ecuador se cuentan 304 startups. Si bien esta cifra muestra un freno en el crecimiento del ecosistema, hay que destacar que los founders ecuatorianos siguen mostrando su talento y capacidad a escala regional. Carmen de la Cerda, Managing Partner de BuenTrip Ventures estuvo en la redacción de Forbes Ecuador para analizar cómo surgió lo que ella llama la crema del ecosistema en los últimos diez años. Mira su análisis: https://lnkd.in/e2ju-tFT 💡🌎 #StartupsEcuador #Innovación #Emprendimiento #EcosistemaStartup #BuenTripVentures #TalentoEcuatoriano #CrecimientoRegional #Tecnología #ForbesEcuador #AnálisisEmpresarial #Forbes #Forbesecuador

🚀 Exciting News from Our Portfolio! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce that at the Endeavor International Selection Panel held in Miami, Gregorio Gilardini and Alejandro Garay, founders of LEASY, were selected as new Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Founded in 2018 and now operating in Peru and Mexico, Leasy has established itself as the leading platform enabling workers in Latin America’s gig economy to access vehicle financing. This prestigious recognition connects Leasy to Endeavor’s global network, providing the tools and opportunities to amplify their impact and accelerate their growth. 👏 Congratulations, Gregorio and Alejandro! We’re proud of your achievements and can’t wait to see what’s next. 🎉

Last week, we had the privilege of joining AltScore’s Altogether—their annual team offsite. Thank you, Andres Perez Romo Leroux y Mateo Semerene, for allowing us to be part of this incredible journey.

We are incredibly pleased to announce our $1.86m pre-seed round, led by Motive Partners and KDX Management LLC, incubated at Entrepreneur First and backed by Robin Capital, BuenTrip Ventures, Angel Invest and exceptional angel investors including Rich Falk-Wallace and Tomás Herrmann. With the deep expertise of Ashby Monk, a Stanford University professor specializing in long-term investing, Michael Hock's extensive experience supporting early-stage fintech startups, Fernando Rivera's success in building a capital markets company, and Robin Haak's proven track record of scaling companies to unicorn status, I am confident we have the support we need to propel Synthera to the next level. This funding marks an exciting milestone for us as we expand our team and accelerate our mission. At Synthera AI, we are developing a proprietary AI engine that generates synthetic financial market data, along with our advisor, Professor Rama CONT from the University of Oxford. By simulating a wide range of market factors—including bonds, FX, commodities, equities, and macroeconomic factors—we help Quants, Portfolio Managers, and Risk Managers capture complex correlations and patterns often overlooked by traditional models. This enables institutions to improve risk forecasts, perform more accurate scenario testing, and hedge more effectively, even against unseen market scenarios. We thank everyone who has believed in us so far and look forward to working with future partners to reshape the financial industry and beyond.

🚀 ¡Estamos listos para lanzar la versión 25.0 de El Radar Tech Startup, solo nos faltas tú! 🚀 📣 Estamos emocionados de anunciar que estamos preparando una nueva edición de El Radar Tech Startup. Como cada 3 meses, estamos revisando las actualizaciones que nos presenta el ecosistema de emprendimiento tecnológico del país. ✨ Esta es tu oportunidad de formar parte de la vitrina de emprendimientos tecnológicos más innovadora del Ecuador. Si tienes una startup tecnológica y quieres dar a conocer tu proyecto, ¡no pierdas esta oportunidad! 📅 Fecha límite de aplicación: 15 de diciembre 📌 No te quedes fuera y aplica ahora para ser parte de El Radar Tech Startup 25.0. ¡Estamos ansiosos por conocerte y saber cómo están revolucionando el mercado con tu startup! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyRKRpen

We are thrilled to welcome PayMon to our portfolio! 🎉 PayMon is modernizing the youth payment ecosystem in Latin America, driving efficiency and boosting sales for cafeterias and small businesses with its all-in-one platform. Their solution combines specialized software for cafeterias and SMBs with an intuitive digital wallet and a point-of-sale (POS) system. With PayMon, businesses can manage payments, reservations, top-ups, and more, saving 2–4 hours daily on administrative tasks and increasing sales by an average of 25%. Additionally, the PayMon app centralizes payments, offering convenience and control for end users, including parents and students. 🚀 Welcome, José Javier Cordero and Juan Sebastián Moscoso Amador!

We are thrilled to welcome Synthera AI to our portfolio! 🎉 Synthera is revolutionizing financial risk management by leveraging generative AI models to create synthetic financial market data. These data enable highly realistic simulations of bonds, stocks, and commodities, helping improve the accuracy of risk forecasting, stress testing, and hedging strategies for asset managers, hedge funds, and banks. Mariana Barona and Lukas Schreiner, we’re so excited about the milestones we’ll achieve together!

Revive con nosotros los momentos más destacados de Connect atVentures, el primer evento en Ecuador que reunió, en un solo lugar y durante un día completo, a emprendedores, empresarios, inversionistas y actores clave del ecosistema de emprendimiento. Una jornada llena de contenido de calidad, perspectivas innovadoras, generación de sinergias y oportunidades únicas para el networking. ¡Un verdadero hito para el ecosistema! ¡Esto es solo el comienzo! Pronto volveremos con más de Connect atVentures. 🚀 Endeavor Ecuador Banco Guayaquil Grupo Danec ECIJA GPA IMPAQTO AWS Startups Deloitte ECUACAP Endeavor Catalyst

Finding experienced developers in developing tech hubs like Ecuador is no easy task—many of the best talent get snapped up by global companies offering high salaries. As a result, local startups face the challenge of building teams with younger talent who need mentorship to grow. During the “How to Build Technology from Ecuador” panel at Connect atVentures, Felipe Cornejo (Devsu), Luis Loaiza (Jelou AI), and Henry Sebastián Remache (Mercately (Techstars '23)) highlighted the importance of balancing young hires with experienced developers who can guide them. The panel was moderated by Fernando Rivera, an ex-CTO and now investor with firsthand experience building tech products and teams. Their conversation underscored the importance of mentorship for developing Ecuador’s tech ecosystem. As Felipe Cornejo from Devsu said, “Hiring developers in Ecuador was a challenge 13 years ago, and while the ecosystem is evolving, the need for mentorship and opportunities is still crucial today.” Thanks to Felipe, Luis, Henry, and Fernando for the insights! 👏

“Early-stage investing is a long game. You might invest today and not see the real impact for 20 years,” said Fernando Moncayo Castillo in his conversation with Felipe Chediak at Connect atVentures. That long-term vision is what separates short-term wins from lasting success. When you invest in early-stage startups, you’re not just betting on the next quarter; you’re in for the full ride—setbacks, pivots, and all. And it’s that patience that often brings the most meaningful returns. Grateful to Fernando for dropping this knowledge and keeping us focused on the bigger picture. 🙏