BuenTrip Ventures

What BuenTrip Ventures does

BuenTrip Ventures is an Ecuadorian venture capital firm founded around 2014 and headquartered in Quito, with an additional office in New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages in B2B software startups across Latin America and Latin American founders abroad, spanning verticals such as FinTech, Logistics, eCommerce Infrastructure, AI, HealthTech, EdTech, PropTech, HR Tech, InsurTech, Social Commerce, TravelTech, and Enterprise Software. Its core offerings are direct equity investment services, a 12-week accelerator program called El Programa that prepares founders for capital raising, and a proprietary deal-flow system that combines ecosystem data (notably El Radar Tech Startup, which has monitored 551 Ecuadorian startups) with a decade of community building through monthly BTV Talks sessions and portfolio town halls.

BuenTrip's go-to-market is community-led: the firm sources and selects founders through its ecosystem network, direct outreach, and accelerator pipeline rather than traditional product distribution. Revenue is generated through conventional VC mechanics, specifically management fees on committed capital and carried interest from equity ownership in portfolio companies that achieve liquidity events; specific fund size, AUM, and fee rates are not publicly disclosed. The firm employs a small team of approximately 5 core members, including Managing Partners Fernando Rivera and Carmen de la Cerda, Investment Associate Alex Rendón, communications lead Gabriela Chalá, and a Chief BuenTripness Officer who applies behavioral science to founder evaluation under the firm's proprietary "BuenTripness" framework.

Strategic posture emphasizes founder-first support and ecosystem infrastructure. Notable moves include a strategic collaboration with 360 Venture Collective placing Fernando Rivera as Acting CTO for portfolio technical support (announced 2026-04-06), an alliance with COSMOS by UDLA to connect university talent with capital (2025-09-25), and a sharpened thematic focus on AI infrastructure evidenced by recent investments in bem.ai (2026-02-12) and Synthera (2024-12-03). The firm positions itself as an operator-led investor targeting founders in non-traditional markets who are often overlooked by larger capital providers.

Name

BuenTrip Ventures

Legal name

BuenTrip Ventures

Website

https://buentrip.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BuenTrip Ventures is an Ecuadorian venture capital firm investing at Pre-Seed and Seed in B2B software startups across Latin America and Latin American founders abroad, operating from Quito and New York with a small operator-led team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startup funding
• B2B software investing
• Startup accelerator programs
• Latin America tech ecosystem

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns (Carry): As a venture capital firm, BuenTrip generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. Returns come from exits (acquisitions, IPOs) and carried interest on successful investments.
2. Management Fees: VC firms typically charge management fees on committed capital to cover operations and fund management costs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BuenTrip Ventures is an Ecuador-based venture capital firm that invests pre-seed and seed capital in early-stage B2B software startups across Latin America and Latin American founders abroad. The firm supplements its investments with a 12-week accelerator program called El Programa, ecosystem-building events (BTV Talks, town halls), and a proprietary deal-flow sourcing engine. Returns are generated through equity ownership in portfolio companies and standard VC fund economics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• El Programa: A 12-week accelerator program that invests in founders, providing access to knowledge, community, and capital, helping outline capital-raising strategy.

Products and services

• Pre-Seed and Seed Venture Capital Investments

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 360 Venture CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026Strategic collaboration to strengthen technical leadership and execution support across portfolio companies. Fernando Rivera, Managing Partner at BuenTrip Ventures, will serve as Acting CTO for the venture portfolio at 360 Venture Collective. Focus areas include technology strategy, technical infrastructure, product development, team building, and technology diligence.
• COSMOS by UDLAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Strategic alliance between COSMOS by UDLA and BuenTrip Ventures aimed at connecting talent with capital and strengthening the ecosystem from early stages. The collaboration creates bridges between universities, investors, and entrepreneurs to drive more and better innovation stories in Ecuador.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ALLVP: Mexican early-stage VC with B2B SaaS focus and LatAm regional coverage. Direct peer on stage and sector, regional competitor for Mexican and Andean deals.
• Valor Capital Group: US-LatAm cross-border early- and growth-stage VC. Highly comparable given BuenTrip's Quito/NY dual presence and LatAm-to-US bridge positioning.
• Magma Partners: Pan-LatAm early-stage VC investing in B2B SaaS and tech across the region. Direct peer on geography, stage, and sector focus.
• Nazca Ventures: Mexico-focused early-stage VC backing B2B SaaS founders, often overlooked by larger funds. Closely aligned with BuenTrip's 'overlooked founders' thesis.
• DILA Capital: Mexico-based early-stage VC investing in LatAm tech. Comparable in stage and B2B SaaS focus, with regional coverage overlap.
• Cometa: Pan-LatAm early-stage VC focused on founders from non-traditional markets. Highly aligned with BuenTrip's mission of backing overlooked LatAm founders.
• Kaszek Ventures: Largest Latin American VC firm focused on early-stage tech, with offices across the region and a portfolio that overlaps BuenTrip's B2B SaaS thesis. Directly comparable in stage and geography.
• Monashees: Brazilian early- and growth-stage VC investing across LatAm. Comparable stage focus and B2B software orientation, with a much larger fund base.

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: Global benchmark for accelerator-driven Pre-Seed investing. Relevant benchmark for El Programa's accelerator model and investment methodology.
• 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups): Global accelerator and early-stage VC with a strong LatAm presence. BuenTrip portfolio quote explicitly references 500 Startups as a downstream program founders graduated to, making it a comparable funnel and accelerator operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments51 records

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