VenAmCham

Name

VenAmCham

Legal name

Cámara Venezolano-Americana de Comercio e Industria (VenAmCham)

Website

https://venamcham.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Caracas

HQ country

Venezuela

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: VenAmCham generates revenue through annual membership fees from affiliated companies. Membership tiers include standard affiliation and the exclusive Leadership Circle program. Members receive benefits including networking opportunities, business promotion, visa assistance, and access to specialized committees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

VenAmCham is the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a non-profit organization that facilitates bilateral economic and commercial relations between Venezuela and the United States. It sells corporate membership (including an exclusive Leadership Circle premium tier), supports affiliated companies through 30 specialized business committees, publishes business magazines, and provides fee-based services including visa processing advisory for U.S. consulates and commercial dispute resolution through its CEDCA subsidiary.

Product overview

VenAmCham operates as a Chamber of Commerce offering a portfolio of membership-based products and services. The core offerings include a self-management member portal, visa processing advisory services, and access to events and seminars. Additional services include CEDCA (arbitration and dispute resolution), the Student Internship Program, and the CSR-focused Alianza Social committee. The organization publishes multiple magazines including Business Venezuela, Revista MARC, and Alianza Social magazine. Leadership Circle provides a premium membership tier with enhanced benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEDCA: Centro Empresarial de Conciliación y Arbitraje - An alternative dispute resolution center offering conciliation, arbitration, and dispute board services.
• Alianza Social
• Student Internship Program
• Reto U

Products and services

• CEDCA - Centro Empresarial de Conciliación y Arbitraje Non-profit association offering conciliation, arbitration, and dispute boards as alternative methods for economic and effective resolution of commercial disputes, targeted at businesses needing formal alternative dispute resolution.
• VenAmCham Visa Services Exclusive advisory service for U.S. visa processing offered through the Binational Services Management, providing personalized guidance and accompaniment through the consular process in more than 20 U.S. consulates worldwide, for member companies and individuals needing U.S. business travel support.
• Leadership Circle Premium Membership Most exclusive membership category offering unique benefits, brand positioning opportunities, and key contacts for participating member companies. Includes named members such as Banco Nacional de Crédito, PwC Venezuela, IBM de Venezuela, Marsh Venezuela, Galaxy Entertainment, and KPMG.
• Business Venezuela Magazine Digital and printed business magazine covering current managerial topics in the Venezuelan and global corporate world, targeted at executives and business decision-makers.
• Revista MARC Digital specialized magazine focused on Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (MARC) published by CEDCA, targeted at legal and business professionals interested in arbitration and conciliation.
• Alianza Social Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• 230+ commercial dispute cases administered through CEDCA arbitration center
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PNUD (UNDP - Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026VenAmCham signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNDP in July 2026 to strengthen institutional cooperation, responsible investment, and social progress. This alliance opens new channels for affiliated companies to connect directly with high-impact projects, channeling technical and operational capabilities to participate in early recovery initiatives, social infrastructure reconstruction, and community resilience strengthening.
• U.S. Congress DelegationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh-level meeting with U.S. Congress delegation including Congressman Brian Mast and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), Representatives Randy Fine, Kat Cammack, and Jonathan Jackson. Discussions focused on commercial reactivation, institutionalization, and guarantees for capital investment.
• Rotary VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Reto U program (Promoviendo Líderes Socialmente Responsables) along with Rotary Venezuela Districts 4370 and 4380. The program promotes social entrepreneurship among university students.
• Fundación MercantilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Reto U program for over 21 years, supporting university students in developing social projects aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• ONU VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic ally for Reto U program and RSE initiatives, providing support for sustainable development alignment with UN SDG agenda 2030.
• AmChamLABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDCA is part of AmChamLAB strategic alliance with arbitration centers of AmChams in Latin America: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru, facilitating cross-border dispute resolution.
• UNIMET (Universidad Metropolitana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for Student Internship Program, with independent candidate selection processes.
• UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for Student Internship Program, with independent candidate selection processes through internship.ucab.edu.ve.
• Club de Rotary de VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partner for Reto U program, supporting youth entrepreneurship and social responsibility initiatives.
• IESAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for various programs including Simposio de RSE and workspace provider for Perspectivas Sociales forum.

Scale indicators9 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest US business federation representing more than three million businesses; thematically comparable as a chamber-of-commerce advocacy and services platform but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Global chamber organization setting rules for trade, arbitration, and policy; adjacent in mission and scope (especially around arbitration, where CEDCA competes) and a benchmark for international institutional credibility.

Direct peers

• AmCham Brasil (Câmara Americana de Comércio): Brazil's American Chamber of Commerce; the largest AmCham in Latin America with a very similar product set (membership tiers, committees, events, visa and trade services), and a co-member with VenAmCham's CEDCA in the AmChamLAB arbitration alliance.
• AmCham Chile (Cámara Chileno-Norteamericana de Comercio): Chilean-North American Chamber of Commerce; long-standing bilateral AmCham with comparable membership, committee, and event-based service model, useful for benchmarking operational maturity in the region.
• AmCham Colombia: Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce; regional AmCham peer and AmChamLAB co-member alongside VenAmCham's CEDCA, providing direct comparability on cross-border arbitration and bilateral trade programming in Latin America.
• AmCham Argentina: Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce; bilateral US-LatAm business chamber operating the same membership, committee, and corporate-services model as VenAmCham in a neighboring market, making it the closest structural comparable.
• AmCham Mexico: American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico; a US bilateral chamber serving 1,500+ companies with a comparable portfolio of networking, trade facilitation, and policy advocacy services, serving as a benchmark for VenAmCham's potential scale.
• AmCham Peru: Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce; AmChamLAB partner with VenAmCham's CEDCA on cross-border arbitration, making it both a model peer and a direct collaboration partner.

Others

• Fedecámaras: Venezuela's principal private-sector employer and business federation; not a bilateral chamber but the closest domestic institutional counterpart, with overlapping corporate membership and policy advocacy role.

Regional players

• Cámara de Comercio de Caracas: Domestic Venezuelan chamber of commerce headquartered in Caracas; overlaps with VenAmCham's domestic member base and events calendar but does not have the US-bilateral specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VenAmCham
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2FR6rL5MY1lvZi5AZxYj5g/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/venamcham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/venamcham
• Instagraminstagram.com/venamcham_oficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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