BuenTrip Ventures

BuenTrip Ventures is a venture capital firm and accelerator based in Quito, Ecuador, founded in 2021. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in B2B software startups, aiming to foster innovation and economic transformation in Latin America. As one of the leading ecosystem builders in the region, BuenTrip Ventures identifies, mentors, and supports emerging entrepreneurs, contributing to the development of a vibrant startup landscape. Through its investments, the firm seeks to empower founders and facilitate the growth of software-based solutions that address local and regional challenges.

Carmen de la Cerda

Managing Partner

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PayMon

Pre Seed Round in 2025
PayMon integrates an ERP software with a user-friendly digital wallet for seamless payment processing, top-ups, and much more.

Stride Conductor

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Stride Conductor is a GenAI product designed to streamline software development processes by automatically generating quality tests code.

Synthera AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Synthera claims that it can overcome the drawbacks of traditional financial forecasting methods like Monte Carlo simulations by utilizing generative AI. The business thinks that these conventional approaches often overfit historical data, ignore non-linear correlations, and ignore dynamic market fluctuations, all of which increase investors' risk exposure.

Altscore

Series A in 2024
Altscore is a company that provides a lending-as-a-service platform enabling B2B enterprises to create and manage their own credit products efficiently. By utilizing its 'Rails of Lending' APIs, Altscore significantly reduces the time required to launch new lending products from years to just weeks. The platform incorporates advanced artificial intelligence to analyze credit scores using alternative data points, including mobile phone data, publicly available information, and demographic details. This approach allows businesses to better understand their clients' creditworthiness and financial identities, facilitating improved onboarding, underwriting, and collections processes. Altscore's innovative solutions empower companies to offer fintech-level capabilities throughout the entire loan lifecycle.

Mercately

Seed Round in 2024
Mercately is a developer of an e-commerce management platform that specializes in centralizing communication channels for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform integrates popular applications such as WhatsApp, Hubspot, MercadoLibre, Facebook, Instagram, and Webchat, providing businesses with a comprehensive CRM solution. Mercately offers features such as WhatsApp Multi-user, chatbots, and access to the WhatsApp Business API, allowing teams to streamline their communication and enhance customer interactions. By facilitating conversational commerce, Mercately enables businesses to manage their e-commerce activities effectively, maintain organized inventory, and process digital payments with ease, all without the need for complex technologies.

BucksApp

Pre Seed Round in 2024
BucksApp Corp, founded in 2018 and based in Miami, Florida, offers a mobile application designed for cash advances targeted at students. The BucksApp application allows users to borrow money and repay it in installments, providing a convenient financial solution for students in need of immediate funds. The platform not only facilitates cash advances but also includes features that clean and categorize transactions, enhancing the overall user experience. By leveraging digital functionalities and data analysis, BucksApp aims to improve the banking experience for customers, helping them build credit and expedite fund transfers to their bank accounts. The application is available for download on both the App Store and Google Play.

Taxo

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Taxo develops taxation software intended to provide tailored software to accountants.

Modi

Seed Round in 2024
Modi is a B2B SaaS company based in Miami, Florida, specializing in virtual fitting technology for apparel retailers. Its innovative platform allows retailers to scan two photos to obtain accurate body measurements, providing tailored size recommendations based on individual shopper profiles and preferences. This technology aims to enhance the online shopping experience by increasing customer confidence before purchase, thereby reducing return rates and optimizing supply chains. By leveraging Modi's solutions, apparel retailers can improve sales and create a more personalized e-commerce environment.

Pronto

Seed Round in 2024
Pronto collects payments quickly and effortlessly which allows one to facilitate the collection process for one's clients.

Databits

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Databits is a corporate training platform focused on developing skills in data science and artificial intelligence. It offers specialized programs that address industry challenges by equipping individuals with essential skills in areas such as data analytics, programming, machine learning, and big data management. The training is delivered by a team of industry-certified experts proficient in advanced tools and methodologies. Databits’ curriculum includes topics like Python programming, data governance, MLOps, and cloud computing, ensuring participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the field. The organization has successfully trained over 5,000 students across more than ten countries in Latin America, reflecting its commitment to fostering expertise in data-related disciplines.

Kommi

Seed Round in 2023
Kommi provides digital marketing services that intends to help organizations boost their sales and and converts data into sales.

Mox

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Mox is a software company that provides a universal Payroll API.

PUBLIFYER

Seed Round in 2023
PUBLIFYER is a company that specializes in influencer marketing by providing a platform that connects content creators, advertisers, and agencies. This platform is designed to analyze and optimize marketing campaigns aimed at driving sales. PUBLIFYER facilitates collaboration among its members, allowing them to work on campaigns under a performance marketing model. A key feature of the company's offering is the ability to create QR codes, which measure the true impact of ambassador or influencer campaigns, enabling users to assess their effectiveness more accurately.

Wava

Seed Round in 2023
Wava enables buyers to have a secure space where they can store their information during their first purchase within the Wava network. Once the information is saved, they never have to enter their personal and payment details again to make purchases within the network. When a shopper returns to an affiliated store, they can complete their purchase without remembering a password or filling out forms, even if they haven't shopped at that particular store within our network before. By entering their email address in the Wava checkout, an OTA (one-time password) will be sent to their phone or email, allowing them to access their personal information. They confirm this information and can complete the purchase with a single click.

Vertebra

Seed Round in 2023
Vertebra is a developer of a business administration platform that designs to optimize the management of industrial or commercial properties

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Airpals is a business-to-business platform specializing in workplace logistics and same-day courier services. By employing an agent-driven model, the company automates logistical tasks such as corporate and industrial shipping, allowing operational staff to concentrate on more strategic activities. Airpals provides efficient pickup and drop-off solutions, facilitating seamless parcel coordination for businesses and individual consumers alike. This approach aims to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance productivity by streamlining the shipping process, whether for urgent deliveries within the same day or for scheduled pickups across town.

Kriptos

Venture Round in 2022
Kriptos is a company that focuses on enhancing cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance through an AI-driven platform. Its software automatically analyzes and classifies over 80% of an organization's unstructured data, including various document formats such as Word, Excel, and PDFs. By scanning and evaluating more than 1,000 variables per document, Kriptos provides a comprehensive inventory of data, assigning visual labels to indicate sensitivity levels, such as Confidential, Restricted, or Public. This classification system helps organizations align with cybersecurity policies, strengthen compliance, and mitigate risks. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing cybersecurity tools like data loss prevention and encryption solutions, enabling proactive data protection. Additionally, Kriptos offers a Data Compliance module that delivers real-time insights to help organizations meet regulatory standards, thus providing a scalable solution that enhances data governance and reduces risk.

Koban

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Koban is a fintech company focused on transforming financial services in Latin America by addressing the needs of the unbanked population and improving options for existing banking customers. The company provides a secure digital platform that offers a range of user-friendly financial services, including payments, money transfers, budgeting tools, and credit facilities. Koban is dedicated to promoting financial inclusion through innovative technology and design, aiming to empower individuals in managing their financial lives effectively. By prioritizing customer experience, Koban seeks to simplify the complexities of money management and broaden access to essential financial services across the region.

Storybook

Seed Round in 2022
Storybook is an application that integrates infant massage techniques with bedtime stories and music, aimed at enhancing the bonding experience between parents and their children. Founded in 2018 by Daniela Vega and Francisco Cornejo, the app is designed to assist families in achieving better relaxation and sleep. According to the company, 80% of children using the app experience improved sleep, and 89% of parents report stronger connections with their children. By promoting deeper sleep and minimizing nightmares, Storybook helps alleviate stress for both parents and children, ultimately contributing to the physical and emotional well-being of families. The content of the app is overseen by a scientific committee, ensuring its effectiveness and reliability.
Reliv is a healthcare platform that provides electronic health record solutions for Doctors, Hospitals, and Clinics, and through its patient App, works as a pipeline that allows patients to seamlessly connect with health providers such as pharmacies and laboratories.

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Airpals is a business-to-business platform specializing in workplace logistics and same-day courier services. By employing an agent-driven model, the company automates logistical tasks such as corporate and industrial shipping, allowing operational staff to concentrate on more strategic activities. Airpals provides efficient pickup and drop-off solutions, facilitating seamless parcel coordination for businesses and individual consumers alike. This approach aims to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance productivity by streamlining the shipping process, whether for urgent deliveries within the same day or for scheduled pickups across town.

LEASY

Seed Round in 2022
Co-founded by Gregorio Gilardini and Alejandro Garay in 2018, Leasy is a FinTech platform that provides automobile financing to ride-hailing drivers through a subscription model. It uses its algorithm and evaluators to analyze users' profiles and find suitable cars for them and helps customers to enter into a contract to own a vehicle.

PARDUX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
PARDUX is a company focused on assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America with their online business endeavors. It offers a comprehensive e-commerce platform that enables omnichannel sales management, integrating essential services such as payment gateways, logistics solutions, electronic invoicing, inventories, and accounting systems. This integration allows businesses to streamline their operations by synchronizing customer data, orders, shipping information, and billing processes in real-time. Through its financial and logistics services, PARDUX aims to facilitate the launch, growth, and expansion of SMEs in the digital marketplace.

Altscore

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Altscore is a company that provides a lending-as-a-service platform enabling B2B enterprises to create and manage their own credit products efficiently. By utilizing its 'Rails of Lending' APIs, Altscore significantly reduces the time required to launch new lending products from years to just weeks. The platform incorporates advanced artificial intelligence to analyze credit scores using alternative data points, including mobile phone data, publicly available information, and demographic details. This approach allows businesses to better understand their clients' creditworthiness and financial identities, facilitating improved onboarding, underwriting, and collections processes. Altscore's innovative solutions empower companies to offer fintech-level capabilities throughout the entire loan lifecycle.

1mentor

Pre Seed Round in 2021
1Mentor is an organization that collaborates with higher education institutions to address the evolving demands of the job market. By leveraging an artificial intelligence-based platform, 1Mentor equips students and universities with real-time insights into the skills, knowledge, and tools necessary for success in various industries. This approach allows academic institutions to adapt their curricula in alignment with industry requirements, ensuring that students are prepared for future employment opportunities. Additionally, 1Mentor connects students with skill-based courses tailored to their career aspirations, empowering them to acquire the competencies needed to thrive in a competitive workforce.

Innvox

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Innvox develops AI-powered software aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of contact center agents and quality assurance managers. The platform offers features such as automatic feedback, call insights, performance management, and sales playbooks. By providing actionable data and streamlining workflows, Innvox helps organizations improve productivity and reduce the risk of errors through automation. This comprehensive approach enables agents to unlock their full potential and achieve greater success in their roles.

Autority.io

Seed Round in 2021
Vehicle owners are commonly overwhelmed by the amount of obligations and payments they need to do regarding their car such as: traffic tickets, registration (taxes), toll roads, parking, insurance, financing, driver license, gas, etc. Owners experience over 250 individual transactions that add up to $10,000 per year. We've taken the traditional model of physical collections/payments, analogue information and decentralized payments, into a friendly and digital one stop shop experience for car owners - through our Super App! Our startup team is a wild bunch of genius misfits, brought together by passion. We have tech wizards, creative geniuses, and idea ninjas all working together to take over the world. We may not always agree, but we always have each other's backs. We're not just a team, we are a superhero gang.

FastFarma

Seed Round in 2021
FastFarma is a digital pharmacy that aims to enhance the supply chain of pharmaceuticals through a fully digitized process. The company provides an online platform where customers can purchase medicines and health products, often accompanied by offers and discounts. FastFarma focuses on making healthcare more accessible by offering home delivery services, ensuring that individuals can conveniently obtain their medications from the comfort of their homes.

Picker

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Picker operates a logistics technology platform designed to connect e-commerce businesses with a variety of logistics providers. The company's offerings include a suite of tools that facilitate application programming interface (API) delivery, routes, and pickups. This platform enables businesses to access multiple delivery fleets, thereby expanding their logistical coverage and helping to reduce overall logistics expenses. By streamlining the connection between e-commerce and logistics services, Picker enhances operational efficiency for its users.

Reliv - Healthcare Made Simple

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Reliv is a healthcare platform that provides electronic health record solutions for Doctors, Hospitals, and Clinics, and through its patient App, works as a pipeline that allows patients to seamlessly connect with health providers such as pharmacies and laboratories.

Innvox

Angel Round in 2021
Innvox develops AI-powered software aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of contact center agents and quality assurance managers. The platform offers features such as automatic feedback, call insights, performance management, and sales playbooks. By providing actionable data and streamlining workflows, Innvox helps organizations improve productivity and reduce the risk of errors through automation. This comprehensive approach enables agents to unlock their full potential and achieve greater success in their roles.

Kriptos

Seed Round in 2021
Kriptos is a company that focuses on enhancing cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance through an AI-driven platform. Its software automatically analyzes and classifies over 80% of an organization's unstructured data, including various document formats such as Word, Excel, and PDFs. By scanning and evaluating more than 1,000 variables per document, Kriptos provides a comprehensive inventory of data, assigning visual labels to indicate sensitivity levels, such as Confidential, Restricted, or Public. This classification system helps organizations align with cybersecurity policies, strengthen compliance, and mitigate risks. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing cybersecurity tools like data loss prevention and encryption solutions, enabling proactive data protection. Additionally, Kriptos offers a Data Compliance module that delivers real-time insights to help organizations meet regulatory standards, thus providing a scalable solution that enhances data governance and reduces risk.

Vale

Seed Round in 2021
Vale is an operator of a health and wellness company that intends to provide health plans to patients.

Storybook

Seed Round in 2020
Storybook is an application that integrates infant massage techniques with bedtime stories and music, aimed at enhancing the bonding experience between parents and their children. Founded in 2018 by Daniela Vega and Francisco Cornejo, the app is designed to assist families in achieving better relaxation and sleep. According to the company, 80% of children using the app experience improved sleep, and 89% of parents report stronger connections with their children. By promoting deeper sleep and minimizing nightmares, Storybook helps alleviate stress for both parents and children, ultimately contributing to the physical and emotional well-being of families. The content of the app is overseen by a scientific committee, ensuring its effectiveness and reliability.

Autority.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vehicle owners are commonly overwhelmed by the amount of obligations and payments they need to do regarding their car such as: traffic tickets, registration (taxes), toll roads, parking, insurance, financing, driver license, gas, etc. Owners experience over 250 individual transactions that add up to $10,000 per year. We've taken the traditional model of physical collections/payments, analogue information and decentralized payments, into a friendly and digital one stop shop experience for car owners - through our Super App! Our startup team is a wild bunch of genius misfits, brought together by passion. We have tech wizards, creative geniuses, and idea ninjas all working together to take over the world. We may not always agree, but we always have each other's backs. We're not just a team, we are a superhero gang.

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Airpals is a business-to-business platform specializing in workplace logistics and same-day courier services. By employing an agent-driven model, the company automates logistical tasks such as corporate and industrial shipping, allowing operational staff to concentrate on more strategic activities. Airpals provides efficient pickup and drop-off solutions, facilitating seamless parcel coordination for businesses and individual consumers alike. This approach aims to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance productivity by streamlining the shipping process, whether for urgent deliveries within the same day or for scheduled pickups across town.

Nuvocargo

Seed Round in 2020
Nuvocargo, Inc. is a digital platform specializing in cross-border trade between the United States and Mexico. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, it offers a comprehensive range of services, including customs brokerage, freight forwarding, cargo insurance, and supply chain financing. By providing standardized and transparent quotes from a network of carriers, Nuvocargo enhances the shipping experience for its clients. The platform features a cloud-based dashboard that enables real-time tracking of cargo, including shipment status and customs clearance. Nuvocargo aims to modernize the logistics industry, which has largely remained undigitized despite its substantial market size. With a fully bilingual team, the company has demonstrated significant growth, achieving over 25% revenue increases month over month since late 2019. Nuvocargo is supported by prominent investors and industry leaders, further solidifying its position in the logistics sector.

Shippify

Venture Round in 2020
Shippify is an innovative logistics service that connects businesses with a diverse network of drivers & 3PLs to provide same day delivery . Shippify is backed by strategic leading venture capital and angel investors. Currently available in Brasil, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador. The company was founded in 2014.

ContApp

Seed Round in 2020
ContApp is a fintech startup that provides accounting and financial services tailored for entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a digital platform. The company has developed a digital accounting application that offers users access to a team of accountants, helping them stay current with regulatory requirements. The software enables users to capture images of various financial documents, including purchases, sales, invoices, and tax declarations, which are then converted into electronic billing, graphic reports, and comprehensive tax summaries. This streamlined approach eliminates the need for manual accounting processes, allowing clients to focus on their core business activities while maintaining accurate financial records.

X-Monitoring

Seed Round in 2020
X-Monitoring helps to reduce the risk of downtime on one's critical equipment and responds immediately in the event of incidents.

4TUNA

Seed Round in 2019
4TUNA is a software that helps industrial companies to monitor and manages the maintenance of their machinery and equipment, ensuring uninterrupted operations.

Kriptos

Seed Round in 2019
Kriptos is a company that focuses on enhancing cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance through an AI-driven platform. Its software automatically analyzes and classifies over 80% of an organization's unstructured data, including various document formats such as Word, Excel, and PDFs. By scanning and evaluating more than 1,000 variables per document, Kriptos provides a comprehensive inventory of data, assigning visual labels to indicate sensitivity levels, such as Confidential, Restricted, or Public. This classification system helps organizations align with cybersecurity policies, strengthen compliance, and mitigate risks. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing cybersecurity tools like data loss prevention and encryption solutions, enabling proactive data protection. Additionally, Kriptos offers a Data Compliance module that delivers real-time insights to help organizations meet regulatory standards, thus providing a scalable solution that enhances data governance and reduces risk.

Luzverde

Seed Round in 2018
Luzverde is a financial technology company that provides a credit management platform aimed at underbanked small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. Utilizing a "credit sales as a service" model, it enables merchants to offer credit at the point of sale, allowing them to boost sales without bearing the associated risks, as payments are received immediately and credit risk is transferred to lending partners. The company has successfully onboarded over 200 points of sale across Panama and Ecuador and is experiencing significant growth, with monthly revenues nearing $20,000 and around $400,000 in credit sales. Additionally, Luzverde's platform offers secure management of consumer loan portfolios, credit counseling, and post-sales services, helping retailers enhance their customer relationship operations.

Luzverde

Seed Round in 2018
Luzverde is a financial technology company that provides a credit management platform aimed at underbanked small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. Utilizing a "credit sales as a service" model, it enables merchants to offer credit at the point of sale, allowing them to boost sales without bearing the associated risks, as payments are received immediately and credit risk is transferred to lending partners. The company has successfully onboarded over 200 points of sale across Panama and Ecuador and is experiencing significant growth, with monthly revenues nearing $20,000 and around $400,000 in credit sales. Additionally, Luzverde's platform offers secure management of consumer loan portfolios, credit counseling, and post-sales services, helping retailers enhance their customer relationship operations.
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