Genesis Ventures

Genesis Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The firm focuses on investing in technology-enabled businesses across various sectors, including commercial services, consumer services, healthcare, software, clean technology, financial technology, educational technology, health technology, and agriculture technology. It aims to support entrepreneurs with global ambitions by providing multi-stage venture capital as well as mentorship to facilitate business internationalization. Genesis Ventures emphasizes socially and environmentally responsible investment practices and adheres to the Principles for Responsible Investment. The firm has local teams in several key cities, including Bogotá, Lima, London, Edinburgh, Miami, and Berlin, which help expand its reach and enhance its investment strategy.

José Luis Barrientos Salinas

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Rodrigo Castro

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Paula Espana

Operating Partner

Lefteris Papadopoulos

Associate

Rodrigo Prado

Managing Partner Big Data Analytics and Strategy

Juan Carlos Soto

Venture Partner

Bettina Stengel

Operating Partner

11 past transactions

Protio

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Operator of the property investment platform intended to fix the affordable housing and environmental crisis. The company's platform uses a proprietary algorithm to evaluate all the information and inform the owner and it also takes care of the entire process from purchasing to renovation, finding a tenant and provides free online property rating, technical inspection, and contract signing services, enabling real estate agents to access a new channel to make more home transactions.

Almacén Gurú

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a digital marketplace designed to streamline contact between suppliers and their customers. The company's platform offers wide visibility and coordination of dispatches, delivery, settlement, and payment of consumer products and services and creates direct and agile communication between customers and suppliers for new launches and promotions, enabling merchants to order their products at convenient prices from one place.

Petalfast

Series A in 2021
Petalfast Inc. is a sales and marketing company focused on the cannabis industry, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to enhance brand visibility and drive growth. Founded in 2020 and based in Middletown, Delaware, the company offers a variety of solutions including brand strategy, graphic identity, package design, messaging strategy, and audience segmentation. Additionally, Petalfast supports clients with retail strategy, photography, video production, media planning, ad campaigns, social media management, web design, digital content creation, search engine optimization, and experiential marketing. By leveraging its go-to-market accelerator and a spectrum of agency services, Petalfast aims to help cannabis brands expand their sales strategies and reach a broader market.

Instacrops

Series A in 2021
Instacrops is an AgTech company based in Santiago, Chile, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a management and forecasting platform that provides farmers with tailored information derived from various agro-climatic data. The platform offers real-time monitoring of soil and microclimatic conditions, enabling farmers to optimize irrigation, manage pest and disease detection, and maximize fertilizer use. Through a combination of advanced software and IoT technologies, Instacrops delivers actionable insights and critical decision support to enhance crop yields. The system generates preventive alerts and online reports in graphical formats, along with forecasts communicated via email and SMS, ensuring that farmers receive timely and relevant information for effective farm management.

Mudango

Seed Round in 2021
Mudango Chile SpA is a technology-driven company founded in 2016 and based in Vitacura, Chile. It operates as a marketplace designed to streamline the relocation process. The platform allows users to easily book and coordinate various moving services, including bulky item delivery and self-storage solutions. Mudango's services are currently available in both Chile and Colombia, catering to clients seeking efficient and affordable moving options tailored to their specific needs. By enabling users to declare a budget, Mudango facilitates access to a range of solutions that enhance the overall moving experience.

FastLabel

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an artificial intelligence-based platform designed to offer annotation services indispensable for the practical application of artificial intelligence. The company's platform offers real-time visualization, data analysis, collaboration and extraction services, supports multiple classes and meta information, projects by user privileges, data-level access control and multiple languages, enabling businesses to start all kinds of annotations on the web right away, including images and videos, rectangles and segmentations and key points.

Instacrops

Seed Round in 2021
Instacrops is an AgTech company based in Santiago, Chile, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a management and forecasting platform that provides farmers with tailored information derived from various agro-climatic data. The platform offers real-time monitoring of soil and microclimatic conditions, enabling farmers to optimize irrigation, manage pest and disease detection, and maximize fertilizer use. Through a combination of advanced software and IoT technologies, Instacrops delivers actionable insights and critical decision support to enhance crop yields. The system generates preventive alerts and online reports in graphical formats, along with forecasts communicated via email and SMS, ensuring that farmers receive timely and relevant information for effective farm management.

CreatSens

Seed Round in 2019
CreatSens Health S.L. is a company based in Tarragona, Spain, that specializes in developing paper-based sensors for monitoring creatinine and potassium levels in blood. Founded in 2017, the company provides healthcare professionals with tools to manage and monitor essential biochemical parameters from a simple drop of blood, enabling patient care in primary care centers, doctor's offices, and at home. By integrating biochemical and physical information into a technological platform, CreatSens aims to facilitate accurate predictions, early detection, and improved prevention of acute health conditions outside traditional laboratory settings. Its innovative solutions are designed to enhance patient well-being through effective health monitoring.

Wenu Work

Seed Round in 2018
Wenu Work, founded in 2016 and based in Santiago, Chile, specializes in developing IoT technology aimed at improving energy efficiency for businesses. The company offers a range of solutions, including low-cost sensors that monitor energy consumption in real time, a web platform called Wenu Radar that enhances visibility and management of electrical usage, and a Wenu Dashboard designed to educate and engage users in sustainability efforts. Additionally, Wenu Work provides an API for seamless integration with management systems. By equipping companies with user-friendly tools, Wenu Work enables better decision-making related to energy efficiency, operational performance, and sustainability communication. The company's mission is to help organizations reduce their operational costs and carbon footprint while promoting a more sustainable future.

Jiguang

Series C in 2016
Jiguang is a technology company that specializes in mobile big data solutions, primarily through its Aurora platform. This platform offers a range of services to mobile app developers, including push notifications, instant messaging, analytics, and SMS capabilities. As of mid-2018, Aurora has supported around 344,000 mobile app developers and 888,000 applications, leveraging data from nearly 15 billion installations of its software development kits. Jiguang's services are designed to provide insights into user behavior and location, enabling precision marketing and financial risk management. Additionally, the company offers various data services, such as fraud detection and market intelligence, which help businesses make informed decisions based on real-time, anonymized mobile behavioral data. Jiguang is focused on delivering stable and efficient solutions, enhancing the overall experience for developers in mainland China.

Jiguang

Series C in 2016
Jiguang is a technology company that specializes in mobile big data solutions, primarily through its Aurora platform. This platform offers a range of services to mobile app developers, including push notifications, instant messaging, analytics, and SMS capabilities. As of mid-2018, Aurora has supported around 344,000 mobile app developers and 888,000 applications, leveraging data from nearly 15 billion installations of its software development kits. Jiguang's services are designed to provide insights into user behavior and location, enabling precision marketing and financial risk management. Additionally, the company offers various data services, such as fraud detection and market intelligence, which help businesses make informed decisions based on real-time, anonymized mobile behavioral data. Jiguang is focused on delivering stable and efficient solutions, enhancing the overall experience for developers in mainland China.
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