Salkantay Ventures

Salkantay Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2012 and located in Miraflores, Peru. The firm specializes in collaborating with innovative entrepreneurs and investors to identify and develop transformative business ideas, particularly in Latin America. Salkantay focuses on companies that demonstrate significant potential for both financial return and positive impact. Its investment strategy encompasses a generalist approach, targeting sectors such as e-commerce, ad tech, health tech, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. By addressing major regional market challenges with scalable and efficient technology solutions, Salkantay Ventures aims to create successful and profitable enterprises.

Samir Ali-Darwish

Analyst

Martin Aspillaga

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Alfonso Montero

Managing Partner

Bruno Oyague

Analyst

Guillermo Miró Quesada

Co-Founder and Partner

8 past transactions

Talently

Seed Round in 2022
Talently is an educational platform based in Lima, Peru, focused on enhancing the career prospects of Latin American software developers. The company offers an intensive online program delivered in English, which includes training in English communication skills, remote work competencies, and technical knowledge. Additionally, Talently provides career mentoring, skills assessments, and mock interviews to prepare participants for the job market. By equipping tech talent with the necessary skills and resources, Talently aims to facilitate access to better job opportunities in the global technology industry.

UBITS

Series B in 2022
UBITS is an online learning platform for skilling employees in Latin America. Through education we empower every person and every organization in Latin America

Aprende Institute

Series A in 2021
Developer of an online education platform designed to offer vocational skills training. The company's platform offers a wide range of online training courses and diploma that assists students in acquiring skills needed to start their own business or a new career in areas of high demand, enabling students to earn extra income through small self-owned businesses.

Manzana Verde

Seed Round in 2021
Balanced meal delivery according to your goals. We are in Piura, Lima, and Mexico City. Manzana Verde is a Meal delivery and nutritional advice monthly subscription platform that achieves nutritional goals.

minu

Seed Round in 2020
Minu Servicios, S.A.P.I de C.V. operates an application called minu, which allows employees in Mexico to access their earned salaries before the official payroll date. By providing this service, Minu aims to enhance the financial well-being of workers, enabling them to manage their finances more effectively. The company collaborates with human resources departments to implement its solution, which is designed to improve employee satisfaction, retention, and talent attraction. Minu is backed by prominent institutional investors in the FinTech sector, reflecting its potential to transform the payroll experience in Mexico.

Aprende Institute

Series A in 2020
Developer of an online education platform designed to offer vocational skills training. The company's platform offers a wide range of online training courses and diploma that assists students in acquiring skills needed to start their own business or a new career in areas of high demand, enabling students to earn extra income through small self-owned businesses.

Slang

Seed Round in 2020
Slang is a technology-driven company that specializes in providing online English courses tailored for career development. Originating from a research project at MIT, Slang employs a proprietary machine learning engine to create a highly adaptive e-learning platform. This platform offers a wide range of specialized courses across various fields, including Sales, Finance, Logistics, Medicine, and Law. With the largest professional English course offering globally, Slang's curriculum focuses on real-world scenarios, enabling learners to acquire essential language skills relevant to their careers. The platform also features personalized software that tracks users' knowledge and progress, continually optimizing the learning experience. Looking ahead, Slang plans to expand its course offerings significantly, aiming to release an additional 1,000 courses in the next three years.

Torre

Seed Round in 2020
Torre is a recruitment and talent search platform that focuses on matching candidates with companies through advanced algorithms. It serves as a professional network specifically designed for remote and flexible work opportunities. Founded in 2002, Torre is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has an additional office in Bogotá, Colombia. The platform aims to connect talent from unconventional career backgrounds with suitable professional roles, promoting a diverse and inclusive approach to hiring.
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