TheVentureCity

TheVentureCity, established in 2017, is a global early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. With over $150 million under management, the firm invests in product-centric startups worldwide, focusing on software, logistics, fintech, edtech, and healthtech sectors. TheVentureCity provides funding from pre-seed and seed stages, with ticket sizes ranging from $100,000 to $500,000, up to Series A rounds with investments of $1 million to $4 million. The firm targets 23 companies per fund, aiming to support innovative, technology-facing businesses across the US, Europe, and Latam.

Andy Areitio

General Partner

Andrés Dancausa

General Partner, Series A, EMEA

Riya Dhankar

Investment Associate, EMEA

Edgard Duque

Investment Director, First Ticket

Elena de Lara

Investment Manager

Elizabeth Piñon

Partner

Andriy Radich

Product Director, EMEA

Joaquín Razetto

Fund Director, Series A EMEA

Ricardo Sangion

Partner, Seed | LATAM

Álvaro Sanz

Partner

Alvaro Sanz Sieteiglesias

Partner, Series A | EMEA

Maria Tellez

Operating Partner

Past deals in Smart Cities

Plexigrid

Seed Round in 2023
Plexigrid specializes in transforming electricity grids to facilitate the energy transition. The company develops digital twins and operating systems tailored for electricity network operators and energy retailers. By providing real-time analytics, control, and flexibility, Plexigrid enables grid operators to efficiently integrate and manage a diverse range of energy resources, including electric vehicles, solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and e-industries. This approach aims to enhance the intelligence and adaptability of electricity grids, positioning them to effectively support the ongoing shift towards sustainable energy solutions.

Plexigrid

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Plexigrid specializes in transforming electricity grids to facilitate the energy transition. The company develops digital twins and operating systems tailored for electricity network operators and energy retailers. By providing real-time analytics, control, and flexibility, Plexigrid enables grid operators to efficiently integrate and manage a diverse range of energy resources, including electric vehicles, solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and e-industries. This approach aims to enhance the intelligence and adaptability of electricity grids, positioning them to effectively support the ongoing shift towards sustainable energy solutions.

Optimus Ride

Series B in 2019
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company located in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of technologies aimed at creating efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from MIT, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and mobility-on-demand systems. Its team possesses extensive industrial and entrepreneurial expertise, encompassing areas such as manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management. Optimus Ride focuses on implementing self-driving technology in geofenced environments, utilizing advancements in sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. This enables a wide range of transportation solutions, from commercial vessel operations to various transit options.

Optimus Ride

Series A in 2017
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company located in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of technologies aimed at creating efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from MIT, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and mobility-on-demand systems. Its team possesses extensive industrial and entrepreneurial expertise, encompassing areas such as manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management. Optimus Ride focuses on implementing self-driving technology in geofenced environments, utilizing advancements in sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. This enables a wide range of transportation solutions, from commercial vessel operations to various transit options.

Optimus Ride

Seed Round in 2017
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company located in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of technologies aimed at creating efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from MIT, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and mobility-on-demand systems. Its team possesses extensive industrial and entrepreneurial expertise, encompassing areas such as manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management. Optimus Ride focuses on implementing self-driving technology in geofenced environments, utilizing advancements in sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. This enables a wide range of transportation solutions, from commercial vessel operations to various transit options.
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