Velum Ventures

Velum Ventures S.A.S. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in seed, bridge financing, industry consolidation, and early stage investments. It seeks to invest in the Information Technology, cleantech, and med-tech industries. It primarily invests in companies in Colombia and Latin America. Velum Ventures S.A.S. was founded in 2013 and is based in Medellin, Colombia.
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Felipe Llanos

Partner

Esteban Mancuso

Managing Partner

Esteban Velasco

Partner and CEO Sempli

15 past transactions

Merqueo

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2015, Merqueo is an online-based grocery delivery in Colombia. Merqueo is an online supermarket that you always have on hand, you can pay as you like, find your favorite brands and receive your order at your doorstep.

OFI

Series A in 2017
OFI is a company dedicated to provides technology solutions to small, medium and large companies. OFI owns and operates a B2B portal that sells stationery, software, and hardware products. Peter Otroske founded it on April 16, 2014, with its headquarters in Bogota in Colombia.

Hogaru

Angel Round in 2015
Hogaru targets the +6 million small and medium sized businesses in Latin America that need a clean and efficient office. Rather than using contractors, Hogaru's cleaners are fully employed to foster long-term retention and quality. Hogaru invests heavily in a cleaner’s background check, training, compensation and benefits (e.g.: micro-loans and access to education). Currently, Hogaru operates in 3 cities in Colombia (Bogotá, Medellin and Cali) with a team of +500 fully employed cleaners and +2k recurring clients. During 2017, Hogaru will expand its operation in other cities in Latin America.

Tutorya

Seed Round in 2015
Tutorya leverages on local learning communities to connect students with the most relevant academic tutors in their city in order to generate personalized learning experiences. We believe in the power of peer-to-peer learning and are using technology to make it a reality. Join the more than 3,500 students from across Latin America that already use Tutorya.

Colppy

Seed Round in 2015
They develop a very simple and fast online accounting software customized for small business owners and to connect them to their bank accounts and accountants.

FormaFina

Seed Round in 2015
FormaFina is an online marketplace for US-based premium design and home decor brands to expand internationally. Access to new markets with strong demand with partner who will take care of exportation and local sales and fulfillment. Willing to give exclusivity and discounts on wholesale prices. Discovery of aspirational, premium, and innovative design products that cannot be found in the local market. Willing to pay a premium. FormaFina was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

OFI

Venture Round in 2014
OFI is a company dedicated to provides technology solutions to small, medium and large companies. OFI owns and operates a B2B portal that sells stationery, software, and hardware products. Peter Otroske founded it on April 16, 2014, with its headquarters in Bogota in Colombia.

Flores Y Mas

Seed Round in 2014
Floresymas.co is a florist located in the city of Medellín, which provides the service delivery of flowers and floral arrangements at home.

bodaplanes

Seed Round in 2014
Is the first wedding planning tool that allow to create easy wedding registries gifts for couples with millions of products. fun and fast make your wedding planning a incredible experience! Developed to captivate the South American wedding market industry.

FLUVIP

Venture Round in 2014
Fluvip LLC is an influencer marketing company in Latin America and the United States. The company offers a technology platform that allows advertisers to identify the right social content influencers for their campaigns based on artificial intelligence systems; and brands to connect with social content influencers in the world through multi-channels, such as Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Facebook, and Blogs. It measures the reactions and behaviors of users in social networks to obtain segmentation results and to achieve effective campaigns. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Cocina Mejor

Seed Round in 2014
Columbia's number one online food community

Boxi Sleep

Seed Round in 2016
Boxi Sleep is a mattress sales company based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Busqo.com

Seed Round in 2016
Busqo is an online insurance broker. Busqo offers quote for free online that compares between different insurers and save up to fifty percent on the insurance for car, motorcycle, and home.

Ciudad de Mascotas

Seed Round in 2014
Ciudaddemascotas.com (or CdM) is a pet ecommerce that differs from any other of its kind focusing on recurrency, specialized customer experience and product development. With a highly differentiated customer experience, a professional Veterinarians and Zootechnicians contact center advice pet owners in product advice, converting them in loyal customers.

Acsendo

Seed Round in 2016
Acsendo SAS develops subscription based talent management software solutions. Its software allows companies to assess their employee performance; team members to take part in individual assessments; and companies to align corporate goals with individual objectives. The company’s software is used by services and industrial customers, consultants, and government clients in Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. Acsendo SAS is based in Bogota, Colombia.