PE & VC at @ArqosCapital, a Venezuela-focused fund. Former HF analyst. Having fun & learning at Sleepwell. Infinitely curious. Take your pleasures seriously.
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I'm excited to share that I'm joining Arqos Capital as a Managing Director, to lead their Private Equity and Venture Capital efforts while replanting my roots in my home country – Venezuela.
I genuinely believe we’re facing a generational opportunity to rebuild and invest behind Venezuela's upcoming recovery, and few platforms are as well positioned as Arqos. The firm sits in a unique position for this stage as it has been investing in Venezuela since 2019 – a deeply contrarian decision at the time.
Over that period, Arqos has built a highly reputable asset management platform, an exceptional team, and a differentiated position in one of the most overlooked markets in the world which now has transformed into a valuable first mover advantage. Today it finds itself at the right place and at the right time.
On a personal level, this opportunity is especially meaningful. After 17 years abroad, I’m excited to reconnect with my home country and contribute, in a small way, to this long-awaited reconstruction phase while also helping build the Arqos platform.
Sleepwell Capital will remain active as a side-project focusing on selective high-conviction opportunities and a content platform, always using the same filter: looking at and talking about things that fascinate me and drive my curiosity.
This is a major (and unexpected) career transition for me after spending over 10 years as a public markets investor, but I couldn't be more excited.
Revisiting the 7 Powers book and I just realized the music labels used to be a Cornered Resource in its heydays and now it's a commodity.
Incredible to see @yummy_vzla keep on executing and launching new verticals. Yummy is well on its way to become Venezuela’s SuperApp
(Before Yummy Travel there were no OTAs in Venezuela)
Hoy lanzamos Yummy Travel ✈️
Si alguna vez intentaste volar Maracaibo → Caracas → Madrid, ya conoces el problema. No hay dónde comprar ese viaje de una sola vez. Ni en las aerolíneas, ni en Kayak, ni en Expedia. En Venezuela, los vuelos nacionales y los internacionales viven en mundos separados.
Entonces te toca ir a una agencia. Llamadas, mensajes, esperar que te confirmen. Y al final, te cobran en dólares. Tus bolívares no te sirven para comprar un pasaje.
Eso cambia hoy. Con Yummy Travel reservas vuelos nacionales + internacionales en una sola compra. Un itinerario, un pago. En bolívares.
No te mandamos a otra página a terminar la compra. Es como tener una agencia de viajes en tu teléfono, sin llamadas ni esperas. Buscas, comparas, compras. Todo dentro de Yummy.
Y como es Yummy, se conecta con todo lo demás. Imagina: compras el vuelo y en el mismo flujo pides tu Rides al aeropuerto, y cada reserva te da tokens del Yummy Club para usar en el resto de la app.
Viajar desde y hacia Venezuela debería ser así de simple. Desde hoy lo es.
Pronto disponible en la app y ya pueden probar en este link: yummytravel.com
Francisco Amador | Sleepwell retweeted
If you're a Venture Capitalist or Angel Investor, and are interested in attending the Demo Day of Casa212 (first startup accelerator/residency program in Venezuela) on December 12th in Caracas, please DM me
We have 7 amazing founder teams that will be presenting that day.
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If you're a Venture Capitalist or Angel Investor, and are interested in attending the Demo Day of Casa212 (first startup accelerator/residency program in Venezuela) on December 12th in Caracas, please DM me
We have 7 amazing founder teams that will be presenting that day.
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Anyone here from OpenAI that can help me please? My ChatGPT account was deactivated for some reason
TIA🙏🙏
Francisco Amador | Sleepwell retweeted
Excited about the recent launch of Casa212, the first founder residency and startup accelerator in Venezuela.
🇻🇪 Casa212 launches a founder residency in Caracas
Casa212 launched a 12-week founder residency combining investment, housing, workspace and mentorship in Caracas with a first cohort of seven startups chosen from 410 applications.
The program invests US$150,000 in each startup, in exchange for roughly 15% equity. It is backed by Yummy founder Vicente Zavarce, Yummy CFO Diego Salas and Arqos Capital, and aims to draw ambitious founders to build technology companies from Venezuela.
Excited about the recent launch of Casa212, the first founder residency and startup accelerator in Venezuela.
🇻🇪 Casa212 launches a founder residency in Caracas
Casa212 launched a 12-week founder residency combining investment, housing, workspace and mentorship in Caracas with a first cohort of seven startups chosen from 410 applications.
The program invests US$150,000 in each startup, in exchange for roughly 15% equity. It is backed by Yummy founder Vicente Zavarce, Yummy CFO Diego Salas and Arqos Capital, and aims to draw ambitious founders to build technology companies from Venezuela.
JUST IN: Gucci begins selling $1,000 luxury sneakers labeled “Made in China,” breaking with the brand’s traditional Italian manufacturing model.
“We overestimate what we can achieve in the short-term and underestimate what we can achieve in the long-term”
Congrats @davidsenra, looking forward to a few more decades of Founders.
Sad day for $BRK.A
Warren is truly n=1. Was doing four digit square roots in his head in front of 50K people in his 90s while cracking jokes, incredible storytelling and sharing wisdom on life.
Wishing him joy and all the good health in the world.
wsj.com/finance/warren-buffe…
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Casa212, una nueva residencia para fundadores que combina inversión, alojamiento, espacios de trabajo y acompañamiento durante 12 semanas, inicia operaciones en Caracas con una primera cohorte de siete startups: bit.ly/3TCkdAL
