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Zapia is an AI assistant for Latin America that responds to audio and text queries on general topics, products and services, and transcribes audio. The company develops generative AI products designed for emerging markets.
Founders & leadership
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Nicolás LoeffCo-Founder & CTOCo-founder and CTO of Zapia, Nicolás Loeff has over a decade of experience deploying large-scale AI models across trading, retail, and other domains, and holds expertise in deep learning, language models, time-series analysis, and computer vision.
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Juan Pablo PereiraCo-Founder & CEOPreviously, he joined Tiendamia.com as COO and later became CEO, scaling the cross-border eCommerce platform across Latin America before stepping down in 2022.
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Martín Alcalá RubíCo-Founder & former CEOMartín Alcalá Rubí is co-founder and former CEO of Zapia AI, which develops generative AI products for emerging markets including audio and text query response and transcription. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Tryolabs and MonkeyLearn, both acquired, and has founded AI-focused companies since 2009.
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MSc. Juan OlloniegoCo-Founder & Head of Engineering
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Pablo RodríguezCo-Founder & Lead AI EngineerHe previously co-founded two startups and managed value-added services at a major telecommunications company, while also serving as a professor at Uruguay's largest university.
Investors · 5
Anthos Capital✓ confirmed by ZapiaSanta Monica · $500K – $10M
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Endeavor Catalyst✓ confirmed by ZapiaNew York
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Kalei Ventures✓ confirmed by Zapia$100K – $300Kvia Leandro Pisaroni · inferred
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Zapia do?
- Zapia is an AI assistant for Latin America that responds to audio and text queries on general topics, products and services, and transcribes audio. The company develops generative AI products designed for emerging markets.
- Who founded Zapia?
- Zapia was founded by Nicolás Loeff, Juan Pablo Pereira, Martín Alcalá Rubí, MSc. Juan Olloniego, Pablo Rodríguez.
- Who are Zapia's investors?
- Zapia's investors include Anthos Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, Kalei Ventures, Prosus Ventures, Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc.