TheVentureCity

Clara Bullrich blends senior multi-family office and Guggenheim wealth-management experience with leadership in early-stage VC and Latin American play-to-earn Web3 gaming, bridging ultra-high-net-worth perspectives and crypto-native communities.

Pablo Arboleya is co-founder and CTO of Plexigrid, a software company serving grid operators, and a full professor of electrical engineering at the University of Oviedo, where he earned his M.Eng. and Ph.D. He received the 2022 Outstanding Engineer Award from IEEE PES Spanish Chapter and leads the Plexigrid Chair at the University of Oviedo, conducting research in electrical systems. Arboleya serves as managing editor of the International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems and coordinates the Erasmus Mundus Master STEPS program in sustainable transportation and electrical power systems.

Rodrigo Teijeiro is founder and CEO of RecargaPay, a mobile payments platform operating in Brazil. Previously, he founded and led Fnbox, a tech company that incubated multiple internet businesses including Sonico.com, a social network that reached 53 million registered users and was acquired by IAC, as well as Recarga.com, Cuponica.com, and several other ventures in telecommunications and digital services. Teijeiro is a Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute and has been recognized as a TR35 innovator under 35 by MIT Technology Review and as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

General Partner and COO who joined in 2017. A two-time founder and IESE MBA with prior CEO and senior executive experience in the food industry and consulting at Booz Allen and Arthur Andersen.

Partner focused on Series A. Previously worked at Faraday Venture Partners, founded agrotech startup Cropti, and led Global Rider Growth at Cabify; also an angel investor and MBA lecturer at ICADE.

Andres Areitio is a founder and investor with over 20 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship, venture capital, and finance across six countries. He previously served as a general partner at TheVentureCity, an early-stage venture firm managing over $150 million in assets with investments spanning the USA, Europe, and Latin America. Areitio holds an MBA from INSEAD with a concentration in Venture Capital and Data Science, and has founded two consumer startups and worked in management consulting and finance in Europe and Asia.

Andrés Dancausa, an operator-turned-investor, champions diversity as a core driver, backs iguanacorns from Madrid, São Paulo and Miami, prioritizes founder-market fit and uses product-led metrics while offering hands-on support.

Andy Areitio, a former repeat founder, uses his €1M P&L and cohort math and a four‑phase framework to coach founders on unit economics and scaling across US, Europe, and LatAm.

Operating Partner for Data with data science experience at Teva Pharmaceuticals and a background in consulting and entrepreneurship; Wharton MBA and Rice engineering degree.

Francesca de Quesada Covey blends early-stage investing with senior civic leadership—co‑founding Miami‑Dade Innovation Authority and navigating municipal procurement—bringing systems-level public‑sector expertise to startups serving government or quasi‑public customers.

Operating Partner for M&A, a multilingual senior executive experienced in strategy, structured deals, capital markets, and risk management.

Operating Partner for Growth who grew Facebook penetration in Russia and worked on Instagram internationalization and WhatsApp growth integration.

Laura González-Estéfani is a hypergrowth operator from eBay and Facebook across Spain, Silicon Valley and Latin America who now bridges Miami and Madrid to champion geographically and economically diverse founders.

Operating Partner for Marketing, a two-time founder who built enterprise SaaS platform Kara (acquired in 2021) and is an active angel investor and startup mentor.

Partner focused on seed. Launched Facebook and Pinterest operations in Latin America and previously worked at Claro and Vivo, with entrepreneurial experience in hospitality and food.

Operating Partner for Engineering, a computer science engineer with 18+ years building internet and mobile products in LATAM emerging markets used by millions.

Investment Manager focused on seed. Began in investment banking and private equity in London, later led international expansion at quick-commerce startup Zapp and worked at a Berlin urban-tech fund.

Operations Director with over 12 years in international automotive companies across marketing, sales, operations, and pricing; IE Business School MBA.

André Moura is co-founder and CEO of Motocred, a fintech company providing embedded financing solutions for motorcycle dealerships. The company focuses on financing motorcycles for low-income workers using alternative and unstructured data analysis.

VP of People and Communications with over 15 years in the tech and industrial sectors, previously at Siemens and IBM, focused on helping founders build teams.

Cheryl Sew Hoy is CEO and Founder of Tiny Health, a microbiome platform that uses shotgun metagenomic sequencing to provide personalized insights into gut and vaginal health across age groups. Prior to founding Tiny Health, she worked as an EIR at SVB and founded multiple startups while advising companies in healthtech, blockchain, and education sectors. She was appointed to the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee in January 2026 for a four-year term.

Edson Mackeenzy is a professor at PIB - Plural Intelligence Business and founder of Business Design Academy. He has held roles including Chief of Staff, startup founder, and Investment Director at The Venture City, with prior experience at Bossa Nova Investimentos and Videolog.tv. Mackeenzy has authored four published books, delivered two TEDx talks, and advises global companies on market entry into Brazil and startup evaluation, drawing on experience across strategy, growth, and venture capital.

Investment Team Intern studying industrial engineering, business administration, and law; founder of a private equity and venture capital club at Comillas.

VP of Data & Analytics with a decade of data experience and a PhD in Particle Physics, supporting startups with data-driven business decisions.

Iñigo Eguía serves as Responsable de Acompañamiento y Medición de Impacto at Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso, where he works on sustainable food systems, arts, and culture. His interests include the intersection of finance, technology, and politics in advancing environmental and social sustainability.

Data Analytics Engineer previously at Arca Continental working on machine learning and business intelligence, with prior e-commerce founding-team experience.

Investment Team Intern with a Master's from Nova School of Business and experience working with early-stage software, energy, and deep-tech startups on fundraising.

Investment Associate with prior roles at Seaya, Berenberg, S&P Global, and Salesforce. Graduate of IE University and Rotterdam School of Management, multilingual and internationally experienced.