About
Ariel Arrieta co-founded one of Latin America's earliest seed funds, transformed it from an accelerator into a ~$100M B2B fund, and is a marketer-first entrepreneur focused on ecosystem building.
Contact· published on Ariel's own website
Invests in
E-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- ShortaCofounder & Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- NXTP VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2011 — presentLatin America
- ExactlyInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- ARCAP (Asociación Argentina de Capital Privado, Emprendedor y Semilla)Board Membercurrent2024 — presentBuenos Aires Province, Argentina
- SecuritizeInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SecuritizeBoard Member2018 — 2021
- PodsInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- JAIInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- AxenyaInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- SplineInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
- CobliInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- InventaInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Junior Achievement ArgentinaBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- VC3 DAOGenesis Member2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- ArquiveiBoard Member2019 — 2026São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
- RetailAppBoard Member2018 — 2026Miami, Florida, United States
- Puente LabsBoard Member2014 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- KanguInvestor2019 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
- NEXTPERIENCECo-Founder & Board member2009 — 2018Argentina, Chile, Peru
- ProperatiBoard Member2014 — 2018Greater São Paulo Area
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (class 18)2013 — 2015Palo Alto, California, United States
- Fox Networks GroupSenior Advisor2009
- Fox Networks GroupManaging Director & SVP Technology2007 — 2009
- Digital Ventures GroupDirector & Cofounder2003 — 2007
- IncubatiumBoard Member & Co Founder2003 — 2007
- GlobalMind NetworkDeArriba.com Product Manager2002 — 2003
- I-SOLUTIONCo-founder& CEO1998 — 2001
- VIA NetworksSales Manager1997 — 1998
- Inea InternetBusiness Dev. Manager ( ex Century Internet)1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Board Governance1Board OperationEntrepreneurship99Online Marketing99Online Advertising99Digital Marketing99Start-ups99Digital Strategy99SEM99International Expansion44Angel Investing96Venture Capital99
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Online Media ManagementBootstrappingEarly Stage InvestmentM&A experienceAcrylic PaintingMentoringPagmatic Visionary ThinkingVisionary ThinkingFunraisingLatin AmericaLanguages English
From Ariel's professional profile.
Colleagues at NXTP
Agustina Chaar
Accounting and Treasury Analyst at NXTP
Alexander Busse
Managing Partner at NXTP
Bruno Dalaparia
Principal at NXTP
Bruno Dalapria
Partner at NXTP
Darly Bendo
Managing Partner at NXTP
Diego Vargas
Investment Analyst at NXTP
Eduardo Razzetti
Chief Financial Officer at NXTP
Federico Molina
Partner at NXTP
Network9
Ben PouladianScout
Partner at AiSprouts VC
Daniel RecanatiScout
Founder and CEO at Rhodium
Gil CanaaniScout
Managing Director at Hearst Ventures
Pedro ArntScout
Retail Champion at 30N Ventures
Alex Pall
General Partner at Mantis Capital
David Marcus
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Gonzalo Costa
General Partner at NXTP
Max Shapiro
Managing Partner at Cadenza
Thomas Bittar
Investor at Indicator Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ariel Arrieta?
- Ariel Arrieta co-founded one of Latin America's earliest seed funds, transformed it from an accelerator into a ~$100M B2B fund, and is a marketer-first entrepreneur focused on ecosystem building.
- Where does Ariel Arrieta work?
- Ariel Arrieta is General Partner at NXTP.
- What does Ariel Arrieta invest in?
- Ariel Arrieta invests in E-commerce, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Ariel Arrieta write?
- Ariel Arrieta typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- Where did Ariel Arrieta go to school?
- Ariel Arrieta studied at Harvard Business School (OPM 41, Management); Society of Kauffman Fellows (Kauffman Fellows); Singularity University (Exceutive Education).
Same school
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Also attended Society of Kauffman Fellows2
Shared employers
Also worked at Securitize10
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Also worked at Junior Achievement Argentina1
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