Fernando Rivera
InvestorManaging Partner at BuenTrip Ventures
Ecuador
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Fernando Rivera is Managing Partner at BuenTrip Ventures and Executive-in-Residence at 360 VC. He has 18 years of experience building and managing online platforms for a leading media company focused on exchange traded funds, and has completed multiple exits as a venture capital investor and angel investor. Rivera serves as a mentor and investor to Ecuadorian startups and is involved in ecosystem development activities.
Experience
- BuenTrip VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentQuito, Ecuador
- BuenTrip VenturesCo-founder, mentorcurrent2014 — presentQuito, Ecuador
- 360 Venture CollectiveExecutive-in-Residence / Acting CTOcurrent2026 — presentSt George, Utah, United States
- Shippify IncBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Coolwater CapitalCohort 7 Membercurrent2023 — present
- ETF.comCTO2016 — 2019Quito
- ETF.comCo-founder, CTO2008 — 2016Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- StarNetSysFounder, CEO1999 — 2008Quito, Ecuador
- StarNetSysFounder & CEO1999 — 2007
- Consorcio CAMARENWebmaster1997 — 1999Quito, Ecuador
- Intercom - EcuanexWebmaster1995 — 1997Quito, Ecuador
Education
- Pomona CollegeBA, Philosophy1989 — 1993
- New York UniversityContinuing Education, Java Programming2005
- Academia Cotopaxi1983 — 1989
Skills & more
Online Marketing16Online Advertising14Managing successful teams3Project management1Product Development4Web Development40SCRUM1Digital Media6ETFs7Email Marketing8SEO8Digital Marketing5
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Sales ManagementEditingDigital StrategyProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipManagementSocial MediaAdvertisingAnalyticsLanguages English · Spanish
- VC Unlocked: Silicon Valley — Stanford Online
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Also attended New York University281
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Shared employers
Also worked at Coolwater Capital20
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