Javier Villamizar
InvestorOperating Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund · Operating Partner, Softbank at Connexa Capital · Operational Advisor at Avila · Board Member at Improbable
United States
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About
Executive partner and advisor; Operating Partner at SoftBank's Vision Fund with investments in MasterClass, Payflow and Fair. Formerly President of Global Distribution at Brightstar and Managing Director of Motorola Ventures.
Experience
- The Ryl Company™Investorcurrent2025 — present
- ImprobableBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- The Coconut CultInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Embark VeterinaryBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- RoofstockBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- PicsartBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- SoftBank Investment AdvisersOperating Partnercurrent2018 — presentMiami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Plenty®Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- LoggiBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- GopuffBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- SendcloudBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Kauffman FellowsMentorcurrent2022 — present
- DigitalReefBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- McLaren RacingMember of McLaren Racing Advisory Groupcurrent2020 — present
- EndeavorEndeavor Ambassadorcurrent2019 — present
- Lightshift CapitalInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- SenseiNodeInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- UpstreamInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- beloInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- AsteyaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- MasterClassInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Runway HealthInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- H20 Capital InnovationInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Payflow (YC S21)Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Flowbo.coInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- KnackInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of InnovationMember of the Board of Governorscurrent2020 — presentMiami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- Aprende InstituteAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)Council Member (Telecom, Wireless, Technology, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Financing)current2006 — present
- CreditasBoard Member2022 — 2025
- OWYNInvestor2021 — 2024
- GympassBoard Member2022 — 2023
- ClutterBoard Member2021 — 2023
- Fair.comBoard Member2020 — 2022
- Voike IncAdvisor2016 — 2022
- Greensill CapitalManaging Director - Technology and Telecom2015 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Endless, Inc.Advisor2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Open EnglishInterim CEO2015Miami
- Brightstar Corp.President Global Distribution2013 — 2015Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- IntcomexVP Mobile Division2012 — 2013Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Skills & more
Computer Hardware19Enterprise Software4Cooking18Wine Education7Creative Writing13Telecommunications99Digital Image Processing2Business Development99Logistics40International Business99Mergers7Negotiation99
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Supply ChainMobile CommunicationsCellular CommunicationsWineMergers & AcquisitionsOutsourcingProduct ManagementForecastingWirelessCross-functional Team LeadershipEntrepreneurshipLeadershipLanguages English · Spanish
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Investments
Investor
Subquadratic
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at SoftBank Vision Fund
Aanchal Rohira
Head of Operations at Five35 Ventures
Aaron Wong
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Adam Nicholas Gulley
Director at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Fortmuller
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amanda Sanchez-Barry
Managing Partner, General Counsel at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amit Lubovsky
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Angela Du
Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Javier Villamizar?
- Executive partner and advisor; Operating Partner at SoftBank's Vision Fund with investments in MasterClass, Payflow and Fair. Formerly President of Global Distribution at Brightstar and Managing Director of Motorola Ventures.
- Where does Javier Villamizar work?
- Javier Villamizar is Operating Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund.
- What companies has Javier Villamizar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Subquadratic.
- Where did Javier Villamizar go to school?
- Javier Villamizar studied at University of Miami Business School (MBA, International Business); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (B.S., Electronics Engineering); Colegio Calasanz (High School).
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Also attended Pontificia Universidad Javeriana36
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Also attended Florida International University67
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Coconut Cult3
Also worked at Embark Veterinary5
Also worked at Plenty®10
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows538
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