About
Juan Nieto is a founding partner leading APAC and EU expansion, previously built CEMEX Ventures’ Asia‑Pacific strategy and Shanghai office in 2019, with sustained focus on construction and built‑world technology.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechNew MaterialsPropTechRobotics
Experience
- Zacua VenturesGP & Founding Partnercurrent2022 — present
- IE Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — present
- Gravis RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- CemVisionBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Concrete4ChangeMiembro del Consejo de Administracióncurrent2023 — present
- CURAInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Track3DInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- AlgomaInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- N RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- PathwaysInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- CONXAIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- OutbuildInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- FLEXNODEInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Mercator AIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Raise RoboticsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SitewireInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Construex Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — presentEcuador
- Field MaterialsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ecoworksInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Document CrunchInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
English3Inglés4Microsoft Office29Microsoft Word16Microsoft Excel14BI de SAP2SAP BW2SQL3Python2QlikView2Tableau1Microsoft PowerPoint
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Early Stage InvestmentVenture CapitalInvestingInversionesEmpresas emergentes en la fase inicialStartupBusiness StrategyWork EthicHonestyEntrepreneurshipTeam BuildingLeadershipLanguages Chino · Español · Francés · Inglés
- Data in Construction Part 1: Introduction to Data — Procore Technologies
- Elements of AI — University of Helsinki
- Python — Codecademy
- Camp Monitor Diploma — Comunidad de Madrid
- Big Data and Hadoop Essentials — Udemy
- CS101 Computer Science 101 — Stanford University
From Juan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Zacua Ventures
Anas Bataw
Partner Middle East at Zacua Ventures
Caecilia Kemper
Investment Analyst at Zacua Ventures
Cem Mimaroglou
Scout Partner at Zacua Ventures
Dr. Anas Bataw
Investor at Zacua Ventures
Jun S Hibbard
Partner Japan at Zacua Ventures
Margarita de la Peña
Principal, North America & LatAm at Zacua Ventures
Mauricio Tessi Weiss
Founding Partner, EU & LatAm at Zacua Ventures
Michael Hwang
Investor at ACVC Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Juan Nieto?
- Juan Nieto is a founding partner leading APAC and EU expansion, previously built CEMEX Ventures’ Asia‑Pacific strategy and Shanghai office in 2019, with sustained focus on construction and built‑world technology.
- Where does Juan Nieto work?
- Juan Nieto is Founding Partner, APAC & EU at Zacua Ventures.
- What does Juan Nieto invest in?
- Juan Nieto invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics.
- Where did Juan Nieto go to school?
- Juan Nieto studied at Tongji University (Civil and Territorial Engineering, Ingeniería civil); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Civil and Territorial Engineering on the areas of Structural and Transportation Engineering, Ingeniería civil); The Wharton School (Accounting intensive online course, Contabilidad).
Same school
Also attended Tongji University41
Joshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsFan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalSara TamamesInvestment Analyst at Kibo VenturesAlmudena MéndezAssociate at Ysios CapitalFlorian BreinerOperating Partner, Growth at FoodLabs
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Also attended Universidad Politécnica de Madrid113
Raj ShastriAdvisor at Kaizen Private EquitySamuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME VenturesLourdes Álvarez de ToledoPartner at JME VenturesPablo VenturaInvestor at KfundEmily MeadsPrincipal at QuantonationÁlvaro LozanoInvestment Vice President at Kibo Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School1,995
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended Boston College Carroll School of Management96
Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionAmanda ChanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMario MirandaManaging Partner at GroveStreetAdam BrucePartner, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital PartnersStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCAndrew HongVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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