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Luis Mario Garcia

Founder

Founder & CEO at Seals AI · Founder & CEO at Orchata

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOrchata · YCSeals AI · YC

About

Luis Mario Garcia is a founder who previously built a grocery delivery startup that achieved $6.3M in revenue and 30K customers. He designed the software infrastructure and held operational roles in customer acquisition, warehouse management, and product development.

Founder & CEO at Seals AIYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Luis went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Seals AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Luis can intro founders to Seals AI's investors below.

Seals AI's investors · 4

Neer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksNewtopia VCBuenos Aires · $100K – $1M checksNuMundo VenturesSilicon ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Seals AI

HGHeber Garza
Heber GarzaFounder
JGJavier Gonzalez
Javier GonzalezFounder
FHFernando Huerta
Fernando HuertaFounder

Founder & CEO at OrchataYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Luis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Luis can intro founders to Orchata's investors below.

Orchata's investors · 3

Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksKube VCY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Orchata

JGJavier Gonzalez
Javier GonzalezFounder

Experience

  1. Seals AICofounder & CEO (YC S24)current2024 — presentСан-Франциско, CA
  2. OrchataCofounder & CEO (YC W20)2019 — 2024
  3. MystroFounding Team Product (YC S17)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Spider Fleet ® - IoT Fleet ManagementFounding Team Growth2016 — 2018Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
  5. 500 StartupsBatch 7 Founding Team2017Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
  6. College Failed StartupsFounder of College Failed Startups2014 — 2017Monterrey Area, Mexico
  7. Startup Studio MonterreyInvestment Analyst2015 — 2016Monterrey Area, Mexico

Skills & more

Design Thinking1Leadership1Team LeadershipPython (Programming Language)3SQLTableauRGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AdwordsMixpanelSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Amplitude
+12 moreSaasSoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)Innovation ManagementProduct InnovationBusiness Process ImprovementEntrepreneurshipTechnological InnovationBusiness DevelopmentCustomer AcquisitionGrowth HackingFundraising

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luis Mario Garcia?
Luis Mario Garcia is a founder who previously built a grocery delivery startup that achieved $6.3M in revenue and 30K customers. He designed the software infrastructure and held operational roles in customer acquisition, warehouse management, and product development.
Where does Luis Mario Garcia work?
Luis Mario Garcia is Founder & CEO of Orchata and Founder & CEO at Seals AI.
What companies did Luis Mario Garcia found?
Luis Mario Garcia founded Orchata, Seals AI.
Where did Luis Mario Garcia go to school?
Luis Mario Garcia studied at Y Combinator (Y Combinator S24); Y Combinator (Y Combinator W20); Stanford University (Information Technology).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Seals AI2

Javier GonzalezFounder at OrchataHeber GarzaFounder at Seals AI

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