About
Mario Bustamante is an electronics engineer with over a decade of experience who previously founded an IoT hardware company that achieved a six-figure unit count before its acquisition by a major Latin American retailer. He is now building Instacrops, which applies software and AI to agricultural decision-making and operates across hundreds of farms.
Founder at InstacropsYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Mario went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mario can intro founders to Instacrops's investors below.
Instacrops's investors · 2
Experience
- InstacropsCEOcurrent2015 — presentDelaware, USA
- Poliglota (YC W21)Angel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- SVG Ventures | THRIVEStartup Mentorcurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Start-Up ChileAgTech StartUp Advisor and Board Membercurrent2017 — presentChile
- SVG Ventures + THRIVEThrive VI2020
- BissenCEO & co founder2007 — 2015Santiago, Chile
Skills & more
Mentoría profesional10Estrategia empresarial49Empresas de nueva creación38Liderazgo de equipos31Inglés14Desarrollo de productos13Planificación estratégica23Gestión de productos8Innovación6Team Leadership6Start-ups6Business Strategy5
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TelecomunicacionesMicrosoft ExcelCreación y desarrollo de empresasAdministración y dirección de empresasNegociaciónPlan de negocioEstrategia de mercadotecniaElectronic EngineeringRapid PrototypingM2MWireless NetworkingCreative EntrepreneurshipLanguages Español · Inglés
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mario Bustamante?
- Mario Bustamante is an electronics engineer with over a decade of experience who previously founded an IoT hardware company that achieved a six-figure unit count before its acquisition by a major Latin American retailer. He is now building Instacrops, which applies software and AI to agricultural decision-making and operates across hundreds of farms.
- Where does Mario Bustamante work?
- Mario Bustamante is Founder of Instacrops.
- What companies did Mario Bustamante found?
- Mario Bustamante founded Instacrops.
- Where did Mario Bustamante go to school?
- Mario Bustamante studied at Y Combinator (S21); PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO (Ingeniero Electrónico, Licenciado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Electrónica); Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Licenciatura en ciencias de la Ingeniería Electrónica, Ingeniería electrónica).
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Start-Up Chile mafia10
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Instacrops1
Also worked at Poliglota (YC W21)4
Also worked at SVG Ventures + THRIVE6
Peter EckesOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesJohn HartnettCEO and Founder at SVG Ventures | THRIVEJohn CassidyManaging Director Canada at SVG Ventures | THRIVEMichelle XuSenior Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne Innovation StudioJonathan L. HuaVenture Partner at Scrum VenturesDanny O'BrienManaging Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
