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Mauricio Peñaranda

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Founder & Managing Director at Eterna Capital · Founder at Castia

FoundedCastia · YC

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1,534 people in our graph share verified history with Mauricio — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aryo TehranianunlockedMauricio: together at Columbia Business School (2015–2016)
×7Mauricio: together at McKinsey & Company
×2Mauricio: together at Y Combinator
×2Mauricio: together at Columbia Business School

About

Mauricio holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Colombia and completed an MBA at Columbia Business School. He worked as a management consultant and later as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Colombia before joining Clever Leaves, a medical cannabis company that went public on NASDAQ in 2020. He is currently CEO and co-founder of Castia.

Founder at CastiaYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Mauricio went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mauricio can intro founders to Castia's investors below.

Castia's investors · 6

AccionWashington, D.C. · $1M checksLatitud VenturesSanta Rosa · $100K – $5M checksMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkQuona CapitalWashington · $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Castia

NPNicolas Penaranda
Nicolas PenarandaFounder
EREduardo Restrepo
Eduardo RestrepoFounder

Experience

  1. Eterna CapitalFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2025 — presentBogota, Colombia
  2. Castia | YC W22Co-Founder & CEO2021 — 2024Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
  3. Clever LeavesHead Of Business Development2018 — 2021Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
  4. McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engagement Manager2017 — 2018Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
  5. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2016 — 2017Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
  6. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2015Bogota
  7. Advantis Consultoría GerencialAssociate2012 — 2014
  8. Advantis Consultoría GerencialConsultant2009 — 2012
  9. Procter & GambleFinancial Analyst Intern2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Management Consulting11Business Strategy14Business Planning2Strategic Planning4Strategic Consulting1Strategy6Organizational DesignBusiness ModelingBusiness Process ImprovementProject Management4Strategic ThinkingMarket Analysis
+8 moreBusiness DevelopmentAnalysisMarketing StrategyTeam LeadershipBusiness IntelligenceProject PlanningConsultingLeadership

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

From Mauricio's professional profile.

Colleagues at Eterna Capital

Andrea Bonaceto
Partner at Eterna Capital
Asim Ahmad
Investment Partner at Eterna Capital
Matteo Carraro
Head of Investor Relations at Eterna Capital
Mattia Mrvosevic
General Partner at Eterna Capital
Nassim Olive
General Partner at Eterna Capital
Naveed Ihsanullah
Technical Partner at Eterna Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mauricio Peñaranda?
Mauricio holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Colombia and completed an MBA at Columbia Business School. He worked as a management consultant and later as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Colombia before joining Clever Leaves, a medical cannabis company that went public on NASDAQ in 2020. He is currently CEO and co-founder of Castia.
Where does Mauricio Peñaranda work?
Mauricio Peñaranda is Founder of Castia and Founder & Managing Director at Eterna Capital.
What companies did Mauricio Peñaranda found?
Mauricio Peñaranda founded Castia.
Where did Mauricio Peñaranda go to school?
Mauricio Peñaranda studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2022 Batch); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Universidad de Los Andes (Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Engineering).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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McKinsey & Company mafia736

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Columbia Business School mafia193

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Universidad de Los Andes mafia55

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Julián MeloB. Industrial EngineeringFounded Ubits +1Simon BorreroBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)Founded Rappi +1Charlie CorreaBachelor of Science in Industrial EngineeringFounded Luable +1David SusaBachelor's degreeFounded Luable +1Ruben CordobaIngeniero CivilFounded Hoytrabajas +1Gino GuatavitaBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)Founded Kontigo +1

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Cleverleaves mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nicolas PenarandaUK Strategy & Business Development ManagerFounded Castia

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended Columbia Business School1,173

Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Also attended Universidad de Los Andes141

Daniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersJuan Pablo SoulierPartner at Prelude VenturesAlexander Joël-CarbonellInvestor at HV CapitalJulián MeloInvestor at Roble VenturesFelipe MejiaInvestor / Principal at Ardent VentureDaniel Osorio PeñaInvestment Analyst at Orbit Startups

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Shared employers

Also worked at Castia | YC W224

Cristóbal PerdomoCo-Founder and General Partner at Wollef VenturesCristobalInvestor at Wollef VenturesNicolas PenarandaFounder at CastiaEduardo RestrepoFounder at Castia

Also worked at Clever Leaves1

Nicolas PenarandaFounder at Castia

Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo

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Also worked at Advantis Consultoría Gerencial1

Cristina BayonaGlobal Sustainability Manager at 100+ Accelerator / AB InBev