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Sebastian Buenaventura

Investor

Senior Associate at Flori Ventures

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $300K

About

Sebastian Buenaventura is Country Manager at Tether.io, where he manages strategic partnerships and ecosystem growth initiatives across Latin America and global markets. Previously, he worked in venture capital and on-chain credit, and co-founded Simpol, an early stablecoin wallet in Colombia, and Shalder, a talent marketplace connecting Latin American professionals with international opportunities.

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Experience

  1. Tether.ioCountry Managercurrent2025 — present
  2. Flori VenturesInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLatam | Sub-Saharan Africa
  3. Flori VenturesVisiting Partner2022 — 2023
  4. Credit CollectivePartner2023 — 2025
  5. SimpolCEO, Co-Founder2021 — 2022Colombia
  6. ShalderCEO, Co-Founder2020 — 2022
  7. Philip Morris InternationalDigital Marketing Supervisor2017 — 2019Colombia
  8. SPR GroupDigital Account Manager2016 — 2017Bogotá - Colombia
  9. SP!RCo-founder and CEO2015 — 2016Brazil
  10. WorldpackersGrowth analyst2015 — 2016São Paulo, Brazil
  11. Cifras y ConceptosInternship Trainee2015Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Education

  1. Pontificia Universidad JaverianaBusiness / Corporate communication2013 — 2016
  2. Pontificia Universidad JaverianaPolitical Science, Major in public affairs and crisis managament2011 — 2016

Skills & more

Market Making5Cryptocurrency Market Making4Equity Capital Markets2Early Stage Ventures1Capital Markets1Debt investment1Structured FinanceFinanceVenture Capital1Impact Investing1Growth HackingBlockchain1
+12 moreLeadershipCommunity Relations ManagementStrategic ThinkingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)PersuasionWebflowTechnical WritingNotion Productivity SoftwareRust (Programming Language)SolidityPython (Programming Language)HubSpot Sales Hub

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Fellowship LF7 — Latitud
  • Team Leader - Acceleration program 2021 — Parallel18
  • Young Founders Programme — Westerwelle Foundation
  • Startup Acceleration program — Founder Institute
  • Platzi Demoday 2021 & 2022 — Platzi
  • Startup Team Leader - Ignite program, 1st batch — Start-Up Chile

From Sebastian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Pontificia Universidad Javeriana14

Rossana PalaciosPrincipal at Mighty CapitalMarta Forero SepúlvedaUBITS at Roble VenturesIngrid CatonProgram Manager at GENERAL INCEPTIONJavier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaClara RoaSV2 Board Chair at Silicon ValleyMaria Camila AlbornozGLOBAL MARKETING PROGRAMS MANAGER at Seedstars

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Shared employers

Also worked at Flori Ventures6

Pepe AgellPartner at Pear VCMaria AlegreManaging Partner at Flori VenturesTomer BariachGeneral Partner at Flori VenturesRyan NesbittGeneral Partner at Flori VenturesMaria AlegresManaging Partner at Flori VenturesRoni GurPartner at Flori Ventures

Also worked at Philip Morris International16

Alexander StoeckelManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersBill CampbellAdvisor at Katalyst VenturesMaheen NadeemInvestment Associate at Reflect VenturesHerman KorsgaardPartner at AltorMurat YeşildereAdvisory Board at Arya VenturesEmmanuel FloretCFO at Impact Expansion Management Sarl

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Also worked at Worldpackers1

Thomas BittarInvestor at Indicator Capital

Colleagues at Flori Ventures

Barb Izzo
Advisor at Flori Ventures
Marek Olszewski
Advisor at Flori Ventures
Maria Alegre
Managing Partner at Flori Ventures
Maria Alegres
Managing Partner at Flori Ventures
Rene Reinsberg
Advisor at Flori Ventures
Roni Gur
Partner at Flori Ventures
Ryan Nesbitt
General Partner at Flori Ventures
Sep Kamvar
Advisor at Flori Ventures