Sebastian Buenaventura
InvestorSenior 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
- Tether.ioCountry Managercurrent2025 — present
- Flori VenturesInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLatam | Sub-Saharan Africa
- Flori VenturesVisiting Partner2022 — 2023
- Credit CollectivePartner2023 — 2025
- SimpolCEO, Co-Founder2021 — 2022Colombia
- ShalderCEO, Co-Founder2020 — 2022
- Philip Morris InternationalDigital Marketing Supervisor2017 — 2019Colombia
- SPR GroupDigital Account Manager2016 — 2017Bogotá - Colombia
- SP!RCo-founder and CEO2015 — 2016Brazil
- WorldpackersGrowth analyst2015 — 2016São Paulo, Brazil
- Cifras y ConceptosInternship Trainee2015Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
Skills & more
Market Making5Cryptocurrency Market Making4Equity Capital Markets2Early Stage Ventures1Capital Markets1Debt investment1Structured FinanceFinanceVenture Capital1Impact Investing1Growth HackingBlockchain1
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LeadershipCommunity Relations ManagementStrategic ThinkingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)PersuasionWebflowTechnical WritingNotion Productivity SoftwareRust (Programming Language)SolidityPython (Programming Language)HubSpot Sales HubLanguages 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
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastian Buenaventura?
- 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.
- Where does Sebastian Buenaventura work?
- Sebastian Buenaventura is Senior Associate at Flori Ventures.
- What check size does Sebastian Buenaventura write?
- Sebastian Buenaventura typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- Where did Sebastian Buenaventura go to school?
- Sebastian Buenaventura studied at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Business / Corporate communication); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Political Science, Major in public affairs and crisis managament).
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