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Sebastian Ruales

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Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Opera Ventures · Advisor at 8VC · Venture Partner at MatterScale Ventures · Founder at Bia

Bogota, Colombia

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $550K

FoundedBia

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Global Head for New Business at Rappi.

Founder at Bia

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Bia's investors · 11

BBVA SPARKsince 2023IDB LabWashington, D.C. · since 2023Innovate UKLondon · since 2020Kaszek VenturesMontevideo · since 2023Marathon Venturessince 2023NazcaMexico City · since 2023Norte VenturesSao Paulo-Sp · since 2023Opera VenturesMexico City · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023QUBISBelfast · $12.7K – $127K checks · since 2020RA CapitalBoston · since 2023Sunna VenturesSantiago · since 2023

Experience

  1. BIACEO & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentLatAm
  2. Opera VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentAmericas
  3. 8VCAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  4. MatterScale VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. HiCue SpeakersSpeakercurrent2022 — present
  6. RappiFounding Team & Global Head of New Business2019 — 2022LatAm
  7. RappiFounding Team & Built and Grew Sales and Monetization Globally2016 — 2019LatAm
  8. L´OréalManager of Sales2015 — 2016Colombia
  9. L´OréalShopper Marketing Director (Directive Comitee Mass Market Division)2014 — 2015Colombia
  10. Quala S.A.National Sales Manager Casino Groupé2013 — 2014Colombia
  11. Quala S.A.Category & Shopper Marketing Director2012 — 2013Bogotá
  12. Johnson & JohnsonCategory Management Manager2010 — 2012Cali, Colombia

Skills & more

Trade Marketing3English4

Languages Inglés

  • Kaszek Innovation and Leadership Program — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • Kaszek Innovation and Leadership Program — Stanford University Graduate School of Business

From Sebastian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Opera Ventures

Diego Alonso
Managing Partner at Opera Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sebastian Ruales?
Global Head for New Business at Rappi.
Where does Sebastian Ruales work?
Sebastian Ruales is Founder of Bia and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Opera Ventures.
What check size does Sebastian Ruales write?
Sebastian Ruales typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What companies did Sebastian Ruales found?
Sebastian Ruales founded Bia.
Where did Sebastian Ruales go to school?
Sebastian Ruales studied at Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), General Management); Universidad Icesi (Global MBA, Administración y gestión de empresas, general).

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Also worked at Quala S.A.1

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