Sebastian Ruales
InvestorFounderCo-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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About
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
- BIACEO & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentLatAm
- Opera VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentAmericas
- 8VCAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- MatterScale VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- HiCue SpeakersSpeakercurrent2022 — present
- RappiFounding Team & Global Head of New Business2019 — 2022LatAm
- RappiFounding Team & Built and Grew Sales and Monetization Globally2016 — 2019LatAm
- L´OréalManager of Sales2015 — 2016Colombia
- L´OréalShopper Marketing Director (Directive Comitee Mass Market Division)2014 — 2015Colombia
- Quala S.A.National Sales Manager Casino Groupé2013 — 2014Colombia
- Quala S.A.Category & Shopper Marketing Director2012 — 2013Bogotá
- 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
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Colleagues 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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Universidad Icesi mafia7
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Shared employers
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