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Speaker:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
20 y 21 de Abril, 2026
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Founders, inversionistas y visionarios venezolanos se reúnen en Miami para activar la próxima ola de innovación, capital y oportunidades.
Dos días. Un solo punto de encuentro.
Startup Venezuela Summit (SVS) conecta el talento venezolano global con capital y socios estratégicos para generar valor real. Nuestro enfoque: relaciones, colaboración y oportunidades. No es una conferencia más, sino un punto de inflexión.
Por qué ahora
Estamos en un punto de inflexión: un momento de atención y reactivación como pocos en las últimas décadas. Quienes sepan leer el mapa desde ahora y apuesten por construir relaciones tempranas serán quienes mejor aprovechen las oportunidades del nuevo escenario.
No politics.
No hype.
No hype.
Just timing, clarity, and execution.
Semana del Summit Abril 2026
20 Abril:
Venezuela Capital & Venture Day
Solo por Invitación
Capital • Venture • Frontier Investing • Venezuela’s next growth phase
Un encuentro privado, solo por invitación, que reúne a family offices, inversionistas corporativos, VCs y founders para conversar sobre asignación de capital, el rol del venture capital y cómo abordar estrategias de inversión en mercados emergentes. El día incluye un bloque dedicado a los sectores claves que están definiendo el ‘investable re-entry’ de Venezuela.
Evento privado
Solo con invitación
Solo con invitación
El encuentro del lunes 20 de abril es una jornada de acceso exclusivo por invitación. Si desea postular su participación, le invitamos a completar el siguiente formulario de registro:
Solicitar Invitación21 de Abril:
Venezuela: Startup & ScaleUp Nation
Main Summit
Builders worldwide. Community at scale. Venezuela’s next chapter.
El día principal del Summit, abierto al público, reúne a founders, inversionistas y líderes empresariales para aprender de historias reales y frameworks prácticos sobre cómo construir y escalar compañías tecnológicas en el entorno actual. Con el foco puesto en el talento venezolano que está creando empresas de clase mundial en distintos mercados, el programa cubre los temas más relevantes: venture capital y growth, fundraising, go-to-market, product-market-fit, talento y cultura, métricas de escalamiento, AI aplicada, y las tendencias que están redefiniendo la innovación. Un espacio para conectar, inspirarse y entender por qué este “momentum” global es clave para el próximo capítulo de Venezuela.
600+ asistentes
Main Stage + Studio
Speakers de alto calibre
EVENTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS
20 de Abril • Lunes
CUPOS LIMITADOS
Investing in Venezuelans
Epakon Capital • Networking • Founders • Venture Capital
22 de Abril • Miércoles
CUPOS LIMITADOS
Yummy's 6-Year Anniversary
Celebración • Founders • Investors • Comunidad
24 de Abril • Viernes
50 CUPOS
Lo que no ves cuando decides - lapractica
Workshop experiencial • Decisiones • Liderazgo interno • Claridad en momentos clave
Facilita: Roger Laughlin — Cofundador de KavakLa entrada al Startup Venezuela Summit no garantiza el acceso a estos eventos.
El cupo es limitado y el control de asistencia es gestionado directamente por los organizadores de cada actividad.
El cupo es limitado y el control de asistencia es gestionado directamente por los organizadores de cada actividad.
Cómo se vive el Startup Venezuela Summit
La experiencia del Summit
Tracks en simultáneo cargados de contenido e inspiración.
Auditorio Principal
Keynotes y conversaciones con founders, VCs y líderes que están construyendo a escala global.
Salon de Conferencia
Sesiones prácticas: masterclasses, inversionistas, y conversaciones cerradas “high trust” para acelerar conexiones y próximos pasos.
Lo que te llevas:
• Claridad: qué importa y qué no
• Conexiones: quién puede ayudarte de verdad
• Momentum: cómo convertir conversación en acción
• Conexiones: quién puede ayudarte de verdad
• Momentum: cómo convertir conversación en acción
AGENDA
20 de abril:
Venezuela Capital & Venture Day.
Capital
Venezuela Capital & Venture Day.
Capital
Evento privado
Solo con invitación
Solo con invitación
El encuentro del lunes 20 de abril es una jornada de acceso exclusivo por invitación. Si desea postular su participación, le invitamos a completar el siguiente formulario de registro:
Solicitar Invitación09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
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09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
2
Long-Term Capital in Latin America: Opportunity Through Cycles & Volatility
Moderador:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speaker:
Federico Storani, Executive Director Riverwood Capital
09:55 AM - 10:25 AM
3
De-Risking the Re-Entry: What Development Finance Can Unlock (and What It Can’t)
Moderador:
Guillermo Zubillaga, Senior Director, Council of the Americas
Speaker:
Alejandra Botero, Gerente, Inversiones y Desarrollo Financiero, CAF
Barker Keith, General Counsel, Secretary (Senior Vice President) at Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd
Alejandro Grisanti, Founder & CEO at Ecoanalitica
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
4
Designing the Next Venezuelan Economy
Keynote:
Ribbit Capital
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
5
From Watchlist to Action: What Makes Global Players Move into Venezuela
Moderador:
Andres Moreno, Executive Chairman & CEO at Open English
Speakers:
John Price, Managing Director Americas Market Intelligence
Ignacio Vollmer, CEO Mecantil
Fernando Batlle, Head of Global Strategic Advisory / Chairman of Latin America & Caribbean, ANKURA
11:55 AM - 12:35 PM
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Local Capital, Global Standards: How Venezuelan Investors Are Approaching This Cycle
Moderador:
Alfredo Vargas, Founder & CEO Integra Groupe
Speaker:
Armando Baquero, Square One Capital
Daniel Rottenberg, founder, Arqos Capital
Pedro Palma, Managing Partner at Apex Capital
Almuerzo
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
7
Building the On-Ramp: Cashea and the Last Mile of Venezuelan Finance
Moderador:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speaker:
Arnoldo Gabaldon, Co-Founder & CEO Cashea
Ivan Montoya, Founder of Numundo Ventures
James Sagan, Founder of Architect Capital
Maxim Nazarov, Investment Director at Finsight Ventures
02:50 PM - 03:30 PM
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Reconstruction Sectors: What’s Real Now vs. What’s Premature
Moderador:
Mario Rodriguez, Founder and President at NTR Partners LLC
Speakers:
Angel Cardenas, General Manager of Infrastructure for Development, CAF
Pablo Pulido Mendoza, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Nexwell
Ali Moshiri, CEO at Amos Global Energy
03:40 PM - 05:50 PM
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Deep dives Sector Roundtables
Format:
This roundtable series gathers industry experts to catalyze the reconstruction of Venezuela through high-stakes, business-centric dialogue. Across 8sector-specific tables, moderators will drive the conversation by posing disruptive, "must-answer" questions designed to break through conventionalthinking and expose critical industry bottlenecks
1. Energy & Natural Resources (Anchor Sector): Oil, gas, electricity, derivatives
2. Financial Services & Payments (Multiplier Sector). Banks, payments, FX, custody, compliance infrastructure
3. Food, Agriculture & FMCG (Stability Sector)
4. Logistics, Infrastructure, & Industrial Services (Enabler Sector)
5. Telecommunications, AI, Digital Infrastructure (Acceleration Sector)
6. Healthcare & Pharma (Trust + Social License Sector)
7. Education, Talent & Professional Services (Long Game Sector)
8. Hospitality, Real Estate, Retail (Signal Sector)
05:55 PM - 06:15 PM
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Closing Conversation: What is feasible and what are the next steps
Speakers:
Each moderator will briefly share the highlights of the conversations
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
11
Closing remarks
Speakers:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Dos tracks en simultáneo
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09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
1
Opening remarks
Speaker:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
2
Venezuela Startup Nation Map: The Founder Ecosystem in Venezuela & the U.S.
Moderador:
Anabel Perez, Co-founder & Board Memebr, NovoPayment
Speakers:
Pedro Urdaneta, Presidente Venecapital,
Gustavo Grande, Director Venture Ready Programs, FIU
Orlando Osorio, CoFounder @ Meaningful,
Claudia Duran, Managing Director, Endeavor Miami
09:55 AM - 10:25 AM
3
Navigating Latin America’s Venture Capital Ecosystem
Speakers:
Igor Piquet, Head of LATAM, Endeavor Catalyst
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
4
The Uncredentialed Venezuelan Founders
Moderador:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speakers:
Victor Cárdenas, Co-Founder, CEO of Slash,
Santiago Nestares, Co-Founder at DualEntry
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
5
The Once-in-a-Lifetime Bridge: How Diaspora Talent and Investment Can Leapfrog Venezuela's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Moderador:
Juan Pablo López Gross, Senior Specialist IDB Lab
Speakers:
David Licheri, Equilibrium, Cavex
Patrick Dolman, Ex Bicycle Capital
Luisa Arnal, Lawyer Eagle Strategy & Legal Advisor COMETA & NAZCA
Ivan Montoya, Managing Partner Numundo Ventures
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
6
Fintech That Unlocks Venezuela: Remittances, Credit & SME Growth
Moderador:
Victoria Nogueroles, Directora, BNC
Speakers:
Manuel Godoy, Co-Founder Félix Pago,
Arnoldo Gabaldon, Co-Founder Cashea,
Luis Pulgar, Founder Tesote
Almuerzo
02:00 PM - 02:40 PM
7
Una Vision a 100 años
Moderador:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speaker:
Alberto Vollmer, President & CEO, Ron Santa Teresa
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
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Thriving in Chaos: Turning Constraints into Competitive Advantage
Moderador:
Jacobo Taurel, Managing Director, Activest Wealth Management
Speaker:
Juan Sabater, Co-President of Valor
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
9
Yummy: What happens When You Bet Everything on Venezuela
Moderador:
Stephany Abasali
Speaker:
Vicente Zavarce, Founder and CEO, Yummy
04:10 PM - 04:40 PM
10
The Venezuela Founder Edge: Building Category Winners Through Volatility
Moderador:
Esteban Torbar, Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speakers:
Vincent Speranza Director General, Endeavor Mexico,
Eric Dolman, Investor at SoftBank Investment Advisers, Mariano Mayer, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Newtopia VC
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
11
Leading with Purpose: The Playbook for Impact at Scale
Moderador:
Gabriela Pulido, Co-founder Scalto & Remarkly
Speakers:
Lara Bezerra, Chief Purpose Officer, founder; WorkCoherence,
Amanda Vicari, Founder and CEO 123 INBDE,
Alejandro Sanchez, Partner, Evidity Health Capital
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
12
Clarity Is the Moat: The Inner Game of High-Stakes Decisions
Speaker:
Roger Laughlin, Co-Founder Kavak
06:10 PM - 07:00 PM
13
Shark Tank
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
14
Coctel
09:55 AM - 10:25 AM
1
El Venezolano hoy: Qué piensa, qué siente y qué espera del futuro?
Speaker:
Joe Saade, Chairman, Datos Group
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
2
Raise-Ready Clinic: Your Next Round in 90 Days
Moderador:
Federico Gomez Romero, Head of Cathay Latam
Speakers:
Juan Cruz Valdez, General Partner at iThink VC,
Miguel Armaza General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures,
Allan Boruchowicz, Founder and Managing Partner at Carao Ventures
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
3
From Pitch to Partnership: The Founder–Investor Playbook
Moderador:
Jorge Viera, Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Speakers:
Filiberto Castro, Founder Aviva
Eric Perez-Grovas, Co-Founder and General Partner at Wollef
Fabiana Scionti, Investor at Valor Capital Group
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
4
AI GTM in 30 Minutes: 5 Plays You Can Deploy This Week
Moderador:
Juan Jose Pocaterra, Founder @ Wawa & Vikua
Speakers:
Veronica Ruiz, CEO Amarillo,
Christian Struve, Co-Founder and CEO at Fracttal.com,
Almuerzo
02:00 PM - 02:40 PM
5
AI Agents as a Growth Team: From Enterprise Workflows to Real-World Distribution
Moderador:
Benjamin Langer, Partner at Seedstars Capital
Speakers:
Daniel Bernardez, Co-founder & CEO, Crabi
Jayka Tisminezky, Product Manager Blackstone
Alberto Sadde, Co-Founder & CTO, Meaningful
Frank Stanzione, Group CEO, American Foods
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
6
The New Rules of Startup Financing: Debt, CVC & Family Office Capital
Moderador:
Macarena Banus, Head of Strategy & Business Development - BBVA Spark
Speakers:
Nicolas Toro, Silicon Valley Bank
Cristobal Silva, Co-Founder and Partner at Kayyak Ventures,
Diana Espino, Managing Director at SquareOne Capital
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
7
Journey of Leadership
Speaker:
Julio Giraut, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company
04:10 PM - 04:40 PM
8
1 Founder, 10 Agents: AI and the New Era of Entrepreneurship
Moderador:
Cesar Prato, Founder & CEO Eztratego
Speakers:
Carlos Pardo, Director Microsoft - Organzational Skilling,
Tadeo Acosta Rubio, Co-Founder CLAVE,
Jose Loreto Arismendi, Co-Founder Blackforest Supplements
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
9
Venezuela’s Finance 3.0 Builders: The New Rails of Money
Speakers:
Adriana Restrepo, Cofounder Deblock,
Jesus Lander, COO HODL Markets,
Eva Alonso, Ribbit Capital
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EVENTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS
AGENDA
20 de abril:
"Investing in Venezuelans", Networking & conversación por Epakon Capital
Comprar Tickets
"Investing in Venezuelans", Networking & conversación por Epakon Capital
08:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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"Investing in Venezuelans"
Networking por Epakon Capital
Networking por Epakon Capital
Descripción:
Noche íntima de networking, drinks y conversación para cerrar el Día 1 del Startup Venezuela Summit. Drinks por Cocuy La Capilla. Dirigido a inversionistas, family offices y personas interesadas en venture capital y la oportunidad venezolana.
Localización:
Amara at Paraiso, 3101 NE 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Organizador:
Diego Salas, Greg Guggenheim y Vicente Zavarce, Partners de Epakon Capital
08:00 PM
1
"Yummy's 6-Year Anniversary"
Celebración privada de aniversario
Celebración privada de aniversario
Descripción:
De Caracas a Miami. Acceso exclusivo para cerrar el Startup Venezuela Summit con Yummy x La Capilla. Noche privada con founders, inversionistas y amigos cercanos de la compañía. Dress code: cocktail attire. Drinks por Cocuy La Capilla.
Localización:
Miami — ubicación exacta será anunciada próximamente.
Organizador:
Equipo Yummy. Invitación personal, cupo limitado.
AGENDA
24 de abril:
"Lo que no ves cuando decides", Workshop experiencial por lapractica
Comprar Tickets
"Lo que no ves cuando decides", Workshop experiencial por lapractica
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
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Lo que no ves cuando decides - lapractica
Descripción:
Toma de decisiones consciente usando Internal Family Systems (IFS). Dirigido a emprendedores, líderes e inversores.
Localización:
Lugar: The DOCK, 400 NW 26th St, Miami, FL 33127
Facilitadores:
Roger Laughlin, Cofundador de Kavak, Cofundador de lapractica, Board Member Cashea
Tino Gonzalez, Cofundador de lapractica, guía certificado en IFS, equipo de guías de lapractica
Speakers
Adolfo Blasco
Partner at Nazca
Adriana Restrepo
Cofounder Deblock & Former COO Revolut Bank
Alberto C. Vollmer
Chairman & CEO at Ron Santa Teresa
Alberto Sadde
Co-Founder & CTO, Meaningful
Alejandra Botero B.
Gerente, Inversiones y Desarrollo Financiero, CAF
Alejandro Grisanti
Founder & CEO at Ecoanalítica
Alejandro Sanchez
Partner, Evidity Health Capital
Alfredo Vargas
Founder & CEO @ Integra Groupe
Ali moshiri
Chief Executive Officer at Amos Global Energy
Allan Boruchowicz
Founder and Managing Partner at Carao Ventures
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Amanda Vicari
Founder and CEO 123 INBDE
Anabel Perez
Co Founder & Board Member, Novopayment
Andres Moreno
President and CEO Open English
Andres Simon Gonzalez-Silen
CEO & Co-founder Grupo Venemergencia.
Angel Cardenas
Gerente de Infraestructura (CAF)
Armando Baquero
CEO @ Fintonic
Arnoldo Gabaldon
CFO & Co-Founder Cashea
Barker Keith
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd.
Benjamin Langer
Partner @ Seedstars Capital
Carlos Pardo
Director, Organizational Skilling. Microsoft
Cesar Prato
Founder & CEO Eztratego
Christian Struve
Co-Founder and CEO at Fracttal.com
Claudia Duran
Managing Director, Endeavor Miami
Cristobal Silva
Co-Founder and Partner at Kayyak Ventures
Daniel Bernardez
Co-founder & CEO, Crabi
Daniel Rottenberg
Managing Partner, Arqos Capital
David Licheri
Equilibrium, Cavex
Diana Espino
Managing Director at SquareOne Capital
Diego Salas
Managing Partner Epakon Capital
Eric Dolman
Investor at SoftBank Investment Advisers
Eric Perez-Grovas
Co-Founder and General Partner at Wollef
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Esteban Torbar
Director Startup Venezuela Summit / Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
Eva Alonso
Ribbit Capital
Fabiana Scionti
Investor at Valor Capital Group
Federico Gómez Romero
Head of Cathay Latam
Federico Storani
Executive Director Riverwood Capital.
Fernando L Batlle
Head of Global Strategic Advisory, Ankura
Filiberto Castro
Founder Aviva
Frank Stanzione
Global Exports - Food and Beverage (YPO, Consumer Goods Forum)
Guillermo Zubillaga
Senior Director, Council of the Americas
Gustavo Grande
Head of Innovation, PortMiami
Ignacio Vollmer
Chief Executive Officer at Mercantil
Igor Piquet
Head of LATAM, Endeavor Catalyst
Isaac Wakszol
CEO & Partner Activest Wealth Management
Ivan Montoya
Managing Partner Numundo Ventures
Jacobo Taurel
Managing Director, Activest Wealth Management
James Sagan
Founder of Architect Capital
Jayka Tisminezky
Product Manager Blackstone
Jesus Lander
CEO & Co-Founder, HODL Markets
Joe Saade
Chairman, Datos Group
John Price
Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence
Jorge Viera
Managing Partner Rainforest Capital
José Loreto Arismendi Octavio
Founder & CMO at Black Forest Supplements
Juan Cruz Valdez Rojas
General Partner at iThink VC
Juan Jose Pocaterra
Founder @ Wawa & Vikua
Juan Manuel Barrero
CEO & Founder, Lazo
Juan Pablo Lopez Gross
Senior Specialist IDB Lab
Juan Sabater
Co-President of Valor
Julio Giraut
Senior Partner McKinsey & Company
Lara Bezerra
Chief Purpose Officer, founder; WorkCoherence
Luis Pulgar
Co-founder & CEO at Tesote
Luisa Arnal
Legal Counsel & Compliance, Nazca
Macarena Banús
Head of Strategy & Business Development - BBVA Spark
Manuel Godoy
Co-Founder & CEO at Félix
Maria Gabriela Pulido
Co-founder Scalto & Remarkly
Mariano Mayer
Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Newtopia VC
Mario Rodriguez
Founder & President at NTR Partners LLC
Mateo Pugliese Bassi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at PERSEA Ventures
Maxim Nazarov
Investment Director at FinSight Ventures
Miguel Armaza
General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures
Nicolas Toro
Head of LatAm @SVB
Orlando Osorio
CoFounder @ Meaningful
Pablo Pulido Mendoza
Co Founder & Managing Partner at Nexwell
Patrick Dolman
Ex Bicycle Capital
Pedro Palma
Managing Partner at Apex Capital
Pedro Urdaneta
President of Venecápital
Roger Laughlin
Co-Founder Kavak
Santiago Nestares
Co-Founder at DualEntry
Stephany Abasali
Tadeo Acosta Rubio
Co-Founder Clave
Veronica Ruiz del Vizo
Chief Executive Officer, WOS
Vicente Zavarce
Founder and CEO, Yummy
Victor Cardenas
Co-Founder, CEO of Slash
Victoria Nogueroles
Directora, BNC
Vincent Speranza
Director General, Endeavor Mexico
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Conversaciones con mucha intensidad. Una sala. Las personas correctas. El momento adecuado.
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