Sebastian Ruales

Sebastian Ruales

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CEO

Bio

Sebastian is Co-Founder and CEO of Bia.Energy, company aiming to empower LatAm with cheap, sustainable and smart energy, through a consumer centric technology platform.

He is founding team member of LatAm´s SuperApp Rappi -YC 16’, Sequoia, SoftBank, DST, T.RowePrice - Where he built from scratch and developed the Monetization model of the company, Business Development and New Businesses.

He additionally served as an independent consultant to several StartUps in the region, advising on product and commercial strategy. He is advisor to 8VC, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Opera Ventures, and VP of MatterScale Ventures. He is also Speaker -Including TEDTalks. Prior to tech and VC, he had marketing and commercial strategy roles in the CPG industry, where he worked for L´Oreal, Quala and Johnson & Johnson.

Sebastian has an MBA from Tulane University and an EP from Singularity University.

Location

Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia, South America

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Primary Organization

Bia Energy

Bia Energy

Founded

2022

Employees

101-250

Industry

Information Technology, Energy, Sustainability

Jobs history

5

MatterScale Ventures

Ventures Partner

2019 - Current

Bia Energy

CEO

2022 - Current

Rappi

Global Head of New Business

2016 - 2021

8VC

EIR

2022 - Current

Opera Ventures

Managing Partner

2021 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Sebastian Ruales is the CEO at Bia Energy, based in South America. With a background in Information Technology, Sebastian Ruales has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Sebastian Ruales studied MBA Business @ Tulane University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Sebastian Ruales has made 10 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Latú Seguros on Aug 25, 2022

Number of investment

10

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

10

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Dec 21, 2021
Sumer Sumer
Pre Seed Round - Sumer
2.1M
Mar 10, 2022
Yuno Yuno
Seed Round - Yuno
10.0M
Apr 07, 2022
Grupo Central Grupo Central
Seed Round - Grupo Central
3.0M
Aug 25, 2022
Latú Seguros Latú Seguros
Seed Round - Latú Seguros
6.7M

Partner investment

0

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Exits

0

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