Top 5 Hardware Startup Investors in Ecuador in January 2025

Last updated: Jan 2025 A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Hardware startups based in Ecuador. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hardware companies from Ecuador. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Hardware Startup Investors in Ecuador in January 2025

Investor	Hardware Ecuador investments
Eduardo Castro Wright	2
BuenTrip Ventures	2
Salkantay Ventures	1
SVQUAD	1
Inventus Capital Partners	1

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Eduardo Castro-Wright is a private investor. He was the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and president and CEO of Global e-Commerce and Global Sourcing. Prior to this, Eduardo was president and CEO of Walmart U.S., where he led the transformation of stores, improvements in the customer experience, and the development of a strongleadership team. Before joining Walmart, Eduardo was president and CEO of Honeywell Transportation and Power Systems Worldwide and prior to that he was President and CEO of Nabisco Asia-Pacific. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.

Investment focus

Retail, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Mexico, Ecuador

Portfolio highlights

COR — COR is the next-generation solution for creative and professional teams that intelligently suggests how to manage your projects, teams, and finances.
Instaleap LLC — SaaS Platform for retailers to operate their on-demand digital channels efficiently
Home Delivery Service (HDS Global) — We’re on a mission to transform eCommerce – end-to-end – starting with fresh groceries and other home essentials. Powered by the latest in AI and advanced robotics, our patented automated fulfillment system, RoboFS, enables quick, touchless order fulfillment, bringing fresher-than-store goods, direct to your door. Our shopping experience isalso built around each customer’s dietary needs, preferences, and brand favorites. Gone are the days of filtering and scrolling through irrelevant inventory. With HDS, you’ll only ever see products that match your exact criteria. HDS also offers: • Made-to-order meats and prepared foods, customized to your exact specs • Free home delivery with no subscription /delivery / service fees or tips • Tri-temperature-controlled vans, so frozen items arrive fully frozen • Retail-level customer service and easy at-home returns, right at your doorstep • Sustainable delivery totes, eliminating nearly all cardboard and plastic waste

BuenTrip Ventures is a pre-seed VC firm in Quito, Ecuador, that leverages its position as one of the leading ecosystem builders in Latin America to identify, mentor, and invest in software-based startups that are transforming the region’s economy.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Financial Services
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, Ecuador, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Altscore — AltScore offers Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) tools for MSMB lending that provide cutting-edge underwriting, client experience, and smart collections.
Mercately — Mercately is an e-commerce management center with powerful tools to improve the online store and customer service.
Synthera AI — Synthetic Data for Financial Markets using Generative AI

We Invest in the best teams leveraging technology to solve the most pressing challenges in Latin America

Investment focus

Financial Services, Education, EdTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Peru, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Kilimo — Kilimo is a Big Data solution for water management in agriculture.. It features climate monitoring by using satellite and site data to provides prescription for each crop and increase water use efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cordoba, Argentina.
Mercately — Mercately is an e-commerce management center with powerful tools to improve the online store and customer service.
minu — In minu, we are revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. We work with HR areas of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported by FinTech'sleading institutional investors globally, including QED.

SVQUAD is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed
United States, India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Flam — Flam is an AI-powered mixed reality (MR) publishing platform.
Mercately — Mercately is an e-commerce management center with powerful tools to improve the online store and customer service.
Skillfully — Skillful.ly builds AI-powered pre-hire simulations so employers can see past the resume to see applicant skills in action.

Inventus is a US-India venture capital firm managed by successful entrepreneurs and industry specific veterans offering venture capital in India and the US.