# Alejandro Furman

> Alejandro Furman is a startup investor at Aurus. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aurus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aurus)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Alejandro Furman is a startup investor at Aurus. Mr. Furman is a founding partner of Aurus Gestión de Inversiones. Mr. Furman was also president and controlling stockholder of Banco Internacional, an institution dedicated to SME financing in Chile. In 2007, Banco Internacional was acquired by a respected group of Chilean businessmen.Mr. Furman was the founder and board member of Salmones yAlimentos Mainstream S.A., one of the pioneers in the Salmon Farming Industry in Chile. The Company went public in 1993, and eventually the family's control was sold to Cultor, a Finnish group, in 1995.Previously, he was also an executive vice president of Compañía Productora Nacional de Aceites (Coprona S.A.), a major local producer of edible oils and margarine. Coprona –controlled by the Furman family- was sold to Unilever in 1989.Alejandro Furman holds an MBA from University of California (UCLA), and a Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Minnesota.

## About Aurus

VC Fund · Lo Barnechea, Chile

Aurus is a Chilean investment firm that manages funds in the venture capital, real estate, and capital markets.We are pioneers in Latin America’s Venture Capital industry, dedicated to developing the ecosystem and investing in the region’s most impressive talent, and scalable technologies. We believe that Chile is the best platform in which toinvest in our region because of its investment friendly policies, commitment to innovation, and industry leadership.As local investors, we realize where the biggest transformations are occurring. We add value to our portfolio companies through experience, insights, best practices, and network. Our investment decisions are aided by the advice of outstanding advisory committees for each of the funds. All of them are also LPs in the fund and a valuable resource to Aurus and our investees, both in evaluating a prospective investment and later adding value to them through our mentoring program.

5 contacts available at Aurus.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alejandro Furman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-furman |
| Bernardita Araya | Senior Asociate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernardita-araya |
| Cesar Munoz | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cesar-munoz |
| Raquel Maetschl | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raquel-maetschl |
| Sergio Furman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sergio-furman |

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