# Andres Barreto

> Andres Barreto is a pre-seed investor at Techstars backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 81 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 81
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 73%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andreshb
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/andresbarreto
- Website: http://andresbarreto.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/andres.barreto

Andres Barreto is a pre-seed investor at Techstars in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Andres Barreto is the Managing Director of Techstars. He previously worked at ENTER.CO as an Investor and Board Member. Andres Barreto attended the University of Florida.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $120k–$6.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $120k–$1M |
| Non-Equity Assistance | $120k–$120k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 15% |
| SaaS | 9 | 11% |
| FinTech | 9 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 10% |

85 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 43 | 53% |
| Seed | 5 | 6% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 5 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Angel | 2 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 27 | 33% |
| Colombia | 6 | 7% |
| Mexico | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TestSprite | AI powered fully automated end-to-end testing solutions to help enterprises launch their products faster. | $6.7M | Seed | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| H+Trace | AI platform for supply chain optimization in healthcare and food and beverage markets. We use sensors, software automation and artificial intelligence for improving decision making and supply chain efficiency. Currently in use in organ transplantation, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical products, and supply chain in general. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jul 11, 2025 |  |
| TestSprite | AI powered fully automated end-to-end testing solutions to help enterprises launch their products faster. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| Buildstash | We're fixing build-to-release management for app and game developers. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Demandly | Demandly helps great brands grow faster by using AI to ensure they have the optimal inventory levels at all times. Take the guess work out of inventory purchases and allocations with SKU-level forecasts generated by AI models tuned for ecommerce and omnichannel retailers. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| VendorConnect | VendorConnect, is an AI-powered platform that helps companies automate document processing and to extract valuable data from documents. Significantly reducing manual workload for global supply chain and logistics operators. VendorConnect offers a unique solution aimed at mid-sized and small freight forwarders as well as 3PLs, which handle over 90%of global shipments yet largely depend on manual processes. Our AI-powered platform extracts relevant data from unstructured sources and integrates it into the legacy systems commonly used in the industry, such as TMS, WMS, and ERPs. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Cosito | Create sensor-based solutions for countless applications thought low-cost sensors and an AI-powered app | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Galilei Learning | Galilei learning is a gaming platform that uses video games to train, learn, and develop employees in the workplace. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| BioReact | Developer of cloud-based AI software designed for bioprocess development and optimization. The company's products are used for parameter optimization and focus on automating tasks and improving efficiency within the bioprocess development field, automatically aligning online and offline data from virtually every bioreactor and offline datasource, enabling scientists to accelerate process optimization and scale-up with the power of AI. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Climatta | Climatta is a user-friendly platform for businesses to simplify ESG compliance. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |

10 of 81 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-metro-retail) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [Techstars Boulder Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-boulder-accelerator) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-space-accelerator) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Techstars

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Techstars provides a global platform for early-stage investment and innovation through programs that support startup growth and corporate collaboration. Its services include accelerator programs, startup education initiatives, venture capital funding, and corporate innovation partnerships.The Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Program offerssupport for startups, while Techstars Startup Programs focus on entrepreneurial education and community building. The Techstars Venture Capital Fund invests in emerging companies, and its Corporate Innovation Partnerships help established brands develop new products and services through collaboration with startups.

5 contacts available at Techstars.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Cleland | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-cleland |
| Artur Hasselbach | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-hasselbach |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |
| Ben Liao | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-liao |
| Bob Moczydlowsky | Managing Director & Founder, Techstars Music | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-moczydlowsky |

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## FAQ

### What does Andres Barreto invest in?

Andres Barreto invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Andres Barreto's check size?

Andres Barreto typically joins rounds of $120k–$6.7M at Seed, $120k–$1M at Pre-Seed and $120k–$120k at Non-Equity Assistance. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Andres Barreto participates in.

### When did Andres Barreto last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andres Barreto closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 81 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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