# Cristóbal Silva Bengolea

> Cristóbal Silva Bengolea is a seed investor at Fen Ventures backing Electric Vehicle. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fen-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csilvabengolea/

Cristóbal Silva Bengolea is a seed investor at Fen Ventures focused on Electric Vehicle and Information Technology. One of the characteristics we look for in entrepreneurs is willingness to take risks and sacrifice for one’s goals. Cristóbal personifies this attribute, leaving one of the most prestigious law firms in Chile, Bahamondez Alvarez & Zeger, to co-found Origo Ventures and its Chilean joint venture, Fen Ventures. At BAZ, Cristóbal worked under thetutelage of the partners to become of the leading experts in the area of Technology and Venture Capital in Chile, participating directly in a large number of fundings of startups in Chile and abroad, from seed to Series B rounds – participating in regional expansion and some of the first exits of local companies to the U.S. Prior to BAZ, Cristóbal worked as an associate at Carvallo Bizzarri & Garcia, representing family offices and PE funds in their investments, with experience in M&A, foreign financing and refinancing, securities and IPOs. Cristóbal is Professor of the course “Protection and Innovation Funding” at the Universidad Católica in Santiago and is a director and co-founder of Idealis Legal Recruiting as well as a director at Crisis Management Latin America SA. He has a law degree from the Universidad Católica, an LL.M from Northwestern Law School and a Certificate in Management from Kellogg School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forest | Forest is a dockless, shared, and ad-supported e-bike service company. | $23M | Series B | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Kunzapp | Kunzapp, ayuda a las empresas a maximizar su presupuesto, eficiencia y seguridad, eliminando gastos innecesarios, haciendo visibles los “Shadow IT”, y consiguiendo ahorro de miles de dólares al año. | $2M | Seed | Aug 09, 2025 |  |
| Forest | Forest is a dockless, shared, and ad-supported e-bike service company. | $6.2M | Series A | Nov 22, 2023 |  |
| Kunzapp | Kunzapp, ayuda a las empresas a maximizar su presupuesto, eficiencia y seguridad, eliminando gastos innecesarios, haciendo visibles los “Shadow IT”, y consiguiendo ahorro de miles de dólares al año. | $750K | Pre-Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BYMA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tantauco Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daedalus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [güil Mobility Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g%C3%BCil-mobility-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wollef Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaguar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Fen Ventures

VC Fund · Santiago, Chile

Fen Ventures is an early stage VC fund investing in tech-enabled companies that are building a better future for Latam

5 contacts available at Fen Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cristóbal Silva Bengolea | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crist-bal-silva |
| Javier Pedrals | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-pedrals |
| Jose Antonio Jimenez | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-antonio-jimenez |
| Manuel Bengolea | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuel-bengolea |
| Olivia Valdés | Bio Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olivia-vald%C3%A9s |

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## FAQ

### What does Cristóbal Silva Bengolea invest in?

Cristóbal Silva Bengolea invests primarily in Electric Vehicle and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cristóbal Silva Bengolea last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cristóbal Silva Bengolea closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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