Hector Jirau
Executive Director @ Parallel18
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hector Jirau is a seed investor at Parallel18 in San Juan focused on Financial Services and Software. I am an investor, operator, and scientist with a track record of turning ideas into scalable, capital-efficient businesses. My work spans venture capital, private equity, and capital markets—bridging deep technical expertise with disciplined capital allocation.As Executive Director of Parallel18, Puerto Rico’s leading global startup accelerator,I’ve built international investment networks, and positioned +300 high-growth companies for scale and exits. I partner with founders and investors to create measurable portfolio value through targeted capital deployment, strategic partnerships, and operational optimization.With a PhD in Biochemistry and an MSc in Financial Engineering, I apply a quantitative and data-driven lens to every investment decision. I’ve built a strong network across government, top-tier venture firms, family offices, and global capital markets.**Specialties:** • Deal sourcing, due diligence, valuation, and exits • Portfolio value-creation and strategic capital allocation • Fundraising, grant acquisition, and investor relations • M&A integration and operational efficiency in roll-ups • Quantitative investing, macro strategy, and risk modeling My mission: identify asymmetric opportunities, deploy capital with discipline, and create outsized returns for investors and stakeholders.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 86%
Last updated:
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Industries Hector Jirau invests in
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Countries Hector Jirau invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 5 (18%)
- Software 3 (11%)
- Analytics 3 (11%)
- Blockchain 3 (11%)
- Information Technology 3 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (36%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (32%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (21%)
- Equity Crowdfunding 2 (7%)
- Grant 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 10 (36%)
- Puerto Rico 6 (21%)
- Chile 2 (7%)
- Colombia 2 (7%)
- United Kingdom 2 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Effortless and genuine brand advocacy. Using AI, we help creators craft better and more engaging content for brands they genuinely like & want to create content with. | $20K / Pre-Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| Heimdal is on a mission to decarbonize the world. Every year the world emits 40 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. Using our process we permanently capture and store carbon dioxide from the sky. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| Toggle Communications empowers brands to stay connected with their customers while staying focused on their business.Turn your audience into advocates with Toggle’s flexible content subscription service. | $20K / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| Roam Stay is bringing communities and managers together and connects community stakeholders. | $20K / Pre-Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| WeavAir provides proactive end-to-end software & hardware solution for air distribution systems that prevent the spread of air contamination and infection while saving energy and reducing operational and maintenance costs. | $20K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| Wallbit is a neobank for global remote workers. | $60K / Grant / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| TopDoerr AI TechnologiesOverview TopDoerr AI Technologies is a human-centered artificial intelligence company, founded in 2022, headquartered in Puerto Rico with a hybrid/remote team model. It develops enterprise-grade, multilingual AI platforms that empower industries and public institutions across Latin America and beyond with predictiveinsights, automation, and decision support tools. Rooted in a belief that AI should augment and respect human decision-making, TopDoerr focuses on solving real-world challenges in sectors like logistics, energy, agriculture, aviation, services, and public governance.Mission & VisionMission: To equip organizations with trustworthy, secure, and impactful AI tools that enhance operations, enable foresight, and support sustainable growth—with people firmly in the center. Vision: To be a leading force in LatAm and globally, demonstrating that AI can be both powerful and humane—delivering innovation without sacrificing human values, transparency, or accountability.roduct & TechnologyPlatform & Modular Architecture TopDoerr uses a modular AI platform with many interchangeable components (“modules”) tailored to different industries. Examples include FuelDoerr (smart fuel management), AeroDoerr (predictive maintenance in aviation), LogisticsDoerr (supply chain/route optimization), EnergyDoerr (renewable energy & grid management), ServiceDoerr, AgriDoerr, etc. CapabilitiesPredictive analytics & forecastingAnomaly detection & “what-if” simulation toolsNatural language interaction & queryingAutomation & decision supportData ingestion from diverse sources (IoT/telemetry, ERP/WMS, geospatial, etc.) TopDoerrSecurity, Reliability & ComplianceBuilt for enterprise environments with high trust requirements. TopDoerrInfrastructure supported by NVIDIA, recognized via NVIDIA Inception program. Certifications & standards (e.g. ISO 27001), secure data handling, high uptime guarantees. | $20K / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| sonGain's main objective is to help musical artists achieve success in their professional careers and reward the fans and investors who believe in them through smart contracts, NFTs, fair distribution of royalties and a fundraising system that consolidates his long-term career, Which makes sonGain the bridge between creators and investingfans.If you want to belong to a community that is looking for changing the current business model of the music industry and the rules of the game, putting them in favor of creators and fans, supported by blockchain technology, guaranteeing transparency and fair payments for royalties, then you are in the right place. | $20K / Pre-Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| My Cloud Menu is a integrated cloud platform which Streamline your operations from kitchen to customer with our all-in-one solution, turning challenges into opportunities for seamless, efficient service | $20K / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| Fincrick is a digital platform focused on personal finance, combining artificial intelligence, psychology, and neuroscience to help users improve their financial well-being. The platform offers gamification features to make financial management more engaging and provides tools for bank reconciliation to keep accounts organized. Fincrick aims totransform users into conscious consumers by fostering better financial habits and decision-making. | $20K / Pre-Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Parallel18
Parallel18 is a top-level, performance-driven international innovation hub focused on providing funding, mentorship, business connections, and investment to underrepresented founders around the globe.
Parallel18 Contacts
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Augusto Suárez Vincenty
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Daliana Colon Arroyo
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Hector Jirau
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Lissa Barreras Cruz
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What does Hector Jirau invest in?
Hector Jirau invests primarily in Financial Services, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Hector Jirau closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 28 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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