# José Fernando Velez

> José Fernando Velez is a seed investor in Bogotá backing Apps and Logistics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Bogotá, Colombia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josevelez1/

José Fernando Velez is a seed investor in Bogotá focused on Apps and Logistics. Vélez studied economics and completed a Masters degree in Computer Science, graduating first in his class. He attended the ECLA programme for Latin American entrepreneurs at the Columbia Business School in New York, with an emphasis on operations and operational excellence. He is one of the founders of Pagosonline – a payments company originallyfrom Colombia, which was later acquired by Naspers and became part of PayU. In 2011, he was selected as an Endeavour Entrepreneur and in 2012 won the MIT’s TR35 Award – a token of recognition for young and innovative entrepreneurs.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TROOP | TROOP has arrived to revolutionize the real estate business in LATAM, simplifying and DEMOCRATIZING this asset class by allowing people to participate in income producing real estate from very low tickets. As the first platform of its kind in Colombia, TROOP seeks to differentiate itself from traditional players by offering a wide range ofopportunities in high quality RE assets with no middlemen involved, through a DIY, simple and intuitive process, under a low-cost commission scheme. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2022 | https://www.troop.com.co/#/ |
| Ozon Mobility | Ozon is a marketplace that offers monthly subscriptions to second-hand micromobility vehicles (bikes, e-bikes, scooters & mopeds) | $4M | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 | https://ozon.mobi/ |
| Foody | Foody provides healthy food to the vast majority of Latin Americans at affordable prices. They provide healthy food to the vast majority of Latin Americans at affordable prices. | $142K | Convertible Note | Feb 08, 2018 | https://foody.com.co |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1984 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1984-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [99 Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/99-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bridge Latam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridge-ba20) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/K50Ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Magma Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magma-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does José Fernando Velez invest in?

José Fernando Velez invests primarily in Apps, Logistics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did José Fernando Velez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for José Fernando Velez closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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