Velum Ventures
VC Fund
Medellín, Colombia
Velum Ventures is a VC fund in Medellín focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. Velum Ventures invests in seed and early stage information-based businesses in Colombia and Latam.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Velum Ventures invests in
Stages Velum Ventures invests in
Countries Velum Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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2 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $800k–$2.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (50%)
- SaaS 1 (25%)
- Fashion 1 (25%)
- FinTech 1 (25%)
- Grocery 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (75%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (25%)
Country
- Colombia 3 (75%)
- Brazil 1 (25%)
Team
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Esteban Velasco
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Esteban Mancuso
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Gina Paola Valderrama
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
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Sempli is building the leading all-in-one finance digital bank for small businesses in Colombia. | $9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 18, 2022 | |
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Merqueo specializes in delivering groceries and home essentials using its own dark-store infrastructure. Merqueo users can order from a selection of 2,000 to 10,000 products, which include fresh fruits and vegetables, imported products, liquor, household items, personal care, and packaged goods.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquarteredin Bogotá, Colombia. | $2M / Seed / Nov 01, 2016 | |
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Companies make decisions regarding employee promotion, compensation and retention without quantifiable data as to skill sets, performance or productivity. Frequently this results in employee dissatisfaction and low morale and eventually loss of talent. Acsendo provides a SaaS based solution that categorizes employee roles, responsibilities, KPIsand competencies enabling employers to enhance and automate the employee review and evaluation process. The result is an open and metrics driven environment that improves employee satisfaction and retention rates while enabling employers to optimize employee talents to business needs. | $800K / Seed / Nov 01, 2016 | |
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FormaFina is an online marketplace for US-based premium design and home decor brands to expand internationally. Access to new markets with strong demand with partner who will take care of exportation and local sales and fulfillment. Willing to give exclusivity and discounts on wholesale prices. Discovery of aspirational, premium, and innovativedesign products that cannot be found in the local market. Willing to pay a premium.FormaFina was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $2.2M / Seed / Jun 04, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Velum Ventures invest in?
Velum Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Velum Ventures's check size?
Velum Ventures typically joins rounds of $800k–$2.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Velum Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Velum Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Velum Ventures?
The team at Velum Ventures includes Esteban Velasco (Managing Partner), Esteban Mancuso (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Gina Paola Valderrama (Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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