# Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Ecuador in August 2026

## Eduardo Castro Wright
- Type: Angel
- Location: Incline Village, Nevada, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Software

Eduardo Castro-Wright is a private investor. He was the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and president and CEO of Global e-Commerce and Global Sourcing. Prior to this, Eduardo was president and CEO of Walmart U.S., where he led the transformation of stores, improvements in the customer experience, and the development of a strongleadership team. Before joining Walmart, Eduardo was president and CEO of Honeywell Transportation and Power Systems Worldwide and prior to that he was President and CEO of Nabisco Asia-Pacific. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.

## BuenTrip Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

BuenTrip Ventures is a pre-seed VC firm in Quito, Ecuador, that leverages its position as one of the leading ecosystem builders in Latin America to identify, mentor, and invest in software-based startups that are transforming the region’s economy.

## Ground Up Investing LLC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Manufacturing, Retail, Snack Food

Social Impact Fund owned and operated by Corus International

## Holding Los Alpes
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Consumer, Local Business

Angel Investor

## Telefunken
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Retail, Big Data

Telefunken is a radio and television equipment company that specializes in the development of wireless information transmission technology.

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