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Barrilete Ventures
Barrilete Ventures is the first angel venture capital fund in Guatemala, structured as a trust under Banco Industrial. It invests in early-stage startups across Latin America, focusing on fostering innovation and economic growth.
Overview
What Barrilete Ventures does
What Barrilete Ventures is
Barrilete Ventures is the first angel venture capital fund in Guatemala, structured as a trust under Banco Industrial. It invests in early-stage startups across Latin America, focusing on fostering innovation and economic growth.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Micro VC
- Founded
- Founded in 2023
- Approximate age
- About 3 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 1, 2026
Official channels
Find Barrilete Ventures elsewhere
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Capability profile
Barrilete Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
Barrilete Ventures backs very early founders building commercially viable solutions to real regional problems, emphasizing capital plus mentorship and strategic guidance.
Focus narrative
Barrilete Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage startups that promote innovation and economic growth. The fund offers early-stage financing, including a scouting ticket of $5,000 for startups emerging from university partnerships, and institutional tickets of $25,000 for initial funding and $50,000 for follow-up funding upon reaching certain milestones.
Value beyond capital
Barrilete Ventures provides not only capital but also mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to networks, helping founders with strategy, fundraising, governance, and regional/international connections.
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include Pulster AI, along with various university-alliance startups that receive scouting tickets and potential institutional funding.
Common questions
What to know about Barrilete Ventures
Upseed classifies Barrilete Ventures under the Micro VC organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
Known limits
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