Organization · Trade Organization
URUCAP
URUCAP is a nonprofit organization based in Uruguay that focuses on developing the private equity, venture capital, and seed investment industries. It aims to create opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs to positively impact the economy and employment.
Overview
What URUCAP does
What URUCAP is
URUCAP is a nonprofit organization based in Uruguay that focuses on developing the private equity, venture capital, and seed investment industries. It aims to create opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs to positively impact the economy and employment.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community 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
- Trade Organization
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find URUCAP elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
URUCAP as a community
Community overview
Urucap, officially known as Asociación Uruguaya de Capital Privado, is an organization based in Uruguay focused on the development of private capital. It aims to integrate and develop the private equity, venture capital, and seed investment industries, creating opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs to generate a positive impact.
Community focus
Urucap invests in and supports the private equity, venture capital, and seed investment sectors. The organization seeks to foster growth within the investment ecosystem in Uruguay.
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Investors · Founders
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Latin America
Community activity
Notable members
Beatriz Ponce de Leon - Partner & CFO at GLOCAL LATAM Florencia Pucciano - Coordinator of Entrepreneurship - CIE / ORT Antonio Peña - Managing Partner at Overboost
Common questions
What to know about URUCAP
Upseed classifies URUCAP under the Trade Organization organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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