The ACVC Summit 2025 was a resounding success!
The annual venture capital meeting in Chile brought together more than 300 people, including entrepreneurial investors and leaders of the regional ecosystem, for a day marked by enriching conversations, quality networking, and an energy that reflects the current state of the venture capital industry in the region today.
The third edition began on Tuesday, the 18th, with a welcome cocktail party at La Barceloneta restaurant, on a night filled with networking, but also relaxed conversations.
The big event on Wednesday, the 19th, featured more than 35 speakers, who delved into the new positive cycle that VC is entering in the region for the period 2026, hand in hand with a market revival and great opportunities.
International speakers included Alberto Echeverri, Partner at Adara Capital; Alejandro Algaze, Partner at Matters Capital; Alvaro Capobianco, Business Area Director at Visma Latin America; Carlos “Kadu” Guillaume, Managing Partner at Confrapar; Catriona Forrester, Managing Director at Sun Mountain Capital; Cristóbal Perdomo, Co-Founder & General Partner at Wollef; Daniela Simons, Senior Investment Analyst at Amador Holdings; David Hove, Latam Partner at Pexus Ventures; Eric Acher, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Monashees; Fabrice Serfati, Managing Director & General Partner at Ignia Partners; Filipe Lopes, Startups & LATAM Coordinator for CUBO Itaú; Júlia Figueiredo, Director of Business Development & Investor Relations at PF Growth; Juliana Etcheverry, Country Growth Director LatAm at Ebanx; Livia Brando, Partner and Venture Capital Director at VOX Capital; Luisa Sucre, General Partner at Sunna Ventures; Luiz Ribeiro, Managing Director & Co-Head Brazil Office at General Atlantic; María Isabel Muñóz, Investor at Mundi Ventures; Marianne Springmühl, Co-Founder at Volcano Summit; and René Lomelí, Partner at 500 Global.
Chilean speakers included Alex Harasic, Senior Investor Manager at Amazon Web Services; Andrés Pesce, Managing Director at Kayyak Ventures; Bernardita Araya, Manager of CMPC Ventures; Daniel Daccarett, Founder of ETM and President of Vendomática; Diego Fernández, Corporate Innovation Manager at nuam; Francisco Saver, CFO of Toku; Gianni Casanova, Managing Director of Landmark Alantra Group; José Miguel Benavente, Executive Vice President of CORFO; Manuel Fernández, Innovation Editor at El Mercurio; Matías Pérez, Founder of Vambe; Nicolás Orellana, Co-Founder and Creator of FlyCrew and El Podcast del Nico Orellana; Paolo Colonnello, Co-Founder & CEO of diio; Sebastián González, Head of Corporate Venturing & Innovation Services at Wayra; Soledad Ovando, General Manager of Credit at BancoEstado; and Teresita Morán, Co-Founder & Country Manager for Chile at BUK.
The panelists highlighted the real impact and scope of AI, shared their strategies and advice for the growth and expansion of startups to other countries, and shared their views on the necessary collaboration between the public and private sectors, among other topics.In addition, the event featured a prominent Brazilian delegation, with representatives from 10 funds and the participation of the unicorn EBANX.
Various startups were able to participate in the One-on-One Sessions, connecting with investors, CVCs, and VC funds in exclusive meetings.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in this event and those who make it possible for the VC ecosystem in Chile to continue growing strongly.
And to our sponsors:
Platinium: BancoEstado
Gold: Amazon Web Services, Carey, Kayyak Ventures, Landmark Alantra, and Sun Mountain Capital.
Silver: Banco Bci, Coopeuch, nuam, and Screen Capital.
See you next year!