Sebastián Spena, Featured Speaker at VC & Startups Summit Paraguay 2024

Inspiring days in Paraguay, witnessing the strength with which the entrepreneurial and investor ecosystem continues to grow and consolidate in the country.

Congratulations to Jazmín Gustale Gill, Luciano B., the team at the Asociación Paraguaya de Venture Capital (PARCAPY), and all the people behind the organization of the Paraguay VC & Startup Summit! Thank you very much for inviting us to participate in this great event, a new space for exchange, networking, and meeting to explore the potential of innovation, the future of startups, and venture capital in Paraguay and Latin America.

We had the opportunity to share enriching talks and experiences with colleagues and friends from the regional ecosystem. In the reverse pitch at Cibersons, moderated by Gabriela Cibils Bernardes, we met with other funds: Mariano Mayer from Newtopia VC, Joaquín Abal from DILA Capital, Clorinda Mántaras from Sancor Seguros Ventures, Tomas Denecken from 30N Ventures, Juan Massot from CITES, Ignacio Plaza from Draper Cygnus, Viviana Coloma from SOLYDES Aceleradora, Corina Marion from Babasú Ventures, Jazmín Gustale Gill from iThink VC.

We also thank and congratulate LAN Accelerator for its launch, Gonzalo Martinez Schacht Mateus Gracietti Isaac Gutierrez Brugada.

We highlight the participation of Sebastián Spena in the panel “The Future of Financial Services,” which he shared with other prominent speakers: Rodolfo Ricci, Director of Innovation and Digital Disruption at Itaú Paraguay; Gustavo Añez Castedo, Founder & CEO of Koban; Sebastian Romero, Founder & CEO of BucksApp; Maia Brenner, Founder & CEO of Flipzen; Joaquín Abal, Principal at DILA Capital.

This first edition of the VC & Startup Summit Paraguay proved to be a valuable space to connect and generate enriching debates, marking the roadmap for the innovation and investment ecosystem in Paraguay, and from Paraguay to Latam.