Diego Noriega

Co-Founder & CEO

2023 - Current

SquadS ventures is not just a venture. We envision an alternative model to build and invest in Startups to generate more successful entrepreneurs and empower Latin America through a more robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. What we stand for Impact beyond economics. Businesses impact people's lives, and every endeavor is an opportunity to catalyze positive change. Our success won't be only measured in profits but in the lasting footprints we leave. Bootstrap as a Mindset. We pride ourselves on the grit, creativity, and focus of Latin American entrepreneurs who share an obsession with achieving product-market fit. Bootstrapping transcends financial independence; it is a commitment to creating exceptional products. Embrace SaaS creation. It may not be the sexiest model, but we experienced SaaS potential as a transformative force in Latam that impacts the global market. We are committed to building reliable, scalable, and user-friendly business solutions. Collaborate. Partnerships are the cornerstone of sustainable growth. They amplify our collective impact, nurturing businesses that are not just profitable but also resilient and adaptable. Our Values: Build Trust. The rest is just a consequence. Build Teams. To empower the individual brilliance of each member Build Value. Let's enjoy our challenging journey while executing efficiently. We are SquadS ventures. Join us to redefine success and build our legacy.

Endeavor Entrepreneur

2009

Managing Partner

2021 - 2023

Newtopia VC is a new venture capital in Latin America that presents its first $50 million fund to invest in Latin American talent and to support technology enterprises in the region. Through investment and mentoring, Newtopia VC seeks to help early-stage entrepreneurs grow regionally and /or globally. Newtopia VC has a community of more than 70 top-tier founders as investors, advisors, and partners, who will guide companies in the portfolio so as to achieve their business goals. Marcos Galperin (founder of Mercado Libre); Martín Migoya (Globant); Miguel Santos (Technisys); Facundo Garretón (Blueberries Medical Corp and InvertirOnline); Emiliano Kargieman (Satellogic) and Matías Woloski (Auth0) are among them. Newtopia's 10-week program works with companies to find the right product for the right market, to achieve initial goals and to lay the foundations for further growth. The fund's founders were investing or advising companies on their own, but the new financing will allow them to put together that assistance to help hundreds of startups rather than only a few. The project is led by six key actors within the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. Among them are Patrick Jutard (Co-founder of MURAL, the last Argentine unicorn); Mariano Mayer (Former National Secretary of SMEs and Entrepreneurs in Argentina and founder of Marea Venture Partners); Sacha Spitz (co-founder and partner of Yavu Ventures, and former director of Incubadora of San andrés University); Jorge Aguado (Former National Secretary of Science and Technology and Innovation in Argentina), Juan Pablo Lafosse (Founder and former General Director of ALMUNDO, one of the major OTAs in the region), and Diego Noriega (Co-founder of 23 Startups, ex alaMaula & eBay).

Co-Founder & CEO

2019 - 2021

Torrenegra Accelerate! believes in the long-term advisory empowerment of entrepreneurs. By 2030, our unique acceleration program will train and advise over 1 million entrepreneurs from emerging markets around the world. Through an innovative process, executives and businessfolk with different experiences, backgrounds, and knowledge are working closely with start-up founders (as well as their teams). They meet regularly to grow and scale globally. The entrepreneurs, mentors, and partners of Torrenegra Accelerate! are fully committed to sharing knowledge that will create true value and positively impact society.

Scale-up & Incubator

2007 - 2021

Después de financiar y administrar más de 20 start-ups desde 1999 y ser mentor de 1,000 emprendedores estoy 100% enfocado en COlaborar con emprendedores, pymes y empresas que quieren crecer y escalar en el nuevo contexto. La falta de CANALES de CRECIMIENTO es el problema principal de los emprendedores y los acompaño para identificar esos canales y aplicar experimentos para crecer. Por la demanda es que la función de ADVISOR ACTIVO la complemento con servicios de GROWTH.

Co-founder

2020 - 2021

Nuestro propósito es extender la calidad de la salud mental de los adultos mayores y enlentecer los procesos de deterioro neurocognitivo a través de entrenamientos y terapia afín: Evaluaciones y tratamientos de rehabilitación remotos para patologías neurocognitivas, mediante tecnología para adaptar las sesiones en función de las necesidades de cada paciente, con monitoreo permanente de un profesional especialista de nuestro equipo. Comunicación interprofesional con los médicos tratantes. Evaluaciones neuropsicológicas y conductuales. Tratamiento de rehabilitación personalizado mediante la utilización de tecnologías computarizadas.

Co-founder

2017 - 2021

El gran dolor de los emprendedores es el CRECIMIENTO y para hacerlo se necesita de estrategias y herramientas para potenciar los principales canales de distribución. AMO GROWTH acompaña a emprendedores a crecer sus marcas y las de sus empresas utilizando tecnología y servicios de GROWTH.

Co-Founder

2017 - 2021

PueblosOriginales.com is a cause that that connects entrepreneurs of Native Communities with the world travelers. The activities are given by native entrepreneurs, where travelers are invited to collaborate in their jobs while transmitting years of wisdom, thus achieving a reconnection between whites and natives. A transformational experience in incredibly beautiful places to learn to live in the community and the values that have been transmitted from generation to generation.

(acquired) General Manager LatAm

2011 - 2013

Strategy, Business Plan execution and P&L of eBay Classifieds in LatAm. Build a Top of Mind brand for Classifieds in Argentina. Grew from 0,1% to 67% the brand recognition of alaMaula in Argentina 2012. First business case of Facebook in LatAm.

Founder & CEO

2010 - 2013

Founder and President of SegundoHogar.com. +50,000 units it was the leading Vacation Rental Booking Platform in Latin America.