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Sebastian Ruales

Founder of BIA

Bogotá D.C. Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Sebastian Ruales is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bia, a notable achievement in his career, and he also serves as a Managing Partner at Opera Ventures. He was part of the founding team at Rappi, where he held the position of Global Head of New Business, showcasing his expertise in building and growing sales and monetization globally.

Work Experience 

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BIA

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2022 - Current

    Bia Energy is a pioneering company at the forefront of the energy industry. Bia, seamlessly merges smart metering infrastructure data with energy retailing, offering a customer-centric, data-driven platform that empowers users to take control of their energy consumption and costs. With Bia rapidly becoming the standard in Colombia's energy sector and beyond, transforming the region's energy service landscape.

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Opera Ventures

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2022

    Opera is here to help Latin American tech entrepreneurs build transcendental companies from an early stage. We want to accelerate the creation of value in our region by partnering with passionate founders, thus bringing new and better local opportunities.

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8VC

  • Advisor

    2022

8VC transform the technology infrastructure behind many industries.

8vc.com
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MatterScale Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    2020

    MatterScale invests in early-stage Latin startups with a global mindset, located in the US and LatAm, that apply technology to offer high quality, affordable, and accessible services for the majority.

MatterScale Ventures invests in early stage Latin founders doing things that matter and that scale.

matterscale.com
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HiCue Speakers

  • Speaker

    2022

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Rappi

  • Founding Team & Global Head of New Business

    2019 - 2022

    Working with VC’s, partners and governments to identify, negotiate, and integrate BizDev opportunities for Rappi on our path to become LatAm SuperApp

  • Founding Team & Built and Grew Sales and Monetization Globally

    2016 - 2019

    Built from scratch Rappis’ Revenue and Income model, developed the right value prop for vendors and partners, and worked with most top global and local companies in the region

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L´Oréal

  • Manager of Sales

    2015 - 2016

  • Shopper Marketing Director (Directive Comitee Mass Market Division)

    2014 - 2015

    Consumer products Division Directive Commitee Member.

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Quala S.A.

  • National Sales Manager Casino Groupé

    2013 - 2014

    Awarded "Premio al Mérito" for Best Employee 2013

  • Category & Shopper Marketing Director

    2012 - 2013

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Johnson & Johnson

  • Category Management Manager

    2010 - 2012

Johnson & Johnson is a healthcare provider, expertise in innovative medicine and MedTech for every patient & for everyone.

jnj.com

Education 

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