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Juan Nieto

Founding Partner, APAC & EU atZacua VenturesCalifornia
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Juan Nieto is a Founding Partner at Zacua Ventures, with prior experience as a ConTech investor and consultant. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Technical University of Madrid.

What Juan can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Zacua Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Zacua Ventures.

Career

  1. Techedge Group · Consultant
  2. Altamar CAM Partners · Associate
  3. CEMEX CVC unit · ConTech investor
    2018-
  4. Zacua Ventures · Founding Partner, APAC & EU
    Now

Companies founded

Zacua Ventures

Focus

contechasia pacific investmentBuilt Environment

Education

Technical University of Madrid, BSc in Civil Engineering

Before you pitch

Zacua Ventures does not invest inSpaces completely unrelated to Real Estate / Construction tech

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Vivin HegdeFounding Partner, North America
Anas BatawPartner, Middle East
Jun S HibbardPartner, Japan
Philip SondhuPartner, AUSNZ
Margarita de la PeñaPrincipal, North America & LatAm
Caecilia KemperInvestment Analyst
Pedro GarcíaInvestment Manager

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Who is Juan Nieto?

Juan Nieto is a Founding Partner at Zacua Ventures, with prior experience as a ConTech investor and consultant. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Technical University of Madrid.

How much does Juan Nieto invest?

Juan Nieto invests through Zacua Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Juan Nieto?

A warm intro from a founder Zacua Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Juan Nieto do before Zacua Ventures?

Consultant at Techedge Group; Associate at Altamar CAM Partners; ConTech investor at CEMEX CVC unit.

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