Building a Portfolio of 20 B2BSaaS
Latam Entrepreneurs are failing in a broken Ecosystem
1 OUT OF 1000 COMPANIES SURVIVE DEATH VALLEY IN LATAM. FAILURE IS THE RULE
ENTREPRENEURS ARE MORE FOCUS IN BUILDING UNICORNS AND FUNDRAISING FROM VCs THAN BUILDING A REAL BUSINESS
VCS ARE INVESTING -50% THAN ´22 BUT VALUATIONS ARE STILL HIGH (ONLY -10% IN SEED VS -44% IN SERIES B AND ON)
2X FOUNDERS ARE THE ONLY ONES GETTING SOME INVESTMENT. NOT HAPPENING WITH 1X FOUNDERS?
LACK OF GROWTH & BOOTSTRAPPING MINDSET IN LATAM STARTUPS
STILL HARD FOR VCS TO INVEST BECAUSE VALUATIONS ARE TOO HIGH
Seed Stage
We need to innovate and flip the Seed Stage Playbook
- Build companies from Idea and reasonable valuations. Maximize ownership & flexibility from day 1.
- PMF and robust Business & Financial Models that increases return and de-risks the investment
- Save equity for later Series A: If the Startup Spins-off, we have equity to get a healthy CapTable, Successful fundraising and give % to Professional CEO & C-level who are ready for Growth
- Series A Fundraising: V. Debt, FO, Strategic & CVCs US VCs might join if see return/risk opportunity
- Latam is too risky and it's not going to change. Derisking comes from innovating the Seed Playbook
SquadS Ventures
Why Invest in SquadS Ventures?
SquadS Ventures is redefining startup investment in Latin America by offering a unique asset class: a portfolio of 20 B2B SaaS startups, all operating under the same business model. This approach unlocks significant synergies, shared learnings, and scalable growth, creating a robust foundation for consistent success.
Our Value Proposition for Investors
- Diversified Asset Class: SquadS Ventures operates as a portfolio of startups, reducing risk compared to direct startup investments and delivering a faster timeline to returns than traditional Venture Capital (VC) funds.
- Early Exits Model: Prioritizing early exits, we aim to maximize the chances of capital recovery within 4 years and deliver 4X returns within 10 years. Returns are distributed progressively based on the 100% distribution of exit proceeds.
- Lower Investment Risk: The standardized business model and shared playbook across all startups significantly reduce risk and enable healthier growth trajectories.
- Healthy Startups from Year 1: Startups are designed to prioritize financial sustainability, achieving profitability and stability early on.
- High-Performance Teams by Design: A strategic mix of energetic young entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals fosters a culture of collaboration and mentorship. Senior entrepreneurs actively coach and guide younger founders, reducing failure rates and ensuring operational excellence.
- Founders’ Well-Being: SquadS prioritizes founder happiness and mental health, creating a support system where founders thrive. In just three years, founders evolve into seasoned entrepreneurs, ready to tackle larger challenges.
Strategic Innovation with Scalability
Unified Business Model
All startups operate under a consistent B2B SaaS model, enabling shared insights, faster scaling, and cross-portfolio collaboration.
Ecosystem Synergies
SquadS transforms corporate and SME pain points into scalable solutions, creating solutions with acquisition potential by larger enterprises.
Mission to Succeed, Not Fail
Unlike many ecosystems where startups face high failure rates, SquadS is designed to promote sustained success.
What Makes SquadS Stand Out?
- Early and Progressive Returns: Compared to traditional VC funds, SquadS offers faster capital recovery and a clear path to returns.
- Risk Mitigation: Through a portfolio approach, shared learnings, and hands-on coaching, SquadS significantly reduces the risk of failure.
- Scalable Innovation: Startups are positioned for both internal growth and acquisition by large corporations seeking innovation.
Our Vision for 2025
- 5x Revenue Growth: Scaling from $105K to $525K by leveraging partnerships with investors, NGOs, clients, and new alliances.
- Product-Driven Companies: Transitioning startups to an 80% product and 20% consulting model for maximum scalability.
- Strategic Startup Creation: Launching startups aligned with key ICPs in Growth, HR, Mental Health, and E-commerce/Logistics.
Join Us
Are you ready to invest in success?
SquadS Ventures offers a unique opportunity to invest in a proven system that promotes success, scalability, and sustainability. Together, we’re building startups that thrive while transforming Latin America’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Investors testimonials
What our investors say
- Proven Methodology: Strong focus on metrics, OKRs, and consistent reporting with exceptional depth and transparency.
- Higher Success Probability: The model reduces risks compared to direct startup investments, increasing the chances of strong returns.
- Diversification and Learning: Exposure to multiple industries and innovative SaaS solutions addressing real market problems.
- Team Excellence: Multidisciplinary, intergenerational, high-performance teams prepared for different startup growth phases.
- Market Validation: Four portfolio companies with validated theses and strong traction.
- Strategic Innovation: Transforming corporate challenges into scalable startups that meet real-world needs.
- Revenue-Driven Approach: Building profitable companies to minimize reliance on external fundraising.
- LatAm Expertise: Addressing the challenge of capital scarcity in the region with sustainable and scalable solutions
- Acquisition Potential: Startups positioned for partnerships or acquisition by large corporations seeking innovation.
- Ecosystem Impact: Contributing to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Latin America.
- Exciting Journey: A rewarding and enriching experience, both professionally and personally.
Seed Stage
Great “Timing” for Company Building
- The Venture Building Movement is accelerating globally
- Company Builders grew +2X in last 5 years (400 to 900)
- Still 6% of active VCs (14,000)
- Venture Builders are becoming a Norm
- Lot´s of successful Venture Builders (Hexa 40 B2B startups, $5B Valuation Portfolio)
- ”Venture Builder” title is becoming highly popular in Linkedin
- Corporate Venture Building on the Rise
Great “Timing” for Company Building
SPEED
By leveraging proven and repeatable frameworks for generating and validating ideas, creating an MVP and GTM, the process becomes faster. This allows founders to double down on execution.
RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDIO TEAM ARE CHEAPER THAN OUTSOURCING
Startups often don’t require a host of full-time specialists. Although tasks such as marketing, design, or development can be outsourced, agency experts can cost up to 3 times more. Venture studios & Company Builders offer startups their own in-house agency without the hefty price tag.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND DATA SHARING
Launching a 6th startup in B2B SaaS is much simpler than the first. Numerous playbooks have been created, challenges pinpointed, extensive networks of partners and clients compiled, and metrics evaluated. This wealth of data can be shared among studio startups, expediting their development.
EFFICIENCIES TO REDUCED RISK DURING THE EARLY STAGES
Studios score and test hundreds of ideas, discarding what’s unnecessary and focusing on the most promising ones. Founders in non-studio startups often struggle to change ideas or pivot due to their deep emotional connection to the original idea.
SquadS Playbook: High value proposition to Stakeholders through Partnerships
Inversores
Las empresas de éxito atraen a inversores estratégicos, lo que aumenta la rentabilidad y reduce el riesgo.
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Preguntas frecuentes
¿Qué es una inversión ángel?
Una inversión ángel es una forma de financiamiento en la que una persona —no una institución— invierte su propio capital en etapas tempranas de una startup, a cambio de una participación accionaria. El objetivo es acompañar el crecimiento del negocio y obtener un retorno cuando esa empresa se valorice o logre un exit (venta, fusión, IPO).
Los ángeles inversionistas suelen entrar cuando la startup está en fase de validación o prototipo, muchas veces antes de que haya ingresos reales. Además del dinero, suelen aportar redes de contacto, experiencia, mentoring y apoyo estratégico.
Son clave para el ecosistema porque cubren el gap entre el “family & friends” y las primeras rondas institucionales (pre-seed o seed). Invierten más por confianza en el equipo y la visión, que por datos financieros robustos.
¿Qué busca un ángel inversionista en una startup?
Aunque cada inversor tiene su estilo, hay algunos elementos que casi todos consideran al tomar una decisión:
Equipo fundador: la calidad, energía y capacidad de ejecución del equipo es el factor más importante. Buscan founders que sepan adaptarse, construir y aprender rápido.
Problema real y de alto impacto: startups que resuelvan dolores profundos o necesidades emergentes en mercados grandes.
Potencial de escalabilidad: el modelo debe tener capacidad de crecer rápido y sin multiplicar los costos.
Etapa temprana con señales de tracción: puede no haber ingresos, pero sí validación de mercado, pilotos, usuarios activos o interés comprobado.
Oportunidad de retorno significativo: dado que el riesgo es alto, el potencial de ganancia también debe serlo.
Además, muchos ángeles invierten porque disfrutan ser parte del viaje emprendedor, no solo por retorno económico. Buscan generar impacto y construir relaciones.
¿Cuál es el retorno esperado en una inversión ángel?
Una inversión ángel se mueve en el terreno de alto riesgo, alto potencial de retorno. Por eso, los inversores suelen buscar un retorno de al menos 5x a 10x su inversión en un horizonte de 5 a 10 años.
Esto no significa que esperen que todas las startups den ese resultado. De hecho, la mayoría de los ángeles sabe que:
Algunas startups van a fracasar completamente.
Otras van a devolver lo invertido (o un poco más).
Muy pocas generarán retornos grandes que compensen el resto.
Por eso, los ángeles construyen portafolios diversificados. No apuestan todo a un solo proyecto, sino que invierten en varios y apuestan a que una o dos “exploten” en valor.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una inversión ángel y un fondo VC?
La principal diferencia entre una inversión ángel y un fondo de venture capital (VC) está en quién invierte, en qué etapa lo hace y cómo lo hace.
Un ángel inversionista es una persona que invierte su propio dinero en startups en etapas muy tempranas. Suelen tomar decisiones más rápidas, con menos procesos formales, y muchas veces invierten no solo por el retorno económico, sino también por el interés personal, el propósito o el vínculo con los fundadores. Los tickets de inversión suelen ser más bajos (por ejemplo, entre USD 10.000 y 100.000) y el involucramiento puede ser más cercano y directo: mentoring, networking, apoyo táctico.
En cambio, un fondo VC es una entidad profesional que invierte dinero de terceros (los llamados LPs, como family offices o fondos institucionales). Su foco está en startups con tracción más validada, generalmente a partir de rondas seed o series A. Operan con procesos estructurados, due diligence, términos más definidos, y buscan retornos grandes para repartir entre los inversores del fondo. Su involucramiento es más estratégico y menos operativo, aunque también pueden aportar conexiones, posicionamiento y apoyo para escalar.
En resumen: el ángel es más ágil, emocional y cercano. El VC es más estructurado, profesional y orientado a retornos grandes a escala. Ambos pueden ser aliados valiosos en distintos momentos del recorrido emprendedor.
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