SR

Sebastian Ruales

CEO & Co-Founder @Bia | MP @Opera | Founding Team @Rappi

Bogotá D.C. Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Work Experience

2022

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2022

    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.

  • 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.

2022

  • Advisor

    2022

  • 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.

  • Speaker

    2022

2016 - 2022

  • 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

2014 - 2016

  • Manager of Sales

    2015 - 2016

  • Shopper Marketing Director (Directive Comitee Mass Market Division)

    2014 - 2015

    Consumer products Division Directive Commitee Member.

2012 - 2014

  • National Sales Manager Casino Groupé

    2013 - 2014

    Awarded "Premio al Mérito" for Best Employee 2013

  • Category & Shopper Marketing Director

    2012 - 2013

2010 - 2012

  • Category Management Manager

    2010 - 2012