Sofía Ramírez Calvo

Venture Partner

2021

AgFunder is a venture capital fund manager investing in transformational foodtech and agtech entrepreneurs globally. It is one of the most active agri-foodtech investors and publishes industry-leading news on AFN (AgFunderNews) and global research.

Adjunct Partner

2019 - 2021

AgFunder is a venture capital fund manager investing in transformational foodtech and agtech entrepreneurs globally. It is one of the most active agri-foodtech investors and publishes industry-leading news on AFN (AgFunderNews) and global research.

Investment Associate

2019 - 2019

Mentor

2022

Steering Committee Member

2020

As a member of the steering committee at Green Super Food, I initially took charge of structuring and launching the company's distribution and commercialization arm. Currently, I am leading its tech and digitalization efforts. Green Super Food, (~600 employees), is a company of Asesorias e Inversiones Benjamin. Asesorias e Inversiones Benjamin invests in companies worldwide in the sectors of mining, agriculture, real estate, energy, and technology.

Advisor

2023

Liventus is a leading tech company in the fresh produce industry, providing technology to preserve the quality of fresh produce during its post-harvest.

Chief Commercial Officer

2017 - 2018

Led the market introduction, sales and growth of Liventus, a leading tech company in the fresh produce industry, providing technology to preserve the quality of fresh produce.

Global Business Development

2014 - 2017

From initial trials to global commercialization, I spearheaded Liventus growth from US$0 to US$15M in sales in 3 years. This includes Chile, Mexico, Europe, China, USA, South Africa, Kenya, Colombia, Japan, among others. o Consistently doubled sales in Chile. Liventus closed its first Mexican and Peruvian year with a Market Share of 18%+. - In charge of starting and structuring Liventus Mexico. www.liventusglobal.com

Head of Strategic Development - Chief of Staff

2012 - 2014

InnovaChile-Corfo is the Chilean public entity in charge of fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Strategic planning and implementation coordinator for the most important match-making subsidies to strengthen entrepreneurial networks, know-how and funding opportunities, as well as fostering R&D and innovation capacity in Chile.

Co- Founder "A mí sí me importa"

2011 - 2014

Social Entrepreneurship. www.amisimeimporta.cl First peer-to-peer crowd-supporting platform in Latin America. It connects the poorest people with others that can successfully address their material or service’s needs. Create it from scratch and was its Director until March 2012. Now, it has operations all over Chile and is part of Desafio Levantemos Chile.

Founder

2013 - 2014

Pop up Crowdfunding platform for social projects. Create it from scratch in collaboration with a multicultural and diverse team. One of our platforms was www.sumateatirua.cl. In 3 weeks, we collected USD$88.000 for the implementation of a torched Mapuche’s rural school (Mapuche is a Latin-American ethnic minority).

Collaborator

2011 - 2012

First crowdfunding platform in Singapore. I collaborated on its implementation and sales strategy. Was selected and supported by Start-Up Chile.