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Key people at Core Angels Pacific.
COREangels Pacific is an angel investment fund based in Santiago de Chile, Chile, that provides capital and mentorship to early-stage technology startups across the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions. The firm targets companies operating within the "Ring of Fire" area, focusing primarily on equity investments from the late seed stage through Series A financing rounds. Operating through a syndication model, the fund co-invests alongside accredited early-stage venture capital firms to scale technology-based businesses across these emerging markets. The organization's portfolio spans multiple sectors including foodtech and travel tech, featuring equity investments in companies such as DE3PBIO and TripYeah, the latter of which recently closed a $1.1 million seed funding round. While the exact founding year remains undisclosed, the fund is led by a management team that includes George Cargill, Yoshiyuki Oba, and Nils Galdo.
Key people at Core Angels Pacific.
COREangels Pacific is an early-stage angel investment fund within the global COREangels network, composed of over 25 successful entrepreneurs and professionals from LATAM and Asia-Pacific. Its mission centers on professionalizing angel investing through community-driven decisions, backing disruptive startups solving real problems in high-growth regions like the "Ring of Fire" area, with an agnostic investment thesis diversified by member expertise.[1][2][5] The fund's philosophy emphasizes collective portfolio building, active mentorship, and leveraging operational networks to scale ventures, targeting sectors such as fintech, foodtech, proptech, cybersecurity, sportstech, traveltech, and video gaming, as seen in its portfolio companies like Finvero (consumer credit marketplace), BoxMagic (gym management SaaS), and others.[5] By fostering synergies across borders, it amplifies impact in the startup ecosystem, planning quarterly investments of around $125K per deal over five years across 20 projects, while co-investing with ecosystem players.[2]
Launched during the COVID-19 pandemic via Zoom calls, COREangels Pacific emerged from the COREangels Launchpad Program, led by founders George Cargill, Nils Galdo, and Yoshiyuki Oba, who embraced the challenge of building a cross-continental fund amid global lockdowns.[1] Drawing from the broader COREangels model—pioneered through partnerships like Red Angels and expanded to 10 funds with 170+ angels worldwide—the Pacific fund quickly grew to 15 members shortly after inception (aiming for 50), uniting diverse figures like Edwin Steinsapir (Chile), Wilson Pais (Argentina), Mauricio Benitez, and Chris V. Schwarzenbach (Asia).[1][2][3] This evolution reflects COREangels' strategy of licensing its professional methodologies to local leaders, professionalizing deal flow, due diligence, and post-investment support to create diversified, high-impact angel groups.[3][4]
COREangels Pacific rides the wave of rising entrepreneurship in LATAM and Asia-Pacific, capitalizing on the "Ring of Fire" region's economic volatility and innovation hubs to fund tech ventures that scale regionally through cross-border networks.[2][5][6] Timing aligns with post-pandemic recovery, where professional angel groups fill gaps left by traditional VC in early-stage deals, promoting diversification amid market forces like biotech-AI fusion in foodtech and SaaS for proptech/sportstech.[1][5] It influences the ecosystem by professionalizing angel investing—via group decisions, mentorship, and co-investments—fostering a global community that amplifies local impact, as evidenced by COREangels' expansion to 10 funds investing $3-6M each across 60 startups.[3][4]
With plans to hit 50 members and deploy into 20 projects over five years, COREangels Pacific is poised for rapid scaling, potentially leading follow-on rounds and more exits like TripYeah's acquisition.[2][5] Trends like AI-driven foodtech, fintech marketplaces, and cybersecurity will shape its path, bolstered by deepening LATAM-APAC ties amid geopolitical shifts. Its influence may evolve into a dominant player in Ring of Fire innovation, exemplifying how community-fueled angels turn pandemic-born ideas into ecosystem amplifiers—proving that bold visions thrive when invested in together.[1]
