René Lomelí Ojeda

René Lomelí Ojeda is a Partner at 500 Global, where he directs venture capital investments across the Latin American startup ecosystem. He began his professional career as a community builder, organizing early-stage entrepreneurs and helping them transition weekend projects into scalable full-time businesses. At 500 Global, he manages investments across Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds, contributing to a regional portfolio of over 200 distinct companies. His active investment portfolio spans logistics, digital payments, online grocery, and e-commerce, featuring notable regional unicorns and startups such as Clip, Konfío, 99 Minutos, and Conekta. Working alongside industry colleagues like Santiago Zavala, he has also been involved with significant regional exits including VivaReal and Ayenda. Ojeda currently focuses on providing hands-on acceleration support and early-stage capital to founders developing financial, logistics, and operational technologies throughout Latin America.