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From Makers to Founders
We are not a fund. We are founders helping founders make better decisions. We elevate the standard by which founders and investors meet.
We have invested in and incubated 130+ startups, including:
Our courses
We do not teach theory.
We share what we have already experienced.
We use experience to help other founders - and the investors who accompany them - make better decisions.
Starts on March 24
A program for founders who want to raise capital without losing control, focus, or judgment.
Strategy
Negotiation
5 weeks
Demo Day
For Investors
Angel Club
A space for investors who want to truly understand how founders think and decide.
School
Criterion
Deal Flow
Coming soon
Mentors
Who builds is who teaches
Founders who have already been on the other side of the table: raising capital, making mistakes, negotiating terms, building real companies.
Processes
Our Methodology
Complete capital strategy for founders raising from Pre-Seed to Series A.
Step 1
Preparation to lift
Define how much to raise, at what valuation, and what milestones to achieve before going out to fundraise.
Step 2
Pitch deck and materials
Build a deck that tells the right story, complete data room, and a defensible financial model.
Step 3
Execution of the process
Map investors, execute outreach, manage conversation pipeline, and accelerate momentum of the process.
Step 4
Term Sheet and Closing
Understand key terms, negotiate valuation and structure that protects your equity and future control.
Benefits
Learn. Connect. Grow.
We are founders helping founders navigate one of the most complex processes of building a company.
Real Operators
Frameworks of those who built unicorns, not of academics.
High Level Network
Access to 500+ founders and executives in Latin America.
Immediate Implementation
Each session ends with something you can execute today.
Direct Mentorship
Live sessions with personalized feedback from experts.
Permanent community
Lifetime access to the alumni network and private events.
Exclusive Resources
Templates, playbooks, and tools proven in real startups.
Testimonials
Our community, in its own words
Pre-Founders, Founders, and Angels who choose Bilbao VC to scale.
"Being part of the first cohort of Fundraising School with Kunstig Aero was a huge confirmation of that: the talent is already there, the vision is already there, and when structure, clarity, and the right knowledge are added, the standard rises quickly."
Lucca Ayerza
Founder
"Tremendous cohort, thank you all for sharing and to Andrés Bilbao and Angie Carrillo for leading!"
Vivin Jones
Co-founder MonaBit
"Huge thanks to Andrés Bilbao and Angie Carrillo for sharing real knowledge, without smoke and mirrors, with a global vision and major league standards. But above all, raw and uncensored, just as it is needed! "
Roberto Rodriguez
Co-founder Cash Art
"If you get the chance to learn from the co-founder of Rappi, you take it. And if he loves what you’re building... You tighten up, fuel up, and turn his insights into action. Thank you, Andrés Bilbao, for being so, so helpful."
Clara Haba
Founder at Your Friends Are Boring
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