Tomás Ibañez

Tomás Ibañez is an Investor at Kayyak Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santiago, Chile. Operating within the core investment team, he evaluates Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds for emerging startups across the broader Latin American market. The firm, established by the prominent Ibáñez-Atkinson family and associated with the Stars family investment group, has committed between $50 million and $80 million to regional technology companies. Ibañez actively supports the deployment of capital from the firm's second flagship vehicle, Kayyak II, which targeted $75 million in total commitments. Through these funds, the firm frequently co-invests alongside established regional peers like the Mexican venture fund Nazca to execute multi-million dollar startup rounds. His current focus centers on identifying scalable business models with sustainable competitive advantages to expand the firm's growing Latin American portfolio.