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Investor profile

Gualberto Rodriguez

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Semillero Partners

About

Gualberto Rodriguez brings unusually deep operating experience to venture investing, having led Caribbean Produce Exchange as president for over 15 years—a third-generation family business in fresh produce distribution—before becoming a full-time investor at Semillero Partners. Beyond investing, he co-founded and chairs both Grupo Navis, a Puerto Rico-based business group scaling wellness companies, and Nutriendo PR, a nonprofit addressing health inequities through nutritional security, giving his portfolio companies access to a broader ecosystem of partnerships and category expertise in food and wellness. Gualberto Rodriguez brings unusually deep operating experience to venture investing, having led Caribbean Produce Exchange as president for over 15 years—a third-generation family business in fresh produce distribution—before becoming a full-time investor at Semillero Partners. Beyond investing, he co-founded and chairs both Grupo Navis, a Puerto Rico-based business group scaling wellness companies, and Nutriendo PR, a nonprofit addressing health inequities through nutritional security, giving his portfolio companies access to a broader ecosystem of partnerships and category expertise in food and wellness.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Food
Ag
CPG / D2C
Climate
Health
Consumer

Investment details

Avg check size$2.5M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Canada
LatAm
Europe
Israel