Tech Company Financing Transactions
Celes Funding Round
SP Ventures, 30N Ventures and Fulcrum Global Capital participated in a $5 million Series A funding round for Celes. The round was announced on 10/29/2026.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/29/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The capital secured from this Series A round will be used to consolidate operations across Colombia, Mexico, and Chile, scale up their AI-driven inventory optimization platform across Latin America, and launch a formal market expansion into Brazil (Latin America's largest retail market).
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
RetailTech
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Barranquilla, Atlantico, 80001
CO
Barranquilla, Atlantico, 80001
CO
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Celes is a Colombian technology company with a presence throughout Latin America, created to solve one of the biggest challenges in retail: having the right products, in the right stores and at the right time, without compromising the profitability of the business. Celes was founded in 2019 in Colombia, when Luis Almanza, Luis Ballestas, and David Florián decided to solve a problem they knew intimately: retailers in the region were making thousands of inventory decisions every day using spreadsheets and generic ERP modules, losing sales due to stockouts and capital due to excess inventory. The founding team brought together more than 45 years of combined experience in finance, operations, entrepreneurship, and technology, and a shared conviction: world-class artificial intelligence also had to be accessible to Latin American retailers.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Luis Almanza
Chief Operating Officer
Luis Ballestas
Chief Technical Officer
David Florian
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