Alejandro Betancourt López

Overview

Alejandro Betancourt López is a Venezuelan entrepreneur and investor with a diverse portfolio across various industries. He is the founder and president of ALMA Capital, focusing on ventures that align innovation with impact, particularly in technology, renewable energy, and education. Over the past two decades, he has built and advised businesses in sectors such as fintech, wellness, luxury, and large-scale infrastructure, always with a long-term perspective and a bias toward meaningful impact. He co-founded Moneyback, Mexico's leading VAT refund platform for international travelers, and has been involved in projects combining craftsmanship and connection, as well as initiatives addressing global challenges through sustainable technology. More recently, his work has expanded into AI-driven strategy, integration, and education innovation, exploring how technology and reflection can help people learn, grow, and lead with greater awareness. Across all these ventures, his focus remains on using business as a force for clarity, growth, and lasting impact. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Betancourt is a film producer and modern art collector, drawn to stories, symbols, and the deeper layers of human experience. Creativity sharpens his judgment, expands his empathy, and influences how he leads. He is also the author of "Echoes of the Blast: A Nuclear Reckoning" and "Thinking Through Parenting: A Different Conversation About Money - With Kids," the first in a series that explores how to have meaningful conversations with children about complex topics. Through his weekly newsletter, "Thinking Through It," he shares essays on belief, identity, and what it means to live with intention. With over three decades of experience, Betancourt has built across borders, in English and Spanish, navigating cultures, challenges, and markets that have shaped his thinking. When not writing or working, he spends time with his sons, laughing, learning, and doing his best to keep up. They remind him of what the future is for and why it's worth building. He believes in empowering people through business, art, technology, conscious parenting, and honest conversations. If that resonates with you, let's build something meaningful together.

Investment Focus

• Focus on ventures that align innovation with impact, particularly in technology, renewable energy, and education
• Long-term perspective with a bias toward meaningful impact
• Interest in projects combining craftsmanship and connection
• Support for initiatives addressing global challenges through sustainable technology
• Exploration of AI-driven strategy, integration, and education innovation
• Emphasis on using business as a force for clarity, growth, and lasting impact
• Interest in creative industries such as film production and modern art
• Support for initiatives that empower people through business, art, technology, conscious parenting, and honest conversations

Portfolio Companies