South Ridge Ventures
Real companies. Real growth. Real impact.
We don’t chase unicorns. We back racehorses.
Looking to build, scale, or expand? Let’s start the conversation.
About SRV
South Ridge Ventures (SRV) is a co-venture builder with a simple and powerful vision:
=> Real, profitable businesses with economic and social impact from day one.
We build companies that generate cashflow, jobs, and real solutions.
We combine strategic insight with hands-on execution, turning ideas into sustainable ventures.
What We Are
We are a unique combination of:
Our Thesis
While most chase improbable unicorns, we build racehorses: companies that run strong, win, and endure.
The Current Scenario:
- Venture capital today is highly concentrated: between 80% and 90% of funding goes to just 1–5% of startups.
- That long tail represents thousands of brilliant ideas and exceptional founders — left behind not for lack of talent, but because the system ignores everything that doesn’t look like the next big thing.
- If it takes 500 startups for just 1 to thrive, the system is broken. This is a structural flaw.
Our Approach:
We focus on that long tail — building ventures that generate real cashflow, jobs, and solutions from day one. We believe in:
- Companies built to last.
- Companies built to win.
- Companies built to matter.
We believe that building enduring companies requires more than capital.
- At SRV, we co-create, acquire, and scale ventures under a shared umbrella, leveraging common services, capital efficiency, and strategic guidance.
- This holding approach allows each company to focus on growth, while we provide the backbone and shared services for sustainable scale.
Ways We Build
We believe there’s no single path to building enduring companies. That’s why we engage in three different ways:
- Launching our own ventures
- Co-creating with partners
- Helping existing businesses scale and diversify
Unlike consultants, we take ownership — working in the trenches alongside our ventures, bringing shared services, C-level expertise, and access to a network of mentors as true partners.
Curious which model could work for you?
We co-create, scale, and diversify ventures in different ways — and we’d love to explore which path makes the most sense for you.
What We Believe
- Entrepreneurship should not be a high-risk lottery.
- True impact comes from companies that bill, hire, and endure.
- Building ten sustainable businesses is worth more than dreaming of one unreachable unicorn.
- The system needs change — and that change starts by building better from the beginning.
- It’s far better to back ten racehorses than to chase one unicorn that never takes off.
Partners & Portfolio
We partner with forward-thinking organizations and founders — building, scaling, and diversifying ventures together.
Executive Team
Rafael is an international business leader with over 14 years of experience driving growth and strategy across Latin America, the US, and Europe. He holds a BSc in Business & Management from the London School of Economics and an MBA with Distinction from Macquarie Business School, Sydney.
He has built his career across strategy, operations, and commercial development in both private-sector multinational corporations and social impact organizations. Most recently, he served as Head of Business Development at Eidos Global, where he led international expansion and strategic partnerships.
Prior to that, Rafael held management roles in leading global companies, working across multicultural teams and driving initiatives in operations improvement, strategic planning, and commercial execution.
He also co-founded Project Nalu and has advised multiple startups on business strategy, growth, go-to-market, and market entry.
Throughout his career, Rafael has worked closely with executive leadership and advised boards on business development, international growth, and operational efficiency.
At SRV, he brings expertise in scaling ventures, optimizing operations, and building sustainable business models — combining private-sector experience with entrepreneurial execution to co-create and grow companies with real impact.
He has built his career across strategy, operations, and commercial development in both private-sector multinational corporations and social impact organizations. Most recently, he served as Head of Business Development at Eidos Global, where he led international expansion and strategic partnerships.
Prior to that, Rafael held management roles in leading global companies, working across multicultural teams and driving initiatives in operations improvement, strategic planning, and commercial execution.
He also co-founded Project Nalu and has advised multiple startups on business strategy, growth, go-to-market, and market entry.
Throughout his career, Rafael has worked closely with executive leadership and advised boards on business development, international growth, and operational efficiency.
At SRV, he brings expertise in scaling ventures, optimizing operations, and building sustainable business models — combining private-sector experience with entrepreneurial execution to co-create and grow companies with real impact.
Rafael Munaro, MBA — Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Nicolás is a senior strategy and consulting leader with over 15 years of experience across multiple industries, from energy and manufacturing to government and public services. He holds a BSc in Business & Management from the London School of Economics and postgraduate degrees in Energy Management and Renewable Energy Project Evaluation.
He built his career leading cross-functional teams in multinational corporations and the public sector, with a strong focus on strategy, transformation, and operational efficiency. At Accenture, he served as Senior Manager in Strategy & Consulting, driving growth across LATAM and contributing to more than $400M USD in client revenues. Previously, at the Buenos Aires City Government, he directed the Energy Management Program, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and large-scale efficiency initiatives that generated over $300M USD in savings.
Throughout his career, Nicolás has advised boards and C-level executives on strategic decision-making, growth initiatives, and organizational transformation.
At SRV, he brings expertise in corporate strategy, operations, and organizational leadership, combining private sector experience with public policy execution to build and scale ventures that are sustainable, efficient, and impactful.
He built his career leading cross-functional teams in multinational corporations and the public sector, with a strong focus on strategy, transformation, and operational efficiency. At Accenture, he served as Senior Manager in Strategy & Consulting, driving growth across LATAM and contributing to more than $400M USD in client revenues. Previously, at the Buenos Aires City Government, he directed the Energy Management Program, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and large-scale efficiency initiatives that generated over $300M USD in savings.
Throughout his career, Nicolás has advised boards and C-level executives on strategic decision-making, growth initiatives, and organizational transformation.
At SRV, he brings expertise in corporate strategy, operations, and organizational leadership, combining private sector experience with public policy execution to build and scale ventures that are sustainable, efficient, and impactful.
Nicolás Ruiz Moreno — Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Augusto is a market development and growth leader with over 20 years of experience across go-to-market strategy, editorial systems, and corporate communications in international environments. He holds a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Universidad del Salvador and is bilingual in English and Spanish, with formative international education in the Middle East.
He has built a hybrid career at the intersection of market positioning, narrative strategy, and operational execution. For more than 17 years, he has worked across multinational industrial organizations, contributing to large-scale digital platforms and global content systems supporting complex business units.
In parallel, Augusto has collaborated with more than 200 media outlets across Latin America, Spain, and the United States, and is the author of more than 40 published books. This editorial background informs a disciplined, narrative-driven approach to go-to-market and outbound execution.
Throughout his career, he has worked closely with cross-functional teams to translate complex value propositions into clear, scalable market systems.
At SRV, Augusto leads Market Development & Growth, focusing on go-to-market strategy, outbound execution, and narrative-led growth frameworks. He designs systems that combine strategic clarity, editorial rigor, and operational discipline to help ventures achieve traction with coherence and long-term market relevance.
He has built a hybrid career at the intersection of market positioning, narrative strategy, and operational execution. For more than 17 years, he has worked across multinational industrial organizations, contributing to large-scale digital platforms and global content systems supporting complex business units.
In parallel, Augusto has collaborated with more than 200 media outlets across Latin America, Spain, and the United States, and is the author of more than 40 published books. This editorial background informs a disciplined, narrative-driven approach to go-to-market and outbound execution.
Throughout his career, he has worked closely with cross-functional teams to translate complex value propositions into clear, scalable market systems.
At SRV, Augusto leads Market Development & Growth, focusing on go-to-market strategy, outbound execution, and narrative-led growth frameworks. He designs systems that combine strategic clarity, editorial rigor, and operational discipline to help ventures achieve traction with coherence and long-term market relevance.
Augusto Munaro, Partner — Head of Market Development & Growth
Mariana is a strategic partnerships and institutional development leader with 9+ years of experience working at the intersection of the private sector, government, and social impact organizations across Latin America. She holds a BA in Communications from Universidad de San Andrés and is bilingual in Spanish and English.
She has built her career designing and activating institutional relationships, multi-stakeholder alliances, and regional collaboration frameworks that enable organizations to scale initiatives with legitimacy, visibility, and long-term relevance. Her work spans partnership development, donor and funding strategy, stakeholder engagement, and institutional positioning.
Mariana has held roles in international NGOs, public sector institutions, and consulting environments, including Eidos Global, the Argentine Ministry of Social Development, Doctors Without Borders (Madrid), and sustainability consultancy GEA Sustentable. Across these contexts, she has led cross-sector coordination, proposal development, ESG and impact reporting, and the execution of regional programs and events.
She brings a strong ability to translate complex missions into clear institutional narratives, aligning internal teams, partners, and external audiences around shared value propositions. Her background combines strategic communication, relationship management, and hands-on execution.
At SRV, Mariana leads Institutional Development & Strategic Partnerships, focusing on ecosystem building, alliance generation, and institutional brand development. She designs and nurtures relationships that strengthen SRV’s positioning, expand its network, and support the creation of ventures grounded in collaboration, credibility, and sustainable growth.
She has built her career designing and activating institutional relationships, multi-stakeholder alliances, and regional collaboration frameworks that enable organizations to scale initiatives with legitimacy, visibility, and long-term relevance. Her work spans partnership development, donor and funding strategy, stakeholder engagement, and institutional positioning.
Mariana has held roles in international NGOs, public sector institutions, and consulting environments, including Eidos Global, the Argentine Ministry of Social Development, Doctors Without Borders (Madrid), and sustainability consultancy GEA Sustentable. Across these contexts, she has led cross-sector coordination, proposal development, ESG and impact reporting, and the execution of regional programs and events.
She brings a strong ability to translate complex missions into clear institutional narratives, aligning internal teams, partners, and external audiences around shared value propositions. Her background combines strategic communication, relationship management, and hands-on execution.
At SRV, Mariana leads Institutional Development & Strategic Partnerships, focusing on ecosystem building, alliance generation, and institutional brand development. She designs and nurtures relationships that strengthen SRV’s positioning, expand its network, and support the creation of ventures grounded in collaboration, credibility, and sustainable growth.
Mariana Quitegui, Partner — Head of Institutional Development & Strategic Partnerships
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