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Private equity is turning its attention to Venezuela again, albeit with a close eye and plenty of patience. Francisco Amador, managing director of Arqos Capital—a firm that has invested exclusively in the country since 2019 in private equity, venture capital, and real estate—says there are attractive opportunities in consumer goods, credit, and startups, but finding them remains a real headache for investors.
For those active every day in Venezuela’s P2P market and crypto ecosystem, the diagnosis comes as no surprise: the money is there, the appetite is there, but the infrastructure for finding it and moving it is what makes things complicated.

Adriana Cisneros, CEO of the Cisneros Group, set a tentative date for one of the most talked-about capital moves in Venezuela’s startup ecosystem: her US$1 billion Intrépida fund would begin investing in local ventures in approximately twelve months, when—by her assessment—conditions in the country have stabilized enough. She made the announcement at the Startup Venezuela Summit 2026, immediately sparking conversations among founders, banks, and digital currency exchanges.