Augusto Caceres
About Augusto Caceres
Augusto Caceres is a legal and venture capital professional based in Lima, Peru, currently serving as Founding Angel and General Counsel at OlaClick and as Founder and Managing Partner at QAPU Ventures. He has extensive experience in corporate law, having held various leadership roles and co-founding multiple startups, while actively mentoring entrepreneurs in the Latin American startup ecosystem.
Work at OlaClick
Augusto Caceres has served as Founding Angel and General Counsel at OlaClick since 2020. In this role, he contributes to the strategic direction and legal framework of the company, which is part of the Y Combinator W21 batch. His responsibilities include overseeing legal compliance and providing guidance on business operations.
Current Roles and Ventures
Caceres is actively involved in multiple ventures. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at QAPU Ventures, established in 2021, focusing on investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in Latin America. Additionally, he founded LeiOS, a legal startup that offers tailored legal services for startups in the business and technology sectors. He also serves as Director at Clínica Cáceres and as a Board Member at PECAP.
Education and Expertise
Augusto Caceres holds a degree in Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he studied from 2000 to 2005. He furthered his education with an LL.M in Corporate Law from Columbia Law School in 2011. He also studied at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2003. His educational background supports his expertise in corporate law and venture capital.
Professional Background
Caceres has a diverse professional background in law and entrepreneurship. He was a Partner at Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados from 2019 to 2021 and previously served as Senior Associate at the same firm from 2012 to 2019. He also worked as a Visiting Attorney at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York and as an Associate at Ferrero Abogados. He founded Delivereat, where he served as CEO from 2015 to 2017.
Achievements and Contributions
Caceres has led billion-dollar cross-border transactions in mergers and acquisitions, corporate, and project finance. He is also involved in mentoring entrepreneurs in the Latin American startup ecosystem, assisting them with legal and strategic challenges. As the director of the Peru Venture Capital Conference, he contributes to the development of the venture capital landscape in Peru.