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Founder2,550
96th percentile
Investor32
67th percentile
Serial FounderUnicorn FounderAcquiredRaised $1B+1,000+ EmployeesAngel Investor
Founder Matrix
Credibility
this founder typical founder (50th pct)
Traction · 96th percentile
- Co-founded Rappi, which raised approximately $2.5B in total venture funding across all founded companies.
- Rappi was acquired, representing a confirmed exit from a company Sebastian co-founded.
Founder score
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Rappi was co-founded by three founders: Simón Borrero, Sebastián Mejía, and Felipe Villamarin.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Currently active as Founder & CEO of The Zeal Co. and Founder & Chairman of Tako.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Past founder of Grability and SebMe LLC.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Rappi is a Y Combinator alumni company, confirmed on the official YC company list.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Co-founded Rappi, which raised approximately $2.5B in total venture funding across all founded companies.
- 82%Probability of being accurate (82%)A Wikidata entity (Q114874447) exists for Sebastian Mejia, confirming public notability.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Rappi was acquired, representing a confirmed exit from a company Sebastian co-founded.
- 50%Probability of being accurate (50%)A Hugging Face account (@sebastianmejia) was identified for Sebastian Mejia.
- 40%Probability of being accurate (40%)A Stack Overflow account was identified for Sebastian Mejia Garces.
Investor score
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Publicly identified as an angel investor, with confirmed investments in Cercli, Humand, and Multiplo Capital.
- 72%Probability of being accurate (72%)Made at least 5 confirmed angel investments including Cercli, Humand, Multiplo Capital, Divibank, and Jeeves.
- 65%Probability of being accurate (65%)Approximately 12 years of investing experience, beginning around 2013 when he founded Grability and began angel activity.
What you likely need
Sebastian is a high-profile serial founder whose primary signal is the massive scale of Rappi — a Latin American unicorn with $2.5B raised and a YC pedigree. He is now actively building again with Tako and The Zeal Co., both early-stage AI ventures, while maintaining an angel investing practice. His biggest near-term leverage is converting his Rappi brand equity and Sequoia/YC network into capital and talent for his new companies.
Are these your current priorities?
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- fundraisingLeverage your Sequoia and YC relationships to lead a Series A for Tako, which already has $49.1M in funding and strong YoY headcount growth.
- positioningPosition Tako explicitly as the leading AI-native HR and labor platform for Latin America — a narrative that differentiates from US-centric AI tools and plays to your regional credibility.
- hiringPrioritize hiring senior ML engineers with voice and NLP expertise in Brazil and the US to accelerate Tako's core product differentiation in labor AI.
- introsEngage your Oak HC/FT relationship to source introductions to enterprise healthcare and HR buyers in the US who could be early customers for Tako's recruiting AI.
- tacticalPublish a clear public narrative about The Zeal Co. — its mission, model, and relationship to Tako — to reduce confusion among investors and potential partners about your current focus.
- positioningFormalize your angel investing into a named syndicate or micro-fund to amplify deal flow and give LPs structured access to your LatAm startup network.
- wellbeingWith three simultaneous founder roles (The Zeal Co., Tako, and Rappi board), consider delegating board-level responsibilities at Rappi to protect bandwidth for your highest-leverage new ventures.