Investor Profile

Adriana Cisneros

CEO of the Cisneros Group, the Venezuelan-founded media and investment conglomerate, backing technology and media startups across Latin America and the US Hispanic market.

Track record


Cisneros Group

Leads the Cisneros Group, a decades-old, Venezuelan-founded conglomerate spanning media, entertainment and investment — giving her a base of institutional capital and cross-border business relationships distinct from most founder-turned-angel profiles on this list.

Cisneros Interactive

Through Cisneros Interactive and related vehicles, has backed technology and media startups across Latin America and the US Hispanic market, extending the conglomerate’s traditional media roots into digital and startup investing.

A different entry point than most angels

Unlike most names on this list, Cisneros did not build her own startup and exit it — her investing activity is rooted in leading an established family conglomerate into new sectors, giving her a longer time horizon and different risk tolerance than a typical individual angel.

How she invests

Cisneros’s investment activity is channeled largely through Cisneros Group entities rather than as purely personal angel checks, reflecting her role leading an institutional conglomerate rather than operating as an independent individual investor.

This structure means her specific deal-level activity is documented more through the conglomerate’s public statements and coverage than through the kind of personal disclosure typical of founder-angels — treat specific portfolio claims accordingly and verify independently.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cisneros Group?
A decades-old, Venezuelan-founded conglomerate spanning media, entertainment and investment across Latin America and the US Hispanic market, currently led by Adriana Cisneros as CEO.
How is Adriana Cisneros different from other angels on this list?
Most other profiled angels built and personally exited their own startup before investing; Cisneros instead leads an established multi-generational family conglomerate into technology and media investing, giving her a different capital base and time horizon.
What sectors does she typically back?
Technology and media startups across Latin America and the US Hispanic market, extending the Cisneros Group’s traditional strength in media and entertainment into digital-first businesses. See our top angel investors list for more names.