Investor Profile

Sebastián Mejía

Co-founder of Rappi, Colombia’s super-app and one of the region’s defining startups, and among the most active founder-angels of the post-Rappi generation.

Track record


Rappi

Co-founded Rappi alongside Simón Borrero and Felipe Villamarín, growing it from a Bogotá delivery app into a multi-country "super-app" spanning delivery, payments and financial services — one of the most valuable and widely recognized startups to come out of Colombia.

The Rappi alumni network

Rappi’s scale and rapid growth produced a large number of early employees who went on to found or personally back other Colombian and regional startups, similar in pattern to MercadoLibre’s alumni effect in Argentina and Nubank’s in Brazil.

Frequent early-round presence

Publicly and repeatedly reported as one of the more active founder-angels backing early rounds of Latin American startups in the years following Rappi’s rapid growth phase.

How he invests

Mejía’s public angel activity is most consistently associated with early-stage Colombian and broader LATAM startups, consistent with his own founder background and network — though a complete, itemized personal portfolio is not comprehensively public.

As with other founder-angels on this list, his credibility as a co-investor is closely tied to his own operating track record building and scaling Rappi through hypergrowth, rather than any formal fund structure.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sebastián Mejía best known for?
Co-founding Rappi alongside Simón Borrero and Felipe Villamarín, building it into a multi-country "super-app" and one of the most recognized and valuable startups to emerge from Colombia.
Is Sebastián Mejía an active angel investor?
He has been repeatedly and publicly reported as one of the more active founder-angels backing early-stage Latin American startups in the years since Rappi’s rapid growth — though a complete, itemized portfolio is not fully public, so verify specific claims independently.
Why do so many Rappi alumni appear in Colombia’s startup ecosystem?
Rappi’s scale and pace of hiring produced an unusually large number of early employees with equity and operating experience, many of whom went on to found or personally back other companies — a network effect comparable to what MercadoLibre produced in Argentina. See our top angel investors list for related profiles.