Number of Portfolio Companies 11
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    CitiVox
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Oscar Salazar is one of the most influential figures in the modern tech industry. Salazar is the Founding-CTO and Architect of Uber. He was responsible for the creation of the initial prototypes for Uber’s customer app, driver app and dispatch engine.

Salazar is also the founder of Citivox, Pager and RIDE. Citivox is an international company

designed to enable NGOs and individuals to report and monitor electoral fraud, crime and infrastructure problems. Pager is an Uber like concept designed to connect patients with high quality health care providers. RIDE is an application that enables co-workers to carpool to work.

Salazar graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Universidad de Colima in Mexico. He later earned a M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Calgary in Canada and a Ph.D. in Telecommunications from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications.

Number of Investments 17
Oscar Salazar has made 17 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Qbeast Analytics on Feb 23, 2023, when Qbeast Analytics raised
€2.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 23, 2023
Qbeast Analytics
Seed Round - Qbeast Analytics
€2.5M
Dec 15, 2022
Giskard
Pre Seed Round - Giskard
€1.5M
Jun 1, 2021
Constrafor
No
Seed Round - Constrafor
Feb 3, 2021
Clone (ex Not So Dark)
Series A - Clone (ex Not So Dark)
€20M
Oct 23, 2018
Cowboy
Series A - Cowboy
€10M
Sep 1, 2018
YOIN
No
Seed Round - YOIN
Aug 28, 2018
CargoX
Series D - CargoX
$60M
Jul 31, 2018
Willow
Seed Round - Willow
$2.5M
Nov 7, 2017
CargoX
Series C - CargoX
$25M
Aug 29, 2017
Rubicon
Series E - Rubicon
$50M
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Oscar Salazar has exits. Their most notable exits are Rubicon and Cornershop.
  • Rubicon Rubicon is a software platform that provides waste management, recycling, and smart city technology solutions.
  • Cornershop Cornershop is an on-demand grocery delivery service for the Latin American market.
Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 4
Oscar Salazar has 4 current jobs including CEO at CitiVox, VP of Technology at Ride, and Co-Founder at Uber. Additionally, Oscar Salazar has had 4 past jobs including M-Governance Specialist at Inter American Development Bank.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Inter American Development Bank
M-Governance Specialist20092009
UNDP
Knowledge Management Strategist & Mobile Technology Specialist20082008
TRLabs
Research Associate (Mobile Ad Hoc Networks)20012003
University of Colima
Network Administrator19952000
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Oscar Salazar holds 6 board and advisor roles including Member of the Board of Directors at CargoX, Board Advisor at Aira, and Advisor at Rubicon.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Socure
Member of the Board of DirectorsAug 1, 2012Jan 1, 2016
Oscar Salazar studied at Télécom ParisTechUniversity of Calgary, and University of Colima.
Number of Events 1
Oscar Salazar has participated in 1 event, NY Product Conference 2017 on Nov 4, 2017.
Number of News Articles 65
Funding RoundFeb 23, 2023
Qbeast Analytics raised €2,500,000 / Seed from Elaia and 3 other investors
Funding RoundDec 15, 2022
Giskard raised €1,500,000 / Pre Seed from Bessemer Venture Partners and 10 other investors
NewsJul 6, 2021
Funding RoundJun 1, 2021
Constrafor raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from Charles Cascarilla and 10 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 3, 2021
Funding RoundOct 23, 2018
Cowboy raised €10,000,000 / Series A from Bertrand Jelensperger and 9 other investors
Funding RoundSep 1, 2018
YOIN raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from Carr Capital and Oscar Salazar
Funding RoundAug 28, 2018
CargoX raised $60,000,000 / Series D from Blackstone Group and 4 other investors