Team

Rolando makes lead private equity and venture investments through CAPAC and affiliated funds. His portfolio companies are currently developing opportunities in digital marketing networks, hospitality, Fintech, Healthtech and semiconductor technology.

Rolando holds a BSCS and a BSEE from MIT. He completed his graduation thesis on mobile robots under Dr. Rodney Brooks (iRobot Founder). He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the Boston Securities Analyst Society. Rolando holds multiple patents relating to AI systems and distributed application components.

Rolando was investor and Executive Director at Atomera (ticker: ATOM), a semiconductor materials and intellectual property licensing company. Atomera developed Mears Silicon Technology (“MST”), which increases performance and power efficiency in semiconductor transistors. Rolando co-led the company from 2009 until its 2016 IPO alongside current Chairman John Gerber. He hired a new management team, set up a commercialization advisory board, helped raise an additional $15M pre-IPO, and authored major portions of the IPO S1. Atomera was added to the Russell 2000 index in 2020.

Prior to Atomera, Rolando was Co-Founder and CTO of Macgregor, a leading provider of trade order management systems to the buy-side community. Macgregor software served as a mission-critical central hub for trading for 110 blue-chip institutional clients managing approximately $5.5 trillion in assets, including State Street Global, Merrill Lynch, Invesco, and T. Rowe Price. Macgregor was acquired by Investment Technology Group (ITG) for over $230 million in cash.

Gonzalo is Managing Director and Co-founder at CAPAC. He co-founded CAPAC to invest in middle-market companies in Latin America and North America, leveraging decades of operational and financial engineering expertise.

Gonzalo co-founded SAMI, a Latam mid-market business credit company. SAMI invests across the credit spectrum and in credit-related strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, structured products, private middle market loans, bespoke capital solutions, distressed securities, and equities.

He studied Economics at the Universidad del Pacifico and obtained an MBA from the Universidad de Piura, excelling academically in both cases. In 2006, he earned the CFA certification, being one of the first Peruvians to obtain this title. Gonzalo maintains a close relationship with academia and actively teaches at various institutes and universities.

Gonzalo is also a talented visual artist who has participated in solo and group exhibitions. At CAPAC, Gonzalo harnesses his creativity to turn ambitious, challenging, and innovative visions into tangible business realities.

Roberto is responsible for sourcing CAPAC technology deals in the Asia Pacific region. Leveraging his technical background, he is focused on helping portfolio companies drive growth through strategy, capital allocation, business development, and technology transformation.

Roberto attended boarding school at Phillips Academy and entered the University of Chicago already experienced in software projects from the age of 14. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he worked at the Polsky Center developing and maintaining proprietary Innovation Fund datasets to help directors better understand the venture funnel.

During college, he began working on an AI startup applying GPT models to generate real-time sports media content. The project earned seed funding from an MIT alumni Family Office, and he took leave to work full-time on the venture. Roberto was recruited by the same family office to help their startup accelerator attract new projects, becoming a full-time Entrepreneur in Residence.

While traveling between Singapore and Boston between 2024–2025, he earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Currently, he works as an analyst at QAI, an Alternative Investment private boutique specialized in private loans and private equity.

Iacopo is a skilled quantitative analyst. He has direct experience modeling and optimizing businesses in a broad range of consumer industries. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Lima and has completed specialized training in sustainable business management and operations.

Prior to joining CAPAC, Iacopo worked as an investment analyst and Investment Committee member at SAMI, a Latam mid-market business credit company. At SAMI, he evaluated new deals across the credit spectrum and supported risk management.

Before SAMI, Iacopo worked at Growing Well Partners family office as an equity research associate, valuing stocks and developing investment theses in media and entertainment. He also previously worked as a marketing analyst at beverage companies including PepsiCo, developing CLV, attribution, and experiment models.

As a CAPAC Quantitative Analyst, Iacopo develops investment ideas using fundamental and quantitative analysis to build multi-year financial models and scenario analyses across consumer finance companies. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and proficient in Italian.

Chiara is a successful physician, researcher, wellness entrepreneur, and investor. Her direct experience across a broad range of health ecosystems informs a unique perspective for identifying and developing health ventures across the globe.

She graduated with honors from Universidad de San Martín de Porres in Lima after an internship at Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati. She completed specialized training in Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology at top international institutions including Columbia University, Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, Mayo Clinic, IRCAD, and Cleveland Clinic, as well as a Master's in Clinical Nutrition at Universidad de Barcelona.

Chiara launched Proteandina, a leading Peruvian company that developed and commercialized a protein shake weight management program utilizing Peruvian superfood pseudocereals like quinoa and amaranth. She is a certified practitioner by the Institute of Functional Medicine in the USA.

As a CAPAC Venture Partner, Chiara focuses on health sector opportunities, leading deal sourcing, scientific due diligence, and Board representation. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian, and proficient in German.