Yuri Danilchenko

Co-Founder & CTO at latitud

Reviewed Updated Aug 30, 2026

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Location Latin America

Check Size ~$250K (through Latitud Ventures Fund II)

Social @yuridanilchenko

Stage Focus

pre-seed seed

Sector Focus

fintech vertical-saas marketplaces e-commerce healthtech proptech

Background

Yuri Danilchenko is co-founder and CTO of Latitud, a pre-seed venture fund and startup infrastructure platform for Latin America ¹². Latitud was founded in 2020 alongside Brian Requarth (former CEO of VivaReal) and Gina Gotthilf (former VP Growth at Duolingo) ²³.

Before Latitud, Danilchenko was CTO at Escale, a Brazilian marketing technology company, where he led the technical organization through a rapid scaling period following the company’s Series B, which was backed by Kaszek Ventures and Global Founders Capital (GFC) ⁴. Andreessen Horowitz partner Angela Strange, writing about a16z’s investment in Latitud, described Danilchenko as a “technical leader with CTO/CPO experience at startups including Escale and Vemos” ².

At Latitud, Danilchenko is responsible for building the product and engineering organization behind Latitud Go (the company formation product) and the broader Latitud platform ¹. Latitud raised an $11.5 million seed round in March 2022 co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and NFX, with participation from Endeavor, Canary, FJ Labs, Ganas Ventures, and 100+ founder-angels including David Vélez (Nubank), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi), and Carlos García (Kavak) ²³⁵.

Danilchenko is listed publicly as an advisor to BHub, a Latitud portfolio company ⁶.

Stated Thesis

Self-reported. Danilchenko’s investing activity is primarily through Latitud Ventures rather than as an independent angel, and Latitud’s public thesis is set forth by the firm collectively. Latitud Ventures describes its focus as pre-seed venture capital for Latin American software-first startups in fintech, vertical SaaS, healthtech, marketplaces, e-commerce enablers, and proptech ⁷. Fund II targets leading 40 pre-seed rounds and co-investing in 20 seed rounds over three years, with $250K average pre-seed checks and 25% of the fund reserved for follow-on investments ⁷.

No independently sourced first-person statement of a personal investment thesis distinct from Latitud’s collective thesis was found for Danilchenko at this time.

Inferred Thesis

Danilchenko’s investment behavior is inseparable from Latitud Ventures’ collective activity — he is a co-founder and CTO of the firm, not a solo GP with an independent portfolio. What is verifiable about his personal investing footprint is limited.

Firm-level activity (as a co-founder of Latitud Ventures): Latitud’s investment scope, per public reporting: Fund I was a rolling fund that invested approximately $13M in 100+ early-stage LatAm startups, and Fund II has a target of $25M and aims to lead ~40 pre-seed rounds and co-invest in ~20 seed rounds over three years ⁷. Reported portfolio companies include Pomelo (pre-seed 2020), StarkBank (seed 2020), BHub, Clubbi, Dinie, Finkargo, Alinea Health, FUDO, Treble, and Yuno ⁷⁸.

Geographic focus: Latin America broadly, with Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina all represented in the reported portfolio ⁷⁸.

Role emphasis (technical): Danilchenko’s public output — including podcast appearances, Latitud blog posts, and his advisory role at BHub — centers on scaling engineering organizations, product architecture, and technical hiring rather than sector or thematic investing ¹⁶. This is consistent with his operator background as CTO of Escale.

Sample size caveat: No independently sourced list of personal angel investments outside Latitud’s fund investments has been published. Danilchenko’s personal portfolio, if any, could not be verified beyond the BHub advisory role. Analysts should treat “Yuri Danilchenko” as a signal for Latitud Ventures deals rather than as a standalone check-writer.

Portfolio

Verified personal advisory/investment activity, distinct from Latitud Ventures fund investments:

Company	Year	Role	Source
BHub	~2021	Advisor	⁶

For Latitud Ventures’ full portfolio (100+ pre-seed investments across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina), see the Latitud firm profile. Independently verifiable portfolio companies include: Pomelo (pre-seed, 2020), StarkBank (seed, 2020), BHub, Clubbi, Dinie, Finkargo, Alinea Health, FUDO, Treble, and Yuno ⁷⁸.

In Their Own Words

Danilchenko hosts and appears on the Latitud Podcast episode “Building and scaling tech companies” — one of the few available first-person sources of his views ¹.

No independently verified direct-quote statements from Danilchenko about personal investment philosophy were found at this time. His public voice — via the Latitud Podcast — focuses on engineering leadership, product architecture, and hiring rather than deal selection.