Summary
Carlos Garcia is a founder and investor based in San Francisco who builds and backs companies at the nexus of technology and travel, with nine years of focused experience in venture and entrepreneurship. As Founder & Managing Partner at Trip Ventures he targets transformational opportunities in energy, AI, aerospace and hospitality, seeking businesses that can compete globally and deliver outsized returns. He co-founded HYP3R and Scrapblog, both acquisition-stage exits, and led Nobox to enterprise traction with clients like Marriott and Netflix, demonstrating a repeatable pattern of product-led growth and strategic exits. Selected to the Endeavor global entrepreneur network in Tokyo (2019), he combines operator instincts with access to a high-impact entrepreneurial community. Carlos also serves on boards for travel AI startup Nicer and has contributed to ecosystem development through roles at Techstars and Mozilla, blending corporate partnerships with startup acceleration. A Harvard Business School Online graduate in Mastering Growth, he pairs creative product-building roots with a disciplined, capital-efficient investment approach.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Mastering Growth, Mastering Growth at Harvard Business School Online
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Finance & Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Finance & Marketing at University of Dayton
English, Spanish