Facundo Santana

Co-Founder & Managing Partner basement.studio | basement.ventures | Investor | EO Member | SoDA Member

📍 Argentina🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2025
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Dec 2025
Shorta is the mobile-native series platform. Vertical stories. Real creators. Fiction built for Gen Z. Co-Founded by Tomás Escobar (Cuevana Founder, +15 MAUs in LATAM), Ariel Arrieta (NXTP Ventures 200 AUM, 36 exits, 8 unicorns, Digital Ventures, acq. by FOX Newscorp) and Armando Bo (Oscar winner, film & advertising producer @ Rebolución & About Entertainment)
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Nov 2025
World Labs is a spatial intelligence company building Large World Models (LWMs) to perceive, generate, and interact with the 3D world. We aim to lift AI models from the 2D plane of pixels to full 3D worlds – both virtual and real – endowing them with spatial intelligence as rich as our own. We believe that humans are innovative, curious, and creative; science and technology are both manifestations and drivers of these impulses. Propelling AI forward with spatial intelligence will also propel forward both individuals and humanity as a whole. Toward this goal, World Labs will develop spatially intelligent LWMs that can understand and reason about the 3D world from images and other modalities. Over time, we expect to train increasingly powerful models with broader capabilities that can be applied in a variety of domains, working alongside people. These are ambitious goals, so we are building an ambitious company to tackle them. Our team, led by co-founders Fei-Fei Li, PhD; Justin Johnson, PhD; Christoph Lassner, PhD; and Ben Mildenhall, PhD, has a strong research background, but we are not motivated by exploration for its own sake. Instead, we believe that now is a unique moment where rapid scientific progress has thinned the barrier between research and applications. We aim to seize this opportunity, focusing on the entire throughline from research to engineering to product to people. We are bringing together the most formidable slate of pixel talent ever assembled, creating a tight feedback loop between our spatially intelligent foundation models and products that will empower our users. We invite you to learn more about joining our fast-growing team.
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Aug 2025
Ato is a voice-first AI companion designed to help older adults live more connected, independent, and joyful lives — while giving families peace of mind. Built as a dedicated hardware device, Ato blends thoughtful design, natural conversation, and proactive intelligence to support everyday wellbeing. It reminds, entertains, encourages cognitive stimulation, and keeps loved ones effortlessly in the loop through our Family App. We believe aging shouldn’t mean isolation — and that technology should feel human, warm, and intuitive, especially for those who didn’t grow up with it. Ato serves families, caregivers, and senior-support organizations working to improve quality of life, emotional health, and long-term aging outcomes. We’re headquartered in San Francisco, building at the intersection of AI, hardware, and compassionate care.
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Aug 2025
The General Intelligence Company is building highly-capable ai agents to run entire businesses autonomously.
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Aug 2025
Factory is an AI research lab, bringing autonomy to software engineering with Droids.
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Jul 2025
A first of its kind brand operating system powered by AI.
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Feb 2025
The connected canvas for teams shipping with agents. Paper connects your teams, agents, code, and data on a single design space built on web standards, so nothing gets lost in translation.
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Dec 2024
🚀 Maslow impulsa programas de beneficios, incentivos y fidelización para empresas de todos los tamaños en más de 25 países. Con la plataforma mas robusta del mercado, un equipo ágil y presencia internacional, ayudamos a organizaciones a conectar, motivar y retener a sus personas más valiosas mediante soluciones escalables, flexibles y seguras. Con Maslow, empresas de distintas industrias diseñan experiencias personalizadas que van desde el reconocimiento emocional hasta campañas de ventas, programas de referidos, clubes de fidelización y mucho más — todo 100% integrable con cualquier plataforma como Microsoft Teams, SAP, SuccessFactors y muchas más. 🌍 Nuestra red global de +5.000 beneficios permite acceder a experiencias, gift cards, descuentos, educación, viajes, tecnología y más, disponibles en cualquier momento desde web o app, completamente white-label. ¿Por qué elegir Maslow? ✅ Alcance global – operamos en +25 países, en múltiples idiomas y monedas ✅ Costo eficiente – sin tareas manuales, con automatizaciones y tecnología configurable ✅ Implementación ágil – sin fricción, con onboarding y soporte dedicado ✅ Seguridad de nivel empresarial Descubrí cómo Maslow puede transformar tu estrategia de beneficios, fidelización y engagement. #Maslow #EmployeeEngagement #CustomerLoyalty #Incentivos #HRTech #Fidelización
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Jul 2024
Were building a more caring computer company that prioritizes well-being over toxic tech. Our goal is to innovate with empathy, creating products that contribute to a healthier digital experience for all.
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Sep 2023
Hands-on venture capital firm. We share knowledge, channel smart money, and enhance experiences for (very) early-stage startups, so we can help them unleash a new wave of Latin American tech companies. We have invested in over 60 startups. Our focus is to help founders raise their next round. We leverage our community of founders, advisors, and LPs to support the companies in our portfolio. Community Week, workshops, fireside chats, perks, and numerous other activities are key to supporting startups in achieving product-market fit and preparing for growth. Visit our website to learn more about our investment thesis.
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Dec 2025
Shorta is the mobile-native series platform. Vertical stories. Real creators. Fiction built for Gen Z. Co-Founded by Tomás Escobar (Cuevana Founder, +15 MAUs in LATAM), Ariel Arrieta (NXTP Ventures 200 AUM, 36 exits, 8 unicorns, Digital Ventures, acq. by FOX Newscorp) and Armando Bo (Oscar winner, film & advertising producer @ Rebolución & About Entertainment)
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Nov 2025
World Labs is a spatial intelligence company building Large World Models (LWMs) to perceive, generate, and interact with the 3D world. We aim to lift AI models from the 2D plane of pixels to full 3D worlds – both virtual and real – endowing them with spatial intelligence as rich as our own. We believe that humans are innovative, curious, and creative; science and technology are both manifestations and drivers of these impulses. Propelling AI forward with spatial intelligence will also propel forward both individuals and humanity as a whole. Toward this goal, World Labs will develop spatially intelligent LWMs that can understand and reason about the 3D world from images and other modalities. Over time, we expect to train increasingly powerful models with broader capabilities that can be applied in a variety of domains, working alongside people. These are ambitious goals, so we are building an ambitious company to tackle them. Our team, led by co-founders Fei-Fei Li, PhD; Justin Johnson, PhD; Christoph Lassner, PhD; and Ben Mildenhall, PhD, has a strong research background, but we are not motivated by exploration for its own sake. Instead, we believe that now is a unique moment where rapid scientific progress has thinned the barrier between research and applications. We aim to seize this opportunity, focusing on the entire throughline from research to engineering to product to people. We are bringing together the most formidable slate of pixel talent ever assembled, creating a tight feedback loop between our spatially intelligent foundation models and products that will empower our users. We invite you to learn more about joining our fast-growing team.
Investor & Advisor
Aug 2025
Ato is a voice-first AI companion designed to help older adults live more connected, independent, and joyful lives — while giving families peace of mind. Built as a dedicated hardware device, Ato blends thoughtful design, natural conversation, and proactive intelligence to support everyday wellbeing. It reminds, entertains, encourages cognitive stimulation, and keeps loved ones effortlessly in the loop through our Family App. We believe aging shouldn’t mean isolation — and that technology should feel human, warm, and intuitive, especially for those who didn’t grow up with it. Ato serves families, caregivers, and senior-support organizations working to improve quality of life, emotional health, and long-term aging outcomes. We’re headquartered in San Francisco, building at the intersection of AI, hardware, and compassionate care.
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Aug 2025
The General Intelligence Company is building highly-capable ai agents to run entire businesses autonomously.
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Aug 2025
Factory is an AI research lab, bringing autonomy to software engineering with Droids.
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