Damian Garfinkiel
About Damian Garfinkiel
Damian Garfinkiel is based in Argentina and has more than 25 years of experience in software development. He is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Kieddi, an AI company for sales and customer service. His Crunchbase bio describes him as a Senior Prompt Engineer who has experimented with AI and machine learning since before OpenAI became prominent.
He also co-founded DVLOOP, a software factory that builds custom software for large organizations. Clients he names include YPF, Repsol, ANSES, Telecom and Grupo IRSA. A ZoomInfo profile that appears to be his lists earlier roles as a full stack developer at Elevenminds and a senior software developer at Teing. It also lists training as an electronics technician and an art director.
Kieddi is listed in the Argentine Foreign Ministry's "Next from Argentina" directory as a Buenos Aires startup in the validation phase. The directory gives its founding year as 2025 and names Juan Pablo Loiza, Ezequiel Pietracupa and Damian Garfinkiel.
Crunchbase shows one investment, one portfolio company, no lead investments and no exits. The investment is the Kieddi pre-seed round. Ezequiel Pietracupa's Crunchbase profile says Kieddi raised that round in July 2024 from Garfinkiel and two other investors. The amount is not disclosed.
He has no public record of angel deals beyond Kieddi, a company he co-founded. Founders should read this as a technical operator who backed his own company, not as an active angel with a long portfolio.
His only recorded investment is in AI. Kieddi builds conversational agents that work in WhatsApp, web chat, e-commerce and social networks. The agents handle customer service and sales conversations, and the company says it uses its own reasoning engine. The Foreign Ministry directory lists the round as bootstrapping, so public sources describe the financing differently.
He has not published a thesis, stage preference or check size. His one recorded deal is a pre-seed round in an Argentine B2B AI company. His own bio centers on generative AI applied to real business cases, and on turning complex ideas into scalable products. Any claim beyond that about stages, sectors or check size would be a guess.
- Kieddi: Buenos Aires company building AI agents for customer service and sales. He co-founded it and is its CTO. Crunchbase lists him as an investor in its July 2024 pre-seed round.
Investing activity
Damian Garfinkiel has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Damian Garfinkiel
Who is Damian Garfinkiel?
He is an Argentine software engineer with more than 25 years of experience. He is co-founder and CTO of Kieddi and co-founder of the software factory DVLOOP.
Does Damian Garfinkiel invest in AI startups?
Crunchbase lists one investment, the Kieddi pre-seed round, which was reported in July 2024. Kieddi is an AI company that he co-founded. No other AI investments are public.
What is Damian Garfinkiel's check size?
He has not published a check size, and the amount of his Kieddi investment is not disclosed. Ask him directly about check size.
What stage does Damian Garfinkiel invest in?
His only recorded deal is a pre-seed round. He has not stated a stage preference, so one deal is not enough to say what he backs.
Should I pitch Damian Garfinkiel as an angel?
He may suit founders building applied AI products, especially for Latin American businesses, where his technical background is most relevant. His public investing record is very thin, so a short, technical note is a reasonable first step.
What companies has Damian Garfinkiel founded?
He co-founded DVLOOP, a custom software factory, and Kieddi, an AI sales and customer service company. Kieddi is the one he currently works on as CTO.
Is Damian Garfinkiel an angel investor?
Yes. Damian Garfinkiel invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
Where is Damian Garfinkiel based?
Damian Garfinkiel is based in Argentina, South America.
How can founders reach Damian Garfinkiel?
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