About Andes

The team behind the flex layer.

Andes is an award-winning proptech company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, TX. We operate flexible accommodations across the US, Canada, and Chile, backed by prominent US venture capital firms.

Our Mission

We are transforming flexible accommodations into an institutional-grade asset class that is easy to invest in and widely available to owners and operators of all sizes.

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Our Vision

We are accelerating the transition to a future where people have the freedom to choose where they live, for how long, without the rigidity of traditional leases.

Andes vision
Leadership

The team behind Andes

Leadership team with experience at HSBC, AWS, BCG, Wharton, Stanford, University of Chicago Booth, and leading real estate investment firms managing $30Bn+ in transactions and $6Bn+ in assets.

Sebastian Rivas
Sebastian Rivas
CEO & Founder
UChicago Booth MBA. HSBC IB ($30Bn+). AWS PM. First LatAm founder to win UChicago NVC.
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Cory McOmber
Cory McOmber
COO & Co-Founder
Wharton MBA. BCG. Private Equity + Hedge Fund Investor ($1.4B+ AUM).
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Matias Duhart
Matias Duhart
CIO & Co-Founder
Family office CIO ($6Bn+ AUM). 300+ STR transactions underwritten. 10+ years institutional RE.
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Francisco Valencia
Francisco Valencia
CTO
PUC M.Sc. Engineering. Serial founder (1 exit). 60+ platform services. Enterprise systems (Copec, BHP).
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Advisory Board

Guided by institutional expertise

Our advisors bring decades of experience across capital markets, corporate governance, institutional real estate, and enterprise technology at scale.

Rob McCormack
Rob McCormack
Finance & Governance
Stanford EE + MS IE. 25+ years venture capital across Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Integral Capital, and Trident Capital. 10+ board directorships. Former Andes CFO.
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Marc Shiffman
Marc Shiffman
Operations & Scale
Wharton + Booth. CEO of SMS Assist: grew from $30M to $1B revenue, raised at $1B valuation from Goldman Sachs, $950M exit. Managed 186,000+ properties. Direct operational parallel to Andes.
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Matt Domo
Matt Domo
AI & Technology
Co-founded AWS Database Division (world's first cloud database, now part of $107B business). 12+ years Microsoft (SQL Server, Speech Server). Published author. Advises on AI strategy and platform architecture.
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Daniel Fernandez
Daniel Fernandez
AI & Data Science
Harvard PhD Statistics. Palantir engineer. Wellington Management investment scientist (~$1T AUM). Adjunct faculty at Columbia University (Machine Learning). Head of Data Science at Freestone Grove Partners.
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Dan Siciliano
Dan Siciliano
Governance & Strategy
Chairman of FHLB San Francisco ($100B+ assets). Stanford Law professor, co-founded Rock Center for Corporate Governance. CEO of Linqto. Governance consulting to Google, Microsoft, FedEx, Disney.
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Linda Roy
Linda Roy
Structured Finance
35+ years institutional finance at National Bank. Former Managing Director and Head of Securitization: led ABS, ABCP, CMBS, and Covered Bond products. Currently teaches securitization and serves as expert witness.
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Arturo Gana
Investment & Capital Markets. UChicago Booth. Quest Capital CIO.
Cristobal Kaltwasser
Real Estate Investment. 22+ yrs institutional RE allocator.
Matias Zegers
Legal & Governance. DLA Piper partner. "Lawyer of the Year" VC 2020.
John Reddington
Board & Operations. Serial CEO. $30M+ raised.
Eduardo Perez
Institutional RE. CEO Parque Arauco ($3Bn+). McKinsey.
Rodrigo de la Maza
RE & Capital. Head of RE US at Radian. MetLife ($500M+ loans).
Our Values

What guides every decision we make

Seven principles that define how we operate, invest, and build partnerships.

Doing the right thing is not optional. Honesty is the foundation for great relationships and sound investing decisions.
Every decision we make is for the benefit of our customers. We perform thorough due diligence before making any important decision.
We are not afraid to get our hands dirty if it means we can learn something or improve the way we work.
We own the work we do. Everyone at Andes acts as an owner of the company and of the properties we manage.
We aim to build long-term partnerships and grow together with our customers. We treat every customer as an important investor.
Success comes from discipline and hard work. We insist on the highest standards and never settle for "good enough."
There is always a bigger picture. Thinking and aiming big is key to growing exponentially, creating massive value, and leading our category.