# Selene Casabal

> Selene Casabal is the Managing General Partner and Chief Venture Officer at Fuel Venture Capital, a Miami-based firm managing approximately $550 million across five funds. A former Silicon Valley founder whose retail tech startup was acquired by b8ta, she became an AI super angel with investments in Perplexity, Replit, Impulse Space, and Serve Robotics before joining Fuel VC in October 2025 to lead its $100M+ AI-focused deployment strategy. A Sequoia Capital Scout and South Park Commons fellow, she is on a mission to rewrite the gender imbalance in artificial intelligence one investment at a time.

- **Role:** Managing General Partner and Chief Venture Officer at Fuel Venture Capital
- **Organizations:** Fuel Venture Capital, South Park Commons, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, Chanel (Advisor), Intel Ignite (Advisor)
- **From:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree (field not specified), University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Two industry-recognized startup exits, including the acquisition of Re:store by b8ta, Angel investor in 30+ frontier technology companies with portfolio companies raising hundreds of millions from Sequoia, Benchmark, and Khosla Ventures, Early investor in Perplexity, Replit, Impulse Space, and Serve Robotics

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Awarded Penn in Washington (PIW) Scholarship; served in Senator Bob Casey's judiciary office, focusing on immigration, healthcare, and civil rights policy
- **2010s** — Launched early Amazon third-party seller business with UPenn classmates, generating unexpected revenue
- **2016-2021** — Founded Re:store, a retail technology company; grew it to acquisition by b8ta, the largest operator of physical retail technology in the US, Dubai, and Japan
- **2021** — Joined b8ta post-acquisition as strategic advisor and executive operator
- **2021-2022** — Served as Strategic Product & Growth Advisor to Popshop Live
- **2022** — Became a Partner in Sequoia Capital's Scout Fund, angel-investing in frontier technology companies
- **2022-2025** — Fellow at South Park Commons in San Francisco, a community of pioneering technologists including early Anthropic and Cognition AI team members
- **2022-2025** — Handpicked as Innovation Advisor to Chanel's C-suite, providing product and market advisory to the Global Open Innovation Officer's team
- **2023-2025** — Executive advisor to Intel Ignite accelerator, supporting founders in cybersecurity, AI, and robotics
- **2025-10** — Named Managing General Partner and Chief Venture Officer at Fuel Venture Capital; appointed as firm's first Silicon Valley director to deploy $100M+ in AI-focused investments

## Achievements

- Two industry-recognized startup exits, including the acquisition of Re:store by b8ta
- Angel investor in 30+ frontier technology companies with portfolio companies raising hundreds of millions from Sequoia, Benchmark, and Khosla Ventures
- Early investor in Perplexity, Replit, Impulse Space, and Serve Robotics
- Named first Silicon Valley director at Fuel Venture Capital to lead $100M+ AI investment strategy
- Selected as a Partner in Sequoia Capital's Scout Fund
- Fellow at South Park Commons alongside early Anthropic and Cognition AI team members
- Handpicked by Chanel as Innovation Advisor to C-suite
- Executive advisor to Intel Ignite accelerator for deep tech founders
- Recognized as an 'AI Super Angel' by industry media
- Awarded Penn in Washington (PIW) Scholarship; served in US Senator Bob Casey's judiciary office

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Featured in Refresh Miami's '2026, according to the VCs writing the checks' as a key voice on AI investment trends in South Florida
- **2025-10** — Named Managing General Partner and Chief Venture Officer at Fuel Venture Capital, appointed as the firm's first Silicon Valley director to lead $100M+ AI investment push

## Links

- Website: https://fuelventurecapital.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/selenecasabal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fuelvc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/fuelventurecapital

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