Guillermo Garcia, Founder of SmartHop

About Guillermo Garcia

Guillermo Garcia is the Co-founder and CEO of SmartHop, an AI-powered trucking software platform that connects owner-operators with brokers to improve dispatching and financial outcomes for trucking families. He co-founded the company in 2017 alongside fellow Venezuelan immigrants Joaquin Brillembourg and Miguel Sucre, motivated by his own experience as a trucker facing industry disadvantages. Garcia is a Venezuelan immigrant who moved to the United States with a vision to transform the trucking industry through technology.

Guillermo Garcia at a glance

• Company: SmartHop
• Total raised: $56M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Union Square Ventures, Equal Ventures, Greycroft, RyderVentures, Las Olas VC, Sozo Ventures
• Location: Miami, FL

More founders in Miami, FL (44)

• David Merin — The Ether Machine
• Ross Lipson — Dutchie
• Lance Johnson — Recurrent Ventures
• Ferry Unardi — Traveloka
• Andre Soelistyo — GoTo Group
• Ljubisa Bajic — Tenstorrent
• Xudong Cao — Momenta
• Dawn Lippert — Elemental Excelerator
• Ilan Twig — TripActions
• Annand Jagesar — Staatsolie
• Dmitri Dolgov — Waymo
• Chris Marsh — Enviromena Power Systems
• Josh Zegen — Madison Realty Capital
• Richard Edwards — Argos USA
• Adrian Durham — FNZ
• Robert Mumgaard — Commonwealth Fusion
• Michael Rangel — Novo
• Gary Niederpruem — Forgent
• Sriharsha Majety — Swiggy
• Jake Fields — Platform Science
• Mazin Lamki — Energy Development Oman
• Jared Feldman — Fora Financial
• Brendon Merkley — SunStrong Management
• Batuhan Gultakan — Getir
• Alejandro Flores — StarPlus Energy
• Athena Countouriotis — Turning Point Therapeutics
• Bruce Flatt — EduCo
• Valerie Hannah — Brookfield Corporation
• Aicha Evans — Zoox
• Anthony Tan — Grab Financial Group
• Arnaud Karsenti — 13th Floor Investments
• Ara Mahdessian — ServiceTitan
• Ed Noack — Diamond Infrastructure Solutions
• Daniel Kutchel — Acclaim AI
• Jay Flatley — Zymergen
• Jeff Patton — OneOncology
• Andrew Parker — Papa
• Chris Britt — Chime
• Murat Ulug — Turkiye Wealth Fund
• Kyle Clark — Beta Technologies
• Klaas Campagne — CitizenM
• Henrik Henriksson — H2 Green Steel
• Christian Itin — Autolus
• Dan Bodner — Verint Systems

Browse related founder lists (6)

• Founders in Miami, FL
• Founders backed by Union Square Ventures
• Founders backed by Equal Ventures
• Founders backed by Greycroft
• Founders backed by RyderVentures
• Founders who raised $50M+

Full founder directory · Investor directory · Company funding database · Fundraising library