Horizon: From Montevideo to Silicon Valley, the startup reimagining how organizations think
Sometimes, the most transformative ideas don’t emerge from the traditional innovation hubs but from unexpected places. From Montevideo, three young Uruguayans decided they could build a platform capable of understanding how companies actually think and work. That vision has now taken them to San Francisco —the heart of global technology— with a US$ 3.5 million seed round that positions them among the most promising early-stage ventures in Latin America.
The round was led by NXTP, one of the region’s pioneering venture capital firms, with participation from Jeff Lawson (founder of Twilio), EWA Capital, Tom Hedrick, Matías Woloski, Ruben Sosenke, and other strategic investors.
A new language to understand companies
Founded by Nicolás Scopesi (CEO), Nicolás López (CPO), and Miguel Langone (CTO), Horizon was born from a simple but ambitious question: how can we truly measure what’s happening inside an organization? Their answer is a AI-powered organizational intelligence platform that engages employees at scale, analyzes workflows and cultural patterns, and translates them into a “digital brain” of the organization—helping teams and leaders make better, data-driven decisions.
That system is already transforming how companies like Mercado Libre, Itaú, PwC, SURA, and PedidosYa operate. In 2025, Horizon grew its revenue sixfold, while its AI conducted over 12,000 employee interviews, identifying more than 5,000 improvement opportunities, some generating returns above US$ 100,000 per initiative.
“We’re entering a new era,” says Scopesi. “Organizations can’t just ask what they do; they need to ask how they do it. Horizon was born to transform that ‘how.’”
A sign of a maturing venture ecosystem
Horizon’s case exemplifies a shift underway in Latin America’s venture capital landscape. In recent years, funds such as NXTP, Kaszek, ALLVP, and Canary have doubled down on startups tackling complex problems through deep tech and global-scale vision.
According to Cuantico VP, this kind of operation highlights an emerging trend: a new generation of Latin American founders — technically driven, globally minded, and building world-class products from the region. “Horizon represents this new wave of startups that combine Latin American roots with global ambition”.
From Uruguay to San Francisco: stepping into the global arena
Horizon’s move to Silicon Valley didn’t happen by chance. After bootstrapping early on —a rare path in Latin America’s startup scene— the company was selected in October 2024 by Platanus Ventures among more than 1,500 regional startups to join its U.S. acceleration program. A few months later, the founders relocated to San Francisco, determined to play where the world’s top innovators do.
“In Uruguay, our level of ambition was sometimes met with skepticism. Here, everyone believes they can build the next unicorn. That mindset changes everything,” the founders shared in a recent interview.
Looking ahead
With the new funding, Horizon plans to accelerate its international expansion, deepen technical integrations, and strengthen its footprint in the financial and corporate sectors. The goal is bold but clear: to make its platform a central tool for organizational diagnosis and strategic planning worldwide.
In a region increasingly exporting innovation with its own identity, Horizon stands not only as a success story but also as a glimpse of where the future of work and organizational intelligence is heading.
