Neo Draxler
Co-Founder, Technology
Technologist with 25 years of experience, including two successful exits and leadership roles at joint ventures across hardware and software leaders.
About
A venture studio for the U.S.-LatAm corridor.
Arduo is a team of scrappy entrepreneurs and investors who actively partner with extraordinary founders to challenge the status quo and relentlessly focus on execution.
We influence outcomes of venture companies by investing capital and taking an active role in strategic planning, product feedback, and business development. Our team has collectively analyzed thousands of early-stage ventures, acted as change agents within large corporations, and built and exited companies across two continents. We put that experience to work for the founders we partner with.
“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”
Mission
We partner with founders through operational support, strategic guidance, and long-term equity alignment — building companies designed to operate seamlessly across two continents.
Founder Story
Arduo was started by operators who scaled cross-border businesses the hard way. We saw founders consistently underestimate U.S. distribution and overestimate the simplicity of incorporation. We exist to absorb that complexity so founders can focus on what compounds: product and customers.
Why Latin America
The region produces global-caliber engineering and operating talent at globally competitive economics. The next generation of category-defining companies will be built here.
Why U.S. Expansion
The U.S. is the largest and most liquid market for the categories our founders target. Building a real U.S. presence — not just a Delaware C-corp — is the unlock.
Team
Operators, investors, builders.
John Korskit
Co-Founder, Finance
CFO across three successful startup exits with deep Latin America experience, including public-private partnerships and cross-border growth.
Simone Percoti
Co-Founder, Legal & Tax
JD and CPA who has helped companies incorporate and manage cross-border taxation as they enter the U.S. market.