Guillermo Velasco – Founder & Managing Director of Tempus Venture Partners. Guillermo is a Spanish entrepreneur and strategic operator with over 15 years of international experience in project development, investment advisory, and cross-border business expansion across the Gulf, Latin America, and the Caribbean .
Since 2012, he has launched and scaled ventures in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, delivering over €100 million in contracts for European manufacturers and leading a Qatar-backed investment in a 1,200-room megaresort in Jamaica – an effort formally recognized by Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness for its strategic value to the country’s tourism sector. He has also received official invitations and recognition from high-level government leaders in Latin America – including the Vice President of Honduras and the Mayor of San José, Costa Rica – to explore national infrastructure and tourism investment partnerships. These endorsements reflect a rare degree of international trust and credibility in both the public and private sectors.
In 2023, Guillermo established his base in Riyadh, co-founding GVF Management Consulting and transforming it from a startup into a recognized firm within Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 ecosystem . In under two years, the firm grew exponentially, securing tier-one clients and achieving a 10× increase in valuation through execution excellence, government alignment, and investor credibility.
Today, Guillermo leads Tempus Venture Partners – a boutique strategy and project delivery firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . As the lead entity of a fully integrated construction consortium, JV Partners brings together Saudi-certified manufacturers, award-winning architects, and procurement specialists into one high-performance platform, offering developers and contractors a single point of accountability for full-cycle execution . Guillermo also serves on the boards of multiple companies and represents private equity and family offices, leveraging his ability to navigate government relations, structure complex ventures, and close cross-border deals . This unique skill set makes him a trusted operator for high-stakes development projects across emerging markets. Under his leadership, JV Partners operates not just as a consultant, but as a true integrator, project partner, and delivery engine for Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious transformations.
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