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About Druveo · v0.1 since 2025

We bought a car and got scammed. That's how Druveo started.

In early 2025, one of us bought a 2018 Toyota Hilux in Soyapango for $24,500. Three photos on a Facebook page, a ten-minute test drive, a handshake. Three weeks later a structural chassis repair showed up that was in no listing. The seller deleted the profile. The trusted shop told us what we had already heard from a veteran mechanic on San Jacinto: "the problem isn't the cars, it's the information".

Druveo is born from that expensive lesson. A used car in El Salvador is a five-figure transaction decided on three photos and the seller's word. The market treats it like just another classified. And the difference between a good and a bad purchase isn't luck: it's having the right history of the car, before paying.

We are building the verified network of cars that doesn't exist in Central America: traceable vehicle identity, signed in-person inspection, sellers with confirmed identity, and clear processes when something doesn't add up. We don't sell cars. We don't take sides. We make sure that when two people shake hands over a hood, that handshake is worth what it looks like.

We are in a hurry to do it right and patient enough not to do it fast. That contradiction is what Druveo looks like day to day.

“A good inspection doesn't turn a bad car into a good one. It turns a blind decision into a clear-eyed one.

Roberto Salinas · first inspector hired · San Salvador

Who is building it

Small team. Big decisions.

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Hugo Robles

Founder · Product and Engineering

15 years building digital product. Banking, marketplaces and agency. Based in San Salvador. Drives a 2007 Toyota Tacoma.

White Pixelmarketplacesfintech

[Co-founder · to be announced]

Operations and Inspections

Actively searching for an operating partner with a network in the Salvadoran automotive sector: workshops, surveyors and dealers. If that sounds like you, write to us.

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From idea to product, in 18 months

The milestones that mattered.

  1. Q1 2025

    The Hilux that started it all

    The purchase that went wrong in Soyapango and the conversation with a San Jacinto mechanic where it became clear this could be built.

  2. Q2 2025

    Bootstrapping and pending incorporation

    Founder's first capital. White Pixel Solutions LLC (New Mexico, USA, incorporated in 2023) operates under the Druveo trade name. The local Salvadoran structure is under evaluation.

  3. Q3 2025

    Identity design and architecture

    Brand, messaging, trust system and capability catalog defined. 134 technical endpoints mapped before writing the first line of production code.

  4. Q1 2026

    First inspector hired in San Salvador

    Roberto Salinas, 14 years in metro-area workshops, signed the first Druveo inspection. Trust score 87/100 on a 2019 Honda CR-V.

  5. Q3 2026 · soon

    Private beta · El Salvador

    Controlled opening in San Salvador. Waitlist open. Initial coverage: metropolitan area, Santa Tecla, Santa Ana, San Miguel.

  6. 2027+

    Central America

    Once the model is validated in El Salvador, gradual expansion to Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica. No rush, with patience.

How Druveo is funded

Bootstrapping · 2025 — 2026
Founder capital
INITIAL CHECK
Services cash-flow
WHITE PIXEL LLC
No debt
NO INVESTORS
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Interested in what we are building?

We are hiring. And we read every email.