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LAVCA | The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

A non-profit member organization

  • About
    • About LAVCA
    • Board, Team, & Advisors
    • Media
    • Contact
  • Members
    • Membership Benefits
    • Current Members
    • Member Access
  • Education & Programs
    • About
    • LAVCA Week
    • Calendar & Past Programs
    • LAVCA Education
  • Research & Directories
    • LAVCA Research
    • Industry data
    • LP Survey
    • Directories
  • ESG & Impact
    • Deal Book
    • LAVCA ESG Deal Awards
    • Impact Report
    • ESG Guidelines
  • Articles
    • Featured Articles
    • Industry News
  • VC

Board, Team, & Advisors

LAVCA’s work is supported by a dedicated team of professionals in addition to advisors, alumni, special interest councils, and a Board of Directors.

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Angela Maria Tafur

Angela Maria Tafur

Executive Director

Angela Maria Tafur is a founding member and Chair of the Board of Give to Colombia (G2C), a US-based philanthropic platform that has channeled more than USD26m to Colombia and improved the lives of more than 3 million people…

Belgica De Los Santos

Belgica De Los Santos

Managing Director, Finance & Operations

Belgica De Los Santos is Managing Director of Finance & Operations for LAVCA. In this role she is responsible for the organization’s financial, accounting, and operational functions, including member billing, audits, and budgeting…

Emily Colucci

Emily Colucci

Director, Events

Emily is the Director of Events at LAVCA and GPCA, where she is responsible for the planning and execution of the annual LAVCA Week, GPC Conference and GPCA Investors Meeting, overseeing the planning of both organizations’ domestic and global events. Before joining LAVCA…

Emanuel Hernandez

Emanuel Hernandez

Director, Research

Emanuel Hernandez is Director of Research at LAVCA. In this role he supports the research department with data collection and the generation of products and services for LAVCA’s members and Latin America’s private capital…

Mansi Patel

Mansi Patel

Director, Marketing & Communications

Mansi Patel is Director of Marketing and Communications for LAVCA. In this role she is responsible for overseeing press and audience engagement with LAVCA’s extensive portfolio of research, data, and publications, as well as expanding LAVCA’s…

Marcelo A. Pizzato Dantas

Marcelo A. Pizzato Dantas

Director, Member Relations & Strategy

Marcelo A. Pizzato Dantas is Director of Member Relations and Strategy at LAVCA. In this role, Marcelo coordinates LAVCA’s program development, sponsorships, and partnerships for the annual LAVCA Week conference. He also builds…

Carlos Ramos de la Vega

Carlos Ramos de la Vega

Director, Venture Capital

Carlos Ramos de la Vega is the Director of Venture Capital at LAVCA. In this role, Carlos coordinates the organization’s relationships with venture investors, maintains the LatAm Venture Bulletin…

Megan Smith

Megan Smith

Director, Programs

Megan Smith is Director of Programs at LAVCA, where she is responsible for organizing and programming conferences, trainings and webinars, including LAVCA Week. In addition to program development…

Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez

Manager, Marketing & Communications

Natalie is Manager of Marketing & Communications at LAVCA. Her responsibilities include managing the LAVCA brand as well as producing the design and visual elements of member communications. Prior to joining LAVCA, she worked as the…

Paulina Portilla

Paulina Portilla

Manager, Membership

Paulina Portilla serves as Manager of Membership at LAVCA where she coordinates onboarding, maintenance, and engagement for both current and prospective LAVCA members. Before joining LAVCA…

Mario Avila

Mario Avila

Research Analyst

Mario is a Research Analyst at LAVCA, where he works providing important insights about the state of private capital markets in Latin America. Before joining LAVCA, Mario worked at BuenTrip Ventures, the first Venture Capital Firm based in Ecuador. Mario worked as an…

Cate Ambrose

Cate Ambrose

Board Member, LAVCA

CEO, GPCA

Cate Ambrose is a Board member of LAVCA as well as CEO and a Board Member of GPCA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. Members include 300+ fund managers, institutional investors, family offices…

Susana Garcia Robles

Susana Garcia Robles

Senior Advisor, LAVCA

Senior Partner, Capria Ventures

Susana Garcia Robles is Senior Advisor to LAVCA and a Senior Partner at Capria Venture. As of March 2020, she has left the Inter-American Development Bank where she was Chief Investment Officer…

Julie Ruvolo

Julie Ruvolo

Senior Advisor, LAVCA

Managing Director, Venture Capital, GPCA

Julie Ruvolo is Chief Strategy Officer at GPCA. In this role, she works with the CEO on new business development and is responsible for the planning and direction…

Caitlin Mitchell

Caitlin Mitchell

Advisor, LAVCA

Director, Riverwood Capital

Caitlin Mitchell is an Advisor to LAVCA. She is also Director of Marketing and Communications at Riverwood Capital. Prior to Riverwood, Caitlin was Chief Communication officer for LAVCA…

Eduardo Roman

Eduardo Roman

Advisor, LAVCA

Director, Strategic Partnerships, Group 42

Eduardo Roman is an Advisor to LAVCA. He is also Director of Strategic Partnerships at Group 42. Prior to joining Group 42, he was Research director at LAVCA where he…..

Fabiana Andrade

Fabiana Andrade

Advisor, LAVCA

Partner, Oria Capital

Fabiana Cid de Andrade is an Advisor to LAVCA. She is also currently a Partner at Oria Capital.

Ksenija Jovanovic

Ksenija Jovanovic

Advisor, LAVCA

Director, Alternatives, Aflac Global Investments

Ksenija Jovanovic is an Advisor to LAVCA, where she previously held the role of Director of Business Development supporting LAVCA’s LP platform and association strategy. She is also currently Director, Alternatives for Aflac Global Investments.

Juan Savino

Juan Savino

Advisor, LAVCA

Investor Relations, Latin America Lexington Partners

Juan Savino is an Advisor to LAVCA. Juan has been involved with LAVCA since June 2009. Juan is also currently an Investor Relations professional at Lexington Partners…

Nicolás Szekasy

Nicolás Szekasy

LAVCA Chair, Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Kaszek Ventures

Nicolás Szekasy is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Latin America with over $1 billion of raised capital. The firm was launched in 2011 and has invested in more than 75…

Flavia Almeida

Flavia Almeida

CEO

Península Participações

Ms. Flavia Buarque de Almeida serves as CEO at Península Participações. Ms. de Almeida has been responsible for the Península Participações Private Equity area since July 2013…

Mauricio Salgar

Mauricio Salgar

Managing Director

Advent International

Mauricio Salgar joined Advent International, a global private equity firm, in 2012 as Managing Director and Head of the office in Colombia. Mauricio has led several investments in Latin America including Alianza…

José María Zertuche

José María Zertuche

Managing Director, Infrastructure

BlackRock

José María Zertuche, Managing Director, is the Head and Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock’s Latin America Infrastructure Investment Group. Mr. Zertuche has over 20 years of experience investing in real assets…

Bruno Zaremba

Bruno Zaremba

Private Equity Chairman and Head of Investor Relations

Vinci Partners

Bruno Zaremba is Private Equity Chairman and Head of Investor Relations at Vinci Partners. He is a member of the Board of Directors of several Vinci portfolio companies, such as Austral, CBO, Domino’s Pizza, Grupo CURA and Vero Internet…

Cate Ambrose

Cate Ambrose

CEO, GPCA

Cate Ambrose is CEO and Board Member of GPCA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. Members include 300+ fund managers, institutional investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds…

Michael Harrington

Michael Harrington

Partner

Actis

Michael joined Actis in 2008 and currently heads the Mexico City office leading market coverage for Actis’s energy investments in Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Caribbean…

Dirk Donath

Dirk Donath

Managing Partner, Latin America

L Catterton

Dirk Donath is a Managing Partner at L Catterton focused on Latin America. He was a Senior Managing Director and Partner at Eton Park Capital Management, responsible for PE and illiquid investment activities in emerging markets. Previously Pegasus Capital…

Jose Sosa del Valle

Jose Sosa del Valle

Partner

Lexington Partners

Mr. Sosa del Valle is a Partner of Lexington Partners where he leads the firm’s Latin American actives and manages the Santiago office. Mr. Sosa del Valle is primarily engaged in the…

Tania Chocolat

Tania Chocolat

Managing Director, Global Leadership Team and Head of São Paulo Office, Head of Direct Equity Investments, Latin America

CPP Investments

Tania is the Head of CPP Investments’ São Paulo office and is also responsible for leading and overseeing the Direct Equity Investments Latin America group and the Portfolio Strategy & Operations group…

Johanna G. Posada

Johanna G. Posada

Founder and Managing Partner

Elevar Equity

Johanna is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Elevar Equity, which has been at the forefront of impact investing since 2006. Since inception and through its investments, Elevar has democratized essential products and services…

Susana Garcia Robles

Susana Garcia Robles

Senior Advisor at LAVCA and Senior Partner at Capria Ventures

Susana Garcia Robles is Senior Advisor to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA) and a Senior Partner at Capria Ventures…


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LAVCA In The News

  • TechCrunch (12/27/2022): Taking advantage of Latin America’s market downturn
  • Bloomberg (12/19/2022): Funding for Latin America’s Unicorns Vanishes as Venture Capital Pulls Back
  • Bloomberg Línea (12/19/2022): Las colombianas que están entre las mayores inversionistas en startups en LaTAm en 2022
  • CNBC (10/14/2022): Private equity dollars flood into Latin America
  • Startups (08/31/2022): Cresce para 31% aportes em startups fundadas por mulheres
  • Microsoft (08/31/2022): Startups da América Latina arrecadaram mais de 5 bilhões de dólares em Venture Capital no primeiro semestre de 2022
  • BNamericas (08/18/2022): Private capital investment still flowing in Latin America (paywall)
  • Forbes (08/17/2022): En el ‘invierno’, inversionistas están buscando startups con fundadores con recorrido
  • Bloomberg Línea (08/17/2022): VC Investment in Latin America Falls 19% in First-Half
  • Bloomberg Línea (07/18/2022): Venture capital en Colombia aumentó 63% en operaciones y 29% en capital levantado
  • Financial Times (06/21/2022): Brazil’s Nubank plots consolidation in Latin America’s booming fintech sector (paywall)
  • TechCrunch (06/12/2022): Investors Show Latin American Fintech Companies the Money
  • America Economia (05/26/2022): Private Capital Investment in Latin America Reached US$5.5 Billion During the First Quarter
  • Europe Press (05/25/2022): Private Capital Investment in Latin America exceeds 5,000 Million Euros Until March
  • LABS (05/24/2022): Latin America had its fourth-largest quarter in startup investments to date, according to LAVCA. But what lies ahead?
  • Yahoo Finance (05/18/2022): Claure apuesta por Latinoamérica tras disrupciones globales
  • Milenio (05/09/2022): Latin American Governments Should Promote Greater Investment in Broadband
  • DPL News (05/05/2022): Fintech Platforms Doubled in Latin America in Three Years
  • Forbes (04/26/2022): The 100 fastest Growing Startups in Mexico
  • Bloomberg Línea (04/18/2022): Founder of Ualá Raises US$30 Million and Launches New Venture Capital Fund

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LAVCA is the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting the growth of private capital in Latin America and the Caribbean through research, education, networking and advocacy.

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