Colombian entrepreneurs Mauricio Bejarano, Chief Strategy Officer and Alejandro Gonzalez, CEO & Studio Director of Brainz, recently sat down with LAVCA to discuss the evolution of one start-up and the…

CEO of Peruvian startup, Por ti, Familia, Enrique Coronado tells LAVCA about the thrills and challenges of leaving a career in finance to start a company in his home country.

LAVCA recently spoke with Rafael Atijas, Founder and CEO of The Loog Guitar about how a lot of passion and a little crowdfunding helped him launch a global business.

ZoeMob Co-founder, Daniel Avizú, spoke with the Latin America PE/VC Report about how his previous job in Brazil sparked an idea that is now a growing start-up reaching customers around…

Jaime Cater, CEO of Mexico-based Health Digital Systems (HDS) recently spoke with LAVCA about how changes and inefficiencies in the health care system opened up opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Natália Monteiro, CEO of Zuggi chatted with LAVCA about the journey of her start-up and what a Brazilian entrepreneur is learning in Chile.

Andres Alterini, CEO of Smowtion, recently sat down with the Latin America PE/VC Report to discuss building a global company from Argentina.

Pamela Chávez-Crooker, Founder of Aguamarina, recently spoke with LAVCA about how she took her biotech company from garage start-up to a go-to company for some of the world’s largest copper…

Uruguay-based entrepreneur, Raul Polakof, CEO of Scanntech, discusses the challenges and opportunities of building a business in a small market and how his company survived a financial crisis and the…

Founder and CEO Leandro Vetcher told LAVCA about his quest towards commercialization for innovative, algae-biofuels start-up, Green Pacific Biologicals and why he has operations in Chile and Silicon Valley.

The Latin America PE/VC Report recently spoke with Daniel Rosas, President and CEO of Colombia-based TES America about the growing opportunities for entrepreneurs in technology-related areas and his path to…

Wang Shu Chen, Founder of Adespec, a Brazilian-based producer of environmentally-friendly adhesives and sealants, spoke with LAVCA about how a health problem led her to develop new types of solvents…

Walter Kissling, Founder and President of Navsat, a location-based services company in Costa Rica, spoke with the Latin America PE/VC Report about starting a technology business in Central America and…

LAVCA spoke with Bruno Giuffra, Founder and Executive Director of Promotick, a Peru-based marketing company that manages B2C, B2B and B2E loyalty and incentive programs through offices in Colombia, Peru,…

LAVCA recently spoke with Vinci Partners CEO Alessandro Horta about supporting portfolio companies experiencing decreases in demand and temporary disruption in operations. Horta also details their exit of Diagmax.

LAVCA spoke with Angel Uribe, Partner at TPG Growth, about the fund’s exposure to Latin America to date and the trend of tech-enabled services and products continuing to grow in sectors like education, financial services and healthcare.

LAVCA spoke with Luis Cervantes, Head of General Atlantic’s Mexico City office, about the LatAm opportunity and the importance of family offices…

LAVCA spoke with Scott Sobel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, about why despite the political uncertainties with the upcoming election, there is still an incredible opportunity for U.S./Brazil cross-border VC  investment and how Brazil compares to China.

LAVCA spoke with Johanna Posada, Founder & Managing Director for Elevar Equity about the opportunity for investing and exiting impact in Latin America and LP priorities when committing to an impact fund.

LAVCA spoke with Dirk Donath, Managing Partner Latin America for L Catterton about the mid-market consumer sector opportunity in Latin America and the appetite from global LPs for a pan-regional fund. Earlier in 2017, L Catterton Latin America successfully closed on US$400+ million, exceeding its fundraising target.

LAVCA spoke with Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of IGNIA Partners about how their strategy has evolved, including an unexpected deal source: international companies that have identified Mexico as a target market and want to partner with a local investor.

LAVCA spoke with Member firm and long-time Board Member Hernan Kazah, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at KaszeK Ventures about his shift from entrepreneur to investor, their experience fundraising over the last few cycles, and KaszeK’s investment focus, including their LatAm-specific strategy and the success they have found co-investing in the region.

LAVCA caught up with Edgar Enrique Sandoval, Partner and CFO of Kandeo, to learn more about their core markets (Colombia, Mexico, and Peru) and how the integration of these economies…

LAVCA spoke with Brazilian fund manager DGF Investimentos executives, Frederico Greve, Sidney Chameh, and Patrick Arippol to learn more about the evolution of the Brazilian market, the existing opportunity for…

LAVCA spoke with GP Investments Co-chairman & Co-CEO about their fundraising efforts and what opportunities exist in the current market environment for creating liquidity events in Brazil.

LAVCA caught up with Annette Franqui, Co-Founding Partner of Forrestal Capital, a family office that invests the assets of three branches of a single family

LAVCA heard from Victor Muñoz, Managing Director and Regional Head of Latin America for Denham Capital, about their oil & gas, metals & minerals, and power & renewables portfolio, as…

WeGrow: Unlocking the Growth Potential of Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean Author: MIF/FOMIN April 2014 Leer en español Overview Who are the region’s high-growth women entrepreneurs and…

LAVCA spoke with Pedro Sirotsky Melzer, Managing Director or new member firm eBricks Early Stage about co-investing with other firms in the early stage market and how entrepreneurs in Brazil…

LAVCA spoke with Miguel Gonzalo, Partner at Adams Street Partners, on the importance of Latin America to the firm’s portfolio, and how the regional allocation has evolved compared to its…