Company: Kilimo Investors: NXTP Ventures, Alaya Capital, The Yield Lab, Xpand Ventures Interview with: Tatiana Malvasio (COO) Kilimo, an Argentine agtech using satellite-based analytics to optimize water irrigation systems in…
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Member Profile: Maria Pia Iannariello, MGM Innova Capital
9 February 2021LAVCA recently spoke with Maria Pia Iannariello, Co-Founder & COO of MGM Innova Capital, about the opportunity for private capital and green infrastructure in Latin America.
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AQ Top 5 Champions of Gender Equality: Susana García-Robles
20 October 2020♀️ READ Americas Quarterly article Top 5 Champions of Gender Equality, where Susana García-Robles, LAVCA’s Executive Advisor and VC partner at Capria, is featured as one of Latin America’s leaders in the VC investment ecosystem.…
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Creative Diversity in Brazil: An Interview with CREATORS Co-Founder and CMO Nohoa Arcanjo
1 October 2020Company: CREATORS Investors: Google for Startups’ Black Founders Fund Interview with: Co-Founder and CMO Nohoa Arcanjo Google for Startups Brasil launched Black Founders Fund in September, a R$5m investment fund to…
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Company: Arukay Financing Status: Bootstrapped Interview with: Co-Founder & CEO Vicky Ricaurte Arukay, a Colombian edtech teaching K-12 students how to program, won the 2019 WeXchange Pitch Competition, an initiative founded…
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Company: Foodology Investors: Jaguar Ventures, XFactor, Ideas VC & Impact Investing, NOA Capital, Innogen Capital Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder Daniela Izquierdo Dark kitchens, also known as “ghost”, “virtual”, or “cloud”…
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Less Paperwork, More Employee Retention: An Interview with Worky Co-Founder and CEO Maya Dadoo
7 July 2020Company: Worky Investors: QED Investors, LEAP Global Partners, STARTegy Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder and CEO Maya Dadoo Worky, a Mexican HR automatization platform is currently expanding its services to cater…
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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Interview with Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Unima
3 December 2019Unima is a Mexico-based healthtech startup developing fast and low-cost diagnostics and infectious disease surveillance for limited resource settings. LAVCA interviewed Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & CPO about biotechnology, impact of winning WeXchange’s pitch competition…
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LAVCA interviewed WISE, Women in STEM Entrepreneurship (a collaboration of the IDB LAB and IAE Business School), to learn about the program’s goals to train over 1,500 STEM entrepreneurs in Latin America over the next few years.
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Company: Gaszen Representative: Jennifer Reyna Title: CEO & Co-Founder Jennifer Reyna founded Gaszen in Mexico in 2016 to disrupt how energy is consumed in Latin America. Gaszen’s IoT gas management solution puts…