Women in venture are as underrepresented in Latin America as they are globally. In the US, women only hold ~15% of GP positions in VC, and the majority of firms have no women partners; in other markets, reliable benchmarks for comparison are harder to come by.
In an effort to raise the visibility of women in venture, LAVCA published an updated annual list of the Top Women Investing in Latin American Tech, and our fourth annual list of Emerging Women Investors in Latin American Tech.
The 117 investors featured in the Top Women list and the 115 investors featured in the Emerging Women list in 2021 represent an 15% and 21% increase, respectively, over 2020*.
- Veronica Allende Serra
- Bárbara Alvim Raymundo
- Andrea Andrade de Oliveira Kestenbaum
- Luciana Antonini Ribeiro
- Paula Arango
- Tatiana Barbato
- Paula Barrientos Moreno
- Lynne Bairstow
- Vivianne Bernardes-Cibils
- Monica Black
- Jana Boltvinik
- Monica Brand Engel
- Livia Brando
- Clara Bullrich
- Ariadne Caballero
- Wenyi Cai
- Daniela Calleja
- Liliana Carlos Rodriguez
- Milena Casado de Oliveira
- Marcella Ceva
- Gabriela Chagas
- Sylvia Chebi
- Maya Chorengel
- Tina Christa Rosenfeld
- Lauren Connolley Morton
- Bruna Constantino
- Patricia Cordeiro
- Marta Cruz
- Gabriela D’Avila Gonçalves
- Beatriz Dager
- Carolina Dams
- Deborah Dana
- Adelina Dasso
- Carmen de la Cerda
- Claire Diaz-Ortiz
- Mariana Donangelo
- Tahira Dosani
- Eliza Erikson
- Jenny Esaine
- Susana Espinosa de los Reyes
- Camila Farani Lima Porreca
- Camila Folkmann Costa
- Mariana Foresti
- Laura Frey
- Erica Fridman Stul
- Maria Alice Frontini
- Izabel Gallera
- Mariela García
- Susana Garcia-Robles
- Guenia Gawendo
- Paula Giraldo
- Melissa Gómez Hindle
- Irene Gómez Luque
- Beatriz Gonzalez
- Laura González-Estéfani
- Fernanda Gottardi
- Laura Guaraná Carvalho
- Ximena Heniquez
- Rebeca Hwang
- Jackie Hyland
- Yelena Ioffe
- Christine Kenna
- Allison Kern
- Lara Lemann
- Marília Lima
- Lina Lisbona
- Martha Laura López Orué
- Gabriela Macagni
- Kim Machlup
- Bianca Martinelli
- Laura Mello de Andrea Constantini
- Kelly Michel
- María José Montero
- Montse Mora
- Silvia Motta Azevedo
- Priscila O’Reilly Castro
- Leila Orenstein
- Patricia Osorio
- Agustina Palmai
- Andrea Paz Araneda Gutierrez
- Priscila Pereira Rodrigues
- Alejandra Pérez-Fabres
- Camila Petignat
- Luísa Pinto Coelho
- Johanna Posada
- Sofia Ramírez Calvo
- Anna Raptis
- Paula Rechtman
- Maria Rita Spina Bueno
- Antonia Rojas Eing
- Isabela Guimarães Rugani
- Gabriela Ruggeri
- Patricia Saenz
- Monica Saggioro
- Sandra Sainz
- Daphne Salinas
- Codie Sanchez
- Camila Sangali
- Raquel Silberberg
- Jéssica Silva Rios
- Ekaterina Skorobogatova
- Carolina Strobel
- Lorena Suarez
- Adriana Suárez Pardo
- María Tellez
- Valentina Terranova
- Silva Torres Carbonell
- Adriana Tortajada
- Elsa Treviño
- Angie Udry
- Olivia Valdés
- Consuelo Valverde
- Evelyn Von Bischhoffshausen
- Francesca Whalen
- Natalie Witte
- Bedy Yang
- Viviana Zocco
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Veronica Allende Serra
Veronica Allende Serra is a hands-on experienced investor in technology and innovation across the US and Latin America, making growth equity investments for the past twenty years. Outside interests include education and entrepreneurship.Firm: Pacific Investimentos/Innova Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Technology, Innovation
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): USA, Latin America
Board Position(s): Movile, ClearSale, Endeavor Global, HBS Latin American Advisory Board, HBS Alumni Board, XTC
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Bárbara Alvim Raymundo
Bárbara Alvim Raymundo is a Partner and ESG Officer at Oria Capital, a specialist B2B tech investment firm based in São Paulo. Since 2012, Oria has been supporting founders in the growth of their companies, aiming to contribute to improving Brazilian productivity. Barbara is particularly interested in investing in SaaS, fintech, healthtech and martech scale-ups. As an angel investor and mentor she is also engaged in impact deals. With a ten-year career in alternative assets dedicated mostly to tech ecosystem, her previous experience includes early-stage and distressed assets investments and private debt.
Firm: Oria Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): SaaS, Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Andrea Andrade de Oliveira Kestenbaum
Andrea Andrade de Oliveira Kestenbaum is Co-Founder of Positive Ventures. She is an impact investor and diversity enthusiast backing mission-driven founders building hard technologies to tackle the global south’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
Firm: Positive Ventures
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Based In: São Paulo, Palo Alto
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Healthcare and Well-being, Education, Financial Services, Sustainable Systems
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
OccamzRazor, Eureciclo, Labi Exames, Letrus, Good Money, Slang, Neomed, Provi, Favo, Pachama
Board Position(s): Letrus, Sistema B
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Luciana Antonini Ribeiro
Luciana Antonini Ribeiro is a Founding Partner of EB Capital, an investment firm that invests in Brazilian middle market companies. Luciana previously served as a member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee of e.Bricks Ventures, EB Capital’s VC arm, focused on companies with disruptive business models that increase efficiency and solve Brazilian gaps. With over ten years of experience in the field, she has led relevant transactions in the media, education, and technology industries.
Firm: EB Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Financial Services, Agriculture, Healthcare, Education and SMB Services
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Board Position(s): Sumicity, Mob Telecom
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Paula Arango
Paula Arango is a Senior Investment Officer at Finance in Motion, a global impact asset manager focused on sustainable development in emerging markets. Paula was formerly a Director at Konvalor, and a Partner & Principal at Ewa Capital. Paula previously worked as an investment professional with Elevar Equity, working with Latin America portfolio companies. She believes in the importance of contributing to social and economic development through sustainable growth initiatives in the private sector and is committed to inspiring and innovative business models that will have an impact in vulnerable sectors.
Firm: Finance in Motion
Title: Senior Investment Officer
Based In: Bogotá
Board Position(s): Union Andina, Cuperz, Foundation Tiempo de Juego
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Tatiana Barbato
Tatiana Barbato has worked in the investment banking and private equity industries for more than ten years in the US and Colombia. She also worked as the CFO/COO of Bogotá Beer Company (the largest microbrewery in Colombia), being actively involved in the acquisition, expansion and exit to AB Inbev. She is currently Partner at Ewa Capital and formerly worked at a family office called Esferas Portafolio in Bogotá, Colombia where she was responsible for investments in Colombia and abroad.
Firm: Ewa Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Bogotá
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic (Edtech, Financial Services, Health, Agribusiness, Retail)
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Series A, Series A
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Paula Barrientos Moreno
Paula is Managing Partner at InQlab, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage, tech-driven companies across different sectors in Latin America. Prior to joining the VC industry, she worked for the main media companies in Colombia on the new business front, with emphasis on digital innovation. Prior to this, she worked at IFC (World Bank) doing business development in financial markets for Latin America. Mentor and Board Member of Startups and Investment funds. Content author and joint professor of the Corporate Venture Capital program designed for Colombian Fortune 100 corporations. Bachelor’s in industrial engineering and MBA from La Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).
Firm: inQlab
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Bogota
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Colombia, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Pulzo, Symplifica, Fitpal, Enjoyflowers, Deleyes, Pinbus, Mesfix, Lentesplus, Laika, Slang, Bold, Logysto
Board Position(s): Mesfix, Pinbus, Fitpal, Symplifica
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Lynne Bairstow
Lynne Bairstow is the Founder and a Managing Partner of MITA Ventures, a tech and innovation investor in Mexico. An internet entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Lynne’s interest and passion for tech startups comes from both hands-on technical knowledge and high-growth marketing/customer acquisition experience.
Firm: MITA Ventures
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Punta Mita, San Francisco
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Artificial Intelligence (Cognitive Machine Learning), Blockchain, IoT (Connected Devices), Data and Virtual Reality, Fintech, Enterprise (SaaS), Medtech, Edtech, Ecommerce
Preferred Stage(s): Incubator, Seed, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, USA, Latin America, Canada
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Vivianne Bernardes-Cibils
Vivianne Bernardes-Cibils is a pioneer, investor and serial entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in the technology industry, including more than ten years in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Founder and President of PARCAP, the Paraguayan Association of Venture Capital. Former Co-Chair of UC Berkeley’s Parents Board and current member of MIT’s Parents Board. She is the Co-Founder, past CEO and current Director of Cibersons, a multinational tech and investment firm with operations and venture capital funds in Latin America, Silicon Valley and Asia. During her leadership, Cibersons expanded its operations to more than 40 countries. Previously Vivianne also worked for the Paraguayan Ministry of the Treasury, the US Embassy, United Nations, JICA and Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles, among many others. Vivianne is a software engineer with top international business and academic awards and a proud mother of three.
Firm: CIBERSONS
Title: Co-Founder & Managing Director
Based In: Asuncion
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic: Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Healthtech, Agtech, Foodtech, Mobility, Edtech, Infrastructure
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Paraguay, Latin America, US
Board Position(s): Innovation Director
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Monica Black
Monica Black is the Founder & Managing Director of Function, an investment group that is activating Miami-based capital in early-stage technology investing across the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on enterprise software. Monica has more than ten years of experience investing and operating in startups, venture capital, and private equity. Monica previously held investing roles at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Providence Equity Partners, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and TheVentureCity. She is an active advisor and board member of several startups, including Runa HR, Aprende, and Babysparks. A Miami native, she studied economics and management science at MIT and received her MBA and Master of Education from Stanford University.
Firm: Function
Title: Founder & Managing Director
Based In: Miami
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics, Proptech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): USA, Latin America
Board Position(s): Babysparks
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Jana Boltvinik
Jana Boltivinik is a Founding Partner at Capital Invent. Jana has been leading digital and internet-related projects for the past ten years. She was the Innovation Director of Metroscubicos.com. She worked at Grupo Expansion, where she led the launch of Quien.com, Chilango.com, Adnpolitico.com, and Quo.com. She graduated in Economics from ITAM University and is married with two daughters.
Firm: Capital Invent
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
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Monica Brand Engel
Monica Brand Engel is an entrepreneur and investor, having launched various funds and products aimed at broadening financial inclusion. She is the Co-Founding Partner of Quona Capital – venture firm focused on fintech for inclusion in emerging markets. Quona is the investment manager for the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, the first global, third-party fintech fund for inclusion, and its successor, the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund. Monica spent her formative years in Silicon Valley, where she helped launch a USD50m multi-bank lending intermediary to finance small businesses. Monica also worked at Calvert Ventures and Anthuri Ventures – early-stage equity vehicles based in Bethesda and Cape Town, respectively. While living in South Africa, Monica founded Anthuri Catalysts to prepare early-stage companies for investment. Monica then joined Accion to set up a product innovation group and worked in Mexico with Gentera (née Compartamos) Bank, the largest microfinance institution in Latin America – which went public in 2007 (NSDQ: GENTERA:MM). She was the founding managing director of Accion’s Frontier Investments Group, the predecessor to Quona Capital. Monica holds an MBA and MA Ed from Stanford University and a BA in economics from Williams College. She serves on the boards of Sokowatch, Yoco, Azimo, GloboKasNet, Tiaxa and Zoona; is a founding member of the GPCA Impact Council; and chairs the Investor Representative Committee of LeapFrog Investments, the world’s first microinsurance fund. Previously, she served on the boards of Gentera (née Compartamos) Bank (IPO), Shubham Housing (sold to Premji Invest), AllLife, Paralife, and Pay Rent Builds Credit (accquired by MicroBilt). She’s half Peruvian and blessed with a fantastic husband and twins.
Firm: Quona Capital
Title: Co-Founder & Partner
Based In: Washington, DC
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Tiaxa, GloboKasNet, Zoona, Azimo, Yoco, Sokowatch, Paralife
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Livia Brando
Livia Brando is Country Manager at Wayra Brasil, the open innovation hub of the Telefónica group, Vivo. She is responsible for Wayra’s operation in Brazil and for managing the portfolio that currently counts 34 startups that together already surpass the BRL1b mark in market value. Livia has more than fifteen years of experience in leading open innovation initiatives for multinationals. She was responsible for the creation of EDP Ventures Brasil, the first corporate venture capital focused on the energy sector in the country. In addition to acting as mentor to startups, she is also a board member of several portfolio companies. She holds a degree in business administration from PUC, an MBA from FGV, with extension courses in Private Equity and Venture Capital from Insper and Università Bocconi.
Firm: Wayra
Title: Country Manager
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): AI, IoT, Advanced Data/Analytics, Gaming, Cybersecurity, Education, Health, Financial Services
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Docket, Monkey, Netshow.me, QueroQuitar, Trocafone, VOLL
Board Position(s): Ativa, Bem.Care, Carenet, Cinnecta, ProRadis
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Clara Bullrich
Clara Bullrich is Co-Founder & General Partner at TheVentureCity and a Partner at Guggenheim Partners Latin America/LJ Partnerships (now Alvarium), a leading independent, privately-held multi-family office with assets under management of USD5b. TheVentureCity’s USD100m venture capital fund invests in early-stage and Series A tech startups worldwide. Clara is also an angel investor and holds board seats in ten different companies in the US, Latin America and Europe, across different industries.
Firm: TheVentureCity / Guggenheim LJ Partnerships
Title: Co-Founder & General Partner / Managing Partner
Based In: Miami, FL
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Consumer, Healthtech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, VR/AR, Blockchain
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, USA, Europe, Africa, Singapore
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Ariadne Caballero
Ariadne Caballero is Partner at SP Ventures, a VC firm that focuses its investments on companies and founders that transform the food system – from Farm to Fork.
Firm: SP Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agtech, Foodtech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Leaf, TrAIve Finance, InCeres, AgroSmart
Board Position(s): Leaf, TrAIve Finance, InCeres, AgroSmart
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Wenyi Cai
Wenyi Cai is Founder and Managing Partner of Polymath Ventures in Colombia. Prior to Polymath, Wenyi was most recently the COO of Milo.com, a consumer internet startup that sold to eBay in 2010. Prior to Milo, Wenyi was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, working primarily in telecom, banking, and innovation clusters. Wenyi graduated cum laude from Harvard College, and studied philosophy and physics.
Firm: Polymath Ventures
Title: Founder & CEO
Based In: Bogotá
Investor Type: Company Builder
Preferred Sector(s): Financial services, Transportation, Education, Health, Commerce, other industries that disproportionately affect the middle class
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Colombia, Mexico, USA, , Middle East, North Africa, China
Board Position(s): Táximo
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Daniela Calleja
Daniela is an ecosystem pioneer within the venture capital and entrepreneurial scenes. She is one of the most active Mexicans working towards high impact entrepreneurship in Latin America. She started her career at Endeavor as Director of Selection and Growth for tech companies. She was portfolio and investment manager of Nazca Mexico and started operations of the fund in Colombia. Afterwards, Daniela structured and led the operations and investments of the first institutional fund in Guadalajara, Redwood Ventures. Throughout her career she has analyzed 500+ investment opportunities, executed 15+ investments, and worked hand-in-hand driving growth of 30+ companies through strategic assessments, better corporate governance practices, fundraising and go-to-market strategies. She has a dual experience and vision, the entrepreneur side, and the investor eyes. She is now leading startups and medium size companies from initial funding stages to successful IPOs at BIVA, where she is Head of New Issuers leading the listing process of new clients to the stock exchange. She is an angel investor through 0BS and advisor of several startups.
Title: Partner, Head of New Listings
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Liliana Carlos Rodriguez
Liliana Carlos Rodriguez is a Partner, CFO and COO at Canary, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Brazil and Latin America. Prior to Canary, Lili led the Commercial Planning team at Stone Pagamentos in Brazil and previous to that, she was an Investment Banking associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in NY.
Firm: Canary
Title: Partner, CFO and COO
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Milena Casado de Oliveira
Milena Casado de Oliveira has over 12 years of experience in private equity and venture capital, having specialized in the tech and fintech markets since 2018. At Volpe, Milena is a member of the investment committee, leading the regulatory analysis of Volpe’s investment thesis and the negotiation of transaction documents.
Firm: Volpe Capital
Title: Partner & Co-Founder
Based In: São Paulo, Brazil
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Education, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer
Preferred Stage(s): Series A, Series B
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Caju (Observer), Education Journey
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Marcella Ceva
Marcella Ceva is the Chief Investment Officer for Microsoft’s WE Ventures venture capital fund, with over twelve years of experience in investment banking, M&A and fund raising in global firms such as G5 Evercore, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP and Derraik & Menezes Advogados. Marcella accumulated over BRL4b in advised transactions, including some of the largest debt restructuring transactions in Brazil. She began her career in corporate law, has a Law Degree from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, studied International Relations in Michigan State University, and specialized in Human Rights and Women’s Health in Stanford Online. Marcella is an enthusiastic marathon runner, active volunteer and board member for NGOs and a proud mother.
Firm: WE Ventures
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
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Gabriela Chagas
Gabriela Chagas is Partner and Product Manager at Vox Capital, Brazi’ls leading impact investing firm, focused on tech for good. Previously, she led WeWork Labs’ São Paulo startup program, managed marketing for MassChallenge Israel’s 2018 program and founded Impacto Ventures, a hub developing toolkits for social impact startups. Before launching Impacto, Gabriela led deal sourcing and investment analysis at Vox Capital, where she is happy to be back.
Firm: Vox Capital
Title: Partner & Product Manager
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Health, Education, Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Sanar, Celcoin, Diaspora.Black, Magnamed
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Sylvia Chebi
Sylvia Chebi is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Thales Lab, a Montevideo-based company builder that supports technical startups by promoting entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs. Sylvia is a former tech executive turned entrepreneur and angel investor. Sylvia holds an Electrical Engineering degree from UdelaR, Uruguay, and an MBA from the Adolfo Ibañez School of Management, Miami, FL.
Firm: Thales Lab
Title: Co-Founder & Executive Director
Based In: Montevideo
Investor Type: Company Builder
Preferred Sector(s): Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Caribbean
Board Position(s): Thaleslab, Okaratech, OMEU
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Maya Chorengel
Maya Chorengel is Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund at TPG, and a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Elevar Equity, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies building transformative businesses that provide essential services to low-income communities. She is also a Senior Partner at The Rise Fund, a social and environmental impact fund. Formerly at the Dignity Fund, Warburg Pincus and Wolfensohn, Maya has over two decades of private equity and venture capital experience globally.
Firm: Elevar Equity / The Rise Fund
Title: Founding Partner & Managing Director / Co-Managing Partner
Based In: San Francisco
Investor Type: VC Firm, Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Financial Services, FinTech, ICT, Education, Housing, Healthcare
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Varo Money, Global Impact Investing Network, International Association of Microfinance Investing, Kiva
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Tina Christa Rosenfeld
Tina Rosenfeld is an Advisor and Board Member for a series of startups, helping them scale internationally, with a clear focus in investing in innovative female led startups.
Firm: Chile Global Angels
Title: Chair of the Board
Based In: Santiago
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Female entrepreneurs with purpose and impact
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Europe
Sample Companies:
Unown Fasion, Suncast, Accion Circular, BioClass
Board Position(s): Suncast, Accion Circular, BioClass
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Lauren Connolley Morton
Lauren Connolley is a partner at QED investors, an early-stage fintech firm based in Virginia. Prior to joining QED, Lauren spent fifteen years in key operational roles at Capital One, where she led a combination of consumer credit, customer acquisition and technology teams. She is especially passionate about financial health and inclusion in developing countries. Lauren holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and a MBA from Stanford GSB.
Firm: QED Investors
Title: Partner
Based In: Washington, DC
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed to Series B
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Latin America
Sample Companies:
QuintoAndar, Creditas, Nubank, Warren
Board Position(s): Warren Brasil, Worky.mx, Tribal, Nuvocargo, XpertSea, Zubale
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Bruna Constantino
Bruna Constantino is a Brazilian investor and filmmaker passionate about social innovation. She co-founded Positive Ventures, a B certified and women-led venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, that backs mission-driven entrepreneurs building technology to tackle Latin America’s social and environmental challenges. Acting as one of the managing partners, Bruna leads the impact investment targets, strategies and measurement, as well as marketing and public relations.
Firm: Positive Ventures
Title: Co-Founder, CMO & Chief Impact Officer
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Healthtech, Fintech, Foodtech, Sustainable Systems, Education, Mobility, Women's Empowerment
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Latin America
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Patricia Cordeiro
Patricia Cordeiro Nader is Investment Director and Head of Impact at GK Ventures. Patricia was formerly Portfolio Manager and former Head of VC for Vox Capital, the first impact investing firm in Brazil. GK Ventures invests in early-stage companies that bring solutions to the bottom of the pyramid within the education, health and financial services sectors. Patricia has extensive previous experience in mergers & acquisitions, business development and strategic planning within different multinational companies in the agribusiness, biotechnology and food and beverage sectors.
Firm: GK Ventures
Title: Investment Director & Head of Impact
Based In: São Paulo
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Celcoin, Editora Sanar, Avante
Board Position(s): Board Member: ProRadis, bem.care. Board Observer: Virtus, Celcoin, Grao
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Marta Cruz
Marta Cruz is Founding Partner at NXTP Ventures. She was the first woman president of ARCAP, the Argentinean Private Equity and Seed Capital Association. She served as an Executive in the German company Siemens. She was a senior consultant for PENUD, the United Nations Development Program, and the LatAm Regional Director at McCann Erickson, Interpublic Group. She has been a professor at the UBA, UDESA, ESEADE and ADEN Business School. She has a Bachelor in Administration from UBA (Buenos Aires University) and a postgraduate degree specializing in management from IAE – Austral University. She leads the initiative for the creation of the Women Entrepreneurs Day in Latin America and the Caribbean. Recently she co-founded WeInvest, the community of women investors focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Firm: NXTP Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): B2B SaaS, Enterprise Software, Logistics Tech, Fintech, Internet Security, B2B Marketplaces, AI (Information Services)
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Satellogic, Cargo X, Vu Security, Mural, Liftit, Auth0
Board Position(s): VU Security, Zolvers, WeXchange, Weinvest
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Gabriela D’Avila Gonçalves
Gabriela Gonçalves is leading the first Brazilian venture debt fund, launched in 2019 with BRL140m under management. Brasil Venture Debt I, managed by SP Ventures, is spearheading the development of the sector in Brazil, providing non-dilutive capital to Brazilian founders.
Firm: Brasil Venture Debt
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Venture Debt
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Scale-up to Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
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Beatriz Dager
Beatriz Dager is a General Partner for Chi X Future Ventures, a Canadian VC fund that operates and invests in early-stage companies in Latin America. She comes from a financial background working in the M&A department for a large multinational before founding the first boutique investment bank in Cartagena, Colombia. Her experience in the VC investment side includes being the Managing Director for ChiOne Capital Ventures, the first early-stage vehicle created in the Caribbean region of Colombia, and advising startups through her boutique investment bank since 2017.
Firm: Chi X Future Ventures
Title: General Partner
Based In: Cartagena, Colombia
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Logtech, Enterprise SaaS and Digital Content Creation
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Colombia, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Liftit, Prolibu, Vecindario, Kiki Logistics, Kuatro Investment Banking, Peiky.
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Carolina Dams
Carolina Dams co-founded A2C Advisors. She is the Academic Program Director at IAE Business School and a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Universidad Austral in Argentina. She has backed seven companies as an angel investor since 2011.
Firm: Universidad Austral & IAE Business School (Angel Investor)
Title: Angel Investor
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Innovation
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Argentina
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Deborah Dana
Deborah Dana is an angel investor and former Managing Partner of Soldiers Field Angels, a venture capital fund formed by 25 Harvard Business School alumni in Mexico. She is current Founder & CEO of Canasta Rosa, a Mexico-based marketplace for DIY and handmade goods. Dana also co-founded ASEM (Asociación de Emprendedores de México).
Firm: Canasta Rosa
Title: Founder & CEO
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: Angel, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Technology, Agriculture, Health, Finance, Energy, Transportation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Services
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage/Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
Board Position(s): Now New Media SAPI de CV, Kiwilimon SAPI de CV
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Adelina Dasso
Adelina Dasso leads Latin America investments at Accion as Senior Investment Officer of Accion Global Investments. She joined Accion in 2016 and has played a key role in transactions, strategic initiatives and corporate governance. She has worked on multiple transactions both in Latin America and India, including initial investments, follow-on and exits. She works closely with the investees’ management on various strategic and operational matters. Adelina brings over ten years of experience doing direct investments in emerging markets, the first part of her career working on one of the leading Peruvian pension funds (Prima AFP, part of the Credicorp group), across different sectors, managing a portfolio of over USD10 billion as Equity Portfolio Manager. Adelina has served as Board representative at portfolio companies of Accion, Prima AFP and Profuturo AFP. Adelina has a Bachelor’s in Economics and Finance from Universidad de Piura (Peru) and an MBA from Duke University and she is a Chartered Finance Analyst (CFA). Adelina is Co-founder and Strategy Director of MBA Women Peru, a non-profit organization that supports Peruvian MBA women and Peruvian women, who want to pursue an international MBA at a recognized business school. She is also Co-founder and Member of the Investment Committee of Universidad de Piura´s Endowment. Since 2017, Adelina has been a part-time professor of Impact Investing at Universidad de Piura (Lima, Peru).
Firm: Accion
Title: Senior Investment Officer / Senior Director
Investor Type: PE Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Financial Inclusion
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, Africa
Sample Companies:
CIVICO, ftCash, Sub-K
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Carmen de la Cerda
Carmen de la Cerda has been a Director at BuenTrip Hub since 2016, she has mentored over 70 startups and carried out due diligence on several deals. She is a US Department of State IVLP Alumni.
Firm: BuenTrip Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: Quito
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Sector agnostic but specially interested in B2B companies that solve the region’s most complex problems.
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-seed to pre-Series A companies that demonstrate traction and a strong business model.
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America ex Brazil
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Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Claire Diaz-Ortiz (@claire) is a startup investor and author who was an early employee at Twitter. Named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, she has written nine books that have been translated into ten languages. She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford and has been featured widely in print and broadcast media. She writes a popular business blog at ClaireDiazOrtiz.com.
Title: Angel Investor
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Angel Investor
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Insurtech, Edtech, Healthtech, Femtech, SaaS
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, USA
Sample Companies:
Jefa, Prometeo, The Intern Group, Flickplay, Vexi, Quansu
Board Position(s): Jefa
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Mariana Donangelo
Mariana Donangelo has been investing in tech in LatAm for almost ten years and is an early investor in companies such as Quinto Andar, Gympass, Volanty, Remessa Online and Flash, among others. She was an investor at Accel Partners for five years, doing both early- and growth-stage investing, and is now a Venture Partner at KASZEK, LatAm’s largest early-stage fund.
Firm: KASZEK
Title: Venture Partner
Based In: Menlo Park
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Andar, Gympass, Volanty, Remessa Online, Flash, Theia
Board Position(s): Tiendanube, Alice, Urbvan, Pipo Saúde, Remessa Online
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Tahira Dosani
Tahira Dosani is a Managing Partner at resilienceVC, a global early-stage embedded fintech fund investing in scalable startups that drive returns and resilience. Prior to joining resilienceVC, Tahira was a Managing Director at Accion Venture Lab, where she invested capital in and provided support to innovative fintech startups that improve access, quality and affordability of financial services for the underserved at scale.
Firm: resilienceVC
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Washington, DC
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Financial Inclusion
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, United States
Board Position(s): Destacame, Salud Facil
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Eliza Erikson
Eliza Erikson is Managing Director of Walton Enterprises, the Single Family Office of the Walton Family. She previously managed investments in Omidyar Network’s Entrepreneurship, Education and Financial Inclusion initiatives across the US, Latin America and Africa.
Firm: Walton Enterprises
Title: Managing Director
Based In: Washington, DC
Investor Type: Family Office
Preferred Sector(s): Education, Financial Services, Sustainable Agriculture
Preferred Stage(s): Early/Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Geekie, MFX, LearnZillion, FINAE
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Jenny Esaine
Jenny Esaine is responsible for the Fondo de Inversión Multirenta Inmobiliaria (FIMI), AC Capitales SAFI’s first real estate fund, with a USD100m AUM. She led the structuring and placement of the AC Capital Real Estate Fund II for USD143m of capital committed (June 2012) and the first indebtedness operation of an investment fund in Peru (December 2010). Jenny has been a member of boards of directors and is a full member of the executive committees of portfolio investments. She gained experience in the infrastructure sector as commercial manager of the natural gas distribution company of Lima (Cálidda) between 2003 and 2007. Previously, she worked as a consultant for APOYO Consultoría between 1996 and 2003. She is an economist from Universidad del Pacífico. Jenny is also an angel investor and investor in AVP Seed Fund I in Peru. At AVP Seed Fund I, she serves as the President of the Audit Committee (Comite de Vigilancia).
Firm: AC Capitales
Title: Partner & Head of Real Estate
Based In: Lima
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Real Estate, Financial Services
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Sample Company: Juntoz Sample Funds: AVP Fund
Sample Funds: AVP Fund
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Susana Espinosa de los Reyes
Susana Espinosa de los Reyes is a hands-on founder looking to change the region where she lives through innovation and technology. She has been investing in startups for the past six years and has also co-funded Mujeres Invirtiendo to empower more women in the PE/VC industry.
Firm: Dux Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America and Latinx in the US
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Camila Farani Lima Porreca
Camila Farani Lima Porreca is Co-Founder at G2 Capital. Previously, Camila headed Gávea Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in Brazil. She has also invested in over thirty startups, helping to provide critical business connections, hands-on practical mentoring, management team building and additional VC fundraising. Camila has been making pre-seed and seed investments in startups that focus on SaaS, niche e-commerce, education, consumer goods and food markets.
Firm: G2 Capital
Title: Co-Founder
Based In: Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Foodtech, Edtech, Fintech, Retail Tech, Consumer, SaaS, Marketplaces, Mobile Apps
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Latin America, USA
Board Position(s): President
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Camila Folkmann Costa
Camila Folkmann Costa has the background of a corporate lawyer, having worked for major Brazilian firms. After attending Berkeley and working on the business front at two different startups in the Bay Area (Cheapest Online and HandsOn.TV), she moved back to Brazil and joined Acelera Partners in 2014 where she invested and supported LatAm startups. In 2016, Camila co-founded Mindset Ventures, a seed venture capital fund primarily focused on investing in startups based in the United States and Israel, especially those accelerated by Microsoft.
Firm: Mindset Ventures
Title: Co-Founder & Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agribusiness, Financial Services, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Big Data, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, B2B SaaS
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Argentina, USA, Israel
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Mariana Foresti
Mariana Foresti is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Honey Island Capital, a VC firm backed by the founders of EBANX, a Brazilian fintech unicorn. The firm seeks to invest in the next generation of global fintechs born in Latin America. Prior to joining Honey Island, Mariana worked as a regional manager at Endeavor where she selected and supported founders of high-growth companies and contributed to the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems outside of São Paulo.
Firm: Honey Island Capital
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Curitiba
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Financial Services, SaaS, Impact
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Transfeera, Worc, Tecnofit, Kyte, TASTY
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Laura Frey
Laura Frey is an impact investment professional with over ten years of experience in Latin America and emerging markets, building funds, investing and advising portfolio companies, and creating bridges to new capital.
Firm: Ludibuk
Title: Early Stage Investment Advisor
Based In: San Francisco
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Erica Fridman Stul
Erica Fridman Stul is co-founder of Sororité, the largest female angel investor community in Brazil, committed to improve the diversity of gender within the startup ecosystem in the country and to nurture early stage startups founded by women. Erica has been a mentor for 50+ Brazilian founders many of them who are women.
Firm: Sororité
Title: Founder
Based In: São Paulo, Brazil
Investor Type: Angel Investor
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Fabri, Feel, Muda Meu Mundo
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Maria Alice Frontini
Maria Alice Frontini is an active angel investor in technology-driven startups in Brazil. She is the President of the MIT & MIT Sloan Club of Brazil.
Firm: MIT Alumni Angels Brazil
Title: President
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage/Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Gaveteiro, Netshow.me, Pin People, GoEpik, GlucoGear
Board Position(s): Pin People, GoEpik, GlucoGear
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Izabel Gallera
Izabel Gallera is a Partner at Canary, an early-stage VC firm focused on Brazil with more than 50 invested startups. She has operational experience in startups, banks and enterprises across Brazil and North America.
Firm: Canary
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
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Mariela García
Ms. Mariela García Figari de Fabbri is General Manager at Ferreycorp and an angel investor in Peruvian startups. She is on the Board of Directors at American Chamber of Commerce in Peru and Peru 2021, a board member of startup MESA24. She received her undergraduate degree from Universidad del Pacífico, an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and an MBA from INCAE Business School.
Firm: Ferrycorp
Title: CEO
Based In: Lima
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Retail and Customer Services, Tourism, Distribution, Human Resources, Workplace, Sharing Economy
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, North America
Sample Companies:
Mesa247
Board Position(s): Chairman for Ferreycorp subsidiaries, Chairman for American Chamber of Commerce Perú, Board member of Peru2021. Mesa247
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Susana Garcia-Robles
Susana Garcia-Robles joined Capria Ventures in March 2020, first as a Venture Partner, becoming Senior Partner as of January 2021. She brings to Capria 22 years of experience being at the forefront of innovation, entrepreneurship and high impact investing; building bridges between countries and regions to improve dynamic ecosystems worldwide; and supporting high growth entrepreneurship among women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). She is also a Senior Advisor and Board member of the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA). Her career investing in VC funds and building entrepreneurial ecosystems started in 1999 when she joined the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), becoming the main architect of its investment strategy for early-stage funds and startups. During this time, she analyzed and coached thousands of seed and VC funds and startups in LAC and invested and managed USD300M in 90 funds — many of them first-time fund managers. An avid supporter of ecosystems, she is a co-founder of the Argentinean VC/PE association ARCAP and the Colombian VC/PE association Colcapital. She serves on the Advisory Boards of the Brazilian VC/PE association ABVCAP, Argentinean VC/PE association ARCAP, ForoMET, the Future Perfect Ventures Fund and the CITES company builder/fund, as well as the Board of Directors of Village Capital and in the investment committee of the Bancoldex Fund of Funds (Colombia) and the Cofide Fund of Funds (Peru). Ms. Garcia-Robles has a master’s degrees in Philosophy and Education from the Universidad Catolica of Argentina and in International Relations with a concentration on International Economic Policies from Columbia University.
Firm: Capria Ventures
Title: Senior Partner
Based In: Washington, DC
Investor Type: Fund of Funds
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Edtech, Health, Water, Agribusiness, Tech, Media, Creative Industries, Ethical Fashion, Artificial Intelligence
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Caribbean
Sample Funds: Angel Ventures Mexico, NXTPLabs, VOX Brasil, Venture Innovation Fund, C-Ventures Brasil
Board Position(s): She serves on over 20 boards of directors of venture capital funds and foundations including terms on the boards for LAVCA, ColCapital, ABVCAP and others.
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Guenia Gawendo
Guenia Gawendo is Telefonica’s Innovation Ventures Managing Director. In this role, she is responsible for direct investments in startups, relationships with and investments in VC funds, and scouting activities in Silicon Valley and Israel. In the last two years she has led Telefónica’s Silicon Valley presence in Menlo Park, California.
Firm: Telefonica
Title: Innovation Ventures Managing Director
Based In: Madrid
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Networks, IoT, Cloud, Security, Data, Home, Fintech, Video
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, US, Europe, Israel
Sample Companies:
Clear, Altiostar, Tef Ventures: Quantenna, Boku, Mind Meld (exit), Blue Liv, 4IQ, Assia Funds: Kibo and Active (Spain), Investtech (Brazil), Axon (Colombia/Mexico), Scale (Chile), Redpoint (Brazil), Alter (US), Vintage (Israel)
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Paula Giraldo
Paula Giraldo is an investment professional with direct experience in structuring equity and quasi-equity instruments (i.e. revenue-based financing) in several Latin American markets. She is currently a Partner at Adobe Capital, an impact investing fund based out of Mexico, where she leads the entire investment process from deal sourcing and investment structuring to closing. Before joining Adobe Capital, she was part of the investments team at Symbiotics, a leading investment boutique specialized in structuring inclusive financing instruments, where she managed one of the top three microfinance investment portfolios. Paula has vast knowledge in impact investing, economic development, microfinance investment vehicles and the creation and growth of social SMEs. She has a BSc in Business Management from a dual program from Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia and Tulane University in the United States and she also holds a Master of Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
Firm: Adobe Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Social and Environmental Impact, Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
SalaUno, Econduce, IPETH, Kuepa, Puntored
Board Position(s): IPETH, Puntored
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Melissa Gómez Hindle
Melissa Gómez Hindle is Partner at G2 Momentum Capital and oversees everything related to fundraising and investor relations. She also helps startups with their fundraising strategies and is constantly looking for new innovative opportunities to invest in.
Firm: G2 Momentum Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Insurtech
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Spanish-speaking Latin America
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Irene Gómez Luque
Irene Gomez Luque is the Global Director of Connected Open Innovation at Telefónica, where she has the mission of accelerating internal technological innovation by connecting and collaborating with external agents from the entrepreneurship world. With a double degree in engineering in Telecommunications and Telematics from the Ramon Llull University, she has over 15 years of experience in the field of Product Management & Innovation in the areas of Cybersecurity (11Paths) and AI applied to the user experience (Aura). Irene is passionate about connecting innovation and technology to enable the creation of new products, services and experiences.
Firm: Telefónica
Title: Global Director, Connected Open Innovation
Based In: Madrid
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Beatriz Gonzalez
Beatriz Gonzalez led the investments in Cabify, Spotahome, Bewe, Hundredrooms, Glovo, and Clicars. She is Chairman of the Venture Committee and Member of the Board of Endeavor Spain, and the former Chairman of ASCRI. Prior to Seaya, Beatriz worked at Morgan Stanley, Excel Partners, and Darby Investments, and was a board member of ILPA. Beatriz graduated from CUNEF and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Firm: Seaya Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Based In: Madrid
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Tech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Spain, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Cabify, Glovo, Spotahome, Bewe, Hundredrooms
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Laura González-Estéfani
Laura Gonzalez-Stefani spent nearly nine years with Facebook in various roles supporting overall growth strategies. Laura led the Growth, Mobile & Partnerships team for Latin America, spearheading the Internet.org and connectivity initiatives from Silicon Valley and later Miami. Before Facebook, Laura held management roles at eBay, Siemens and Ogilvy Group and co-founded Esplaya.com, the first international beach tourism digital platform.
Firm: TheVentureCity
Title: Founder, CEO, & General Partner
Based In: Miami
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Consumer P/S, Healthtech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, VR/AR and Blockchain
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): US, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Singapore
Board Position(s): Caixabank, Payments and Consumer, European Comission Innovation Council and Fund, Clip
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Fernanda Gottardi
Fernanda Gottardi is a Founding Partner of GR8 Ventures, an investment company focused on high growth and value-generating tech startups in Brazil. She is a seasoned marketing and strategy executive, with extensive experience in South American markets. Fernanda is also an agribusiness entrepreneur and acts as a mentor at some agricultural hubs such as the AgTech Garage, in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo.
Firm: GR8 Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Board Position(s): Alstra, Auvo, Dattos, DioxD
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Laura Guaraná Carvalho
Laura Guaraná is a Partner at Crescera Capital and is co-responsible for the Education platform. She joined the team in 2008. Prior to joining Crescera, she worked at Banco BBM in the credit division, covering companies in the agribusiness sector and the equity research division focused on mining and steel sectors. Laura Guaraná also worked at the CTV Group in Lyon and holds a MSc in Finance and Economics from FGV.
Firm: Crescera Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Education, Health
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Ximena Heniquez
Ximena Heniquez is the General Manager at Chilean consultancy TRES60. She is the former Country Manager at Alaya Capital Partners. She is an investment professional with over six years of experience in Latin America building funds, accelerators, investing in startups and advising portfolio companies. She is also a Board Director at ACVC (The Chilean Association of Venture Capital).
Firm: TRES60
Title: General Manager
Based In: Santiago de Chile
Investor Type: Consulting
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Edtech, Agtech, Healthtech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Rocketpin, MyHotel, Chattigo, 123Seguro, Quiena, Aquabyte, QMatch, BurntoGive
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Rebeca Hwang
Born in South Korea and raised in Argentina, Rebeca Hwang has her experience as an innovator and inventor, founder and entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, educator and ecosystem builder, and holds engineering degrees and doctoral work from MIT and Stanford. Rebeca co-founded Kalei Ventures, Rivet Ventures and YouNoodle, a startup competition platform; she teaches Tech Entrepreneurship at Stanford and has taught at Tec de Monterrey for half a decade.
Firm: Kalei Ventures
Title: General Partner
Based In: San Francisco
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Jackie Hyland
Jackie Hyland is Business Lead at ideas42 Ventures, a US-based venture studio. She is the former Head of Mexico at a55, a debt financing platform for technology companies in Latin America. Jackie is also an active angel investor. Prior to a55, Jackie Hyland was Director of Latin America at Silicon Valley Bank where she managed relationships with over 400 technology and venture capital funds in Latin America and supported a variety of venture debt deals. She previously led seed stage fintech investments in Latin America with Accion Venture Lab, the leading impact investing fund focused on financial inclusion.
Firm: ideas42 Ventures
Title: Business Lead
Based In: Los Angeles, Mexico City
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Technology (Software, Hardware, Lifesciences, Energy Innovation)
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia
Board Position(s): Previously at Accion, observer seats: Clip, Salud Facil, Tienda Pago, Quippi
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Yelena Ioffe
Yelena Ioffe is a Partner at Cantera Capital, a Mexico- and Israel-based early-stage VC fund focused on deep tech innovation (AI/ML, VR/AR). Yelena is also an angel investor and former Fund Manager for Soldiers Field Angels. Specialties include investment management, business development, new product launch, marketing strategy, B2B and B2C marketing. Kellogg MBA focusing on finance, marketing and strategy. Originally from Kazakhstan, Yelena has lived in the US, France, Brazil and Mexico.
Firm: Cantera Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: Houston
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Technology, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Consumer goods & services, Agroindustry, Logistics
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Apli, FitPass, Iguana Fix, Ivoy, Cerveceria de Colima, To Growers, Bill Pocket, Undostres
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Christine Kenna
Christine Kenna is an active investor and advisor for early-stage businesses providing services to the emerging middle class in Mexico.
Firm: IGNIA
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Healthcare, Education, Basic Services (water, energy and communications)
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
Board Position(s): Mexvi, Lentesplus, GoTrendier, Kinedu, Rocket, Virket, Tiendanube/Nuvemshop
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Allison Kern
Allison Kern is Co-Founder & Partner at Morro Ventures, a USD20m early-stage tech fund based in Puerto Rico, investing across Latin America. Previous to Morro Ventures, Allison was a NY-based venture investor at StarVest Partners that managed USD250m in its latest fund and focused on B2B SaaS. Prior to joining StarVest, Allison was an investment analyst at the Carlyle Group and began her career at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. Allison graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Firm: Morro Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: Puerto Rico
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Software, with a focus on B2B Enterprise SaaS
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Caribbean
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Lara Lemann
Lara Lemann is Brazilian and Swiss. After transitioning through the public and private sectors, she began investing in impactful businesses as an angel. Now, she is a Partner at MAYA Capital, a fund that invests in early-stage ventures generating accessibility, transformation and efficiency in Brazil and Latin America.
Firm: MAYA Capital
Title: Co-Founder, Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Marília Lima
Marília Lima is M&A Manager at Triaxis Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund co-managing the Criatec II Fund with BRL186m in AUM. Marilia is the former Head of Investiments at KPTL and the former Head of Investments at Inseed Investimentos, a VC firm focused on “early stage” innovation with fifteen years of experience and almost 60 investments in tech-based startups in Brazil. Previously, Marília was CEO of Siliconreef, the first semiconductor startup founded in Brazil.
Firm: Triaxis Capital
Title: M&A Manager
Based In: Recife
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Lina Lisbona
Lina Lisbona is responsible for sustainable investments at Barn Investimentos. She has over fifteen years of experience in capital markets and impact investing.
Firm: Barn Investments
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agriculture, Clean Technologies, Health
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Origem, Agritask, Trocafone
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Martha Laura López Orué
Martha Laura Lopez Orue is a serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor and consultant for technology innovation; she launched the innovation incentives at EY MEXICO and she is a Member of the Venture Capital Committee of AMEXCAP. Martha Laura represented Mexico at WIPO-WTO, and was the first woman selected for Mexico-Japan Intellectual Property exchange program for developing countries to impulse technology transfer and entrepreneurship. Her company is certified by the Mexican National Science and Technology Council and Economy Secretary, her fund focuses on helping early-stage entrepreneurs scale up, with a focus on the Latin American market.
Firm: SIPI Fund
Title: Fund Manager
Based In: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Biotech, Health, Agrotech, Robotics, Food Industry
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
Sample Companies:
Ranktab, Ikal Robots, Sotana, Neuroauxilium
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Gabriela Macagni
Gabriela Macanig is the former Managing Director of Endeavor Argentina. Gabriela has 20 years of experience at Citibank, mostly in investment banking and strategic planning. She is a former board member at Grupo Supervielle (NYSE), and a current board member at Cresud (NASDAQ) and Ternium.
Firm: MatterScale Ventures
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Services for the majority: Edtech, Healthtech, Fintech, Future of Jobs, among others
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed, Pre-Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Americas
Board Position(s): Ternium, Cresud, Colppy (Nubox subs)
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Kim Machlup
Kim Machlup is a Director and angel investor at GVAngels, and a former partner at MOV Investimentos, where she was working with social and environmental entrepreneurship since 2012. Previously, she worked as corporate finance manager for International Meal Company and as investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in Brazil. Kim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (EAESP-FGV) and a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was also involved in several projects in the social impact sector.
Firm: GVAngels
Title: Angel Investor / Former Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Education, Urban Development, Housing and Property Rights, Renewable Energy, Recycling, Native Forests
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
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Bianca Martinelli
Bianca Martinelli is a Partner at Alexia Ventures, an early-stage investor supporting the best entrepreneurs from Latin America who are running disruptive business models driven by software platforms and data intelligence. Bianca has more than 15 years of experience, having worked across 40 markets around the world scaling up operations, with a particular focus on Latin America and Europe.
Firm: Alexia Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Saas B2B, Artificial Intelligence
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Spanish-Speaking Latin America
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Laura Mello de Andrea Constantini
Laura Mello de Andrea Constantini is the Co-Founder and Partner of Astella Investimentos, a tech venture capital firm based in São Paulo. Since 2008 Astella has been helping entrepreneurs build and grow their companies and review strategy. Astella has constituted three vehicles to date and invested in 18 companies (2016).
Firm: Astella Investimentos
Title: Partner/Co-Founder
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Tech, SaaS, E-commerce, Marketplaces
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Omie, Lojas KD, Resultados Digitais, Clicksign, Smartbill, Itaro
Board Position(s): Exact Sales, Movva, Omie, Jota, Kenoby, Skore
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Kelly Michel
Kelly Michel catalyzes startups in emerging markets. She co-founded an impact business accelerator (Artemisia) and a venture capital firm (Vox Capital) in Brazil and oversees an international impact fund portfolio. With partners, she is building a portfolio of direct investments in education companies that tangibly improve learning outcomes for low-to-middle income students in Latin America.
Firm: Potencia Ventures
Title: Founder & Director
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Education, Employability
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina
Sample Companies:
Kuepa, Letrus, Arbusta Funds: Vox Capital, NXTP Labs, Elevar Equity, Quona Capital
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María José Montero
María José Montero has led Ameris’ impact investment area (FIS Ameris) since 2010. A pioneer in impact investment in Chile, FIS Ameris has managed two impact funds with a total of more than USD14m in AUM. Altogether, they have invested in more than 19 institutions that solve social and/or environmental challenges in Chile.
Firm: Ameris Capital
Title: Partner, Director of Impact Investment and Sustainability
Based In: Santiago
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Social Development Goals (SDG)
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Chile
Board Position(s): Ameris AGF, Olivo, ACAFI, GSG-Chile
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Montse Mora
Montse Mora is passionate about social entrepreneurs and believes that impact investing will fulfill its promise to shorten the social inequality gap. She manages a fund that invests in early-stage social companies in Mexico and spends most of her time mentoring social entrepreneurs and supporting ecosystem initiatives in Mexico. Montse is also CEO at Frogtek, delivering technology products to deli shops in developed markets with the goal of helping families better manage their business and earn a higher income.
Firm: Spectron/ Frogtek
Title: Partner/CEO
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Education, Tech (Social), Health
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
Sample Companies:
Frogtek, Lumni, Cursame, Catapulta
Board Position(s): Frogtek, Lumni Mexico
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Silvia Motta Azevedo
Silvia Motta Azevedo is an investment professional focused on growth investing in technology companies with the potential to shape and disrupt markets. Silvia’s previous experience includes being a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company, a Strategy Director for Coca Cola, in Eleva Educação and also an entrepreneur in the corporate learning space. Silvia has an MBA from Harvard Business School and is passionate about education and its potential to change Latin America.
Firm: Movile
Title: M&A and Strategy Director
Based In: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preferred Sector(s): Consumer, Logistics, Gaming
Preferred Stage(s): Series A, Series B
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Mensajeros Urbanos, Sympla, Moova, Playkids, Afterverse
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Priscila O’Reilly Castro
Priscila O’Reilly Castro is the Co-Founder, Partner, and VP of Operations of Brain Ventures, a Business & Venture company focused on innovation environments, joining entrepreneurs and venture capital to generate valuable and perennial business. Brain Ventures also acts as an operational consultant for the Primatec Fund.
Firm: Brain Ventures
Title: Co-Founder, Partner, & VP of Operations
Based In: Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): IT, Creative Industries, Life Sciences, Energy and Environmental Sciences
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Thrust, Maré, Binky, Myleus, Rockhead, 2IM, Databot, Tecsus
Board Position(s): Thrust, RockHead, DataBot
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Leila Orenstein
Leila Orenstein is a private equity and venture capital investor focused on education.
Firm: Gera Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Education
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, USA
Sample Companies:
Bloomboard, Civitas, Geekie, Kaltura, Manga High, Responde Aí, Cultura Inglesa, Eleva Educação
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Patricia Osorio
Patricia Osorio is the Co-Founder of Birdie, an AI-based startup that helps brands understand consumer behavior. She’s also the co-founder of GVAngels, an angel investment group that invested more than USD2m in several startups. Previous to these two endeavors, she became a partner of a marketing technology provider in Brazil that she helped grow to USD30m ARR while expanding to other countries in Latin America.
Firm: GVAngels
Title: Co-Founder & Board Member
Based In: Miami
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Martech, AI, Enterprise, HRtech, E-commerce
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Board Position(s): GVAngels, AlmoçoGrátis
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Agustina Palmai
Agustina Palmai is Corporate Develpment Lead at dLocal in Mexico. Agustina was formerly part of the Corporate Development team of Mercado Libre (NASDAQ:MELI). Before MELI, Agustina spent four years at Endeavor Argentina (a non-for-profit focused on high-impact entrepreneurs), selecting and supporting entrepreneurs. Previously, Agustina lived in Brazil for 14 years. Agustina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad Tocuato Di Tella and also completed a Master´s degree in Finance from the same university.
Firm: dLocal
Title: Corporate Development Lead
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: Corporate Venture Capital
Board Position(s): Mandaê, Ingresse, Sirena
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Andrea Paz Araneda Gutierrez
Andrea Paz Araneda is an Industrial and Bioengineer with a Master of Science in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management from the Imperial College London.
Firm: FEN Ventures
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Tech-enabled companies, industry agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Priscila Pereira Rodrigues
Mrs. Rodrigues is a Partner of Crescera and is co-responsible of the Consumer, Retail, Healthcare & Services platforms. She joined the team 10 years ago. She previously worked at Plural Capital in their private equity practice, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York advising financial sponsors, and at Pacific Advisors investing in PE transactions. Mrs. Rodrigues holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a member of the Public Policy Council at LAVCA and of the Latin American Counsel at GPCA (formerly EMPEA).
Firm: Crescera Capital
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Consumer, Retail, Healthcare Services
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
HospitalCare, Oba Hortifruti, Semantix, Vita
Board Position(s): Hospital Vera Cruz, Hospital Baia Sul, Sao Lucas Hospital, Vita Hemoterapia, Semantix Brasil, Rede Oba de Hortifruti, Hospital Care, Domicile Home Care
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Alejandra Pérez-Fabres
Alejandra Pérez-Fabres is a Chilean angel investor active since 2016. Her field of expertise is marketing, innovation and strategic planning. She is a board member at medium-size, family-owned businesses, tech startups and non-profit organizations. In 2015 she co-founded REDMAD, a network of senior level professional women that connects, empowers and showcases female talent with a focus on senior management.
Firm: Chile Global Angels
Title: Angel Investor
Based In: Santiago
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Biotech, Edtech, Retail Tech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Snuuper, Ganeshalab, Comercial Davis, Fundacion Luz
Board Position(s): Snuuper, Ganeshalab, Comercial Davis, Fundacion Luz
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Camila Petignat
Camila Petignat is a bio-entrepreneur and business developer specialized in Ag/biotech ventures. She holds a MSc degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Universidad de Buenos Aires. Currently she is a Partner at The Yield Lab Latam, an agrifood tech VC fund with the purpose of enabling entrepreneurs to sustainably revolutionize agrifood systems, globally.
Firm: The Yield Lab LATAM
Title: Partner
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agrifood tech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America and the Caribbean
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Luísa Pinto Coelho
Luísa Pinto Coelho is a VP of Confrapar, a Brazilian-based VC and PE investment firm specialized in IT investments. She leads the fiduciary administration team dedicated to the firm’s investment funds. Luísa is also the head of the firm’s in-house legal counsel and has worked in the negotiations and legal structuring of more than 20 M&A, venture capital and private equity investments, mostly involving IT companies.
Firm: Confrapar Administração e Gestão
Title: Vice President
Based In: Belo Horizonte
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Technology (Health, Education, Financial Services, Logistics, Media, Entertainment, Advanced Manufacturing)
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Johanna Posada
Johanna Posada is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elevar Equity, a human-centered venture capital firm that invests in transformative and scalable businesses focused on customers in low-income communities primarily in India and Latin America.
Firm: Elevar Equity
Title: Co-Founding Partner & Managing Director
Based In: Seattle, Bogotá
Investor Type: VC Firm, Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Financial Services, Education, Housing, Healthcare
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina
Sample Companies:
Afluenta, Credijusto, Finae, Financiera TFC, Globokas, Unión Andina, Caja Rural Los Andes (previous)
Board Position(s): Afluenta (Argentina, Peru and Mexico), Finae (Mexico), Financiera TFC (Peru), Union Andina (Latin America), NESst, Investor’s Circle Global Health Initiative
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Sofia Ramírez Calvo
Sofia Ramirez Calvo is a business professional with broad experience in agrifood technology and a Venture Partner for AgFunder, one of the most active agrifood tech investors in the world. Prior to AgFunder, she spearheaded the market introduction, sales, and growth of Liventus, growing its global market share from 0 to 30% in three years. Liventus is the leading agtech solution to preserve the quality of fresh produce during its post-harvest. She has worked in multiple locations including Singapore, Chile, Mexico, and San Francisco.
Firm: AgFunder
Title: Adjunct Partner
Based In: Miami
Preferred Sector(s): Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Restaurants, B2B, Tech, Foodtech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A, Series B
Preferred Geo(s): Global
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Anna Raptis
Anna Raptis leads the first female-focused fund in Mexico. They make investments to generate excellent returns and positive impact on the lives of women in order to increase their opportunities and participation in the economy. They invest in early stages where technology is an enabler to drive sustainable growth in Mexico and Latin America. Anna is also a founding member and President of Mujeres Invirtiendo, an organization that aims to support and increase the participation of women in private capital in Mexico.
Firm: Amplifica Capital
Title: Managing Partner and Founder
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Cleantech, Technology, Fintech, Agribusiness
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Encantos, Kolors, Microterra, Verqor
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Paula Rechtman
Paula Rechtman is part of the Venture Capital Business Development Team at Amazon Web Services. Prior to joining Amazon, Paula was Head of Investments at Inseed Investimentos from 2016 to 2019.
Firm: AWS
Title: Venture Capital Business Development Lead
Based In: Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Technology based companies (TIC SaaS, Retail Tech, Health Tech, Energy)
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
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Maria Rita Spina Bueno
Maria Rita Spina Bueno is Executive Director of Anjos do Brasil and founder of MIA (Mulheres Investidoras Anjo).
Firm: Anjos do Brasil
Title: Executive Director
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Board Position(s): Artemisia, Dinamo
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Antonia Rojas Eing
Antonia is a Partner at ALLVP and a former Partner of Manutara Ventures.
Firm: ALLVP
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Tech (SaaS, Smart Cities, Edtech, Health)
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Slang, Nuvocargo, Nubity, Social Diabetes
Board Position(s): Slang, Nubity, Social Diabetes, Cotalker. Observer seats; Nuvocargo
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Isabela Guimarães Rugani
Isabela Guimaraes Rugani is an executive officer that has been working with innovation and entrepreneurship in Brazil for the last 12 years, in startups and large organizations, and is on sabbatical as of December 2020. Isabela is Strategy and Branding Lead at Grafeno, a Brazil-based financial consultancy. Isabela is the former Investment Officer at Inseed Investimentos, a Brazilian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage innovative companies. Prior to joining Inseed, Isabela worked as an Strategy and Innovation Consultant at EY and Strategos.
Firm: Grafeno
Title: Strategy & Branding Lead
Based In: São Paulo
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Gabriela Ruggeri
Gabriela Ruggeri is Managing Partner of Overboost LLC, Founding Partner for Eastpoint Ventures and Managing Partner for Seagrass Capital Partners, focusing on early-stage investing and company building in Latin America. Currently, Gabriela is an Investor and Advisor to companies such as Extendeal, Blended, Edutest, Viaedu, Workana, Red Innova, Unicorn Games, Gomovil.co, Warner Innovation Hub and N5, among others. She recently launched Kamay Ventures, a Corporate Venture Capital fund focused on acceleration and company-building programs, working together with Coca-Cola Argentina and Arcor, and acting as Managing Partner of the initiative.
Firm: Overboost / Kamay Ventures
Title: Founding Partner / Managing Partner
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Company Builder
Preferred Sector(s): Mobile, Edtech, Information Services, Media and Entertainment
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Blended, Viaedu, Socialmetrix, Workana, Wormhole IT, N5, Veduca, Edutest, Pick1, iKen, Extendeal, Trendio
Board Position(s): Socialmetrix, Workana, Junior Achievement Argentina, Viaedu, Wormhole IT
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Patricia Saenz
Patricia Saenz is Founder and Managing Partner of EWA Capital, a regional VC fund with a gender smart approach, committed to narrowing the gender inequality in the region by supporting women-led business, investing in early-stage companies based on innovation, disruption, technology and inclusion, focusing on key industries which prove to have the largest scalability and opportunity for disruption with high impact potential in the region. Patricia has more than four years of experience as Business Angel Investor and VC Fund Manager (Mountain Nazca Colombia), during which she evaluated 300+ investment opportunities in the past three years and carried out 10 investments (Platzi , Merqueo, 1Doc3, Human Inc, Escala Educación, Go Cargo, Celucambio, Factura1, Medcann, Reve Group), generating unrealized gains of 2.5X in different industries. Patricia is a Board member of Colcapital (Colombian PE and VC Association) representing VC in the industry.
Firm: Ewa Capital
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Based In: Bogotá
Investor Type: VC Firm, Impact
Preferred Sector(s): Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru
Board Position(s): Escala Educación, Nutrinfantil, Óptica Alemana, RSit Barranquilla, Hotel Bioxury Bogotá, Hotel GHL Bogotá
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Monica Saggioro
Monica Saggioro is Co-Founder of MAYA Capital and an investor with operational background across Latin America and the US, having worked in companies such as Goldman Sachs and RBI. She graduated from Harvard Business School and is a Partner at MAYA Capital, an early-stage fund focused on Brazil and Latin America.
Firm: Maya Capital
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Sandra Sainz
Sandra Sainz Sandra is the Founding and Managing Partner of Cantera Capital, an impact investment fund with focus in deep tech startups that are solving important challenges faced by humanity. Sandra is also Director of Investments at Promotora Social México, an impact investment, where she is responsible of leading the firm’s investment strategy.
She formerly held the position of Managing Partner at SV LATAM Fund, a VC fund focused on innovation companies with a scientific or technological base. Previously, she worked 14 years at the IFC as Senior Investment Officer for the Mexico and Central American regions. Prior to her experience at the IFC, Sandra had credit analysis experience at JP Morgan, and at S&P Global. Sandra holds an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin and ITESM, graduate studies in Finance and Entrepreneurship from ITAM, and a Bachelors degree of Public Accountant also from ITAM.
Firm: Cantera Capital
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Health and Life Sciences, New Materials, Software & Hardware, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Energy Efficiency
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico, USA, Colombia, Chile, Peru
Sample Companies:
Ares Materials, Payclip, Okio
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Daphne Salinas
Daphne Salinas has more than a decade of venture capital investment and startup development experience. She currently serves as Investment Director, Latin America for SAGANA (formerly Challenger88), an investment firm working with family offices globally to invest in companies and funds with future-positive solutions. Previously, at 500 Startups, she handled deal flow analysis, investment management and portfolio advising for Latin American transactions. Daphne was an Investment Manager in India at Menterra Venture Advisors-Villgro, an early-stage fund and incubator. She also worked for Adobe Capital, a growth-stage VC fund in Mexico, where she was responsible for the deal flow management and analysis of equity or mezzanine investment deals. Formerly she headed acceleration programs for growing startups at the New Ventures Group Accelerator.
Firm: SAGANA
Title: Investment Director
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Education, Health, Energy, Blockchain, SaaS, Big Data, Insurtech, Adtech, Housing, Tourism/Hospitality, Recycling, Transportation, Ecommerce, Proptech, Developer Tools, HR and Productivity, Legaltech, Smart Cities, Biotech, Future of Food, Bioec
Preferred Stage(s): Seed/Incubator, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, India
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Codie Sanchez
Codie Sanchez is the Head of Latin America for First Trust Portfolios, a US asset manager, as well as a Venture Partner and Investor at Magma Partners, a LatAm-focused early-stage VC. She specializes in fundraising, having raised billions with institutional investors and simultaneously acts as an advisor for portfolio companies on distribution, operations, team building, recruiting and branding. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard all within the investment arms. As a former journalist and investing pundit she has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, People en Español, Business Wire and Entrepreneur, among others. She has an MBA from Georgetown University, Masters from ESADE and FGV as well as a BA from Arizona State University.
Firm: Magma Partners
Title: Head of Latin America & Venture Partner
Based In: Austin
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Tech, Fintech, CPG, Foodtech
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, USA
Board Position(s): Phat Fudge
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Camila Sangali
Camila Sangali is a General Partner at Igah, Ventures, a Brazilian venture capital firm. Since 2018 she has been a member of the investment team and is responsible for deal sourcing, investment analysis and portfolio company monitoring. While at Igah, Camila has invested in the fintech and consumer sectors, with special interest in the education space (investment cases include MeSalva!, Sanar and Trybe). Prior to joining the VC industry, Camila held a senior executive position at the largest K-12 education company in Brazil and worked in the investment banking and private equity industries for 10 years. Camila holds an MBA with high honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA. from FGV-EAESP.
Firm: Igah Ventures
Title: General Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Generalist investor, with special interest in education
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
bxblue, DrJones, klubi, Sanar, unico
Board Position(s): Current: Curseria and Sanar, Former: MeSalva!
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Raquel Silberberg
Raquel Silbergerg has worked in private equity for more than 10 years, she joined Innova Capital in 2012 and has been actively involved in all investments performed since then. She is passionate about technology and entrepreneurship and eager to help further develop this ecosystem in Brazil.
Firm: Innova Capital
Title: Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Latin America
Sample Companies:
Accera (divested), TradeForce (divested), Snap Inc.(Divested), Sigga, Movile – Ifood, PlayKids, Sympla, Zoop, Wavy – Bom Pra Crédito
Board Position(s): Former Board Member at Accera, former Board Member at SIGGA, Board Member at Bom Pra Crédito, Observer at Movile
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Jéssica Silva Rios
Jéssica Silva Rios a is a former Partner and Head of Social Impact Management at Vox Capital, the first impact investing firm in Brazil. She invests in businesses that are developing scalable solutions for real problems in the low-income brackets of Brazil, seeking both social impact and financial return. She joined Vox Capital in November 2016 after serving as a project manager in operations consulting at PwC Brazil for eight years where she gained experience in helping large companies improve organizational efficiency. In the last two years, Jéssica has been responsible for understanding and analyzing the social impact of Vox portfolio companies and the ecosystems in which they operate. In her role as a Vox partner, Jéssica also works on the organization’s macro impact strategy, as well as the development of new products.
Firm: Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Title: Advisor to Gender Equality Lab
Based In: São Paulo
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Ekaterina Skorobogatova
Ekaterina Skorobogatova is a former Operating Partner at TheVentureCity, leading product and data teams focused on finding and quantifying product growth opportunities, and enabling data-driven decision making for the portfolio companies in LatAm, Europe and the US. Skorobogatova is a Facebook Growth team veteran who worked on a variety of exciting projects, including international expansion for Instagram and product analytics and insights for WhatsApp.
Based In: San Francisco
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Carolina Strobel
Carolina Strobel is Redpoint eventures’ Operating Partner, a pioneer and reference for venture capital in Latin America. She started in the industry in 2001 as Intel Capital’ Managing Counsel for Latin America. Carolina believes that companies with greater diversity and inclusion are able to win more talented professionals, increase focus and customer orientation, in addition to making better decisions, which leads to virtuous cycles of returns. She has a master’s degree in International Commercial Law from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a bachelor’s degree from the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Firm: Redpoint eventures
Title: Operating Partner
Based In: São Paulo
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Healthtech, Cleantech, Mobiletech
Preferred Stage(s): Series A, Series B
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Lorena Suarez
Lorena Suarez is Venture Capital Manager at Grupo Supervielle, and has served as Country Manager at Wayra Argentina since 2014. She has extensive communication, marketing and strategy positioning experience in the internet market. Lorena has an MBA (Torcuato Di Tella University), a Master of Business Administration (UCA, Catholic University) and a Degree in Economics (UBA, Bs As University).
Firm: Grupo Supervielle / Wayra Argentina
Title: Venture Capital Manager / Country Manager
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): E-health, Security, Social Media, Fintech, Agtech, Edtech, Cloud Services
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator, Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Adriana Suárez Pardo
Adriana Suárez Pardo is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at MatterScale Ventures. Adriana was previously Managing Director of Endeavor Colombia for seven years, and is an angel investor with 10 deals and with experience sourcing and coaching top entrepreneurs in Latin America. Prior to this, she led investment promotion strategy at Invest in Bogota and Procolombia and worked as a trade negotiator in the Mission of Colombia to the WTO. Adriana is married with two children.
Firm: MatterScale Ventures
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: Bogota
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Services for the majority: Edtech, Healthtech, Fintech, Future of Jobs, among others
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed and Pre-Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America and US (LatinX component)
Board Position(s): 1Doc3, Keep&Go, CESA (Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración)
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María Tellez
Maria Tellez started out her career in banking, taking several positions at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and UBS. She then transitioned into VC and became Principal at Nazca, a Mexican VC fund. In 2021, Maria joined Diego and Ernesto Vargas as partner in Variv, a strategic investmentment company focused on co-building and investing in early stage tech companies.
Firm: Variv
Title: Partner
Based In: Mexico City, Mexico
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Logistics, SaaS
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Advisor at Bankaya
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Valentina Terranova
Valentina Terranova is deeply involved in the venture capital world and founded Embarca Accelerator in Argentina in 2017. She actively participates in the Argentine Venture Capital Association and in Endeavor Argentina as a Board Member of Endeavor Cuyo. She joined Draper Cygnus as a Partner to work in dealflow generation, portfolio development and investor relations.
Title: Partner
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Deep Tech
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed to Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, US, Israel
Sample Companies:
Auth0, Satellogic, Stamm, Agrofy, Skyloom
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Silva Torres Carbonell
Silvia Torres Cabronell is the Director of the Entrepreneurship Center and Professor at IAE Business School. She is also the Director of Proyecto Investigación GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) Argentina, as well as a member of the board of Global Entrepreneurship Research Association GERA. Silvia is President and Co-Founder of the Business Angels Club at IAE Business School.
Firm: IAE Business School, Austral University
Title: Angel Investor
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Angel Investor
Preferred Sector(s): IT, Life Science, Agtech, Fintech
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Sample Companies:
Satellogic, Junar, Quasar Builders, KingBerry Argentina
Board Position(s): Advisory Board for several startups
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Adriana Tortajada
Adriana Tortajada is the Head of Global Entrepreneurship for Santander Universidades HQ. Over the past decade, she has been a leader in portfolio management and public/multilateral fundraising in Mexico-US and LatAm. She collaborates on the design, strategy and creation of the venture capital industry in the country that helped to raise the number of Seed/VC firms from 15 to over 50. She is a member of the Kauffman Fellows Program class of 2016 at the Center for Venture Education in Palo Alto, California.
Firm: Santander Universidades
Title: Head of Global Entrepreneurship
Based In: Mexico City
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Innovation
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Mexico
Board Position(s): Funds: Peru Fund of Funds, LATAM Impact Fund of Funds, LIV Capital, Sierra X, ALLVP, PC Capital, AVM, I&C2, Rise, Northgate Capital, Vector, CAMIF II; Directs: Finae, ID90T, Reserbus, Wizeline, Mexis, among others.
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Elsa Treviño
Elsa Treviño is an angel and venture investor with previous experience in e-commerce, retail, and the sharing economy.
Firm: Toro Ventures
Title: CEO & Managing Partner
Based In: Nuevo León
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, USA, Europe
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Angie Udry
Angie Udry has been supporting Latin American entrepreneurs for the past 14 years, and is now a Partner at KASZEK, the largest early stage fund in Latin America. Prior to joining KASZEK, Angie was leading the HR function at companies like MercadoLibre, OLX, Groupon and Selina.
Firm: KASZEK
Title: Partner
Based In: Paris, France
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Olivia Valdés
Olivia Valdes is a Venture Partner at FEN Venture and a biologist with a specialization in bioprocesses and technology transfer training. Olivia has wide experience coordinating R&D and business-oriented ventures among food, biotech, plant biology and circadian research.
Firm: FEN Ventures
Title: Venture Partner
Based In: Santiago, Chile
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Biotech, Agtech, Foodtech, Biomaterials
Preferred Stage(s): Early-Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
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Consuelo Valverde
Consuelo Valverde is a serial entrepreneur turned VC. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of SV LATAM Capital – the first VC firm born in Silicon Valley with a unique focus on Latin America and on investing in science and technology startups to transform societies, the environment and health on a global scale. Her first investment in the life sciences space became a unicorn, and her first fintech investment is one of the top candidates to become Mexico’s first fintech unicorn. She founded her first tech company at the age of 21, a computer manufacturing company, and an IT training center. Throughout her career as an entrepreneur, she founded a science museum, an innovation center, a science magazine, a TV and podcast science series, a software development company, and a business coaching practice. Consuelo holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami, a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the Tech Institute of Monterrey, and a Master’s Degree in Science Entrepreneurship from Cass Business School, where she graduated with merits. She also completed graduate courses towards the PhD program in Genomics Medicine.
Firm: SV LATAM Capital
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Based In: San Francisco
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, E-commerce, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Foodtech
Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): Ares Materials, Oyster Financial, Encellin, SkyAlert
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Evelyn Von Bischhoffshausen
Evelyn Von Bischhoffshausen is a General Partner at Kayyak Ventures, an early-stage VC fund focused on Latin America. Before Kayyak, Evelyn worked at a family office called Stars Investments. She also holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Firm: Kayyak Ventures
Title: General Partner
Based In: Santiago
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Agnostic
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America
Board Position(s): AgendaPro, AgroUrbana
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Francesca Whalen
Francesca Whalen is both an entrepreneur and a seasoned investment management professional with nearly 20 years of global cross-border investment experience. Francesca first started working in Latin America in 2006. She is particularly passionate about current investment opportunities in fintech, healthtech, edtech and logistics. As the architect of the first quantifiable ESG score for Latin America early-stage investing, Integra iScore, she is working hard to bring sustainable investing to venture capital. Francesca and her team at Integra bring a macro-meets-micro approach to investing in sectors well positioned for secular growth and founders building wide moats and solving big challenges. Francesca is an alumna of Bowdoin College and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Firm: Integra Groupe
Title: Managing Partner Integra Groupe and Founding Partner Reaction
Based In: Miami
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Sector(s): Fintech, Healthtech, Edtech, Logistics
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Series A
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Mexico
Sample Companies:
Kurios, Siglo, JumboTail, Jiffy.AI, Starship
Board Position(s): Integra Groupe
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Natalie Witte
Natalie Witte is a business attorney with deep experience in the digital market and IT sector, focused on corporate law, M&A, digital markets and business negotiation, and elected as the best Legal Consulting Firm in the Startup Awards 2016. She is an active angel investor and member of the investment committee for Verus Group.
Firm: GR8 Ventures
Title: Partner & Board Member
Based In: Rio de Janeiro
Investor Type: VC Firm
Preferred Stage(s): Seed
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil, others
Sample Companies:
Alstra, Previsiown, Justify, Cyberlabs, Telllinks
Board Position(s): Justify (legal tech), Verus Group, Fundo Minerva
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Bedy Yang
Bedy Yang is Managing Partner at 500 Global, a seed and incubator fund in Silicon Valley providing early-stage companies with funding and mentorship from over 200 experienced startup mentors. Bedy has invested in over 50 startups, not only in Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries, but also in Kenya and Russia. In addition to 500 Global, Bedy founded Brazil Innovators. She was selected as America Quarterly Innovator, featured as a woman leader on Forbes. Before 500 Global and Brazil Innovators, Bedy worked as management consultant specializing in distribution and go-to-market strategies for Fortune 500 companies in Brazil. She has also worked as a social entrepreneur creating opportunities for women and indigenous tribes in Brazil and China. Bedy holds a BA at Fundação Getúlio Vargas and MLA (East Asian Studies) from University of Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the Society of Kauffman Fellows and graduated with recognition for her leadership.
Firm: 500 Global
Title: Managing Partner
Based In: San Francisco
Investor Type: Accelerator, VC Firm
Preferred Stage(s): Seed, Incubator
Preferred Geo(s): Brazil
Sample Companies:
Colingo, FameBit, Moveline, Descomplica, BTCjam, Ordoro, VivaReal, Wanderable, Partender, AdEspresso, Mural.ly, Solidarium, Babelverse
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Viviana Zocco
Viviana Zocco is an Argentine businesswoman with over 20 years of entrepreneurial, strategic and operational experience with startups and global corporate entities. A steady trendspotter, she is Founder and CEO of Grupo Vida.
Firm: Grupo Vida
Title: Founder & CEO
Based In: Buenos Aires
Investor Type: Angel
Preferred Sector(s): Media, Editorial, Technology
Preferred Stage(s): Early Stage, Growth
Preferred Geo(s): Latin America, Argentina
Board Position(s): CEO Grupo Vida
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