{"id":1891,"date":"2022-10-22T13:07:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T13:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/?page_id=1891"},"modified":"2025-12-24T18:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T18:41:17","slug":"latam-early-stage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/zh\/latam-early-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Latam Early Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"gap-953317934\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-953317934 {\n  padding-top: 125px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-113524304\" class=\"gap-element clearfix show-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-113524304 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1015203155\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-medium\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1015203155 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1727648790\" 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class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y0 lg-y0 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 60%;\">\u00a0Distribution of Latin American Unicorns<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0em;margin-bottom:0em;height:2px;background-color:rgb(235, 240, 86);\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3895043084\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828; font-size: 160%;\"><b>Latin America has currently 40 unicorns*<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828; font-size: 130%;\">48% in Brazil, highlighting <strong>growth opportunities<\/strong> for Spanish-speaking LATAM.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3895043084 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse 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                      <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1207736035\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1207736035 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><b>Investment Strategy Close-Up<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1927590994\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1927590994 {\n  padding-top: 52px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-82410107\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-573877364\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3548883496\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Sweet Spot:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Pre- to Post- Seed<br \/><strong>Tend to target<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">\u00b7\u00a0Growth Mindset <br \/>\u00b7 Gender Balanced<br \/>\u00b7 Purpose-driven<br \/>\u00b7 Scale-ups <br \/>\u00b7 Product Market Fit<br \/>\u00b7 Ethical<b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3548883496 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3548883496 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1446011267\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3422162070\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Geography:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Tech-hubs Pacific Alliance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">\u00b7\u00a0Mexico<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0Colombia<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0Chile<br \/>\u00b7 Brazil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3422162070 {\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3422162070 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2038529009\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1103944910\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Sector:<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Agnostic<br \/><strong>\u00a0Tend to target:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Agtech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Fintech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Healthtech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Cleantech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Mobility<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Next Gen Retail<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 IA Latam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1103944910 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1103944910 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-598762834 {\n  width: 75%;\n}\n#text-box-598762834 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-598762834 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1391896782 {\n  padding-top: 799px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#banner-1391896782 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/low-angle-view-of-skyscrapers-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1391896782 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);\n}\n#banner-1391896782 .bg {\n  background-position: 25% 41%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1391896782 {\n    padding-top: 429px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover show-for-small\" id=\"banner-1928913852\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1199791729\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y95 md-y95 lg-y95 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1616551610\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1616551610 {\n  padding-top: 42px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1616551610 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1363120672\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><b>Investment Strategy Close-Up<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1363120672 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-516272798\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1636019812\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2715516388\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Sweet Spot:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Pre- to Post- Seed<br \/><strong>Tend to target<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">\u00b7\u00a0Growth Mindset <br \/>\u00b7 Gender Balanced<br \/>\u00b7 Purpose-driven<br \/>\u00b7 Scale-ups <br \/>\u00b7 Product Market Fit<br \/>\u00b7 Ethical<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2715516388 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2715516388 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-902637654\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2983271371\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Geography:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Tech-hubs Pacific Alliance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">\u00b7\u00a0Mexico<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0Colombia<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0Chile<br \/>\u00b7 Brazil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2983271371 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2983271371 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1445620243\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1657442143\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-size: 115%;\"><strong>Sector:<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\">Agnostic<br \/><strong>\u00a0Tend to target:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Agtech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Fintech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Healthtech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Cleantech<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0Mobility<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 Next Gen Retail<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 110%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7 IA Latam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1657442143 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1657442143 {\n    line-height: 1.2;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1199791729 {\n  width: 75%;\n}\n#text-box-1199791729 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1199791729 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1928913852 {\n  padding-top: 250%;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#banner-1928913852 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/low-angle-view-of-skyscrapers-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1928913852 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);\n}\n#banner-1928913852 .bg {\n  background-position: 25% 41%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1928913852 {\n    padding-top: 400px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_762901905 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#section_762901905 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3619.png);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_762901905 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_661376885\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Operational GP\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:145px;background-color:rgb(244, 255, 29);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-237183350\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-625925396\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1224239096\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover hide-for-medium has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:52%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Stefan Krautwald<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefankrautwald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1917970863\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Founder Latin Leap VC Studio<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Former CEO Cdiscount Latam\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Co-Founder &amp; MD Dafiti LATAM<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Co-Founder Farmalisto, Fluz.app<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">LATAM angel investor and\u00a0 start-up board advisor<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">MSc WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1917970863 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1577677034\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-778193758\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover hide-for-medium has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:51%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:47%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Jessica Maldonado<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessicamaldonadoestepa?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1223583340\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Business Operations Manager Rappi<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Growth Marketing, CRM Rappi<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Investment Analyst Ecopetrol<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">\n  Bsc Finance and International Relations Universidad Externado de Colombia\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1223583340 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-975374511\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1664852707\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover show-for-small has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:48%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-5-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Stefan Krautwald<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefankrautwald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-205112721\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Founder Latin Leap VC Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Former CEO Cdiscount Latam\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder &amp; MD Dafiti LATAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder Farmalisto, Fluz.app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">LATAM angel investor and\u00a0 start-up board advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">MSc WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-205112721 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1833184940\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-492027096\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-492027096 {\n  padding-top: 9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover show-for-small has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:48%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEVEN-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Jessica Maldonado<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessicamaldonadoestepa?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-2805496633\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Business Operations Manager Rappi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Growth Marketing, CRM Rappi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Investment Analyst Ecopetrol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Bsc Finance and International Relations Universidad Externado de Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2805496633 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Investment Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:145px;background-color:rgb(244, 255, 29);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1364278394\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-532729455\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:47%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BALNCO-BANDERA-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Stefan Krautwald<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefankrautwald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1301076367\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Founder Latin Leap VC Studio<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Former CEO Cdiscount Latam\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder &amp; MD Dafiti LATAM<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder Farmalisto, Fluz.app<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">LATAM angel investor and\u00a0 start-up board advisor<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">MSc WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1301076367 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1874290862\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:48%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105546.813-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Madeleine Clavijo<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/madeleineclavijoverjel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1613916863\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder Kushki Pagos\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Former President Colombia Fintech<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Member of Board of Directors Finsocial<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Former VP Efecty<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">MSc Universidad La Rioja<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1613916863 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1452109280\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:48%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105130.558-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">David  Geisen<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davidgeisen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-668500237\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Country Lead Mexico &amp; SVP Hispanics Mercadolibre<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Co-Founder Dafiti M\u00e9xico and Clickonero<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Founder Mexican Ecommerce Association<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">MSc WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-668500237 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-674522831\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-674522831 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1430665241\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1304264094\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:57%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2022-10-24T105116.494-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Rodrigo Zorrilla<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rodrigo-zorrilla-a2b42745\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-4176550298\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"1\">Chairman Afore Citibanamex<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"1\">Former CEO ICG Citibanamex\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"1\">Former CEO Citi Global Markets Japan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"1\">Former COO Citi Asia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"1\">MBA\u00a0 ITAM Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4176550298 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-879171281\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:57%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627.png 1080w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latinleap.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-2024-06-13T215235.627-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">paco ybarra<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                                          <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n                 <div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pacoybarra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  linkedin tooltip\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>                 \n\n\t<div id=\"text-558925255\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former CEO Citi Institutional Clients Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Member of Citi Global Executive Committee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA IESE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member of Alumni Executive Committee\u00a0 IESE University<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Board Member Teach For All and dlocal<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Non Executive Director Man Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-558925255 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row hide-for-small\"  id=\"row-891885284\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_661376885 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_316365265\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center hide-for-small\"  id=\"row-2033293020\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-10514834\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-716230564\" class=\"gap-element clearfix show-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-716230564 {\n  padding-top: 57px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-716230564 {\n    padding-top: 66px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Now VC in Latam?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:145px;background-color:rgb(244, 255, 29);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2104595548\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1938004491\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-731305934\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1793484546\" class=\"text show-for-small\">\n\t\t\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Latin America Is a Hotspot<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> for Venture Capital:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">The startup culture in Latin America has been gaining momentum, fueled by a tech-savvy population and a growing middle class with digital consumption on the rise. 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