Author Archives: Diego Serebrisky

Results of the Biodiversity Conference COP15

Posted on 20 December, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

The UN’s COP15 summit, held in Montreal, just ended with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a historic deal aimed at protecting and restoring nature. The agreement, reached by 195 countries, is the result of four years of … Continue reading →

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Podcast Levantando

Posted on 16 December, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

Recientemente, Fran García me invitó a su podcast Levantando, donde entrevista a inversionistas de venture capital en Latinoamérica. Fue una conversación muy amena y quería compartirla con ustedes. Espero que disfruten escuchando la entrevista tanto como lo hice yo participando … Continue reading →

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What is the amazing chatGPT?

Posted on 6 December, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

As an investor in tech, I am always on the lookout for the next big thing in the industry. And in my opinion, chatGPT is definitely worth paying attention to. ChatGPT, or “Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer,” is a powerful natural … Continue reading →

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Book recommendations – December 2022

Posted on 1 December, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

Below you will find a selection of books I recommend from what I have read recently. I was very into short stories, especially from some fantastic Latin American authors.

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Disappointing outcomes from the COP27

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

The COP27 has just finished, with disappointing results. On the positive side, for the first time, the concept of compensation for loss & damage for developing countries has been included.  On the negative side, two big disappointments. First, there was … Continue reading →

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Great podcast on the environmental impact of crypto

Posted on 19 November, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

I want to share a fantastic podcast – A Matter of Degrees by Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson – that discusses very clearly the terrible environmental impact of the crypto sector. By definition, most crypto tokens use a … Continue reading →

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Latin American Venture funding slowdown

Posted on 17 November, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

The figures for venture capital funding in Latin America during the third quarter have come out and confirmed the slowdown during the first half of the year has continued. The investment in Q3 was still a large $1.1 billion dollars, … Continue reading →

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Twitter acquisition economics

Posted on 31 October, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

A quick view on the economics of the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, posted originally on my Twitter account (@serebrisky). Spoiler: they don’t look good.

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Bloomberg’s “The 500 most influential people in Latin America”

Posted on 6 October, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

I’m humbled and thankful to be on Bloomberg’s list of “The 500 most influential people in Latin America” for a second consecutive year. Happy and proud to share this recognition with my business partner Rogelio de los Santos, and some … Continue reading →

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Future is bright in Latin America startup ecosystem despite current volatility

Posted on 1 September, 2022 by Diego Serebrisky

LAVCA – the Latin America Venture Capital Association – just reported venture capital investment data for the first half of 2022. The results are in line with what anyone can perceive in the market. Fundraising has slowed down, impacted by … Continue reading →

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