Twitter: @coollui1984
LinkedIn: José Luis Silva
What do you do currently?
I currently manage a Venture Capital fund – Dux Capital – which was created in October 2016 and committed to investing in the leaders of today and tomorrow. Leveraging the strength of our own accelerator/incubator, Startup México (SUM), we offer a unique holding-hands model that focuses on sourcing, investing, monitoring and internationalizing the best startups in Mexico. Continue reading
Twitter: @GabrielCortina2
LinkedIn: Gabriel Cortina
What do you do currently?
I lead a very professional, committed team in crowdfunder.mx. In crowdfunder.mx, we are passionate about finding and selecting the best startups in Mexico looking to raise the capital required for them to go to the next level, in exchange for equity. Continue reading
Twitter: @elPozo
LinkedIn: Pablo Pozo
¿Qué haces actualmente?
Soy Socio de NewCo México, iniciativa fundada en Silicon Valley por John Battelle que explora las historias detrás de las compañías más innovadoras del mundo con dos productos, el Festival NewCo, y NewCo Shift México, el blog que cubre la transición de esta nueva generación empresarial, impulsada por la innovación tecnológica y una misión para crear un “cambio positivo”.
El próximo 13, 14 y 15 de junio tendremos la 3a edición del festival, que es diferente pues las sesiones no son en un salón de conferencias frío e impersonal, sino adentro de 80 empresas que abren sus puertas para contar su historia de innovación directo donde sucede la magia. El día del evento recorres la ciudad para participar en charlas íntimas impartidas por sus fundadores y directivos en una experiencia individualizada dependiendo de tus intereses. Continue reading
Twitter: @BlackVamp
LinkedIn: Raul Martin
What do you do currently?
I’m the CEO of Campus Party México. An anual event which brings together 25,000 talented young people during five days 24h x day.
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Twitter: @isamunozm
LinkedIn: Isabella Muñoz
What do you do currently?
I am the Executive Director of the Colombian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. Continue reading
Si eres un emprendedor de alto impacto en busca de capital semilla o series A y B para impulsar o escalar tu negocio, puedes ser uno de los seleccionados para presentar tu pitch ante un panel de inversionistas dentro de INCmty HIGH IMPACT, cumbre organizada por Endeavor y el Tecnológico de Monterrey. El evento tendrá lugar el 22 y 23 de mayo de 2017 en el Hotel Hyatt Regency de la Ciudad de México.
Twitter: @aracampos
LinkedIn: Araceli Campos
What do you do currently?
I’m currently leading Impact Hub Mexico City which is part of the Impact Hub Network, a global community that fosters social innovation and entrepreneurship through capacity building and collaborative workspaces. Continue reading
No se pierdan el 12° Summit de Capital Privado de AMEXCAP, la Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado el 29 y 30 de marzo. Es la mejor conferencia en México donde se reúnen fondos, inversionistas y empresas. Cada año es mejor que el anterior y no tengo duda que así pasará este año de nuevo. Especialmente recomendado para emprendedores en procesos de levantamiento de capital que quieran conocer a los fondos activos en México.
Aquí pueden ver la agenda de la conferencia. Regístrense aquí.
Twitter: @Lopezmoctezuma
LinkedIn: Carlos López Moctezuma
What do you do currently?
I’m currently leading the New Digital Businesses and Financial Inclusion area at BBVA Bancomer.
I attended the Finnosummit conference in Bogota this week. This is the best FinTech conference in Colombia and complements the Mexican edition that happens later in the year. More than 300 people attended representing startups, investors, regulators and traditional financial institutions from México, Peru, Chile, the US and of course Colombia. The conference was sold out and it was a much more robust attendance than previous editions.
Another confirmation that FinTech is a hot sector in Colombia and in the Latin American startup scene. Plenty of startup activity (although most at pre-seed or seed stage) is trying to solve problems like the low financial inclusion in the region, the general lack of financial knowledge in the population, or the limited traditional scoring systems.
One of the interesting takeaways from the conference is that several traditional financial institutions in the region are developing their innovations strategies that in most cases involve working with startups and in some instances also investing in them. On the other hand many of the startups are targeting the banks as clients rather than competitors by developing new productos that banks can offer to their existing or emerging customers. Several are already running pilots with banks.
So much activity is great news because FinTech companies have the potential to significantly increase financial access in the Latin American region, improving the life of millions of people. I am sure this FinTech ecosystem will continue to develop and I hope it will deliver on its promises.
