Book Recommendations for Summer 2025

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Here are a few books I read recently that are worth checking out.

Fiction

Book cover of "Flights" by Olga Tokarczuk, featuring a bright yellow background with a stylized black bird in mid-flight and minimalist black title text.
  • Flights by Olga Tokarczuk. First book I read by this Polish Nobel laureate. A unique collection of stories, some just one-paragraph reflections, others longer, all loosely connected by the theme of travel. Her style is captivating and I really enjoyed it.
  • Un lugar soleado para gente sombría (A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories) by Mariana Enríquez. A collection of contemporary short horror stories, in my opinion, much better than her previous collections. I love the style of this Argentinian author: an enchanting, casual voice to describe everyday life twisted by unsettling elements. For something longer, don’t miss her amazing novel Nuestra Parte de Noche (Our Share of Night).
  • The Vegetarian by Han Kang. A strange novel by the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. While the prose and style are beautiful, I didn’t particularly connect with the story. Still, it’s worth reading given her recent recognition and the fact that it’s a short read. I’m looking forward to trying some of her other works.
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What smart capital is watching in tech

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I came across this recent report from Coatue, a large global crossover fund investing in both public and private tech companies, presented at their EMW 2025 conference. It’s packed with data-driven insights into how the tech sector is evolving, especially in the context of the ongoing AI wave.

Despite an uncertain economic environment—tariff tensions, inflation, shifting interest rates—and a volatile geopolitical backdrop with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, tech stocks have performed remarkably well over the past three years.

The report shows we’re still in the early phases of the AI innovation cycle. Some players, public and private, are already gaining traction and market value. But it’s too soon to name the long-term winners. It feels reminiscent of earlier tech waves that produced giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Meta.

At Dalus Capital, my fund, we invest at the early stages of tech innovation. What we’re seeing on the ground is incredibly exciting and signals that the medium-term evolution of the sector will be transformative. With strong execution and some luck, we hope a few of our investments will become winners in this wave.

If you follow tech, startups, or the future of AI, this is a valuable read.

Full report here.

Dalus Named One of the 100 Winners of the Carbon Positive Awards 2025

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I’m very happy to share that my firm, Dalus Capital, has been named one of the 100 winners of the Carbon Positive Awards 2025 by Green Cross United Kingdom (G+UK). We were recognized in the category of venture capital for digital innovation in climate solutions.

Badge for the Carbon Positive Awards 2025, presented by Green Cross United Kingdom.

This was a nice surprise—we didn’t even know we were being considered! You can see the full list of winners here, which ranges from leading global tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft to government entities such as the City of Copenhagen.

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Featured in: What Investors Are Thinking About Capital and Climate Transition in Latin America

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I was recently interviewed alongside 19 other investors in this piece by Ruben Altman and Paula Alvarado. We each shared our perspective on the climate transition and capital challenges in Latin America.

You can read the full article here: Narrativas, capital y transición climática: 20 inversores opinan sobre lo que viene

Always good to see the diversity of thought across the ecosystem, but with a not-surprising convergence on certain topics.

Investing in Plenna, a smarter model for women’s health

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I’m very happy to announce our latest investment at Dalus Capital: we’re backing Plenna, a leading Mexican femtech (or healthtech) startup building a hybrid platform for women’s health. Founded by Lorena Ostos and Giovanna Abramo, two outstanding entrepreneurs, Plenna is on a mission to revolutionize how women in Mexico access and experience healthcare.

Lorena Ostos and Gio Abramo, co-founders of Plenna, sitting together and smiling, wearing casual white tops, in a warmly lit modern space.

Plenna just raised a $6 million Series A round to expand its footprint. The company currently operates four branches in Mexico City and plans to open 13 more clinics across the country. We’re thrilled to join this round alongside Mazapil, New Ventures, and Karla Berman—a Shark on Shark Tank México and an independent member of our Investment Committee at Dalus. As part of our investment, I’ll be joining Plenna’s board to support the team in this next stage of growth.

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Conversación sobre el ecosistema emprendedor en México – entrevista en Milenio TV

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Les comparto la entrevista que me hicieron Regina Reyes Heroles e Ilana Sod en Milenio Emprende, el programa de emprendimiento de Milenio TV. Fue una conversación muy amena sobre el ecosistema de startups en México, sus retos y oportunidades.

Sharing a recent interview I did for Milenio TV about the Mexican startup ecosystem. The conversation is in Spanish, but you can activate the English audio track on YouTube.

June 21st is #ShowYourStripes day

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#ShowYourStripes day is coming up — on June 21st, the summer (or winter) solstice in the Northern Hemisphere — a day to spread awareness about climate change using the iconic warming stripes graphics that show temperature trends over the last 100+ years.

A series of vertical colored stripes representing global annual average temperatures from 1850 to the present. The colors transition from deep blue (cooler years) on the left to deep red (hotter years) on the right, visually illustrating the steady rise in global temperatures over time.
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A Hands-On Tool to Understand the Climate Crisis

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Recently, I attended my 30th-year MIT reunion and had the chance to hear some excellent lectures from MIT professors. One of them was a hands-on workshop on En-ROADS, a climate solutions simulator developed by MIT Sloan and Climate Interactive.

This powerful tool is designed for policymakers, climate experts, advocates, and really anyone concerned about the climate crisis (which should be all of us). It lets you simulate a wide range of climate policies and interventions—such as reforestation, carbon pricing, electrification incentives, or nuclear energy development—and immediately see the projected impact through clear, dynamic visuals.

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How the Post-Pandemic VC Market Is Taking Shape

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I came across two interesting charts that capture from different angles how the venture capital market has cooled down after the unsustainable peak of 2021. That peak was driven by the pandemic’s digital euphoria and the flood of liquidity injected by central banks around the world.

For context, a Series Seed round is typically the first institutional funding a startup receives—usually from venture capital funds—to build a product and find early traction. A Series A round comes next, aiming to scale the business once there’s some proof of concept.

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A Practical Guide to Digital Safety for Everyone

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Minimalist illustration of a smartphone displaying neatly arranged app icons under the title ‘Digital Hygiene,’ symbolizing clean and organized digital practices.

Online insecurity keeps getting worse. Sophisticated groups are fully dedicated to hacking, phishing, and other digital crimes. That’s why cybersecurity is no longer optional—it’s critical.

As investors and tech builders, we often focus on innovation, but strong digital hygiene is just as important as any breakthrough. This is especially true when you consider that cybercrime is projected to cost the world more than $10 trillion annually this year, making it the third-largest economy after the U.S. and China.

In that spirit, I wanted to share this excellent post by Andrej Karpathy on digital hygiene for individuals. It’s simple, practical, and applicable to just about anyone who uses the internet (so, all of us). Worth five minutes of your time:

🔗 karpathy.bearblog.dev/digital-hygiene

Hope you find it useful.