Luis Xavier Barrios Luis is the Founder and Angel Investor at TheArk.Fund - Formation Capital that aims to create a community of new and seasoned Angel Investors, to invest in Early Stage Startups in preseed rounds through syndicates at www.arkangeles.co. Angel entrepreneur and investor in more than 20 startups in Latin America. Also Co-Funder of ThePool Club de Emprendedores supporting, incubating and accelerating more than 70+ startups since 2013.
Luis Bermejo Luis is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ALAYA Capital Partners, a seed capital fund focused on innovative technological projects. Cofounder of PLANOUX, consultancy specialized in strategic execution, business development, finance and corporate development. He s also member of the Board of Endeavor Córdoba and of Doing Labs, teacher and mentor in educational institutions and NGOs of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Paula Castejón Paula is the Co-Founder and Director of Exos Ventures. Previously, she served as Retail Marketing Director of Louis Vuitton Mexico, Panama and Caribbean implementing global strategy to these specific markets. Before she worked for hospitality companies such as Ritz Carlton and Starwood. Paula s got a successful track in customer experience and client segmentation.
Daniel Cossío Daniel is an Associate-Latin America at Village Capital, supports entrepreneurs solving real world problems in FinTech, Health, Education, Agriculture and Energy. He holds a certification in International Development from the University of Cambridge. Previously, he was an active supporter of the hacker community with New Yorkbased company Major League Hacking. Daniel holds a Venture Creation and Business Development degree from ITESM Santa Fe Campus in Mexico City.
José Miguel Cuervo José is a member of Agrega Partners -advisory and asset management firmsince 2009. His focus is performing advisory and valuations on venture capital and private equity deals, as well as strategic involvement with portfolio companies. Previously, José held business development roles at the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFCA), and was a senior economist at the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
Otto Graff Otto is a performance-driven Senior Finance Executive with +15 years of progressively increasing experience in large global corporations and smaller regional companies. He successfully conducts as CEO in a USD$2+ million revenue company and CFO of a USD$200+ million Venture Capital Fund.
Daniela Jara Daniela is a Commercial Engineer with Diploma in Leadership from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has a strong orientation towards project management and knowledge in design, implementation and evaluation of innovation and entrepreneurship projects with social impact. She has experience in the creation and strengthening of alliances between public and private actors, NGOs and individuals.
Mónica Reyes Coronado Business Administrator, specialized in Strategic Businesses and Human Resources Management. She has been working for the Telefónica Group for 22 years and, currently, she s Telefónica Open Future Peru Business Development and Partnerships Manager. Previously, she was Finance Manager of Wayra Peru, the startup accelerator. For 11 years, she was Head of Management and Budget Control for the areas of Institutional Relations, Communication and Corporate Responsibility.
Patricia Saenz Patricia is a managing partner of Mountain Nazca Colombia, a local Multi-Stage venture capital fund investing in early stage tech companies with high impact potential, backed by experienced entrepreneurs; part of a regional group with operations in Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia and member of Mountain Partners network. She s an entrepreneur with +10 years of experience in creating and developing new businesses.
Danielle Wainer Danielle is the VP at Elevar Equity. She s committed to the development of scalable, market-based solutions that address the needs of communities across Latin America and elsewhere. Before, she worked as an investment banker. Also, in the Small & Medium Enterprise Finance division of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Latin America Credit Risk division of Morgan Stanley, and Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management.
Felipe Zárate Felipe is the General Manager & Key Person at Fondo de Capital Privado de Emprendimiento e Innovacion SP, a US$ 40 million private equity platform investing venture capital in innovation and technology for public services. He has +22 years of experience in finance and executive management. And +15 years in private capital and venture capital, structuring, investment, management and disinvestment of ~ US $ 1 Billion over 4 funds.