Find The Way

Behind Angry Birds and Trivia Crack's globally recognized brands, there are whole team efforts that got them where they are today. Max Cavazzani, CEO & Founder at Etermax | Trivia Crack, and Peter Vesterbacka, ex-CMO & Mighty Eagle at Rovio | Angry Birds, share their experiences in building the viral games and their thoughts on Competition, Marketing, Product, and Brand. Maximo Cavazza...

Anna Raptis and Justin Schwartz dive into Impact Investing and the current status in Latin America. We go through what is Impact Investing, why it matters, how it gets measured, and other related topics. Anna Raptis is the founding and managing partner of Amplfica Capital. Investing to increase economic participation and opportunities for women in Latin America. She is passionate about and committ...

Join Alejandra Rios, CEO at Ambrosia & Shark at Shark Tank Mexico, and Claudio Schlegel, Angel investors & LP for 6 VC funds in Latam, as they delve into various aspects of investing and entrepreneurship in Latin America. Alejandra discusses her diverse involvement in businesses, including a family-owned catering and food service company, her investments in several venture capital funds, a...

Alongside Agustin Costa, SVP Shipping at Mercado Libre, and Radu Palamariu, MD at Alcott Global, we get a bit more into logistics in emerging markets. We go through key topics in Logistics today: having a successful supply chain, challenges delivering on the KPIs, the global fight for talent, and pressing concerns such as Sustainability. Mercado Libre (NASDAQ: MELI) is Latin America’s leading e-co...

Let's dive into the complex world of M&A in Latin America alongside Pablo Teubal from FS Partners (Argentina) and Marcio Fiuza from Brasilpar (Brazil). They have been playing the game for over two decades and have seen the ups and downs and all the intricacies of M&A in the region. FS Partners and Brasilpar are part of IMAP , International Mergers & Acquisitions Partners. This netw...

What do you do when you want to invest in Deep Tech and there are no companies to invest in? You create the companies! Let's get into the story of how Biotech venture capital was born in Latin America with the founder of GRIDX⁠, Matías Peire . They are the first Biotech Company Builder in Latin America. A decade ago, Latin America's biotech scene was in its infancy; now, with over 200,000...

Ready to unbundle Latin America's state of education with Fabio Muniz from Awari (Brazil) and Federico Hernandez from Henry (Argentina)? From continuous learning to coding schools and better access to education, this episode goes through how Latin America is trying to keep supplying highly demanded technical talent to the world. These two entrepreneurs clearly learned something from Y Combinat...

Diving deeper into the world of E-commerce in Latin America with  Alejandro Vázquez  - the Co-founder and President of Nuvemshop | Tiendanube , which is the largest commerce platform for SMBs in Latin America. With more than 125,000 customers, 628.4 million USD raised, and with the latest valuation of 3.1 billion USD, Nuvemshop | Tiendanube is one of the most important players in the world of E-co...

Exploring the nascent world of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) in Latin America with: Gabriela Ruggeri : A Managing Partner at Overboost and Kamay Ventures , the first open CVC fund in the region. Recently, she was the only Argentine woman ranked in the "Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2023”, a list that includes top leaders of the world's corporate venturing units, because of her ex...

Welcome to the Season 2! A completely new lineup and a slightly modified concept ;) Ivan Montoya is the Founding General Partner of NuMundo Ventures , a seed-stage fund backing exceptional Latin American fintech, proptech, and supply chain startups. Ivan is a LatAm Super Angel who has invested in 40 seed-stage fintech, proptech, and supply chain companies generating a 70% IRR. Notable investments...

In the last episode of the Season 1 of Find The Way Podcast , host Erik Lehikoinen concludes the season by summarising what happened, why the pod was created, and what is happening in Latin American tech. During the last nine months, Erik met over 350 entrepreneurs and 200 investors in Latin America, asking questions to understand the region's opportunities as well as complexities. Please enjo...

Victor Noguera is the Co-founder of a Mexican property tech startup Flat.mx . They are transforming the buying and selling of real estate in Mexico. He received a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and an MBA at Berkeley-Haas in California. Prior to Flat.mx, Victor served as a Director at Boston Consulting Group in New York and Barcelona. In...

Paula Enei is the Partner and co-founder of Platanus Ventures (PV), an early-stage startup accelerator created by technology entrepreneurs and supported by Cornershop and Fintual. PV is heavily inspired by Y Combinator and aims to create an alternative to YC in LatAm. Currently, Platanus Ventures offers an investment of USD $100,000 in exchange for a 7% stake in the startup, a 3-month mentorship p...

Ramon Velasquez is a Fintech entrepreneur from Venezuela. His mission is to promote financial inclusion and develop payment solutions adapted to the different business sectors in Venezuela. Currently, Ramon is the Founder & CEO of Ubiipagos . Tune in to know more about what is happening in the Venezuelan tech ecosystem and how entrepreneurs are finding the way to create opportunities regardles...

Ali Jamal is the Founding Partner of First Check Ventures . They are an investment syndicate with a large presence in Emerging Markets and especially in Latin America. He is an angel investor who has completed more than 200 deals. Ali studied Economics and Statistics at Stanford and started his career in Tech M&A before getting hands-on operating experience as a Data Scientist. Ali spent the l...

Jose Deustua is the Managing Director of UTEC Ventures . For the last five years, Jose has been investing actively in Peruvian startups with the purpose of creating successful Latam Tech companies. Being an early-stage investor Jose has worked closely with founders to achieve product-market fit and raise funds. Overall, UTEC Ventures portfolio has raised more than US$ 45 million generating a 4x re...

Diego Bertezzolo is the Co-founder and CEO of Avancargo (B2B trucking platform in South America). He is a serial entrepreneur who sold his first start-up at the age of 23. Diego is a former Commercial Manager for Argentina and Uruguay at Volvo CE, and holds an MBA from the University of San Andrés. The comeback story of Avancargo is inspiring. From the edge of bankruptcy, battling against the lack...

Viviana Coloma is the  Program Director of SOLYDES Accelerator & the Managing Partner of the 1st VC of Bolivia - Escalatec . Since 2013 she has led international programs for entrepreneurs. Her expertise as a coach has allowed her to support entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and strengthen their leadership. Viviana also contributes to the ecosystem by writing a monthly column on lea...

Diego Noriega is currently the managing partner of Newtopia , an early-stage VC aiming to become one of the main drivers of the Latin American entrepreneurial ecosystem. Before becoming an investor, Diego co-founded more than 23 successful companies, including AlaMaula, which eBay acquired. Drawing on his strong business development skills and knowledge, he has mentored more than 1200 startups, ev...

Manuel Tanoira is the Partner & Co-Founder of TCA Tanoira Cassagne , a full-service law firm, where he leads the VC Team. He is also one of the drafters of the New Start-Up and VC law approved in Argentina in 2017 (Law 27.349). He obtained his law degree from the School of Law of the Argentine Catholic University in 1996. In addition, Manuel conducted post-graduate studies in Business Administ...

Carmen de la Cerda is Managing Partner at BuenTrip Ventures . A firm that seeks to identify, mentor, and invest in the best early-stage startup founders in Latin America. Recently, BuenTrip Ventures announced it is launching its second fund, making it the first institutional VC Fund operating out of Ecuador and investing throughout Latin America. Carmen’s mission is to transform, at a fundamental...

Juan Pablo is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Zonda Capital , a deep technology energy and climate early-stage VC and CVC partner investing in science-based startups in LATAM. He has contributed to 5 top industrial technology companies during the last +20 years, defining and executing business strategies, enabling sustainable growth and innovation. He is an energy and climate expert, a high...

Maxi (Maximiliano) is an impact entrepreneur from Argentina. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and COO of Kigüi . They focus on minimizing food waste by incentivizing consumers to buy products close to expiration in LATAM. The lack of incentives for consumers to buy food close to the expiration date and the $43 billion worth of food that is wasted in the distribution chain & stores in LATAM caus...

Tomás Peña is the Managing Partner of The Yield Lab Latin America. He has been operating in emerging markets for the past three decades as a founder and investor. The Yield Lab invests and accelerates high-impact early-stage companies. The mission is to enable entrepreneurs to sustainably revolutionize agrifood systems. In parallel, they provide educational resources and ecosystem-building support...

Arnobio is a Brazilian entrepreneur, executive and data scientist building Sirius Education , the first neouniversity in Brazil. Throughout his career he has started companies; led a global team of PhDs, data scientists, and consultants; advised governments in 35+ countries on their innovation policies; and authored research and analysis with Stanford University, the World Economic Forum, the Inte...