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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 Cavazzani is the founder and CEO of etermax, the global interactive entertainment company, creator of flagship brands like Trivia Crack (Preguntados) and Word Crack (Apalabrados) which have been connecting, building communities, and co-creating value through interactive content in more than 180 countries for more than 10 years. At 22, while studying computer engineering, Maximo developed iStockManager, the first mobile application for buying and selling stocks on iPhone, which was later acquired by a major U.S. broker. This early success led him to create his own company.
Peter Vesterbacka is an entrepreneur from the Finest Bay Area at the Heart of Eurasia, Helsinki, Finland. Branded communities co-created and initiated by Peter include the HP Bazaar, Mobile Monday, Slush, and Startup Sauna. He was the Mighty Eagle at Angry Birds for many years taking that brand to unprecedented heights. Peter is also an adjunct professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tongji University, one of the leading universities in China. In 2011 Time Magazine named Peter one of the 100 most influential people on the planet.
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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 committed to developing professional women and women investors, to support this goal she is a cofounder of Women in Venture Capital and Private Equity in Mexico and Voz Experta Mexico.Justin Schwartz is the Managing Partner of IMPAQTO Capital, an impact investing fund providing flexible capital to early-stage startups in the Andean Region. He is passionate about investing in entrepreneurs who are leveraging innovation to solve Latin America's most pressing problems.Please enjoy!Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://www.helmi.la/findthewayFollow more:Twitter: https://twitter.com/helmitechInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/helmi.tech/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@helmi.techLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/find-the-way/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@helmitech
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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, and angel investments. She highlights her role as a fund manager in her venture capital fund, Meraki Ventures, which focuses on consumer goods, direct-to-consumer companies, and the service economy. Additionally, Alejandra shares her experience as a Shark Tank investor in Mexico.
Claudio Schlegel shares his investment journey, which began in 2010 with a microfinance firm and expanded to include investments in six funds (including Cometa, Platanus Ventures, 99 Startups, and more) and over 20 companies as an angel investor.
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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-commerce technology company, maintaining a leadership position in 18 Latin American countries. Through its primary platforms, MercadoLibre.com and MercadoPago.com, it provides solutions to individuals and companies buying, selling, advertising, and paying for goods online.Alcott Global provides Executive Search solutions for the world’s top companies in eCommerce, supply chain, logistics, and tech in transportation. Alcott also features one of the top Logistics podcasts: "Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics", hosted by Radu. Please enjoy!Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://www.helmi.la/findthewayFollow more:Twitter: https://twitter.com/helmitechInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/helmi.tech/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@helmi.techLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/find-the-wayYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@helmitech
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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 network provides independent, strategic M&A and corporate finance advice to mid-sized companies and their owners. IMAP is present in 49 countries and has cross-border experience across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Please enjoy!Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://www.helmi.la/findthewayFollow more:Twitter: https://twitter.com/helmitechInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/helmi.tech/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@helmi.techLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/find-the-wayYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@helmitech
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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 researchers and pioneering tech advancements, the region is soaring. Discover how genome sequencing, CRISPR, and the fusion of the biological and digital realms are driving innovation. With the cost of a PhD being a fraction of that in the US or Europe, Latin America presents a unique advantage. Dive into this episode to explore the transformative journey of biotech in the region.
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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 Combinator and have become one of the most successful EdTech companies in Latin America.
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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-commerce in Latin America.
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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 expertise and extensive knowledge of seed-stage funding in Latin American startups.
Vanessa Bello: An economist specializing in finance and venture investments. Right now, she holds the position of Head of CVC Platform at LEAP Global Partners. In this gig, she’s in charge of getting potential early-stage investments going all across Latam.
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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 include Jeeves, 99Minutos, Foodology, and Picap.
Alejandro Gálvez is the Managing Partner of 99 Startups, a seed capital fund that invests in fintech, logistics, and healthcare startups in Latin America. He is also the host of Fundadores, a podcast featuring interviews with startup founders in Latin America. Additionally, he has invested as an angel investor in startups such as Clara, Fintual, Torre, Aplazo, and Beek.
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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.
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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 addition, together with Bernardo Cordero, Victor co-founded STARTegy, a Seed fund that invested in worky.mx, klar.mx, belvo.com, and mymoons.mx which later raised funds from Founders Fund, QED, Quona Capital, and Santander. They also acted as an investor in Quona Capital, a venture capital fund that invests in financial technology services in emerging markets.
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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 program by successful digital product entrepreneurs, and the possibility of raising capital on Demo Day, which marks the end of each generation.
PV was founded in 2020 with the purpose of discovering and creating more high-impact digital companies in LatAm. It has invested in 63 early-stage digital startups throughout the region and plans to invest in 100 more by 2024. Their portfolio includes startups such as Examedi, Fintoc, Toku, Plutto, and more. The investors include notable founders such as aCornershop, Fintual, Xepelin, Houm and NotCo.
Previously Paula was leading the acceleration and internalization area at the first government-run accelerator, Start-Up Chile. During her tenure, Paula supported over 500 founding teams, an experience which led her to build Platanus Ventures."Please enjoy!
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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 regardless of hyperinflation.
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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 last 10 years in various Product and Growth roles at companies like Zynga, RockYou, Agoda, Rappi, and most recently at PayClip (one of LatAm's fastest-growing FinTech companies). Ali has extensive experience in consumer-facing tech companies.
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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 return on investment. Besides his work at UTEC, Jose was also part of the founding team and past president of the Peru Venture Capital Association and is a regular writer for Peru’s top business newspaper Gestion.
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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 of access to financing, the founders rebuilt Avancargo and within the past two years have reached over $10 million in ARR while being profitable.
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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 leadership issues and was one of the first participants in the women's TEDX in Bolivia.
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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, evaluated more than 2000 companies for investment, and delivered about 250 conferences on business development and entrepreneurship.
In his current role as Managing Partner at Newtopia, he is responsible for building the Newtopia community and supporting the teams through extensive mentoring programs. The goal of Newtopia is to fund the most outstanding Latin American entrepreneurial talent and guide them on their path to global markets.
In his own words: "My purpose in life is to change Latin America. Supporting entrepreneurs is the best tool I know, and that’s why I want to impact +1,000,000 entrepreneurs in the next ten years".
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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 Administration at Berkeley University (1997) and in Capital Markets at the Argentine Catholic University (2000).
Among many other academic activities, he is a Professor in several Start Up and VC programs in Argentina (MINDS, from the University of San Andres), SMART INVESTING, from IAE School of Business, Founder Institute, etc.). With his team, he provides advice to companies, investors, VC Funds, and accelerators, especially on the start-up of new ventures in Argentina and LATAM. Through the VC Area of the firm, and together with “Entrepreneurship Argentine Ecosystem”, TCA Tanoira Cassagne collaborates on the professional training and support of more than 1,200 new entrepreneurs and VC investors every year.
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