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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Cristobal Perdomo of Jaguar Ventures (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Are you seeing B2B SaaS in Latin America or is that not so much a trend? Is the trend more towards transaction-based marketplaces and FinTech? Cristobal Perdomo: FinTech, across the world, is a hot topic. It has become too hot for my taste. That’s the largest sector of ventures you see. I also
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Cristobal Perdomo of Jaguar Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: Let’s do some examples of what kinds of things you’ve invested in. It doesn’t matter if it’s from the first or second fund. What I want to understand is how you think about these investments. When did they come to you? What did they have when they came to you? What did you
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Cristobal Perdomo of Jaguar Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Cristobal Perdomo was recorded in May 2019. Cristobal Perdomo is Co-Founder and General Partner at Jaguar Ventures, a venture fund that invests in Latin America. Sramana Mitra: Let’s get to know you.
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Daniel Ibri of Mindset Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: You have a very interesting investment thesis. What stage do you come in? Daniel Ibri: We normally invest early stage. It’s normally pre-A, A, or post-A. It’s normally around Series A and we normally co-invest with local funds. We try not to lead the rounds. We co-invest with local VC’s and angels. We
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Are there companies that have crossed $100 million in revenue? Hernan Kazah: Certainly. We have a few in our portfolio. I was mentioning Netshoes. That’s over a billion dollars in revenue. There are a few companies that have gone over $100 million. Many have gone over $20 million. Sramana Mitra: What do you
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: When you look at the last decade or so, besides MercadoLibre, what are other notable success stories from the Latin American market as far as startups are concerned. Hernan Kazah: There’s one company called Globant. Sramana Mitra: We covered Globant quite extensively actually. Hernan Kazah: There are two companies in Brazil. One is
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures was recorded in November 2016. Hernan Kazah, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Kaszek Ventures, is one of the earliest VC firms to start investing in the Latin American market.
Latin America Measures Up Well Against China as ITO Hub
By guest author Dan Berthiaume and Kirk Laughlin Despite Latin America’s increasing prominence as a provider of IT outsourcing services to North American companies, a popular perception remains that Latin America serves as a second choice to China. However, when the relative advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing IT functions to Latin American providers are compared to those of
