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How VCs Think of Startups in Latin America | Sramana Mitra
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How VCs Think of Startups in Latin America | Sramana Mitra

Case studies of Investors (Angels and Venture Capitalists) in Latin America on Venture Capital Fundraising Due Diligence
Created bySramana Mitra
Last updated 10/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Through in-depth interviews with prominent investors, learn how investors think about Latin American startups.
  • What investor-entrepreneur fit is and how to look for it before looking for funding.
  • Why 99% of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected by VCs.
  • Why traditional VCs only invest in hyper growth startups.
  • What are the key considerations for investors when they evaluate startups.
  • How entrepreneurs can position themselves for success while building a startup.
  • What some of the common mistakes are that entrepreneurs make when pitching their startups to VCs.
  • The fastest way to find the relevant sources of funding when building a startup in Latin America.

Course content

3 sections • 16 lectures • 5h 40m total length

  • Introduction1:13
  • How Investors Think About Startups in Latin America Introduction5:38
  • Understanding Entrepreneur - Investor Fit10:36

    Learn how to win the low probability game of startup fundraising.

  • Discussing AgTech Startups in Latin America with Francisco Jardim, SP Ventures28:42

    Francisco Jardim is Founding Partner at SP Ventures, a Brazilian firm focused on AgTech in Latin America. We learned a lot about what’s happening in the sector and the region.

  • Startups Spanning Brazil to Silicon Valley with Rodrigo Baer, Redpoint eventures27:20

    Rodrigo Baer, Partner at Redpoint eventures, Brazil, provides a very interesting overview of his firm and what’s happening in the Brazilian ecosystem.

  • Trends in the Latin American Startup Scene with Hernan Kazah, Kaszek Ventures27:40

    Hernan Kazah is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Kaszek Ventures, one of the earliest VC firms to start investing in the Latin American market. Hernan is a Co-founder of MercadoLibre, Latin America’s e-commerce leader. This discussion features a comprehensive overview of the trends in the Latin American startup scene.

  • Trends in Latin America with Hernan Fernandez, Angel Ventures Mexico30:03

    Hernan Fernandez is Managing Partner at Angel Ventures Mexico, a firm that invests in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia. This is an excellent discussion on trends in Latin America.

  • Pre-seed Investing in Latin America with Laurel Touby, Supernode Ventures16:05

    Laurel Touby, Managing Director of Supernode Ventures, talks about pre-seed investing in Latin America.

  • Pre-seed Investment Strategies with Jonathan Lewy, Investo41:34

    Jonathan Lewy, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Investo, discusses pre-seed investment strategies and the Series A gap.

  • Peru’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Jose Deustua, UTEC Ventures23:14

    Jose Deustua, Managing Director at UTEC Ventures, talks about Peru’s entrepreneurial ecosystem during this podcast interview.

  • Investing in Latin America with Cristobal Perdomo, Jaguar Ventures27:44

    During this podcast interview, we talk to Cristobal Perdomo, Co-founder and General Partner at Jaguar Ventures, a venture fund that invests in Latin America.

  • The Dynamics of the LatAm Market with Nathan Lustig, Magma Partners27:53

    Nathan Lustig is Managing Partner of Magma Partners, a Latin-America-focused fund. He talks about their strategy, as well as the dynamics of the LatAm market during this podcast interview.

Requirements

  • The only requirement for this course is an open mind and a willingness to learn.

Description

In this course, we will do a deep dive into startup financing in Latin America.

Raising money is a low probability game. You need to understand how investors think to be able to raise money successfully for your startup.

During this course, I will be teaching how investors in Latin America think about and analyze startups. We will have in-depth conversations around startups with several real world investors (Angels and VCs).

Designed for tech entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in building startups in Latin America, this course provides insights into the minds of several investors operating in this region for many years in their own words.

Throughout Latin America, the number of online buyers and e-commerce sales are expected to continue to increase significantly over the next few years. While Latin America consists of more than 20 countries, the region is dominated by six key markets – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Stretching from the northern border of Mexico to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean, a number of startup hubs have emerged within these key markets. All good news for entrepreneurs.

Throughout this course, investors focused on the Latin America startup scene share their perspectives and discuss the trends in the market with me. We hope you will join us.

The 1Mby1M courses are all heavily based on interview-based case studies on Innovation, Business Models, Go To Market Strategies, Validation Principles, and various other nuances of an entrepreneur's journey. We offer extensive opportunities for entrepreneurs to learn the lessons from the trenches from successful entrepreneurs who have done it before and Investors who support their ambition.

Who this course is for:

  • Ambitious entrepreneurs who want to pursue ideas for which they have both passion and expertise.
  • Engineers who want to turn their tech knowledge into multi-million dollar revenue businesses by becoming startup founders rather than remain employees.
  • Aspiring Latin American founders who want to increase their chances of being accepted into top startup accelerators such as Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Startups.
  • Any entrepreneur who wants to learn from successful entrepreneurs who have done it before and from investors who have supported them.
  • Professors who are teaching technology entrepreneurship courses.

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