La Frontera: Bridging Startups and VCs Across the Americas

La Frontera: Bridging Startups and VCs Across the Americas
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Welcome to "La Frontera," a podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic startup and venture capital ecosystem in Latin America. We dive into the innovations, opportunities, and challenges unique to the region. Our goal is to bridge the gap between founders in the region and international investors by providing founders with access to high-quality resources and funding and investors with the insights and guidance to invest with confidence.
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The podcast explores themes such as venture capital strategies, founder experiences, and regional investment challenges, with episodes covering topics like building a top-tier VC fund and the unique dynamics of LP bases across countries like Mexico and Brazil. Each episode features deep discussions about innovations and opportunities that are pivotal in the Latin American ecosystem.

Welcome to “La Frontera,” a podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic startup and venture capital ecosystem in Latin America. We dive into the innovations, opportunities, and challenges unique to the region. Our goal is to bridge the gap between founders in the region and international investors by providing founders with access to high-quality resources and funding and investors with the insights and guidance to invest with confidence.
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In this episode, we sit down with Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza, co-founding partner of Nido Ventures, to explore why Mexico may be entering its “golden decade” for tech and cross-border innovation. Maria shares how her background working in supply chain in Silicon Valley shaped Nido’s investment thesis, and why they’re backing B2B startups transforming legacy industries. We dive into nearshoring trends turbocharging Mexico’s economy, the specific industries ripe for disruption, and how Nido bridges two worlds – mobilizing U.S. capital to seize opportunities south of the border.
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