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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This week on La Frontera, we sit down with Ben Zehr, Co-Founder of Reciprocal, to explore one of the most underfunded opportunities in venture today: climate tech in Latin America.
Despite representing ~8% of global GDP and holding ~40% of the world’s biodiversity, the region receives less than 0.5% of global climate venture capital. Ben breaks down why that gap exists, what investors are missing, and where the most compelling opportunities are emerging.
We dive into Reciprocal’s “LatAm Climate Edge,” including natural capital, technical talent, and market readiness, as well as key investment theses across energy, agriculture, and materials.
We also discuss how Reciprocal is building the connective tissue between founders, corporates, and global capital and why narrative, not just fundamentals, determines where money flows.
Since recording, Reciprocal has grown to a team of seven and is now raising capital to invest directly into climate startups across the region.
If you’re an investor, founder, or operator interested in climate or Latin America, this episode offers a clear lens into where the next wave of opportunity may come from.
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