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Santa Clara, CA, US

Global Gateway is the international business development team at SVB that focuses on strategic international innovation markets. Global Gateway provides banking products and services to leading venture capital firms and venture capital backed startups and scale up companies in emerging markets.

Bogotá, Bogotá, CO

• Co-lead strategy and fundraising of Fund #1, a $15M fund focused in pre-seed and seed stages in Latam.

Cota, Cundinamarca, CO

• Conceptualized and executed a comprehensive business plan, leading to a successful spin-off of the business.
• Spearheaded market research and strategy formulation, resulting in the creation of a robust financial model.
• Assembled and managed a high-performing team while nurturing strategic supplier relationships.

Bogotá D.C., CO

Teacher of Entrepreneruship 101, Scaling Up and Venture Capital Courses in the Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation @CESA

New York, NY, US

• Lead fundraising in Colombia for Catalyst IV, a USD$300M Fund, fostering participation from prominent angels and Family Offices.
• Cultivated key relationships across Colombia's and LatAm's investment ecosystem, including VC funds, Family Offices, Angel Investors, incubators, and accelerators.
• Provided pivotal support to LatAm's Endeavor Entrepreneurs in their fundraising. Orchestrated impactful local & regional fundraising events, enabling valuable connections between investors and entrepreneurs.
• Contributed as a 'Regional Access to Capital Expert' within Endeavor Catalyst's VC Council, supporting global Access to Capital initiatives.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for the search, engagement, selection and due diligence process of high potential startups. Over 500 startups evaluated annually in multiple industries (Fintech, Commerce + Marketplaces, Edtech, Proptech.
• Companies selected to our portafolio include Habi, Chiper, ADDI, LaHaus, TUL, Elenas, Ubits, Home Burgers, Merqueo, Robinfood, Hogaru, Bold, Zinobe (Tangelo), Poke, Mensajeros Urbanos, Grupo Meiko, R5, Mesfix, Alegra.
• Manage Endeavor ScaleUp, the startup accelerator of Endeavor Colombia that supports early-stage ventures. Over 80 companies accelerated annually. The program has continuously raised its NPS, impact as well as quality.
• Responsible for the relationships with key stakeholders in Colombia’s and LatAm´s entrepreneurship ecosystem, including VC funds, Family Offices, Angel Investors, incubators and accelerators.
• Account Manager for 10 portafolio companies. Design customized annual work plan based on their strategic needs and lead services required for their growth, including fundraising, strategy, expansion, product launch.
• Manager of a team of 12, responsible for the P&L and budget as well as the strategic plan of the area.

Boulder, Colorado, US

• Launched and managed a social enterprise accelerator focused on Investor Preparedness and Business Model Validation, supporting 22 teams of entrepreneurs.
• Led the strategic planning, fundraising and partnership development, supported by the Unreasonable Institute, Columbia Business School and the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise.
• Managed a team of seven and had full responsability for P&L of the accelerator.

Collaborated on research for a primer on impact investing in water and created a benchmark of ESG ratings

Worked as a Consultant in various projects for a major energy conglomarate in Mexico.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Led and managed multiple social and economic development projects across Ukraine mainly focused on economic inclusion, education and health.

Coordinated a team from Harvard Law School and City Life/Vida Urbana NGO in supporting tenants with free legal aid services during the mortgage crisis of 2008.

Supported the Vice-Ambassador with various key projects.

LUMA is an NGO focused on supporting the latin american immigrant population in Boston. Supported with fundrasing, strategic planning, partnerships and project management

Master’S Degree, Public Administration- Management, Social Impact & Entrepreneurship

Scholarship "Leaders For Bogotà", Urban Development And Leadership

Graduate Certificate In Finance

Semester Abroad In Madrid, Spain, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations And Business Administration

Latitud Explore Fellowship (Lf10), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies