Semilla.VC

By Trip Gorman

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The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.

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October 17, 2022 Ryan Bloomer, K50 Ventures Founder and Managing Partner, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 18 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Ryan Bloomer, Founder and Managing Partner of K50 Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed companies in the US and Latin America that have a focus on improving access, affordability, and well-being across the categories of Health, Finance, as well as Work & Learning. Prior to founding K50 Ventures, Ryan was a Founding Partner at Kairos and a Senior Associate at Blumberg Capital.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ How LPs should think about sociopolitical risk in Latin America.
✅ Why Ryan thinks the LatAm Exit/IPO market will be cool for the next 12-18 months, but will roar back in 2023 & 2024.
✅ The culture of Venture Capital in San Francisco vs. New York vs. Miami, and why he founded K50 in NYC.
✅ How Latin America today compares with China in 2013.
and much, much more!
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29min
October 17, 2022 Carlos Simonsen, Upload Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 17 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Carlos, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Upload Ventures. He’s also a Senior Partner at São Paulo-based Private equity firm CapSur and a Senior Partner at Corton Capital. He previously worked at Avant in Chicago and for 3G Capital where he worked on the Kraft-Heinz Merger.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ Why Carlos decided to move from working in the United States to Brazil to found Upload Ventures.
✅ São Paulo as a Latin American tech & venture capital hub.
✅ Financial risk associated with governmental change in Brazil.
✅ The growth equity industry in Brazil vs. the United States.
✅ Why Carlos believes it’s easy to do business in Latin America.
and much, much more!
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23min
October 10, 2022 Derek Brooks, Head of Venture at Flat World Partners, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 16 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Derek Brooks, Head of Venture at Flat World Partners. Derek has a wealth of international experience including a Fulbright in Austria, a Journalist for Reuters, worked at the Treasury Department, and also in Private Equity at Abraaj Group where he worked specifically on the private markets of emerging markets before joining Flat World Partners.

In this interview you will learn about:
✅ His investment in Fazenda Futuro, a Brazilian-based company that develops plant-based substitutes for meat products for a fraction of the price of Impossible or Beyond.
✅ How Flat World Partners build’s their fund of funds.
✅ What Flat World Partners looks for in a First Time Fund Manager.
and much, much more!
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28min
September 26, 2022 Patricio Brito, Co-Founder at Fitzer, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 15 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Patricio Brito, Co-Founder of Fitzer, Mexico’s first hard Seltzer. Prior to founding Fitzer, Patricio held roles for Lime in France, Spain, and Switzerland. Before Lime, he was Uber’s Lead Operations and Logistics Manager for the Caribbean out of their Mexico City office. Patricio earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Wharton.

In this interview you will learn:
✅ How taxi unions exert influence (politically and through physical violence) to ensure Uber does not enter their markets.
✅ Why so many Wharton MBAs work in Latin America.
✅ How Fitzer entered the Mexican alcohol oligopoly and competed for market share (and scarce resources!)
✅ Why Patricio lives and founded Fitzer in Monterrey, Mexico.
and much, much more!
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33min
September 19, 2022 Daniel Ospina, Co-Founder & CVO of Pygma, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 14 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Daniel Ospina, Co-Founder & CVO of Pygma, where he’s developing the venture capital arm of their accelerator. He’s a founding member of Farfala, a Latin American investor ecosystem with the goal of sharing deal flow and building community around Latin American startups. He’s also an angel investor and previously held roles at Scala and Endeavor Colombia.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ Pygma’s accelerator process and structure
✅ How Miami is neutral ground for all communities within the broader umbrella of Latin American Venture Capital and Technology.
✅ Bogotá as a tech city and how it’s grown in the past five years.
✅ Why Daniel is NOT a fan of building in stealth mode.
and much, much more!
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20min
September 13, 2022 Matthew Meehan, Co-Founder & CEO at Kontempo, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 13 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Matthew Meehan, Co-Founder & CEO of Mexico City-based Kontempo, a Buy Now Pay Later solution for B2B in Latin America. He previously founded Centeo, a tech-driven lender in Mexico, and Dvdendo, a VC-backed automated investment advisor focused on the Latin American market. He has also worked in a number of Latin America-focused finance roles at Merril Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Clovepoint, and Nomura (as well a European-focused role at Morgan Stanley.)
In this interview you will learn:
✅ What it’s like being a founder in Mexico City in 2022.
✅ Why Matthew joined the Latitud Fellowship program.
✅ Matthew’s thoughts in Private Equity in emerging markets.
✅ The importance of getting startups to market quickly.
and much, much more!
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28min
September 08, 2022 Melissa Toledo, Twilio LatAm & Caribbean Sales Manager, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 12 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Melissa Toledo; Sales Manager for LATAM & Caribbean at Twilio. She’s on the LatinX ERG Board at Twilio and led similar initiatives in her previous role at Salesforce. She’s also worked at CallidusCloud, an SAP company, as well and Pro-Mexico; the division of the Mexican Government that promotes international trade and investment.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ The differences between selling B2B in to Latin America and the United States.
✅ The Latin American business travel that is associated with her role at Twilio.
✅ How her team, that’s focused on Latin America AND the Caribbean splits their time between the two regions.
✅ Why she moved from working in tech in Miami to tech in Atlanta.
and much, much more!
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25min
September 07, 2022 Gil Herrera, Founder of Stealth Startup, Ex-Glitzi (YC W’21)/Bitso, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 11 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Gil Herrera, who was previously product growth manager at Glitzi (YC W'21) and product growth at Bitso (Coinbase of Latin America), both in Mexico City, before moving to São Paulo to found a new startup that he is building in stealth.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ Why Gil moved from working in Tech in Mexico City to São Paulo
✅ Why Brazil is far more "banked" than Mexico
✅ Why there is a lack of Web 3 regulation in Latin America
and much, much more!
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30min
September 02, 2022 Jaime Matus, Co Founder at Cacao Capital VC, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 10 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Jaime Matus, Co-Founder at Cacao Capital/Venture Partner at Invariantes Fund and also Co-Founder of a stealth startup solving a problem for Latin American Venture Capitalists and start-up founders.
In this interview you will learn:
✅ Why Jaime made investments in Favik, GoApp.pet, and Siembro
✅ Why Jaime founded his startup in stealth and how he seeks to help Latin ✅ American Venture Capitalists and start-up founders with it.
✅ Why the 50 million people in Guatemala and Central America are a rising force in Latin American Venture Capital.
✅ Why Latin America is an easier market to expand in as a B2C company than as a B2B company, especially one with a hard product.
and much, much more!
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21min
September 02, 2022 Greg Mitchell, Managing Partner at AVP Ventures, Semilla.VC Interview
On episode 9 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Greg Mitchell, Managing Partner at AVP Ventures based in Lima, Peru. Greg got his MBA at Wharton while also getting a degree in Latin American & Spanish Language from the University of Pennsylvania. He’s worked in private equity, at the International Finance Corporation, as well as for the Peace Corps. He’s now on the board of a number of breakout Latin American startups through his role as Managing Director at AVP Ventures.

In this interview you will learn:
✅ What Greg would tell American VCs who are taking on board positions at Latin American companies.
✅ Why Greg believes Peru is fertile ground for Venture Capital and future Latin American unicorns.
✅ How Chinese foreign direct investment is now competing with American & European capital in Latin America.
✅ And what he would tell an American who is seeking to move to Latin America to live full time as he did.
and much, much more!
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22min

FAQs about Semilla.VC:

How many episodes does Semilla.VC have?

The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.