Nicolás Malumián, Malumian & Associates Partner, Semilla.VC Interview

On episode 35 of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Nicolás Malumián, Partner at Malumian & Associates. 

Welcome to the second of two episodes of Semilla.VC's Invest in Argentina Series. Despite having the third largest GDP in Latin America, Argentina is often overlooked by international investors…and for good reason. 

Argentina has among the world’s highest corporate tax rates, a restrictive foreign currency regime with multiple government-mandated exchange rates, and a weak domestic currency battered by rapid inflation.

Even with these challenges, startups like MercadoLibre, Auth0, and Globant have become unicorns. 

Semilla.VC’s Invest in Argentina Series explores what strategies VCs and founders use to negate Argentina’s aforementioned risks and then take advantage of them as competitive advantages. 

Among his many legal specialties, Nicolas works with Venture Capitalists and Technology founders to build and invest across Latin America. He is the author of several articles and books in Spanish on tax and legal regulations of investment and financial transactions. He has also written a book in English on “Trusts in Latin America.” He has lectured in more than 130 conferences in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the US.

In this interview you will learn:
✅ Benefits and disadvantages between a C Corp in the United States, the ETVE regime in Spain, and a Cayman/BVI holding company.
✅ How specific legal strategies navigate around Argentina’s restrictive foreign currency regime and use a favorable exchange rate.
✅ Why SAFE notes aren’t allowed if a company is solely registered in Argentina.
✅ Why building in Argentina and exporting abroad is a phenomenal strategy.

and much, much more!

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