Semilla.VC
Highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society with Trip Gorman.
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Ignacio Masias, the Co-Founder & CEO of Wynwood House, a decentralized boutique hotel with locations across Latin America built to cater to travelers who aspire for the quality and consistency of a luxury hotel without the price tag. Before founding Wynwood House, Ignacio was a Business Analyst at McKinsey and an Advisory and Corporate Finance Intern at KPMG.
In this interview you will learn:✅ Building and scaling a tech-empowered brick-and-mortar business in Latin America.✅ How Wynwood House chooses building locations and prices their rooms.✅ How COVID affected Wynwood House & the hospitality industry in Latin America.✅ Why Ignacio believes doing business across Latin America is more similar than it is different.
and much, much more!
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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Bruno Pérez Celio, Senior Analyst at ArkFund and a Portfolio Manager at Arkangeles, an investment platform that’s seeking to democratize the ability to invest in startups in Latin America. Prior to his current roles, Bruno was a Credit and Investment Analyst at Anteris, a venture debt fund, and an Investment Intern at Angel Ventures Mexico. In this episode we discussed:
✅ Venture Debt in Latin America✅ How Shark Tank catalyzed entrepreneurship in the United States✅ Crowdfunding for Tech Startups in Latin America.
and much, much more!
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Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Antonio Nunes, Instaleap Founder & CEO, a SaaS platform that powers on-demand logistics for leading grocery retailers. Prior to Instaleap, Antonio was the Co-Founder of Mercadoni, a 1-hour delivery Groceries marketplace in Latin America.
In this interview you will learn:✅ Conquering last-mile delivery for logistics startups.✅ The differences between working with customers in Latin America, US, and Europe.✅ Antonio’s time working as a consultant at McKinsey living in Lisbon, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, and Luanda.
and much, much more!
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
On this of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Sebastian Cardenas, Senior Associate at Monashees in Mexico City. Prior to his current role, Sebastian spent 4 years at Goldman Sachs in New York as both an Associate and Analyst in Equities Sales Trading.
In this interview you will learn:✅ Differences in working at a bank in New York vs. at VC in Mexico City.✅ Monashees presence in Mexico City & Spanish-speaking Latin America.✅ How Monashees sources deal flow.
and much, much more!
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Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Ana Ramos, the Co-Founder & CEO of Glitzi (YC S21) to provide at-home spa, beauty, and grooming services in Latin America. Prior to co-founding Glitzi, Ana worked at Vorwerk Ventures.
In this interview you will learn:✅ How Glitzi is reshaping the future for both female solopreneurs in the beauty industry and their families.✅ Ana’s experience in YCombinator with Glitzi.✅ Disintermediation risk in a B2C marketplace.✅ Why this model works in Latin America, but not the United States.
and much, much more!
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Chris Dowd, who works on the Investment Team at Dalus Capital and was a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico City. Prior to moving to Mexico City, Chris worked at Google in a number of different positions as a Strategic Partnership Development Manager, a Google.Org Fellow, and a Global Affairs Analyst. He was also an intern in the Executive Office of the President in the White House during the Obama Administration.
In this interview you will learn:✅ AgTech and Mining in Latin America, especially Chile’s recent move to nationalize Lithium production. ✅ What it was like for Chris to start a restaurant in Mexico City.✅ Why elite Latin American technology operators are founding climate tech startups.✅ The geopolitical and global security need for climate tech innovation.
and much, much more!
Check out the restaurant Chris opened in Mexico City; NIV at C. Atlixco 132, Hipódromo Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06170 Ciudad de México, CDMX. (instagram.com/nivbar.mx/)
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Alfonso de los Rios, also known as “Poncho” is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nowports, the Mexican Unicorn developer of a digital freight forwarder platform designed to handle freight transportation. The company's platform offers real-time tracking for freight, booking import or export cargo, and enables businesses to transport freight anywhere, at any time, and in a convenient & affordable manner. Nowports has raised $242.6 Million from some of the world’s most reputable investors including but not limited to Y Combinator, Softbank, Tiger Global, Tencent, and Monashees. Alfonso is also a Thiel Fellow.
In this interview you will learn:✅ How Alfonso stays grounded having a billion-dollar company and hundreds of employees…at only 24. ✅ How Nowports revolutionized freight forwarding.✅ How Alfonso raised $242.6 Million dollars.✅ How being in Y Combinator affected the trajectory of Nowportsand much, much more!
We filmed this Interview on Alfonso’s 24th Birthday, so a big happy birthday to him, and I hope you enjoy this episode of Semilla.VC!
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Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Mariano Mayer, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Newtopia VC. A lawyer by trade, he was a partner at a Buenos Aires-based law firm before joining the government of Buenos Aires as the General Director of Entrepreneurship under then-Mayor Mauricio Macri. When Macri was elected President of Argentina, Mariano became Argentina’s National Secretary of Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises. Then in 2021, Mariano Co-Founded Newtopia VC, an early-stage VC with a focus on startups from pre-product market fit to the seed stage.
In this interview you will learn:✅ Mariano’s thoughts on Argentina as a Venture Capital & Technology hub in 2023.✅ The hardest part of starting a VC fund✅ Mariano’s experiences working in government in Argentina.✅ Why the Argentine entrepreneur was born to build in a world with inflation and uncertainty.
and much, much more!
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Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Alex Laplaza, Partner at Lowercarbon Capital. Alex has held multiple roles at Lowercarbon Capital, starting as an Associate, then Principal, and is currently a Partner. He was a 2020 Fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. He was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and was an Associate at ReNew Power. Alex also was a Fulbright Scholar with The Fulbright Program and a Critical Language Scholar with the U.S. Department of State. He holds a Master's degree from Stanford University in International Policy with a focus on Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources and an Honors Bachelor's Degree from American University in International Studies.
In this interview you will learn:✅ How are governments and regulatory bodies in Latin America supporting and fostering the growth of Climate Tech.✅ How ClimateTech in LatAm is different from ClimateTech in the United States and Europe.✅ Which specific sectors within Climate Tech in Latin America are witnessing the most innovation and investment.
and much, much more!
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Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
On this episode of Semilla.VC, the podcast highlighting the most exciting and revolutionary figures in Latin American Venture Capital, Tech, and Society, Trip Gorman spoke with Marcial Gonzalez Fraga, Latitud’s Lead Investor for Hispanics Markets. Before joining Latitud, Marcial was the COO of Croni and spent 3 years at Mercado Libre working as both a Sr. Business Analyst for Mercado Credito and for their corporate strategy team.
In this episode you will learn:✅ Latitud’s suite of services to help Latin American startup founders, including Latitud Go, Meridian by Latitud, and Latitud’s fellowships for both founders and investors✅ The biggest misconception about Latitud✅ Why Marcial is excited about Kontempo.io, which we picked to discuss only because I ran into Marcial in Kontempo’s Mexico City office last month when I was with their CEO Matthew Meehan–not because of any favoritism over his other amazing investments :)
and much, much more!
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Hosted by Trip Gorman
Trip Gorman is a rising junior at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service studying Global Business and currently a Venture Capital Intern for The Cannon Project.
He will be attending a study abroad program during his junior fall in Buenos Aires, with weeklong trips to Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
At Georgetown, Trip is a Microeconomics Teaching Assistant and the Vice President of Venture Capital at Georgetown Student Capital Partners.
He interned over the spring as a China Research Intern for the U.S. Department of State and interned over the winter as a Venture Capital Investment Analyst Intern for a Shanghai-based VC fund, SOSV.
Last summer Trip interned in person for both SOMOS Internet (YC W'21) in Medellín, Columbia as well as California Senator Dianne Feinstein in her Capitol Hill office.
Trip spent his freshmen spring semester interning for Quicknode (YC W'21) while taking his online Georgetown classes from Monteverde, Costa Rica and previously spent a summer living in Elías Piña, Dominican Republic.