By Luis EnriquezFour years ago, an idea came to me while exercising on the roof of my apartment in Mexico City. It was the dark force calling me: most investors in Latin America had never operated a company, let alone created a startup in the region....
By Fran GarcíaA couple of weeks ago, I was reading a report published by Glisco and Endeavor, and something surprised me. In the first half of 2024, Colombia surpassed Mexico in VC investment, with $237 million invested in Colombia compared to $225 million in Mexico. This...
By Lucas Vintrob and Juan Pablo RodríguezWhatsApp has significantly transformed business communication in recent years, has emerged as a vital tool for companies to enhance customer engagement and streamline operations. The platform's widespread adoption has enabled businesses to provide real-time customer support, improve accessibility, and foster more personalized...
By Fran GarcíaLatin America is emerging as a thriving hub of opportunity in the technology sector, driven by a wave of innovation and entrepreneurship that has produced some of the most successful companies in the world. Despite the actual macroeconomic instability, two standout examples—Nubank, with a...
By Juan Pablo RodriguezDelivery platforms and restaurant food ordering are becoming increasingly common. A few years ago, it was uncommon to order food at home because restaurants needed to maintain a wide network of delivery drivers, as was the case with Domino’s Pizza before the advent...
By Fran GarcíaClaudia Sheinbaum has an ambitious plan to invest $13.57 billion in new energy generation projects through 2030. This extensive program aims to significantly boost wind and solar power generation and modernize five hydroelectric plants. This initiative represents a substantial departure from the policies of...
Por Luis EnríquezTodos tenemos en la cabeza la imagen de Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg o Steve Jobs donde el founder es un joven que renuncia a la universidad para hacer una de las empresas que cambian la historia de la humanidad. Sin embargo, la mayor...
By Fran GarcíaPrivate markets in Latin America have seen a transformative journey from 2017 through the first quarter of 2024. During this period, the region witnessed substantial growth in investments across various sectors, including venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), private credit, and infrastructure. The most...
Por Luis EnriquezBien dice Yuval Noaḥ Harari que el humano vive en una realidad virtual. Realmente todas las leyes y estructuras de la sociedad parten de historias que nos contamos las cuales cuando se vuelven.suficientemente poderosas terminan creando la realidad en la que vivimos, sin...
By Luis EnriquezThis Building Bridges is a fraction of an article that was published in The Realistic Optimist.BiographyLuis Enriquez is the co-founder and operating partner at Bridge LATAM, a VC fund spun out from an angel syndicate. Bridge LATAM has the particularity of being led by former founders. Prior...
