Episode 21: Funding Fintech and Blockchain in Latin America with Carlos Torres de la Cuba, AMG Block

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EPISODE 21: FUNDING FINTECH AND BLOCKCHAIN IN LATIN AMERICA WITH CARLOS TORRES DE LA CUBA, AMG BLOCK

Why are fintech and blockchain dominating the VC market today? How do Latina entrepreneurs locate funding opportunities in the machismo environment still present in Mexico? Learn more about getting a head start on your funding journey in this episode as you hear from Carlos Torres de la Cuba, Managing Director at AMG Block Ventures in Latin America. 

About our guest:
Carlos is a proven finance professional, entrepreneur, and executive with experience in venture capital, portfolio management, origination and structuring of transactions, fund raising, and company valuations. He has an extensive knowledge of both the Mexican and U.S. financial markets.
An industrial engineer with an MBA, Masters in Fintech and Blockchain and post graduate degrees in Venture Capital, Private Equity, fintech and blockchain, he has worked with clients in various industries providing personalized financial solutions that resulted in cost effective resource and capital allocation. He is very passionate about blockchain and financial technology as well as developing entrepreneurs, having been on both sides of the table, as an investor and as an entrepreneur.

Learn more about Carlos here. 

In today's episode you'll learn:

• About Carlos's nonlinear journey into the venture capital industry, and a fun fact about him
• Who AMG Block is looking to invest in
• How women entrepreneurs can locate funding opportunities within Latin America
• What the Latin American startup ecosystem currently looks like and how entrepreneurs can adapt to it
• Carlos's advice to women entrepreneurs looking for pre-seed funding

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Finance
• Nubank — Latin America's leading financial technology neobank
• The 20 Minutes VC — Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Startup Funding Podcast
• LAVCA — The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

How to contact Carlos:
Website | AMG Block Ventures
Twitter | @amgblock 
​LinkedIn| Carlos Torres de la Cuba