MAKE AN IMPACT TODAY
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MAKE AN IMPACT TODAY ◼︎
We Are Next, Impact.
Deep Roots.
Deep capital.
Deep impact.
Founders First
WE WANT TO BE THE SUPPORT FOUNDERS NEED
A pre-seed fund backing Latin American-founded greentech startups globally — built from inside the ecosystems where the strongest founders are emerging.
who are we
LATIN AMERICA IS NOT AN EMERGING MARKET. IT’S AN UNDERINVESTED ONE.
Impact Latam Ventures is a diaspora-powered pre-seed fund backing Latin American-founded greentech startups building in Europe and the US. We find founders early — before they appear on Dealroom, before valuations inflate — because we are already inside the communities where they exist.
Our sourcing edge is trust, not transaction. Founders find us through years of presence, consistency, and genuine support. We deploy capital only after rigorous validation — business model, unit economics, technical readiness, IP. We stay on the cap table.
WE BACK PRE-SEED STARTUPS FOUNDED BY LATIN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE US AND EUROPE, BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GREENTECH SOLUTIONS. WE LOOK FOR EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDERS EARLY - BEFORE THE REST OF THE WORLD SEES THEM.
Our Team
Alejandro Ortega [THE STARTUP CONNECTOR]MANAGING PARTNER INVESTOR LEAD
ANA ALVAREZ [Ecosystem Builder]VENTURE PARTNER & INVESTOR LEAD
Eduardo Carazo [CFO Every Founder Needs]MANAGING PARTNER
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Founder, operator, and venture professional with 15+ years across four continents. Programme Manager at StartLife Accelerator (28+ deep tech companies). Deal Partner at Ganas Ventures. Newton Venture Fellow at London Business School with Distinction. Co-founded two deep tech ventures in agrifoodtech and biotech. Directly supported 100+ greentech, agrifoodtech, biotech, and impact founders.
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Multiple award-winning entrepreneur and consultant with 20+ years of experience and a strong background in social innovation and migration. Founder of award-winning organizations through Migration Hub®, and now Migrapreneur®. In the past 10 years, executed more than 16 projects across the EU, and is now recognized for transforming the narrative around migration in Germany. Speaker, lecturer, and TV guest expert at global institutions and media. Mentor to incubators and accelerators including migrants, named as one of the EU Future Leaders Fellows by Lucerne Dialogue European Economic Forum, and one of the 20 most influential people in EU Tech for the year 2023 according to Sifted Magazine, backed by the Financial Times. Has served as chair of multiple non-profits and on advisory boards for different initiatives and conferences, including SXSW. Passionate about creating inclusive societies.
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Finance and operational strategy leader with deep corporate expertise in analytics, automation, and governance. Deployed 6x angel investments across climate tech, sustainability, and technology. Multiple portfolio companies achieved follow-on rounds at higher valuations. Supported founders with financial modeling, capital strategy, and fundraising preparation.
Our Manifesto
A platform for founders, diaspora investors, and mission-aligned LPs building Latin America's next innovation economy.Latin American founders don't start at zero. They start 100 miles behind the line — without the networks, the warm intros, or the capital access that founders in other ecosystems take for granted.
We have watched investors perform impact without deploying it. We have seen ESG branding replace actual accountability. We are building a different model.
Our core belief: impact and returns are not a tradeoff. The founders solving Latin America's biggest challenges are building the most defensible, scalable businesses of the next decade.
Utopia is the horizon — it keeps us walking forward.
Non negotiables
Our Operating Principles.01 FOUNDERS FIRST, ALWAYS.
Founders are not our product — they are our partners. We want to be the support we, founders, need. We back the operator behind the idea and build long-term relationships, not transactional ones.
02 CLEAN CAPITAL. FULL STOP.
Rigorous KYC. Institutional-grade compliance. We source only from LPs whose values align with ours.
03 HIGH-INTEGRITY TEAMS ONLY.
Coachable, self-aware, and team-first. Brilliant but uncoachable is a pass. Execution and vision are the only filters.
04 RADICAL INCLUSION, ZERO TOLERANCE.
Accent, background, and geography are not filters. We will not tolerate discrimination of any kind — in our portfolio, our team, or our investor community.
Our thesis holds in good markets and bad. A manifesto you only follow when it's easy is not a manifesto.
05 CONSISTENCY OVER CONVENIENCE.
06 COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEALFLOW.
Our network, our founders, and our diaspora community participate in surfacing and validating opportunities. Fairness is a feature of our process.
The full stack of the sustainable economy — from energy and food systems to bioeconomy, water, and AI-enabled climate software.
OUR FOCUS ↓
GREENTECH VERTICALS
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Agrifoodtech
TIER 1 PRIORITY
Alternative proteins · Precision crop solutions · Bioprocessing · Food safety AI. -
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Bioeconomy & Biotechnology
TIER 1 PRIORITY
Biobased materials · Biorefineries · Circular chemistry · High-value molecules. Latin American biodiversity is a structural R&D advantage no other region replicates. -
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Climate & Energy Software
TIER 1 PRIORITY
Grid optimization · Efficiency SaaS · Applied AI for energy transition. Low capex, globally scalable, fast deployment cycles, strong exit comparables in the US and EU. -
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Water & Environmental Infrastructure
TIER 2 — CASE BY CASE
Water treatment · Environmental monitoring · Circular infrastructure. High relevance in LATAM. Evaluated case by case based on capex profile. -
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AI as Enabling Layer
CROSS-VERTICAL
Applied across all verticals. AI is a capability that makes greentech companies more efficient, scalable, and defensible — not a sector in itself.
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What We Don't Back
EXCLUDED
High capex hardware plays requiring project finance or manufacturing infrastructure · Deep science pre-commercial ventures with 10+ year paths to revenue · Non-greentech companies regardless of founder profile · Teams without at least one Latin American founder.
APPLY/NOMINATE
SHOW US WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING.
We back pre-seed greentech startups with at least one Latin American founder building in Europe or the US. If you're a founder — or know one — we want your cap table, your metrics, and your vision. Not just your deck.
We also maintain an open database of LATAM greentech founders. If you're not ready to raise but want to be on our radar — submit below.
For Latino Founders Worldwide
We are building the infrastructure to mobilize diaspora capital and talent back into LATAM's greentech ecosystem. Wherever you are building from — join the community.
REGIONS
FOUNDERS IN THE US
North America · Diaspora
Latin American founders building greentech companies in the United States. Tap into co-investment pipelines, mentor networks, and a community of peers navigating the US ecosystem.
FOUNDERS IN EUROPE
EU / UK · Diaspora · Inspira Diáspora
The Latino diaspora across Germany, Netherlands, Spain, UK, and beyond. Access our EU–LATAM capital corridor, StartLife network, and the Inspira Diáspora professional community.
FOUNDERS IN LATAM
Brazil · Mexico · Southern Cone · Andes · Central America
Pre-seed greentech founders across Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, and Central America. We back founders building in LATAM and globally from within the region.
EVENTS & SOCIAL
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
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READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?
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READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT? ◼︎
Founders & Startups. submit YOUR pitch!
Latin America does not need more observers. It needs operators, capital, and conviction — deployed now, in the right companies, with the right support structure behind them.
