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Angel Uribe of TPG Growth: “We are looking for exceptional stories”

February 14, 2018
Angel Uribe, Senior Advisor, TPG Growth

Angel Uribe, Senior Advisor, TPG Growth on looking for exceptional stories during the LAVCA Venture Investors Meeting in NYC in 2017.

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Angel Uribe (TPG Growth): Sure. You know, The Rise Fund was an initiative created within TPG Growth that basically utilizes the investment platform of TPG Growth. We also added some new specialties within the team: Education, agri-business, energy.

So, as a global fund that doesn’t have a specific country of focus, we are trying to find really exceptional stories. And we are pretty convinced that in Latin America, there are plenty of these exceptional stories, particularly because the ecosystem is mature.

Ten years ago, if you wanted to make a map of all the portfolio companies invested in by VCs, you would have just a handful of them. Right now, with the Startup Directory LAVCA helped put together, there is a list of 150+ companies that eventually will need capital to continue expanding. In several sectors, whenever there is a company that has strong growth prospects, we would like to look at it.

Angel Uribe (TPG Growth): Claro. The Rise Fund fue una iniciativa creada dentro de TPG Growth que básicamente utiliza la plataforma de inversión de TPG Growth. También agregamos algunas especialidades nuevas dentro del equipo: educación, agroindustria, energía.

Entonces, como fondo global que no tiene un país específico de enfoque, estamos tratando de encontrar historias realmente excepcionales. Y estamos bastante convencidos de que en América Latina hay muchas historias excepcionales, especialmente porque el ecosistema está maduro.

Hace diez años, si querías hacer un mapa de todas las compañías de portafolios invertidas por VCs, tendrías solo un puñado de ellas. En este momento, con el Startup Directory que LAVCA ayudó a armar, hay una lista de más de 150 empresas que eventualmente necesitarán capital para seguir expandiéndose. En varios sectores, cada vez que hay una empresa que tiene fuertes perspectivas de crecimiento, nos gustaría verla.

Angel Uribe (TPG Growth): Claro. The Rise Fund foi uma iniciativa criada no TPG Growth, que básicamente utiliza a plataforma de investimento do TPG Growth. Também adicionamos algumas especialidades novas dentro da equipe: Educação, agri-negócios, energia.

Assim, como um fundo global que não tem um país específico de foco, estamos tentando encontrar histórias realmente excepcionais. E estamos bastante convencidos de que, na América Latina, há muitas dessas histórias excepcionais, principalmente porque o ecossistema é maduro.

Há dez anos, se você quisesse fazer um mapa de todas as empresas de portfólio investidas por VCs, você teria apenas um punhado deles. No momento, com o Startup Directory que a LAVCA ajudou a montar, há uma lista de mais de 150 empresas que eventualmente precisarão de capital para continuar expandindo. Em vários setores, sempre que há uma empresa com fortes perspectivas de crescimento, gostaríamos de analisá-la.

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LAVCA’s gender diversity research is made possible with support from IDB LAB, Member of the IDB Group. Access information about WeXchange, a forum hosted by IDB LAB that connects high growth women entrepreneurs in LatAm with investors and mentors.

Methodology

This list includes 114 senior-level women investment professionals who are deploying capital in early and growth stage tech deals in Latin America, as well as notable women angels investing over USD50k across multiple deals in the region in the past two years. All investors were vetted for inclusion by LAVCA Research.

Every year since 2016, LAVCA solicits nominations of top women investors in tech from the investment community. The inaugural list included 37 investors; the 2017 list added eight new investors. In 2018, complementing the peer nomination process, LAVCA reviewed the investment teams of all active Latin American VC funds, producing a list of 82 senior-level and 47 mid- and junior-level investment professionals. In 2019, those numbers jumped to 88 and 87, respectively, and increased to 103 and 97 during 2020.

NOMINATE AN INVESTOR

This list is not exhaustive; if you know of a junior- or mid-level investment professional working on Latin American tech deals who should be on this list, contact [email protected].

TOP WOMEN INVESTING IN LATIN AMERICAN TECH

LAVCA’s companion list of Top Women Investors in Latin American Tech includes 114 senior-level women investment professionals who are deploying capital in early and growth stage tech deals.

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