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Entrepreneurship | Startups | Finance | Fundraising | Foreign Trade
Mexico City, Mexico

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  • Axiacore
    CFO public Remote experience
    Axiacore
    Oct 2021 - Current (3 years 9 months)
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    Strategic & Financial Advisor
    Pagos Inteligentes
    Feb 2020 - Apr 2020 (3 months)
    - Lead the creation of fist investor Pitch deck of the company - Identified and measured key metrics to develop a better and sustainable growth strategy - Lead efforts for fundraising identifying potential investors - Advise management team on how to be "investor ready" - Lead the application to Y-Combinator
  • 13 Ventures
    Director Operations LATAM verified_user Verified experience
    13 Ventures
    Mar 2019 - Jul 2019 (5 months)
    - Evaluated 100+ startups using key metric data - LATAM potential investment startups Deal Flow - Develop partnerships with local (Colombia) partners to enable international startups have a soft landing when entering the market
  • Arabicaps
    Co-Founder & CEO
    Arabicaps
    Feb 2016 - Feb 2019 (3 years 1 month)
    - Raised seed capital (US$300k) for the production facilities and first 2 years of operations. - Led the implementation of the production plant in a Free Trade Zone, reducing direct costs by 10%, optimizing cash flow and reducing corporate tax rate. - Developed the first product line with 5 different coffee types in the first 2 months of operations. - Production facilities and processes implementation - General Management and operations - Financial management
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    Co-Founder & CEO
    Linka
    May 2005 - Jan 2016 (10 years 9 months)
    - Led negotiations with investment group that acquired 70% of the company after 6 years of foundation. - Implemented financial and accounting systems to consolidate the finances of 3 different companies in China, Hong Kong and Colombia - Designed sales strategies which leaded to 100+ clients that successfully engaged in business transactions with suppliers/clients in Asia. - Developed strategic sourcing processes that generated savings of 20% - 30% in their supply chain. - Lead company strategy and execution - Lead finances and fundraising efforts
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  • Universidad de la Sabana
    Industrial Engineering
    Universidad de la Sabana
    Aug 1999 - Jul 2004 (5 years)
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  • Nuestro Market
    Marketplace for Independent Brands
    Nuestro Market
    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 (7 months)
    - MVP to functional platform and 20+ sellers in 1 month - Design business model - Onboard sellers to the marketplace - Manage CRM Deals (Hubspot)
  • Kawanimals
    Investor Pitch & Financial Model Development
    Kawanimals
    Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 (6 months)
    - 13+ investor meetings achieved - Advised in the development of the pitch deck - Developed the financial model for investors