Thursday, March 17: For this episode, I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Monica Saggioro, co-founder at MAYA Capital, Latin American early stage venture capital firm, whose portfolio includes the likes of Alice, EmCasa, Gupy, Kovi, Merama, NotCo and many more. Prior to MAYA Capital, Monica was Head of Operations for RBI Latin America where she managed the operations of 1,800 Burger King restaurants across 30 countries in Latin America and prior to that Monica was Strategic Planning and Product Manager at Whirpool.
In today's episode we will learn:
1) What does it take to raise money from MAYA? What does MAYA's investment process look like?
2) How did Monica's operational background impact her investment approach?
3) What does MAYA do to democratize the access to venture capital for founders based outside of tech bubbles in Brazil?
4) What are the markets and industries Monica is especially excited about?
5) What are the ways to attract more females to tech and VC?
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