Santiago Zavala built one of Mexico's earliest grassroots tech communities that grew into a 16-city national network, which became the foundation for 500 Global's Latin America investment strategy. At 500 Global, he uniquely combines running the Latin American investment platform with architecting the firm's global founder-facing digital product, while maintaining his reputation as a community builder who provides hands-on support to entrepreneurs across the region whether he invests in them or not. Santiago Zavala built one of Mexico's earliest grassroots tech communities that grew into a 16-city national network, which became the foundation for 500 Global's Latin America investment strategy. At 500 Global, he uniquely combines running the Latin American investment platform with architecting the firm's global founder-facing digital product, while maintaining his reputation as a community builder who provides hands-on support to entrepreneurs across the region whether he invests in them or not.