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Investor profile

Santiago Zavala

Managing Partner, 500 Global LatAm, 500 Global

About

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.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
FinTech
SaaS
Consumer
Ecommerce
Media

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $5M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
India
Asia-Pacific
LatAm
MENA
Europe
Canada
Africa