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Hérnan Fernández

Managing Director, Angel Ventures México

Hérnan Fernández is the managing director of Angel Ventures México

He developed his professional experience at the strategic consulting firm Booz & Co. as a business consultant, and at PWC, as a corporate lawyer in their offices in Mexico and France. While pursuing his Master's Degree, Hérnan worked as a consultant for the United Nations Program for sustainable development (UNDP-GSB) in New York and in Paraguay, and also for Tecnonexo, an Endeavor company in Argentina.

Hérnan is co-founder of Angel Ventures México, the leading angels network in the country. He has received more than 3,000 investment proposals, resulting in 700 business plans, 150 investment offers, 100 project presentations, of which 17 have resulted in a total investment of $12 million. Between 2013 and 2014, Angel Ventures has expanded into the United States, Colombia and Peru, and began operating an AVM-I co-investment fund, and has co-invested more than $20 million in 18 different companies as of the end of 2015.

Hérnan holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and is a practicing lawyer in Mexico.

LatAm Startups Wins 2019 Startup Canada Award

Startup Canada joined forces with Startup Peel to celebrate and recognize the top entrepreneurs, businesses and support organizations in Ontario at the 2019 Startup Canada Awards – Ontario Region ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by two of Toronto’s top startup community builders – Edwin Frondozo, Host and Founder of the Award-winning The Business Leadership Podcast and Community Leader for Startup Toronto, and Theresa Laurico, Founder and Partner of SociaLIGHT Conference.

Ten winners from across the province were announced at the highly-anticipated ceremony held at The International Conference Centre. The evening’s guests included leading Canadian investors, innovators, anchor company executives, and government officials.

LatAm Startups CEO Myriam Lazarte received the Entrepreneur Promotion Award.

Scaleup Boot Camp São Paulo

With a population of 212 million people, Brazil is the most populous country in South America, and fifth in the world. Occupying 48% of the continent, it is vast in land and resources. Brazil's history of colonialism and immigration, combined with political and social changes, has resulted in a country rich in diversity ranging from its people, culture and its economy. Despite its economic and political turbulences, Brazil is constantly reforming and its people's entrepreneurial spirit have kept the country on the journey to reaching its full potential of a leading powerhouse both regionally and globally.

In preparation for the next Scaleup Bootcamp São Paulo, we'd like to give you some details about the trends in this ecosystem.

Brazilian Health Tech Company Joins Startup Visa Program at LatAm Startups

Athimos is a company providing solutions in the health sector. The company was a part of LatAm Startup’s Bootcamp 3rd Cohort in March 2018. Now, they are enrolled in the startup visa program, another step closer to expanding the business in Canada. The company will be officially launching their software during the LatAm Startups Conference 6.0 on May 16th 2019.