La Plata V.1: The Latino Guide to Raising Venture Capital💰
Hosted by Gustavo Casas, Sofia Lorenzini & Paolo Urizar 🤝 We're three people who believe the same thing: our community wins when we open doors for each other. Connecting people, building rooms, bringing Latinos in tech together — it's what pulled the three of us into this work, and it's why we keep showing up for it. And this is the story of how we got here 👇 La Plaza found immediate success, with nearly 100 latinos braving the storm. One pattern stood out, one common request. Know who's hiring? So we listened & decided to bring to life El Mercado, with that as the single North Star. So we brought in recruiters in small groups. Then after Las Chingonas, everyone was asking: Where do we meet investors. Introducing: La Plata💰 We decided let’s solves that problem too, for the Latinos who are over corporate & are sitting on an idea that’s the next uber. Our intention: [Help Latino’s Fundraise] Getting in front of investors- Raising venture capital is about one thing: access. The likelihood of you closing capital from a cold dm vs a warm intro makes all of the difference. What to expect: [Drinks & Panel] Glass cokes, Jarritos y Pacifico's. Panelists: Carlos C : Investor @ Hydepark VP $300M+ AUM Gustavo C: Helped raise a $11.5M Series A Who to thank: [Our Partners🤝🏽] Fabrik - Membership-based social spaces designed for community builders & people who want to find their people. RosaTech - Chicago based Latina owned creative branding agency, specializing in startups. Procyon Services - helps organizations examine how support really works today & fix what's getting in the way. Techqueria - Techqueria is a nonprofit serving the largest global community of Latiné professionals in tech. Our ask: ["No llegues con manos vacías" - mom] Invite one Latino that inspires you / motivates you to be your best. If you're blessed to have more, you're welcome to share with them. Donation : To families impacted by ICE raids. Details: 📅 Date: Monday 3rd of Aug [1st Mon of the Mo]⏰ Time: Starts at 5:30PM, be on time.🎟️ Capacity: Must register & be approved. Past attendees of my events include venture backed startups as well as leading Chicago VCs, partners at top firms, and LPs representing over $500B in AUM in Chicago & $650B+ in NYC.
