Why Venture Capital Isn’t Scaling in LatAm

Mar 27, 202610:30 am - 11:00 AM
Growth Stage

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Latin America has no shortage of ambitious founders or large market opportunities. Yet, venture capital adoption across the region remains uneven, especially among local investors. Across the region, many family offices and traditional investors are interested in venture capital but hesitate to engage. Not because of lack of capital, but because the models don’t fully fit their reality. We’ve imported Silicon Valley investment structure like SAFEs and convertible notes, but we haven’t fully adapted them to a region where exits are less frequent, liquidity is different, and trust plays a much bigger role. This could open a more honest conversation around a key question: Are we failing at venture in LatAm… or are we using a playbook that was never designed for this region?