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LP forum

BY SOUTH SUMMIT

The LP Forum is a series of interactive discussions with private, institutional, and corporate Limited Partners (LPs) and an opportunity to network with the South Summit community of VC investors both local and international. It is a private and exclusive space for the investment community. The idea is to bring more investors from the LP Community into the fold to share and learn as we discuss investment strategies and opportunities between senior decision makers.

Overview

WHY SOUTH SUMMIT LP FORUM?

Since 2012 South Summit has been attracting international investors, principally VC firms, into Spain. In 2022 we attracted 220 international VC firms representing over $250BN in funds under management. These firms come in the search of investment opportunities which they find via the South Summit startup competition.

Over 10 years 1117 startups have participated in our startup competition, including 7 unicorns, having raised over $9BN in investment between them. South Summits’ track record of identifying startup talent early is proven, we have established long term relationships with top local and international VC firms, and are a credible operator within the international startup ecosystem.

For this reason, we are uniquely positioned to build a community of LPs, to extend an invitation to a new segment of investor to participate within the ecosystem, to be at the forefront in the world of technology, startups, and innovation.

Madrid, June, 2025

LP FORUM Madrid

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Program

09:00 Coffee & Registration

09:30 Welcome to South Summit LP Forum

Speaker: Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer, South Summit

09:40 Building the European Venture Capital Ecosystem – A look at the growth of Venture Capital in Europe and how we can up the game with public-private partnerships

Lead: Maex Ament, Founder, Earth.VC Speaker: Jörg Goschin, Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director, KfW Capital

10:00 The Role of the Family Office in the Startup Ecosystem – a conversation with Family Office representatives focused on tech, VC, and startup investments.

Lead: Catherine Shiang, SFO & Asia Capital Advisor Speaker: Santiago Tamayo, CEO, Santa Maria Investment Group Speaker: Matti Tiainen, Family Office

10:30 The FoF Strategy; how specialist investors are getting ahead within the VC industry – with Europe ripe for VC investment growth meet specialist FoFs from across Europe who are building an edge in tech investing through VC partnerships.

Lead: Tülin Tokatli, CEO & Founder, Pitch Me First Speaker: Keyvan Rahnamoon, Investment Manager, Allocator One Speaker: Constantinos Economou, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics Speaker: Íñigo Serrats, CFA, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Impact Bridge

11:00 Networking Brunch

Brazil, Porto Alegre, April, 2025

LP FORUM Porto Alegre

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Program

AGENDA:

09:30: Welcome to South Summit LP Forum –

Speaker: Maria Benjumea, Founder & President, South Summit

Speaker: Jose Renato Hopf, President, South Summit Brazil

Host: Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer, South Summit

09:40: Venture Capital in Latin America – The Unexpected Asset Class – A look at the growth of Venture Capital in Brazil and Latam as economies digitize and technology markets mature.

Speaker: Igor Piquet, Managing Director Latam, Endeavor Catalyst

09:45 The Role of the Family Office in the Startup Ecosystem – 25 min conversation & 20 min Q&A with Family Office representatives focused on tech, VC, and startup investments.

Lead: Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer, South Summit

Speaker: Ramiro Fernandez, Head of Investment, Maromar Investimentos

Speaker: Santiago Tamayo, CEO, Santa Maria Investment Group

Speaker: Salvador Said, General Partner, 30N Ventures

10:30 Building a vibrant VC Industry – 25 min conversation & 20 min Q&A with LP investors of public, corporate, and private profiles to explore investment opportunities in the VC asset class and discuss how to bring the Brazilian VC industry to the next level.

Lead: Thomas Bittar, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Indicator Capital

Speaker: Elias Graziottin Rigon, Head of Venture Capital, Badesul

Speaker: Gabriel Vital, Venture Capital, Badesul

11:15 Networking Brunch

Munich, JAN. 2024

LP FORUM MUNICH

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Description

We hope you had a chance to have a glimpse of Munich’s innovation ecosystem and South Summit’s global network. This was the first encounter of LP Forum by South Summit in Munich, in collaboration with IE University, where we will keep gathering european cities’ ecosystems to showcase local talent and bring you access to huge networking opportunities.

We gathered:
+200 LEADERS
+30 LPs
+100 INVESTORS

Program

09:00 COFFEE & REGISTRATION
09:30 WELCOME TO SOUTH SUMMIT LP FORUM

– Hanna Kinder, Business Development Manager, AWS Startups
– Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer, South Summit
09:35 WELCOME TO MUNICH!

– Claudius Jablonka, Co-Founder & General Partner, 10xFounders
– Matthias Roth, Partner, DI Technology
– Andreas Unseld, Partner, UVC
09:45 VENTURE CAPITAL IN EUROPE – THE UNEXPECTED ASSET CLASS

– Jörg Goschin, Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director, KfW Capital
10:00 THE RISE OF THE FOF IN EUROPE – STRATEGIES & OPPORTUNITIES

– Jonathan Hollis, Partner Mountside Ventures
– Gregor von dem Knesebeck, Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners
– Francisco Navas, Managing Director Venture Capital, Arcano
– Mark Schmitz, CEO & Managing Partner, Equation
– Ertan Can, Founder, Multiple Capital
10:40 THE DUAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY – WIDENING REACH AND CREATING ALLIANCES VIA VC INVESTING

– Marie-Helene Ametsreiter, General Partner, Speedinvest
– Dave Neumann, FoF & VC Investor, Molten Ventures
– Andres Sánchez Hontoria, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, Mutua Madrileña
– Carlos Trenchs, Managing Partner, Aldea Ventures
– Pablo Moro, Managing Director, Telefónica Ventures
11:20 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS – THE ROLE OF THE LP IN THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

– Videesha Boeckle, General Partner, āltitude
– Dr. Hendrik Brandis, Co-Founder & Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital
– Sven Rossmann, Head of VC & Startup Investments, Abacon Capital
– Rainer Märkle, General Partner, HV Capital
– Jörg Goschin, Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director, KfW Capital
12:00 NETWORKING COCKTAIL

Collaborators

IE University
AWS
WAYRA

Barcelona, Nov. 2022

LP FORUM BARCELONA

Program

09:00 Breakfast & Registration
09:30 Welcome to South Summit LP Forum Barcelona.

– Maria Benjumea, Founder & Chairman at South Summit
– Scott Francis, Culture & Operations Facilitator at Porsche Digital)
09:40 The State of the Nation – FoFs in EU – Overview of the LP/VC sector in Europe from the region’s largest LP followed by audience participation and Q&A to dive deeper into the data.

-Oscar Farres, Head of VC, Digital Economy at European Investment Fund
10:00 Building a Better Tomorrow – Conversation about the investment strategies and opportunities related to ESG and current investor interest.

– Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer at South Summit
– Rokas Partner at Contrarian Ventures
– Dimple Sahni, Managing Director Impact Funds Portfolios at Anthos Fund & Asset Management
– Nikita Thakrar, Co-Founder & CEO at IncludedVC
– Joerg Rheinboldt, Managing Director at APX
10:45 FoFs, Micro VCs, and Dual Investment Strategics – Conversation about investment trends and thesis of pan-European Fund of Funds.

– Itxaso del Palacio, Partner at Notion VC
– Carlos Trenchs, Managing Partner at Aldea Ventures
– Anna Serafina, Head of Private Equity Strategies at Sabadell Asset Management
– Patrick Hake, Head of Porsche Ventures Europe & Israel Porsche Digital
– Maya Ghayad, Principal at ID4 Ventures
11:30 Networking Lunch

Collaborators

Porsche Digital
APX

Madrid, Sep. 2022

LP FORUM MADRID

Description

The IE University tower hosted us last September 22nd for the LP Forum: an opportunity to bring the LP Community closer to the South Summit family of startups, investors, institutions, and corporations to stay on the cutting edge of tech trends and tendencies within the innovation ecosystem.
We connected investors and investment funds at the LP FORUM Madrid. This was a chance to shake up and engage with one of the key players in our ecosystem. It was also a good opportunity to network and to establish business opportunities!

Program

09:30 Coffee & Registration
10:00 Welcome to South Summit LP Forum @IETower (Diego del Alcázar, CEO IE University; Juan José Güemes, Chairman Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center IE University; Liz Fleming, Chief Ecosystem Officer South Summit)
10:10 The Role of the LP in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Fireside chat with one of the world’s top serial entrepreneurs on the importance of a powerful ecosystem and the role the investor and the LP has to play. (Martin Varsavsky, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor)
10:30 The Corporate as a pillar of the LP ecosystem – Conversation about the role of the corporate as they play a greater part in the investment landscape. (Louis Kozlow, Investor Relations & Corporate Development Partech; Aquilino Peña, Managing Partner Kibo Ventures; Carmen del Campo, Chief Innovation Officer Mutua Madrileña; Stephan Morais, Managing General Partner Indico Capital Partners; Anabela Ferreira, Executive Board Member Intraplas)
11:00 ClimateTech: Urgency & Opportunity – fireside chat with Europe’s largest climate focused fund to discuss opportunities in the space and how European champions can play a key role in decarbonization. (Carlos Fisch, Partner Seaya Andromeda)
11:20 Networking Coffee