Julio Vasconcellos & Mate Pencz - Investing in Latin America - [Invest Like the Best, EP.296]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guests today are</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/juliov"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Julio Vasconcellos</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mpencz"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mate Pencz</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, who are partners at Canary and Atlantico, leading early-stage investment firms in Latin America. They’re also both successful entrepreneurs. Mate is the co-founder and CEO of Brazilian real estate unicorn, Loft. Julio was Facebook’s first country lead for Brazil, an entrepreneur in residence at Benchmark, and the former founder of Peixe Urbano which sold to Baidu. This conversation was a great opportunity to dive into the state of investing and business in Latin America today, what it looks like on the ground, and cover the most interesting findings from Atlantico's </span><a href= "https://www.atlantico.vc/latin-america-digital-transformation-report"><span style="font-weight: 400;">annual report</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">on Digital Transformation in the region. Please enjoy my conversation with Julio and Mate.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page</span> <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/77749600/pencz-investing-in-latin-america"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>-----</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by</strong> <a href= "https://canalyst.com/request-demo/?utm_source=invest_like_the_best&utm_medium=sponsored_content&utm_campaign=Invest%20Like%20The%20Best&utm_term=july_27_2021_shownotes"> <strong>Canalyst</strong></a><strong>. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. If you're a professional equity investor and haven't talked to Canalyst recently, you should give them a shout. Learn more and try Canalyst