#107 – From founder to an investor in startups that solve the hardest problems in LatAm: Jimena Pardo, ALLVP

<p><b>Jimena Pardo</b> started her startup journey after having a chat with the venture capital fund <b>ALLVP</b>. The Mexican venture capital fund focused on solving the hardest problems in Spanish-speaking Latin America and eventually wrote a check for Jimena&apos;s car-sharing startup.</p><p>Ten years later, Jimena is on the other side of the table. After also spending some years as a <em>product manager at Facebook</em>, she became <b>ALLVP&apos;s newest partner</b>. Jimena joins a fund that manages more than US$ 350 million and has a portfolio of over 40 startups. Their emblematic portfolio company is Cornershop, sold to Uber.</p><p>‍<em>Today, Jimena and I talk about:</em></p><ul><li>What the Mexican ecosystem for startups was like a decade ago, and how it has evolved;</li><li>Her journey as a founder and a tech executive, and how that made her a better investor;</li><li>ALLVP’s current thesis, its plans for the following years, and its view on the current investment climate and on the opportunities for LatAm startups</li></ul><p>Set up an international corporate structure accepted by international investors with <a href="https://go.latitud.com/?utm_source=latitud&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=description-link"><b>Latitud Go</b></a>.</p>