Christine Kenna, IGNIA: Building the Foundation of Mexico’s Venture Capital Industry, Ep 117

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-size: 24pt;">Christine Kenna, IGNIA: Building the Foundation of Mexico’s Venture Capital Industry, Ep 117</span><br /> <br /> Christine Kenna could not have predicted that a consulting gig in Mexico City would lead her into building an entire career in investing in Latin America. Although Christine is originally from Palo Alto, she has been working and investing in Mexico since 2006. Over the years she has been a huge proponent of women investors and entrepreneurs creating initiatives like Women in Private Equity and Venture Capital in Mexico and Mujeres Invirtiendo.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, Christine is Partner at IGNIA, a venture capital firm based in Mexico City where she invests in companies that are serving the emerging middle class of the region. They focus on companies that are expanding into LatAm or are based in LatAm and are growing within the region.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I sat down with Christine to talk about how she ended up in Latin America and how her perception of venture capital completely changed when she started working at IGNIA. We also discuss how the industry in Latin America has changed since she arrived in 2006, and the benefits of being a woman in the venture capital and tech industries. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting into Venture Capital</span></h3> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up, Christine had never pictured herself working in venture capital. She was actually put off by common misconceptions of the industry. However, she was always very intrigued by what was happening in Silicon Valley in terms of growth and innovation. She quickly became fascinated by how high growth startups could change lives, but only saw herself on the operating side for the rest of her career. That is, until she met IGNIA.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;"