The LATIN AMERICAN VENTURE FORUM 2015 will

The Latin American Venture Forum, aims to bridge the
gap between Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Funds,
and talented Entrepreneurs attempting to gain success
in the market.
ORGANIZED BY:
Bancóldex is the Colombian business development
productivity, growth and the development of micro, small,
medium and large Colombian companies.
The LATIN AMERICAN VENTURE FORUM
2015 will take place on June 4, 2015 in Pereira, one of
the most important coffee producing cities of Colombia.
Colombia has been experiencing tremendous economic
growth in recent years - with GDP rates well above
World average for the past 10 years (CAGR Colombia:
4.74% vs. CAGR World: 2.74%). Additionally, Colombia
has seen a clear increase in its “Entrepreneurial density”
rate (CAGR, 2005-2012: 8.27%). The economic
improvements that Colombia has undergone have
clearly facilitated the emergence of an ever-growing
group of exiting new Colombia companies.
Red Nacional de Angeles Invesionistas:
The Bavaria National Angel Investors Network is
promoted and supported by the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) and the Multilateral Investment
Fund (MIF). The RNAI´s mission is to support the
breaking of the funding gap, identifying high potential
innovative companies and consolidating their expansion
plans throughout investment. In order to have these
Countries all around the word are facing the challenge
to keep the newly created companies alive, which means
the same time to receive management support and
access to networking in the industry.
capital, granting tax incentives, streamlined bureaucratic
The Colombian Government’s response of to this
situation has been, among others, the support of
companies with high potential for extraordinary growth,
providing important resources in order to develop
entrepreneurship in Colombia. Through iNNpulsa
Colombia (which is part of BANCOLDEX), the
BID: The Inter-American Development Bank, works
to improve the quality of life in Latin America and
the Caribbean. It helps improve health, education and
countries working to reduce poverty and inequality.
development of entrepreneurship in Colombia.
As the result of Colombia’s successful execution on such
measures, “The World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2015”
highlights Colombia as one of the economies that leads
the world for entrepreneurship.
MIF: The Multilateral Investment Fund, member of
the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB), is the
largest provider of technical assistance for private sector
development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
NETWORKING
BANCOLDEX, IDB, MIF,Venture Capital funds and Angel
Investors in Latin America, join forces to hold the Latin
American Venture Forum 2015, in order to strengthen
entrepreneurship in Colombia.
This event represents a great opportunity for all
attendees to network; as it will be attended by key
players from venture capital funds, Professionals Angel
Investors, government entities and actors within the
entrepreneurial ecosystem in Latin America.
This event will target investors and entrepreneurs, linking
dynamic enterprises in their expansion phase with
investors.
During the event, there will be workshops and panels,
for the participants. One of the panels will be “The eyes
of the world in Colombia” moderated by a member of the
National Network of Angel Investors.
Mike Hennessey will be the Key Note speaker of
the event; Mike is Executive Director of Puente
In addition, during the event a speed dating session will
take place in order to connect high potential companies
GUESTS:
A group of 150 people are estimated to attend, in
addition to Angel Investors,VC Funds, and Entrepreneurs
from around the country, key stakeholders in the
entrepreneurial ecosystem and strategic partners in
Colombia and in the region will participate.
support entrepreneurs in Latin America.
One of the workshops for investors and entrepreneurs
will be led by Junita Gonzalez-Uribe who is a Professor
at the London School of Economics (LSE) and has
private equity and innovation.
Additional speakers include Leticia Gasca, who director
of FUCKUP Nights, global movement to share stories of
business failures.The movement was born in Mexico and
has already been replicated in 80 cities and 35 countries
throughout the word.
Finally, a panel of successful entrepreneurs and investors
will share their experience in order to motivate and
educate the attendees.
WHY PEREIRA?
Pereira is located in the heart of Colombia’s
Golden Triangle, formed by the three main
cities of the country, (Medellin, Bogotá,
Cali) which houses 56% of the national
population and 76% of national GDP.
Pereira is an excellent geostrategic location
for businesses.

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