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Had a great time during this panel! Thanks for organizing Matevz Gantar, Victoria Garcia Besne & Juan Abundes! Mexico Tech Week

This past Tuesday, we hosted a meetup in Mexico City as part of Mexico Tech Week. Thanks to everyone who accompanied us. It was great to see many new faces, together with friends, building the firms that are supporting the development of the early-stage ecosystem in Latam, as well as allocators interested in the region. We are very grateful to the panel speakers, Anna Raptis (Amplifica Capital), Jay Reinemann (Propel VC), Miguel Burger-Calderon (BFF), Patrick Menendez (FEMSA Ventures), and Visa Kannan (Saison Capital) who shared their experience, insights, and advice on how we can increase our chances of success as VCs and how we can have an even bigger impact in the region. Special thanks to Amazon Web Services (AWS) (the best Alex Santana, Daniel Bedolla) for sponsoring the event, The Crafters Hub (Antonio A.) for hosting us, and IHR México (Juan Felipe Afanador Gómez) for great support with logistics and catering. Final thanks go to Juan Abundes and Victoria Garcia Besne from Aito Capital who helped organize the whole event! Thank you! Already looking forward to next year :)

Join us tonight for a webinar on Transforming Healthcare in Latin America! 👩⚕️

Únete a Lotux VC la próxima semana, el 16 de octubre, en un webinar con Cristina Campero Peredo y descubre cómo se puede utilizar la inteligencia artificial para prevenir la ceguera ampliando la disponibilidad de exámenes preventivos y ayudando a ampliar el acceso a la salud preventiva. PROSPERiA fue fundada en 2020 por Cristina, Alejandro y Ezban en la Ciudad de México y tiene la misión de crear soluciones de vanguardia para hacer que la atención médica sea más accesible. Su solución retinIA ayuda a detectar las primeras etapas de la enfermedad y ayuda a prevenir la ceguera. retinIA ya ha examinado a más de 70.000 personas y ha detectado a más de 40.000 personas en riesgo, ayudándoles a encontrar un tratamiento temprano. Al mismo tiempo, PROSPERiA ya ha llegado a más de 300.000 personas a través de su chatbot de IA AskZana. Regístrate ahora para asegurar tu lugar: https://lnkd.in/eaehWvf5

Join us next week, on the 16th of October in a webinar with Ricardo Moguel and learn more about the diabetes pandemic and learn how patient-centric solutions can help people control their conditions and improve their life expectancy. Clivi Health was founded in 2021 by Ricardo, Kyle Jernigan, and Bruno in Mexico City as a digital clinic in Mexico that transforms the healthcare experience for people living with diabetes and obesity, offering comprehensive treatment driven by AI. Clivi is backed by top investors such as Foundation Capital, Dalus Capital, FEMSA Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Next Billion Capital Partners, Quiet Capital, and Lotux VC among others. Clivi has already impacted the lives of thousands of patients in Mexico and is growing at an accelerated pace to impact thousands more in the region. We are really proud of its patient-centric approach where they improve the quality of life of their patients with great clinical outcomes with the reduction of A1C by more than 2 % and BMI reduction of more than 15% in 1 year. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/eRCP-tKr

Join us next week, on the 16th of October in a webinar with Cristina and discover how artificial intelligence can be used to prevent blindness by expanding the availability of preventive screening and helping expand access to preventive health. PROSPERiA was founded in 2020 by Cristina, Alejandro & Ezban in Mexico City and is on a mission to create cutting-edge solutions to make healthcare more accessible. Its solution retinIA helps detect the early stages of the disease and helps prevent blindness. retinIA has already screened +70,000 people and detected +40,000 people at risk, helping them to find early treatment. At the same time, PROSPERiA has already reached more than 300,000 people via its AI chatbot AskZana. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/eaehWvf5

Next week, on the 16th of October at 6:00 pm (GMT-6 / CDMX timezone) we are hosting a webinar about the challenges and opportunities of improving health outcomes with the help of technology in Latin America. We will have with us: Cristina Campero Peredo, Co-Founder & CEO of PROSPERiA; Creating cutting-edge solutions to make healthcare accessible as air. Ricardo Moguel, Co-Founder & CEO of Clivi Health; The first digital clinic in Mexico that transforms the healthcare experience, offering comprehensive treatment driven by technology. Looking into the problem: 🏥According to the World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, and 537 million in 2021. In 2019, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused an estimated 2 million deaths. 💰In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is estimated that around 46 million people had diabetes in 2019 and that the total healthcare costs associated amounted to $87 billion USD in the same year. 💲In Mexico, it is estimated that 12.8 million people had diabetes in 2019 and that the total healthcare costs associated amounted to $17 billion USD. On the webinar, you will have the chance to learn more about how technology can be used to improve health outcomes for patients in the region and see how two of our portfolio companies are making a difference in the region. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eaehWvf5

Next week, on the 16th of October at 6:00 pm (GMT-6 / CDMX timezone) we are hosting a webinar about the challenges and opportunities of improving health outcomes with the help of technology in Latin America. We will have with us: Cristina Campero Peredo, Co-Founder & CEO of PROSPERiA; Creating cutting-edge solutions to make healthcare accessible as air. Ricardo Moguel, Co-Founder & CEO of Clivi Health; The first digital clinic in Mexico that transforms the healthcare experience, offering comprehensive treatment driven by technology. Looking into the problem: 🏥According to the World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, and 537 million in 2021. In 2019, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused an estimated 2 million deaths. 💰In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is estimated that around 46 million people had diabetes in 2019 and that the total healthcare costs associated amounted to $87 billion USD in the same year. 💲In Mexico, it is estimated that 12.8 million people had diabetes in 2019 and that the total healthcare costs associated amounted to $17 billion USD. On the webinar, you will have the chance to learn more about how technology can be used to improve health outcomes for patients in the region and see how two of our portfolio companies are making a difference in the region. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRCP-tKr

Discover how Ximple is breaking the cycle of perpetual financial exclusion that millions of families in Latin America experience. Join us tonight, 6:00 pm (CDMX time) in a webinar with Daniel Sujo to learn how their focus on the catalog sales industry is helping Ximple to disrupt the financial services ecosystem and provide accessible credit solutions to upwards of 300 million Latin Americans who currently lack access to traditional financial services. Ximple was founded in 2024 by Daniel, Rodrigo, Juan Pablo, and João in Mexico City and has recently raised a $2.7M Pre-Seed round with participation from Boost Capital Partners, Clocktower Ventures, Graph Ventures, 99 Startups, and Lotux VC, among others. Ximple is already working with more than a thousand “aliadas” and is on a mission to expand access to credit to millions of people in the region. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/e-Zkjp6u 

Discover how Casa Bravo is helping people on their path toward homeownership via a “Rent-to-Own” model in Mexico. Join us tomorrow, the 18th of September in a webinar with Wol Birch Reynardson, CFA to learn how “Rent-to-Own” is an alternative housing finance product that enables tenants to build toward their future down payment as they rent and convert it into a mortgage when ready. Casa Bravo was founded in 2019 by Wol & Mauricio V. in Mexico City, and is backed by investors such as Vinte, Acrew Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Vy Capital, ArkFund, 99 Startups, and Lotux VC, among others. With the tightening of the mortgage market solutions such as “Rent-to-Own” can make a big impact in the region. Casa Bravo has already helped dozens of families take the first step toward homeownership and is working with some of the biggest investors in the region to help hundreds more families in their journey in the next couple of years. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/e-Zkjp6u