Antonia Rojas, ALLVP: Investing in Latin America's Human Capital & Smart Cities, Ep 111

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-size: 24pt;">Antonia Rojas, ALLVP: Investing in Latin America's Human Capital & Smart Cities, Ep 111</span><br /> <br /> Antonia Rojas has been surrounded by machines and technology ever since she can remember. Her grandfather was one of the engineers that developed the first computer in Germany, while her mother was a digital photography pioneer in Chile. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, Antonia is carving her own path in the tech world with her passion for supporting startups that use technology to provide solutions to real-world problems. This year, she became the youngest female venture capital partner in Latin America when she joined ALLVP, a Mexico-based venture capital firm.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I sit down with Antonia to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur-turned-investor and her views on the future of Latin America’s tech ecosystem. We also talk about her experience going through Start-Up Chile and her current work and investment process at ALLVP.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">ALLVP’s four verticals</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Antonia explains that ALLVP targets tech startups in four different industries: fintech, human development, and the future of commerce and smart cities. She primarily focuses on edtech and the future of cities, and strongly believes that in Latin America there is a huge opportunity for the SaaS market.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crossing Borders</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to learn more about ALLVP’s investment process and Antonia’s insights on the SaaS industry in Latin America.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technology as a tool</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Antonia followed a traditional career path after studying business and economics in Chile. She worked for a