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24 N E X T B I L L I O N V E N T U R E S CHRIS SCHROEDER USA Christopher M. Schroeder is the co-founder and general partner of Next Billion Ventures which invests in and advises growth stage tech companies in rising markets. Previously, he was the CEO and Publisher of washingtonpost.newsweek interactive and co-founder of the Silicon Valley venture capital backed startup HealthCentral.com. He is author of the recent best seller, Startup Rising – The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East. Schroeder serves on the board of advisors of American University School of International Service, Endeavor Global, 500 Startups in emerging markets, the Global Entrepreneurship Network, 1776 venture capital fund and the boards of directors of the American University of Beirut, The German Marshall Fund and the American Council on Germany. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School. M O N E Y F A R M GIOVANNI DAPRA Italy Moneyfarm is an online investment advisor and one of the largest digital wealth management companies in Europe. Moneyfarm leverages a digital wealth management platform to provide independent investment advisory services to small savers through its website. Moneyfarm's technology allows it to create a unique profile based on a customer's investment target and risk propensity. The company has received over £60 million in backing from investment giant, Allianz Global Investors, UK private equity firm, Cabot Square Capital, and Venture Capital fund, United Ventures. M E S F I X FELIPE TASCON Colombia Mesfix is a crowdfactoring platform that connects companies with liquidity problems to a community of people interested in investing. Mesfix's platform allows Colombian MSMEs to sell their accounts receiveable to an online community of individual investors. Companies receive funding to increase their working capital while allowing individuals to make small, secure and short-term investments in order to increase their personal savings at a better rate than those offered by regular savings accounts. K U E S K I ADALBERTO FLORES OCHOA Mexico Kueski is a Mexican online-lending platform whose mission is to provide access to credit solutions to the underserved populations of emerging markets. The company uses big data and advanced analytics to approve and deliver loans in a matter of minutes. Simple, paperless and available 24/7, Kueski is the most convenient lending platform for those who need an immediate loan.