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JUDGES ERICACHER Brazil Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Monashees Capital Eric is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monashees Capital, a Brazilian Venture Capital firm that invests in early and growth stage companies in the consumer internet and education technologies sectors. Eric sits on the Board of Peixe Urbano, Mind Lab, boo-box, Baby.com.br and Elo7, among many other portfolio companies. Prior to founding Monashees Capital, Eric did VC investing in the U.S. and Latin America with General Atlantic, strategic planning with Unibanco and strategy consultancy with McKinsey & Company. Eric received an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, a Diploma in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. FRANCISCOALVAREZDEMALDE United States Partner | Riverwood Capital Francisco leads Riverwood in Latin America and at its NY office. Riverwood manages approximately $1 billion worth of investments and makes private equity ventures in high-growth businesses, primarily in the global technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries. Prior to establishing Riverwood Capital Partners, Francisco was an investment professional at Eton Park Capital Management, where he focused on a variety of private equity investments in Latin America. Before this, he was an investment executive at KKR, where he focused on leveraged buyouts in the technology and other sectors in both North America and emerging markets. MIKEHENNESSEY United States Managing Director | BlueBanyan Mike advises and invests with early stage technology companies in the US and Latin America in a variety of sectors including Digital Media, Search, Online Advertising, Social Gaming, Cleantech, Social Internet, Security & Hardware, and Financial Platforms & Logistics. Mike has been a limited partner (LP) investor with Venture Capital funds since 1997 with DCM in Silicon Valley, Highland Capital Partners in Boston, and Seed Angel Funds Wasabi Ventures and Keiretsu Forum. In Latin America, Mike is a mentor to NXTP Labs in Buenos Aires, 21212 in Rio de Janeiro, MexVC (prior to 500Startups acquisition), Chile Global Angels, OrigoVC (Fen Ventures). 6