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14 Ricardo Elizondo Pedro Espona i/o Ventures United States Ideas y Capital Mexico Ricardo is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ideas y Capital, a Mexican VC fund. Ricardo has been an angel investor since 2007, providing capital and advisory support to eight early-stage companies. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master's of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Ideas y Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in early and growth-stage SMEs in México and the wider LatAm region. Pedro works for i/o Ventures, an early stage seed fund that focuses heavily on mentorship. The fund's team works closely with founders from product launch through the next stage of company development, sharing what has proven to work for product scaling, revenue growth, and fundraising. Pedro previously worked for Gamefounders Asia, a video games- only accelerator fund, and Pastas Gallo, the leading pasta company in Spain. Pedro graduated from ESADE Business School with a degree in law. Demian Esser Demian Esser is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Pedralbes Partners. Prior to founding Pedralbes Partners, Demian was a Director at Citigroup's investment bank, managing the EMEA transportation, infrastructure, and services team with focus on M&A, equity, and high-yield debt capital markets. Demian has in-depth industry know-how and global board-level network in the business and consumer services, transport and logistics, infrastructure, leisure, and tourism sectors. Pedralbes Partners, based in Mexico City, is focused on growth capital investments in the connectivity, media, digital, and services sectors, investing in companies with high growth potential and with a strong regional expansion strategy. Pedralbes Partners Mexico

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