Overcoming the Challenges of Building a Venture Fund in Mexico | Alejandro Gonzalez, Redwood Ventures

Hosted by Ray Walia, CEO Launch Ventures and Launch Academy, this episode of the Founder Journey podcast features Alejandro Gonzalez, Managing Partner at Redwood Ventures from Guadalajara Mexico. 

At Redwood Ventures, Alejandro Gonzalez focuses on portfolio and investment strategy, leveraging his experience as an entrepreneur, investment banker and angel investor. With a degree in finance and administration, Alejandro is certified as an investment strategy advisor by the Mexican Investment Association and for trading derivatives by the Chicago Stock Exchange. He is the founder of Cosechando, an NGO that promotes entrepreneurship in young people and is an active promoter of educational and disability care NGOs.

In this episode, Alejandro talks about his journey in building a venture fund from scratch and the challenges of bringing high net worth individuals out of the woodworks in Mexico and getting them to invest aggressively in tech. 

Connect with Alejandro Gonzalez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-redwood/

The episode is brought to you by:

Launch Ventures: Launch Ventures owns and operates a network of proprietary accelerators, innovation labs, and investment funds positioned to identify entrepreneurs and technologies that will transform the world we live in. 

Launch Academy: One of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://www.LaunchAcademy.ca