La Plata V.1: The Latino Guide to Raising Venture Capitalđź’°
​Hosted by Gustavo Casas, Sofia Lorenzini & Paolo Urizar 🤝
​We're three people who believe the same thing: our community wins when we open doors for each other.
​Connecting people, building rooms, bringing Latinos in tech together — it's what pulled the three of us into this work, and it's why we keep showing up for it.
​And this is the story of how we got here 👇
​La Plaza found immediate success, with nearly 100 latinos braving the storm. One pattern stood out, one common request. Know who's hiring?
​So we listened & decided to bring to life El Mercado, with that as the single North Star. So we brought in recruiters in small groups.
​Then after Las Chingonas, everyone was asking: Where do we meet investors.
​Introducing: La Plata💰
​We decided let’s solves that problem too, for the Latinos who are over corporate & are sitting on an idea that’s the next uber.
​Our intention: [Help Latino’s Fundraise]
​Getting in front of investors- Raising venture capital is about one thing: access. The likelihood of you closing capital from a cold dm vs a warm intro makes all of the difference.
​What to expect: [Drinks & Panel]
​Glass cokes, Jarritos y Pacifico's.
​Panelists:
​Carlos C : Investor @ Hydepark VP $300M+ AUM
​Gustavo C: Helped raise a $11.5M Series A
​Who to thank: [Our Partners🤝🏽]
​Fabrik - Membership-based social spaces designed for community builders & people who want to find their people.
​RosaTech - Chicago based Latina owned creative branding agency, specializing in startups.
​Procyon Services - helps organizations examine how support really works today & fix what's getting in the way.
​Techqueria - Techqueria is a nonprofit serving the largest global community of Latiné professionals in tech.
​Our ask: ["No llegues con manos vacĂas" - mom]
​Invite one Latino that inspires you / motivates you to be your best. If you're blessed to have more, you're welcome to share with them.
​Donation : To families impacted by ICE raids.
​Details:
​📅 Date: Monday 3rd of Aug [1st Mon of the Mo]
⏰ Time: Starts at 5:30PM, be on time.
🎟️ Capacity: Must register & be approved.
​Past attendees of my events include venture backed startups as well as leading Chicago VCs, partners at top firms, and LPs representing over $500B in AUM in Chicago & $650B+ in NYC.