Consuelo Valverde
Consuelo Valverde is a serial entrepreneur turned VC, an electrical engineer with a Master's Degree in Computer Science and another one in Science Entrepreneurship.
Consuelo is the Founder and Managing Partner of SV LATAM Capital - the first VC fund born in Silicon Valley with a unique focus on Latin America, to invest in entrepreneurs pursuing opportunities that use science+ technology to transform societies, the environment, and health on a global scale.
Her first investment in the life sciences space became a unicorn, and her first fintech investment is one of the top candidates to become a unicorn in Mexico.
She founded her first tech company at the age of 21, a computer manufacturing company, and an IT training center. Her extensive repertoire as an entrepreneur who combines science+ technology includes founding a software development company, science museum, innovation center, science magazine, TV and podcast science series, and a business coaching company in SF.
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