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For several years, he has been providing legal services specifically designed for the startup ecosystem in Latin America. Jose leads iitos, multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional firm serving venture-capital, iimpact-investing, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Jose holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Costa Rica and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Oxford, where he was awarded with the Skoll Scholarship. https://www.caraov.com/allan-boruchowicz daily 0.75 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/7e1ad00d-2101-49ea-9fbe-3d83fcf7af2d/carao_ventures__298.jpg Allan Boruchowicz - Allan Boruchowicz Allan is Founder and Managing Partner at Carao Ventures. He has more than 15 years of experience managing private capital investments and has worked and invested in startups in different stages for the last 10 years in Latin America and the United States. He founded Carao Ventures in 2012 aiming to offer entrepreneurs in Latin America the same resources and opportunities that entrepreneurs in more developed markets have available to create and advance their startups. Allan serves on the board of directors of several Carao Ventures’ portfolio companies. Before founding Carao Ventures, Allan worked for more than 5 years at Mesoamerica Investments, a management consulting and private equity firm in Latin America, from the Costa Rican office at first, and afterwards establishing operations of the firm in South America, with office overseeing the region based in Bogotá, Colombia. Prior to working in Mesoamerica Investments, Allan worked for a year at UBS Wealth Management US. Currently, Allan serves on the board of directors of Banco BCT, BCT Puesto de Bolsa, and BCT SAFI. He was also a founding member and director of the Central American & the Caribbean Fintech Association and CRBiomed, the Costa Rican cluster of biotechnology and life sciences companies. Allan is a Kauffman Fellow and has a B.Sc. degree in Business Management with concentration in Finance and Economics from Babson College. https://www.caraov.com/mariac-oreamuno daily 0.75 2022-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/9112a7a1-13c6-4b03-b196-cad9643d5bfc/carao_ventures__048.jpg Maria Cristina Oreamuno - María Cristina Oreamuno Maria Cristina is the Operations and ESG Manager at Carao Ventures. She works closely with the portfolio companies' founders and teams in order to coordinate, support, and monitor administration, regulatory, and compliance matters. María Cristina is also in charge of marketing, community management, and leadership initiatives for the regional startup ecosystem. As the Environmental, Societal and Governance (ESG) Manager María oversees the development and compliance of policy and procedures related to corporate responsibility and fair practices. Before joining Carao Ventures, María Cristina was part of the operations crew of an exploration sailboat, the SY Hyperion, which successfully completed voyages to over 25 countries. Previously, she worked in operations positions for fashion brands such as Stela 9 in Antigua, Guatemala and Ralph Lauren in New York City, NY. María Cristina recently completed her MsC in Globalization and Latin American Development at the University College of London with First Class Honors where she also worked as a research assistant on human rights issues. In addition, she has a BFA in Textile Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her design work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Show, NeoCon and Interior Design magazine. https://www.caraov.com/edwin-meyers daily 0.75 2025-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/9dc61c37-6f9f-4cbf-99ae-f379b6e9718e/WhatsApp+Image+2024-01-16+at+16.24.57.jpeg Edwin Meyers - Edwin Meyers Edwin is Partner at Carao Ventures. He has experience investing in Latin American startups and micro-enterprises for the last 15 years. Before joining Carao Ventures, he worked in the Corporate Development and Private Equity arms of Cuestamoras, one of Central America’s largest family offices, helping the company analyze and execute investment and divestiture opportunities. Prior to this, he was an external consultant at Invermaster, a regional M&A, PE, and Consulting boutique firm. Edwin is also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having spent his service as an Economic Development Facilitator in Costa Rica. Edwin holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics with a double major in Economics and a minor in Spanish from the University of Maryland, as well an MBA from INSEAD. https://www.caraov.com/steven-bandel daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/1634828964731-98YRQ7SR9R4QC17YBMQM/IMG_5544-2.jpg Steven Bandel - Steven Bandel Steven is a member of Carao Ventures’ Board of Directors. He also serves as vice chairman of the Global Advisory Board of Babson College, member of the International Advisory Board of Baptist Health South Florida, the Board of Directors of Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), the Latin America CEO Network, and the President’s Leadership Council of Stevens Institute of Technology. Over the last 30 years, he also served on multiple corporate boards including the board of directors of Brightstar, Claxson, Directv Latin America, AOL Latin America, as well as different boards and councils at University of Miami, Florida International University, and United Way of Miami. Steven was the co-Chairman and the CEO of the Cisneros Group, one of the largest private companies operating in the media, entertainment, telecommunications, and consumer products industries in Latin America. He worked in the Cisneros Group for 32 years where he also served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and as the President of Multimarket, the company’s investment banking arm. Steven earned his MBA with distinction from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) in Venezuela and is an honor graduate in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. https://www.caraov.com/carlos-quiros daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/1634830887167-DBZ5X8DL503BQVZGBMHF/IMG_5557-2.jpg Carlos Quiros - Carlos Quirós Carlos is a member of Carao Ventures’ Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of experience as a manager, administrator, and business consultant. In 2002, Carlos became one of the founders of EY Central America (EYCA), which he eventually reorganized throughout Central America and the Dominican Republic. Currently, he is the Chairman and CEO of EY Central America. Prior to this, he was the partner and founder of Solutions to Business S2B and partner in another Big Four in Costa Rica and Central America. He has an MBA with a concentration in banking and finance. He also participates as a consultant on several of his clients’ boards. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Costa Rica Chapter and Euro LatAm Chapter. https://www.caraov.com/leonel-baruch daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/1634829489930-B9C7IW5SRTGIJOCGNEA6/IMG_5575-2.jpg Leonel Baruch - Leonel Baruch Leonel is a member of Carao Ventures’ Board of Directors. He has vast experience in banking and economics, having given our company very valuable and insightful advice. He also has experience investing in start-ups in the United States, Latin America, and Israel. He is the President of Corporación Financiera BCT and President of the news company CR Hoy. Additionally, he held high-level posts in the Costa Rican Ministry of Finance, eventually becoming Minister from 1998 to 2001, President of the National Stock Exchange, and the Director of the Central Bank of Costa Rica. He was also the President of the Board of Directors of TBK Investments in the United States. Leonel earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics Sciences from the University of Costa Rica and his MBA with a specialization in banking from New York University. https://www.caraov.com/walter-kissling daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/1634829714608-PBHOF4V1UUZQD7P4VI46/IMG_5528-2.jpg Walter Kissling - Walter Kissling Walter is a member of Carao Ventures’ Board of Directors. He has principally dedicated his career to the areas of finance and real estate, and also has vast experience in matters related to stock exchange operations and innovating banking operations. He has also invested in Costa Rican startups. He was part of one of the main financial groups in Costa Rica where he developed the company’s securities and online personal banking operations and became a pioneer in Costa Rica’s private pensions industry. Additionally, he founded NAVSAT in 2006, a navigation and geo-localization company with GPS technology. Currently, he is a member of various boards of directors. Walter earned a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and has an MBA in banking and finance from INCAE. https://www.caraov.com/rafa-sayagues daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/1634830518938-AZ5S96LURDQ16P5QFGUK/Rafael+Sayagues.jpg Rafa Sayagues - Rafael Sayagués Rafael is a member of Carao Ventures’ Board of Directors. In 2002, he became one of the founding partners of EY Central America, where today he serves as the Managing Director of the Taxes and Legal department in Central America for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. He is part of several global networks renowned in the areas of fiscal and law practice and is an internationally recognized professional, including an acknowledgment by Chambers Latin America. He actively contributes to international journals and publications such as the International Tax Review. Rafael has a Masters’ in Taxes (LLM in Tax) from the University of Florida – Levin College of Law, and a Law Degree from the University of Costa Rica. Additionally, he is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Costa Rica Chapter. https://www.caraov.com/conrad-kopper daily 0.75 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/442bdc4c-b002-4822-b87b-6131be94e991/carao_ventures__211.jpg Conrad Kopper - Conrad Kopper Conrad provides legal assistance to Carao Ventures, he has over 8 years of experience advising companies in a variety of corporate law transactions. In the early stages of his professional career, Conrad primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions. However, since 2019, he has shifted his focus to providing legal services for "strategic growth markets" including venture capital, startups, emerging businesses, social enterprises, and impact investors in Latin America. This transition has endowed him with expertise in legal structuring for fundraising and fund formation procedures. Currently, Conrad serves as a Partner and leads the transactional team at iitos, a boutique alternative services firm focused on venture capital and startups in Latin America. Conrad holds a law degree from the University of Costa Rica and a diploma in Entrepreneurship from Aden Business School. https://www.caraov.com/the-team daily 0.75 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/e6c1f8dd-6f0d-41dc-a0bc-8c59867f751e/carao_ventures__201.jpg Team Jose Miguel Alfaro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/c1c1d358-cf28-472d-a66d-eca2025574ba/carao_ventures__280.jpg Team Allan Boruchowicz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/87d86930-8680-4036-b55f-2d23d35eee6c/cv_hd_agosto-36.jpg Team Tomas Arias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/59bce1b4-8d13-4e87-b6ce-18a2dbbf164a/7T8A9963.jpg Team Maria Cristina Oreamuno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/9713eb82-64e7-4af9-9c86-7d3008fdfeea/carao_ventures__204.jpg Team Conrad Kopper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/32931d51-dba6-487a-bcb6-c80e7f7bb2b4/7T8A9853.jpg Team Edwin Meyers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/c66ac982-0d2d-4e25-8443-01b9d9172b4d/IMG_7135.jpeg Team Camila Guardia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/de1cd9e6-c264-402c-94e5-437e3eb4b508/cv_hd_agosto-58.jpg Team Luisana Apestegui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/e5573b32-4ee9-4a66-9338-450eb393d5eb/carao_v_rrss-13.jpg Team Valentina Silva https://www.caraov.com/tomas-arias daily 0.75 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/ad4bd8d7-36d1-4185-a140-6ad66b8be5c0/cv_hd_agosto-36.jpg Tomas Arias - Tomás Arias Tomás is an analyst at Carao Ventures. He is responsible for aiding the investment team in conducting research for and assessing new opportunities, as well as working with current portfolio companies and founders. He is currently a senior at the University of Costa Rica studying Business Administration. Tomás has worked as a teaching assistant at the University and has helped faculty conducting research on the entrepreneurship landscape in Costa Rica. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a partner enablement intern at VMware. Tomás has a deep interest in how Fintech, Crypto and the Creator Economy are re-shaping the Latin American landscape. His favorite activities include soccer, tennis, yoga and reading. https://www.caraov.com/terms-of-use daily 0.75 2023-08-22 https://www.caraov.com/terms-of-use-1 daily 0.75 2023-08-22 https://www.caraov.com/camila-guardia daily 0.75 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/4f86d4e3-a7ab-4968-ba46-b46c16442b27/cv_rrss_agosto-31.jpg Camila Guardia - Camila Guardia Camila is an Operations Associate at Carao Ventures, where she supports the firm's operational initiatives and streamlines processes. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Lead University and has gained valuable experience through internships at Artavia Consultoria as a Business Analyst and at Pedidos Ya in the operations department. Camila is passionate about optimizing business operations and enjoys exploring how innovative practices can drive efficiency. In her free time, her favorite activities are running and practicing Pilates. https://www.caraov.com/valentinasilva daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/fa06e64f-a120-4413-bd12-2985837b112f/carao_v_rrss-5.jpg Valentina Silva - Valentina Silva Valentina is an Investment Associate at Carao Ventures. She is responsible for assessing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio company founders with strategic decisions. Before joining Carao Ventures, Valentina was CFO and board member of Pinturas Tepuy, an up-and-coming paint and coating company in Venezuela. Before Pinturas Tepuy, Valentina worked as a Global Market Associate for four years at Nomura Securities in New York, a leading Japanese financial services group. At Nomura, she gained experience in structured credit and derivatives transactions across the Latin American region. Valentina holds a dual degree with honors from George Washington University (GWU) in Finance and International Affairs, with a concentration in Latin America. While at college, she was actively involved in Latin American politics and sports. She held board member seats in several undergraduate political organizations and was president and captain of GWU’s Polo Club. Valentina is currently a student at IESA, doing an Advanced Management Program (PAG) In late 2023, Valentina moved back to her home country, Venezuela. She is committed to finding unique opportunities across the region that contribute to its social and economic development. Valentina is particularly interested in credit democratization in Latin America and global energy markets. https://www.caraov.com/luisana-apestegui daily 0.75 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6073b5fcfd95e279a2f90772/18785b7e-e192-4b75-b7a1-9f8cb4e43bba/cv_hd_agosto-59.jpg Luisana Apestegui - Luisana Apestegui Luisana provides legal assistance to Carao Ventures, she has over 10 years of experience in the legal profession. In the early stages of her career, Luisana focused on tax law and corporate law. Since 2018, she has focused on providing legal advice to different players of the venture capital and impact investment ecosystem in Latin America. Luisana is currently part of the transactional team at iitos, a boutique alternative services firm focused on venture capital and startups in Latin America. She holds a law degree from the University of Costa Rica and an LLM from the University of Texas at Austin.