The Next Gen of Latino Founders
Top Latino founders from elite universities pitch live. Sourcing event.
The best Latino founders are already building inside the top universities in the country, most investors just aren't looking there yet. Launchpad is a sourcing event. We're bringing together Latino startup founders who are current grad students or recent alumni from the best universities in the US for a panel and pitch competition. This is early-stage deal flow straight from the source, before these founders hit Demo Day anywhere else.
Who was in the room
Andrés Cano
Founder · Latino Tech Week
New York
Host and curator of the week. Also GP at Pygma, writing first checks into LatAm fintech and AI founders.
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