#50 Impact Investing in Latin America | New Ventures

In this episode of Startuplinks, Ray interviews Matteo Gilliotti of New Ventures Capital about impact investing in Latin America over the past decade.

In this conversation, Matteo Gilliotti explores the world of impact investing and its potential to generate positive social and environmental change. He emphasizes the importance of impact measurement, as well as the challenges and opportunities in Latin America. Matteo also highlights the role of startups, investors, and government in driving impact investing. He concludes by discussing the future of impact investing and encouraging listeners to get involved.

Topics covered:

• Explore the evolution of impact investing in Latin America.
• Discover how New Ventures Capital supports startups with a social and environmental focus.
• Exciting opportunities in sectors such as fintech, healthtech, and climatetech.
• Learn about the importance of measuring impact and aligning financial KPIs with social goals.
• Latin America: Challenges and opportunities in impact investing.
• The key role startups play in solving social and environmental problems.
• Investors’ responsibility in sustainable development.
• The crucial influence of government policies on the impact investing landscape.
• Promising prospects for the future of impact investing.

About the guest:

Matteo Gilliotti - Investment Lead at New Ventures Capital

Matteo is currently Investment Lead at New Ventures Capital. He oversees and leads the investment process for the NextGen WellBeing LatAm Fund, a USD $20 million fund managed by New Ventures Capital and co-designed with Fundación Botnar. The fund aims to improve young people’s quality of life in urban areas in Latin America by investing in early-stage, technology-based startups with high potential to scale across the region and outstanding founding teams. In his role, Matteo has been involved in closing 9 transactions through the fund, deploying close to USD $3 million in two years, and supporting sectors such as Fintech, HealthTech, HRTech, ClimateTech, and EdTech. Matteo began his professional career 7 years ago at a boutique investment bank focused on M&A and project finance, and has been involved in the venture capital and impact investing sectors in Colombia and the region for more than 5 years.