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Ep. 315 How I Raised It with David Alvo of Impacta.vc

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David raised Impacta’s first fund with 73 LPs and the second with a single LP.

Nathan introduces David of Impacta.VC. Impacta is described as a Latin America VC fund and accelerator, and the conversation soon moves from David's role into the bigger question of how the region's startup scene is shifting, which countries are producing the strongest founders, and what investors are seeing on the ground. Mexico comes up. Colombia is framed as a newer trend, while Argentina is treated as having a mindset that can go global, and Nathan uses those comparisons to open up a wider discussion about founder quality across the region. The show does not stay abstract for long. Nathan asks whether the companies coming in are built for global expansion from day one or are mostly Latin America-first businesses modeled on U.S. or Silicon Valley companies, and David lands on a regional-first view. That point matters. A lot of the best opportunities come from solving problems that are specific to Latin America, because those are the problems the team knows best. David also pushes back on the idea that regional ambition requires heavy structure in every market. He explains that a company can operate across many countries without setting up a legal entity in each one, as long as it handles billing, payments, and taxes in a practical way. Stripe comes up as an example. So does the idea of invoicing from Chile while serving customers in fourteen different countries, which makes the regional model feel concrete instead of theoretical. Nathan keeps pressing on the logic behind that model. He wants to know whether a business aimed at Latin America, rather than the U.S., is still attractive to investors, and David says yes without hesitation. The episode keeps that grounded tone. It is less about polished slogans than about how founders actually think through market structure, regional customer needs, and the mechanics of getting paid. There is also a quiet thesis running through the chat. Regional companies can be ambitious without pretending their starting point is Silicon Valley, and local fit can be a strength rather than a limitation. The conversation ends on a friendly note, with Nathan saying he'd like to make it down there and the two talking about organizing something next year that could be both fun and useful for business.

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A practical look at Latin American startup and VC dynamics, with a clear focus on regional structure and cross-border growth.

Ep. 315 treats Latin America startup and VC dynamics through a conversation with David Alva of Impacta.VC, a Latin America VC fund and accelerator.

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