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Fernando Carranza

Venture Investor | Cleveland Avenue

Chicago, Illinois

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $625,000.00

Work Experience

  • Venture Investor

    2023

  • Director of Venture Investments, HQ

    2022 - 2022

  • Senior Associate, HQ

    2021 - 2022

    A new subsidiary of Digital Currency Group focused on working with the world's preeminent crypto, blockchain, and DeFi entrepreneurs and investors.

2021 - 2021

  • MBA Associate

    2021 - 2021

2020 - 2020

  • MBA Associate

    2020 - 2020

2020 - 2020

  • MBA Associate

    2020 - 2020

2019 - 2019

  • Impact Investing Associate

    2019 - 2019

    Agora empowers entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed and transform the world. We believe entrepreneurs are the key to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals: challenging global inequity, fighting extreme poverty, and protecting our planet. Agora entrepreneurs operate high-potential, for-profit companies with an annual earned revenue between USD $50K and $2M. From last-mile distribution of solar lights, to sustainable agriculture solutions, to tech development and distribution, to local artisan empowerment, Agora entrepreneurs create impact across a multitude of industries and Sustainable Development Goals.

  • General Manager, LTNtech Founders Incubator

    2018 - 2019

    The LTNtech Founders Incubator is a first-of-its-kind partnership between IHCC and 1871. The mission of the incubator is to create pathways for Latinx and underrepresented entrepreneurs to participate in and contribute to the tech and innovation economy. LTNtech Founders Incubator startups participate in a rigorous 12-week core curriculum that features four different “tracks” they can access depending on their stage: Explore, Build, Launch, and Grow. In addition, incubator companies benefit from constant feedback and networking with their Latinx peers, one-on-one coaching with the Latinx Incubator Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and curated sessions and resources dedicated to the unique experience of being a Latinx tech startup founder.

  • Investment Banking Associate

    2015 - 2018

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2014 - 2015

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2012 - 2014