capital fund. Based in Monterrey Mexico we
provide seed, venture and growth capital to
companies targeting high-growth markets. The
Alta team has directly founded startups and
as investors helped launch more than 80 companies.
Through our network of partners entrepreneurs
will gain access to customer introductions,
recruiting key management members as well as
guidance on risk mitigation and growth strategies.
Monterrey Venture Capital Conference
(MVCC) held at the EGADE business school
of the Tec de Monterrey. At the summit
Mexico’s leading entrepreneurs, innovators,
captains of industry, investors,
policymakers and economists joined
together to launch Mexico’s venture
capital industry. Organized by the
Tecnologico de Monterrey, the U.S.
Consulate in Monterrey, and Alta
Ventures Mexico.
global finalists for the U.S. State Departments
2010 Corporate Excellence Award (ACE).
Since 1999, the Department of State has used
the ACE to recognize American companies who
are global leaders in corporate social
responsibility. U.S. businesses are nominated
by U.S. ambassadors on every continent.
of its mission to support entrepreneurship
in Mexico, Alta Ventures Mexico announced
the launch of the E|100 program.
In 2010 the E|100 program identified and
recognized the region's top 100 entrepreneurs.
The members of the E|100 were selected by
the community in response to the question,
“Who are the entrepreneurs most likely to
build a great company in the next 2 or 3 years?”
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- Nail It Then Scale It
- Inversiones
- Mexico Trade Mission
- Mexico Comes Online
Alta Ventures co-founder Paul Ahlstrom's new book, Nail It Then Scale It, receives good reviews by readers on Amazon.com. The Nail It Then Scale It process has been used to transform new ventures from struggling startups to outperform all their competitors combined, beat sales forecasts in the first quarter of a recession, and transform a broken sales process into a 100% close rate. Read the new business model book
May 24, 2011
Inversiones - Los fondos de capital emprendedor no invierten en cualquier proyecto. Tienen que ser ideas o empresas que prometan retornos millonarios y los están buscando en México.
Cuando Paul Ahlstrom evalúa proyectos para invertir en ellos, busca que puedan multiplicar su valor 10 veces en los próximos 5 a 7 años. "El socio del fondo de capital privado Alta Ventures busca emprendimientos tecnológicos porque considera que es un sector que hace uso eficiente del capital, tiene altos márgenes y potencial de venta en cualquier parte del mundo. Además, es divertido."
“El Private Equity, por ejemplo, invierte en una compañía aérea 100 millones de dólares y obtiene beneficios de 10, mientras que el Venture Capital invierte en una pequeña empresa un millón de dólares y en un periodo más corto gana 3 ó 4 millones”, precisa De los Santos.
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The trade mission was organized by the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce and the Salt Lake Chamber. While there, business leaders will sign a memorandum of agreement promoting commerce between the Salt Lake Chamber, the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce and two chambers of commerce in Monterrey.
"We are using the power of sport to make business connections and promote international trade," said Dell Loy Hansen, Utah businessman and co-owner of Real Salt Lake.
"Strengthening the business links between Mexico and the U.S. and opening up capital sources for high-growth companies is important to the vitality of both economies and the fastest path to job creation on both sides of the border," Ahlstrom said. "Alta Ventures Mexico is a bridge between the two countries, providing capital for U.S. companies looking to expand into Mexico and Latin America, and for Mexican companies looking expand their product sales within Mexico and abroad."
Read Deseret News: Real Salt Lake success prompts Mexico trade mission
Some people may think that now is not the best time to be making such a bold move as to start a venture fund in Mexico. But entrepreneurs follow the road less traveled, and a time of crisis can be a good time to invest and is always a good time to make a change.Early stage and venture capital investing is expanding in Latin America, with cities such as Florianopolis and Buenos Aires acting as hubs of venture activity in the region’s southern cone of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. But an incipient VC industry is also emerging much farther north in Mexico, despite the inherent challenges the country has traditionally presented for entrepreneurs. Over the last 18 months, a combination of change drivers have contributed to an improved ecosystem for entrepreneurs, angels investors and venture capital fund managers aiming to generate new businesses in Mexico.