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Fostering the movement of bold ideas to reality.
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What sets us apart is our proactive approach to investing. We don't just provide funding; we become deeply involved in your venture, working side by side with you to navigate the complexities of the business.
What sets us apart is our proactive approach to investing. We don't just provide funding; we become deeply involved in your venture, working side by side with you to navigate the complexities of the business.
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Felipe Delgado

Commerce + LatAm Expert in Residence
Felipe Delgado is the Co-Founder, President, and CFO of Merama, aiming to elevate e-commerce businesses across Latin America, boasting over 80 brands and $600M in revenue in three years.
Biography

Felipe Delgado is Co-Founder, President, and CFO of Merama, a company that partners with and grows the largest e-commerce businesses in Latin America. With operations in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and the US, the company has grown to have more than 80 brands in its portfolio and +US$600M in revenue in its first 3 years of operations, while having maintained a positive EBITDA and CF through the life of the business. Dual headquartered in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Merama is backed by leading global VCs and PEs.

Prior to starting Merama, Felipe was CFO of Beetmann, a qualified supplier company based in Mexico that utilizes AI and IoT solutions to help optimize energy consumption in real time. He is still a partner at the company and a member of its Board of Directors.

Felipe started off his professional career at JPMorgan, in the US Oil & Gas Investment Bank group. He holds a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with honors, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mark Weber

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Mark Weber is an investor, researcher, and business leader specializing in lab-to-market innovation.
Biography

Mark is a Principal investor at Tectonic Ventures and a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, where he supports member companies as well as students spinning out their research into startups. Mark earned his MBA from MIT Sloan, where he was a Fellow with the Legatum Center for Entrepreneurship & Development. Previously, Mark was a research scientist and founding member of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, where he led Strategy & Operations and published work in graph convolutional networks and algorithmic fairness. At IBM Research, Mark formed and led the Advanced Prototyping Team along with the global Think Labs focused on early stage productization (including LLMs) and business impact with strategic IBM customers.

Mark also spent two years as a graduate researcher and corporate membership manager in the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative. His work on blockchain-based property records culminated in a publication in Management Science, distinguished with a Best Paper award over a 3-year span. 

Mark gained much of his perspective on business, government, and society having spent the first chapter of his career focused on international poverty and development. He is the co-producer of the critically acclaimed film Poverty, Inc., which premiered on Netflix in 2016, won the $100K Templeton Freedom Award, and toured the international film festival circuit. Today, he also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Harambe Alliance of African Entrepreneurs.

In his personal life, Mark is an ultramarathon runner, free diver, backcountry skier, mediocre chess player, and adventure motorcyclist who appreciates constructive dialogue and kindness in all things.