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Edwin Meyers

Investor

Investor at Carao Ventures

Costa Rica

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Edwin Meyers is a Partner at Carao Ventures with around 15 years of experience investing in Latin American startups and micro-enterprises. He previously worked in the Corporate Development and Private Equity divisions of Cuestamoras, a Central American family office, and served as an external consultant at Invermaster, a regional M&A, PE, and consulting firm. He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served as an Economic Development Facilitator in Costa Rica, and holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics with a double major in Economics and a minor in Spanish from the University of Maryland, plus an MBA from INSEAD.

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Experience

  1. Carao VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Carao VenturesInvestment Manager2020 — 2022
  3. Carao VenturesSenior Associate2018 — 2020
  4. Carao VenturesAssociate2017 — 2018
  5. CuestamorasPrivate Equity & Corporate Development - Senior Investment Analyst2014 — 2017
  6. InvermasterConsultant2014Costa Rica
  7. Bridges VenturesSummer Associate2013London
  8. Peace CorpsCommunity Economic Development Facilitator2010 — 2012
  9. Georgetown Economic Services LLCResearch Analyst2008 — 2010Washington, DC
  10. DC ScootersTinkerer turned entrepreneur2008 — 2010Washington, DC
  11. Washington Securities CorporationIntern2007 — 2008

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2013
  2. University of MarylandBachelor of Science (BSc), Double Major: Mathematics and Economics2004 — 2008
  3. Lycėe Rochambeau1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Microfinance6International Development34Youth Development2Non-profits2Spanish10French10Community Organizing1Volunteer Management1Community Outreach3Research15Social Entrepreneurship2Economics25
+12 moreSustainabilityEnglishEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingNonprofitsProject ManagementValuationCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingPrivate EquityStrategy

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Deep Learning Nanodegree — Udacity
  • Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree — Udacity
  • Intro to Machine Learning with Python — Udacity
  • AI Programming with Python Nanodegree — Udacity

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Also attended INSEAD668

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Also attended University of Maryland148

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Carao Ventures4

Allan BoruchowiczInvestor at Carao VenturesDanae SterentalPartner at Concrete Rose CapitalAdrián GarcíaManaging Partner at Carao VenturesMario PeñaAssociate at Carao Ventures

Also worked at Bridges Ventures19

Kesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundDavid OglesbyCFO at Mosaic VenturesMark TrevittFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia CapitalMaggie LooHead of Client and Strategy Development at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Simon RingerPartner, Head of Property Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Mila LukicPartner and Head of Outcomes Partnerships at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.

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Also worked at Peace Corps35

Alan AbbottSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesJessica BixbyAssociate Partner at K5 GlobalChase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesMaggie RodneyPartner at MassiveChristen O'BrienPartner, Market Development at Scribble Ventures

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Colleagues at Carao Ventures

Adrián García
Managing Partner at Carao Ventures
Allan Boruchowicz
Investor at Carao Ventures
Conrad Kopper
Investor at Carao Ventures
Jose Miguel Alfaro
Investor at Carao Ventures
Luisana Apestegui
Investor at Carao Ventures
Maria Cristina Oreamuno
Investor at Carao Ventures
Mario Peña
Associate at Carao Ventures
Pía Rivas Lozada
Investor at Carao Ventures

Network2

Adrián García
Managing Partner at Carao Ventures
Allan Boruchowicz
Investor at Carao Ventures

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