Fundraising Fox

Francisco Paz

Investor

Principal at Polymath Ventures

Colombia

Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K

About

Senior finance advisor with over 20 years in management consulting, investment banking, and venture capital; former CFO/CTO at a large Colombian food service company.

Experience

  1. VeevartChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentColombia
  2. NunnasDesign lead and interim CPO2024 — 2025Mexico City Metropolitan Area
  3. Polymath VenturesChief Financial Officer - Seed Fund I2023 — 2025Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
  4. Polymath VenturesSenior VP of Business Design2019 — 2025Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia
  5. Polymath VenturesChief Financial Officer - Studio2018 — 2025Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia
  6. AutolabInterim Chief Financial Officer2022 — 2023Mexico City Metropolitan Area
  7. MesofoodsChief Financial and Technology Officer (CFO and CTO)2012 — 2018Colombia
  8. Mesoamerica InvestmentsCase Team Leader2008 — 2012Costa Rica
  9. Mesoamerica InvestmentsAssociate2005 — 2008

Education

  1. INCAE Business SchoolMaster's degree, Business Administration2003 — 2005
  2. Universidad Tecnológica CentroamericanaEngineer's degree, Industrial and Systems Engineering1998 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategic Thinking1Strategic Planning2Operations ManagementCustomer SuccessLeadership DevelopmentFinancial ManagementBusiness TransformationBusiness DesignMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Strategic FinancePrivate Equity6Valuation6
+12 moreFinancial ModelingInvestment BankingVenture CapitalMergersDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsBusiness ValuationBusiness StrategyCorporate FinanceManagement ConsultingEnglishSpanish
  • DS4A / Latin America 2020: Graduated with Honors — Correlation One

From Francisco's professional profile.

Colleagues at Polymath Ventures

Alex Urdea
Venture Partner at Polymath Ventures
Andrew Hallman
Investor at Polymath Ventures
Camila Montilla
VP of Talent at Polymath Ventures
Craig Edelman
Partner at Polymath Ventures
Damian Alcedo
Managing Partner / Operating Partner at Polymath Ventures
Eduardo Uranga
Private Credit Associate at Polymath Ventures
Huazhen "Molly" Guan
Senior Advisor at Polymath Ventures
Juan Marco Rivera
Lead Service Designer at Polymath Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Francisco Paz work?
Francisco Paz is Principal at Polymath Ventures.
What check size does Francisco Paz write?
Francisco Paz typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.

Same school

Also attended INCAE Business School7

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Also attended Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana2

Ivan PerdomoSoftware Development Mentor at UNICEF Innovation FundJosue Reyes MejíaDirector General at Impact Hub Tegucigalpa / IDB

Shared employers

Also worked at Polymath Ventures9

Zach OschinPrincipal at Ardent VentureAlex UrdeaAdvisor at Reflect VenturesMaria Paula GomezClimate Venture Lab Lead at Mercy Corps VenturesShawn HillManaging Partner at Garden State Venture PartnersKrishna RamachandranInvestor at LG Technology VenturesSantiago Rojas MontoyaManaging Director at Cube Ventures

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Also worked at Autolab3

Brad CoronaManaging Director at Vertical Venture PartnersEnrique ZambranoManaging Partner at Proeza VenturesAndrew HallmanInvestor at Polymath Ventures

Also worked at Mesoamerica Investments8

Allan BoruchowiczInvestor at Carao VenturesMarti JimenezInvestment Committee at EcoEnterprises FundRamiro AlfaroManaging Director at Paltus CapitalMario BonduelVice President at Paltus CapitalVinicio RuizManaging Director at Volio CapitalAndrew LangInvestor at Mesoamerica

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