About
Jesus Lanza is Managing Partner at Misttral, a mid-market alternative investments platform focused on Mexico that launched in 2023. He founded Lottus Education, a technology-based higher-education consolidation platform in Mexico serving over 90,000 active students, and co-founded mattilda, a company providing SaaS and financial solutions for private schools in Latin America, as well as Axcent, a vertical market software aggregator focused on SaaS businesses in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Earlier in his career he worked at Cerberus Capital, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and he holds a Master's in Finance from the London Business School and a degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Oviedo.
Founder at Matilda
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Matilda's investors · 9
Dila CapitalMexico City · since 2025EmergeLondon · $500K – $2.5M checksEmerge EducationLondon · $500K – $2.5M checksFinTech CollectiveNew York City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2025LendableLondon · since 2025PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2025Wollef VenturesMexico City
Co-founders at Matilda
JP
Juan Pablo BravoFounder
AG
Adrían GarzaFounder
IG
Ileana GomezFounder
JA
Jose AgoteFounder
JL
Jesus Lanza LosaFounder
AG
Adrián GarzaFounder
Experience
- misttralManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentMexico
- mattilda.Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentMexico
- Lottus EducationFoundercurrent2015 — presentMexico
- Lottus Capital PartnersCo-Founder2013 — 2015Mexico
- Cerberus Capital ManagementInvestment Professional2012London, England, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsInvestment Analyst2009 — 2011Mexico
- CitiInvestment Analyst2007 — 2009Mexico
Skills & more
Bloomberg9Accounting7Financial Management6Accounting3Business Management1Personnel Management1Financial Management1Investment Banking60M&A experience10Financial Modeling27Valuation50DCF10
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LBOCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceEmerging MarketsFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityFinanceEquity ValuationNegotiationAlternative InvestmentsLanguages English · Spanish
- Distressed Asset Investing and Corporate Restructuring — Wharton Executive Education
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jesus Lanza?
- Jesus Lanza is Managing Partner at Misttral, a mid-market alternative investments platform focused on Mexico that launched in 2023. He founded Lottus Education, a technology-based higher-education consolidation platform in Mexico serving over 90,000 active students, and co-founded mattilda, a company providing SaaS and financial solutions for private schools in Latin America, as well as Axcent, a vertical market software aggregator focused on SaaS businesses in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Earlier in his career he worked at Cerberus Capital, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and he holds a Master's in Finance from the London Business School and a degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Oviedo.
- Where does Jesus Lanza work?
- Jesus Lanza is Founder of Matilda.
- What companies did Jesus Lanza found?
- Jesus Lanza founded Matilda.
- Where did Jesus Lanza go to school?
- Jesus Lanza studied at London Business School (Master's degree, Finance); Universidad de Oviedo (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA); Maastricht University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business).
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Also attended Universidad de Oviedo7
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Also attended Maastricht University67
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)980
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Shared employers
Also worked at mattilda.2
Also worked at Lottus Education1
Also worked at Lottus Capital Partners1
Also worked at Cerberus Capital Management29
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