Juan Cruz Valdez Rojas
InvestorGeneral Partner at iThink VC
Brazil
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Juan Cruz Valdez Rojas is a founder and general partner at iThink VC, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups in emerging ecosystems across Latin America. He spent the first two decades of his career working in consumer goods, steel, and agriculture companies.
Experience
- iThink VCFounder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentAsunción, Paraguay
- ViewMind Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- YPOMembercurrent2019 — presentAsunción, Paraguay
- BayerParaguay & Bolivia Country Lead2019 — 2020Paraguay
- Monsanto CompanyWomen Network Leader LAS (Inclusion and Diversity)2017 — 2020Paraguay
- Monsanto CompanyBolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay Lead2016 — 2019Paraguay
- Monsanto CompanyLatin America South Crop Protection Manufacturing Lead2014 — 2016Argentina
- Monsanto CompanyLatin America South Procurement Lead2012 — 2014Argentina
- Exiros - TenarisGlobal MRO Category Manager2007 — 2012Italy - Mexico
- Exiros - TenarisProcurement coordinator2004 — 2007Argentina
- Exiros - TenarisBuyer2002 — 2004
- Kraft FoodsTrade Marketing Analyst2002
- Philip Morris InternationalOperations Engineer1999 — 2001
Education
- EGADE Business SchoolMasters of Business Administration, MBA2010 — 2012
- Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos AiresBS, Industrial Engineering1994 — 1999
- St John's SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates1981 — 1993
Skills & more
Generative AI6Artificial Intelligence (AI)6Artificial Intelligence for Business6Capital de riesgo1Empresas emergentes1Financiación con capital riesgo1Leadership7Business Strategy21Start-upsStrategy27International Business6Supply Chain Management11
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ManufacturingCross-functional Team LeadershipNegotiationManagementVentureInversor angelical o inversor de proximidadLanguages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
- Generative AI — LinkedIn
- Scalabl Network Member - Certificado en Emprendimientos e Innovación — Scalabl
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Same school
Also attended Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires27
Agustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesGabriela MacagniInvestor at MatterScale VenturesAgustín RotondoInvestor at MatterScale VenturesMatías GarridoInvestor at MatterScale VenturesJorge AguadoCo-founder & General Partner at Newtopia VCMateo GuigueInvestment Analyst at Newtopia VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at ViewMind Inc.1
Also worked at YPO163
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersTien WongTech investor, entrepreneur, and CEO; Chairman & CEO of Opus8
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Also worked at Bayer55
Vincent RoseInvestment Manager at Burda Principal InvestmentsJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersChris PatersonVenture Partner at Tall Grass VenturesDavid SullivanVenture Partner at Tall Grass Ventures
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Also worked at Exiros - Tenaris7
Alex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundRoberto VitónManaging Partner at The Yield Lab LatamMartin MolinaManaging Partner & Founder at Lucens CapitalJoaquin MorixeHead of Globant Ventures at Globant VenturesCarlo CerilliInvestor at BlockXJuan FranckManaging Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund
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