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Juan Zavala

Investor

Principal at New Markets Venture Partners

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Juan Zavala joined New Markets Venture Partners in 2019 as a Partner, where he sources, evaluates, and executes new investments and supports portfolio companies and firm operations. He previously worked as an Investment Analyst at Siguler Guff & Company and as a Research Analytics Associate at Cambridge Associates. He holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is both a CFA and CAIA Charterholder.

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Invests in

EdTechFuture of Work

Experience

  1. New Markets Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2025 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. New Markets Venture PartnersPrincipal2021 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. New Markets Venture PartnersSenior Associate2019 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Avivar CapitalSpring Associate2019Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. CredicorpCorporate M&A Summer Associate2018Lima, Peru
  6. Siguler Guff & CompanyInvestment Analyst2014 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Cambridge AssociatesResearch Analytics Associate2013 — 2014Boston, MA
  8. Cambridge AssociatesResearch Associate2011 — 2013Arlington, VA

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance2017 — 2019
  2. University of MarylandB.A., Economics2007 — 2011
  3. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Summer Program, Financial Derivatives2010

Skills & more

Data Management2Private Equity12Hedge Funds17Fixed Income17Equities16Derivatives5Quantitative Finance1Research4MS QueryValuation2VBA10Microsoft Excel7
+5 moreSQLAccessMatlabStataSAS

Languages English · Spanish

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
  • Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) — CAIA Association

From Juan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

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

+ 142 more

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)796

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures

+ 790 more

Shared employers

Also worked at New Markets Venture Partners10

Mark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersRobb DoubCo-Founder and General Partner at New Markets Venture PartnersSneha KasugantiPrincipal at New Markets Venture PartnersBecky SpezzanoVice President of Finance and Operations at New Markets Venture PartnersMark ChernisOperating Partner at New Markets Venture PartnersOlivia LoweVice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at New Markets Venture Partners

+ 4 more

Also worked at Avivar Capital3

Valeria MartinezPrincipal at VamosVenturesAlejandra RevueltasInvestor at Deetken ImpactDestana HerringPrincipal at Regeneration.VC

Also worked at Credicorp1

Alessandra CisnerosInvestor at Salkantay Ventures

Also worked at Siguler Guff & Company2

Dan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauJames GereghtyAdvisor at BlocTech Investment Group

Investments

Board seats

App AcademyBetterLessonBrains and Motion EducationCensiaClimb CreditConcentric Educational SolutionsCreatorUpDatapeopleMotimaticNexford UniversityRegent Education

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at New Markets Venture Partners

Amy Kardel
Investor at New Markets Venture Partners
Aurelia Flores
Director at Virginia Venture Partners
Becky Spezzano
Vice President of Finance and Operations at New Markets Venture Partners
Elizabeth Wills Chou
Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Jason Palmer
General Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Mark Chernis
Operating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Mark Grovic
Investor at New Markets Venture Partners
Olivia Lowe
Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at New Markets Venture Partners

Network3

Aurelia Flores
Director at Virginia Venture Partners
Elizabeth Wills Chou
Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Fernando Cabello
Investor at Enzo Ventures

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