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Manuel Gonzalez

Investor

General Partner at AgFunder

San Francisco Bay Area

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

About

Ex-Guadalajara yogurt founder-operator, former Rabobank banker (managed billions), and creator of FoodBytes! and TERRA; builds the global agrifoodtech ecosystem and backs system-level agtech, food and biotech startups.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTechNew MaterialsRobotics

Experience

  1. AgFunderGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AgFunderAdvisory Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Global RIFF (Revolution in Food Fund)Founder & Managing Partner of Global RIFF (Revolution in Food Fund)current2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. ReGrainedAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. SugarlogixAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. FoodBytes! by RabobankGlobal Head of B4F Start-up Innovation2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. RabobankGlobal Head B4F Start-up Innovation2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
  8. RabobankNort America Head Start-up Innovation2016 — 2017San Francisco, California
  9. RabobankManaging Director, Head Corporate Clients West Coast Region / Founder FoodBytes!2012 — 2016San Francisco, California
  10. BANCO FINTERRAExecutive Board Member2007 — 2013Mexico City Area, Mexico
  11. RabobankCountry Head, Mexico2008 — 2012Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
  12. RabobankHead of Risk and Legal, Mexico2003 — 2008Mexico
  13. RabobankVP Corporate Finance2000 — 2003Mexico
  14. RabobankSenior Project Manager, Agri-Project Finance1996 — 2000Mexico
  15. Gonzalez Guzman Alimentos S.A de C.V.Founder and CEO1987 — 1995Guadalajara, México
  16. Electrodiversiones de Jalisco S.A. (Video game machines), MéxicoCo-Founder and Head of Business Development1988 — 1994

Education

  1. Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management1993 — 1995
  2. Universidad PanamericanaLicenciado en Administración y Finanzas1984 — 1988
  3. IMDHigh Performance Leadership

Skills & more

Banking22Commercial Banking16Derivatives15Hedging7Trade Finance6Enterprise Risk Management5Corporate Finance40Financial Analysis11Change Management9Financial Modeling9Credit Risk7Credit Analysis7
+12 moreProject FinanceInvestment BankingStrategyBusiness StrategyFinanceMergersManagementStrategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipstartupsLeadership

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

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