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Roger Teran

Founder

Founder at R2

United States

FoundedR2 Β· YC

About

Roger Teran co-founded R2, a platform providing embedded financing to small businesses in Latin America through partnerships with major marketplaces. He previously worked as a data scientist at high-growth companies and has earlier experience assisting SMBs in Central America access growth capital.

Founder at R2YC W21

Intro paths

YC

Roger went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β€” the partner who ran R2's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Roger can intro founders to R2's investors below.

R2's investors Β· 5

FEMSA VenturesMexico City Β· $500K – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco Β· $30M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco Β· $100K – $10M checksHi VenturesMexico City Β· $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2021

Co-founders at R2

RLRoger Larach
Roger LarachFounder

Experience

  1. R2Co-Foundercurrent2020 β€” presentLatin America
  2. REEFVP of Analytics2019 β€” 2020Miami Metropolitan Area
  3. WeWorkData Scientist2017 β€” 2019Greater New York City Area
  4. TechstarsFounder Helper2016 β€” 2017New York City
  5. MesoamericaSenior Analyst2012 β€” 2014Latin America
  6. Agora PartnershipsAnalyst2010 β€” 2012Latin America, Washington DC
  7. Merrill LynchEquity Research Analyst2008Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Python5JavaScriptSQL5HTML53CSS3PandasTableau1SeabornReact.jsVenture Capital37Analytics1Data Analysis5
+12 morePrivate EquityFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisValuationCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingStatisticsMachine LearningFinanceBusiness StrategyPerformance MarketingA/B Testing

Languages JavaScript Β· Python Β· SQL Β· Spanish

  • Founder, W21 β€” Y Combinator
  • Endeavor Entrepreneur β€” Endeavor
  • SoftBank AI Academy - Latin American Top 3 Team (2020) β€” SoftBank Group International
  • Advanced Data Science Program β€” Correlation One
  • Structuring Machine Learning Projects β€” Coursera

From Roger's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Roger Teran?
Roger Teran co-founded R2, a platform providing embedded financing to small businesses in Latin America through partnerships with major marketplaces. He previously worked as a data scientist at high-growth companies and has earlier experience assisting SMBs in Central America access growth capital.
Where does Roger Teran work?
Roger Teran is Founder of R2.
What companies did Roger Teran found?
Roger Teran founded R2.
Where did Roger Teran go to school?
Roger Teran studied at Y Combinator (W21, Making Something People Want); University of Pennsylvania (Master's degree, Computer Science (unfinished)); Columbia University (MBA, Strategy & Analytics).

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