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Escobari: 30% of LATAM investment came from committed regional capital

Martin Escobari · Martin Escobari: How to Invest During a Recession; Negotiation Tips; Developing Markets | 20VC #948 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 11, 2022 · at 39:51

Martin Escobari, Head of General Atlantic's Latin America business, contrasts the recent market downturn in Latin America with the 2000 dot-com bust.

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“This time around, at least 30% of the capital came from people who were permanently committed to the region.”

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The claim, plainly

At least 30% of venture and growth capital invested in Latin America during the 2020-2021 market cycle came from investors with dedicated regional funds or a permanent commitment to the region.

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Assessment

The resolution criteria requires calculating the exact proportion of capital deployed in Latin America during 2020-2021 that originated from LATAM-dedicated funds or firms headquartered in the region using VC databases such as PitchBook or LAVCA. However, public venture capital databases record round-level investment totals and lead investors rather than individual check sizes per syndicate participant. Because multi-investor syndicate rounds (especially growth/late-stage mega-rounds accounting for 84% of total capital in 2021) do not disclose exact dollar allocations per investor, calculating a precise check-level percentage of capital deployed by dedicated/local funds versus global non-dedicated investors is impossible using public database data alone. Additionally, classifications differ on whether dedicated regional vehicles of global managers (e.g., SoftBank's $5B Latin America Fund) or global firms with permanent local offices qualify under the definition.

LAVCA and PitchBook track round-level totals rather than exact individual check sizes per co-investor across syndicate rounds.
Growth and late-stage rounds ($100M+) accounted for 84% of all VC capital in LatAm in 2021, dominated by large multi-investor syndicates.
Without check-level data, an exact calculation of the percentage originating from LATAM-dedicated funds or regional firms cannot be settled using public database information.

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[1] luminarypodcasts.com [2] apple.com [3] lavca.org [4] lavca.org [5] scribd.com [6] scribd.com [7] worldbank.org [8] gliscopartners.com

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