Latino investors, LAT VC, invest, elevate, and accelerates the growth of Latino early-stage businesses. The company, which has been operating since 2019, is a purpose-led venture company that invests in early-stage US Latino-led and owned businesses with large to high growth opportunities in technology.
L'ATTITUDE is a well-known national-based Latino conference held annually focusing on the New Mainstream Economy. LAT VC was started when the founders saw a need to address the troubling economic costs to our country and the underfunding of US Latino entrepreneurs. Today this venture company has helped numerous new Latino businesses achieve ongoing success in the United States.
They offer Latino-owned technology-based companies the opportunity of taking part in L'ATTITUDE Match-Up in 2022, by completing a simple online pitch form, which can be found on their website, which is overflowing with information. What is a L'ATTITUDE match-up? It is matching new Latino businesses with strategic partners and institutional capital at its annual showcase which is hosted at the annual L'ATTITUDE conference in San Diego.
This exciting opportunity seems selected showcases compete on the L'ATTITUDE main stage, for the title of Latino Startup of the Year, which offers investments from $500,000 to $1,500,000. This trusted gateway secures capital from investors for all stages and types, pushing Latino-owned businesses forward. The selected showcases are those ranked the highest using the investment evaluation system. LAT VC invests throughout the year with all new or portfolio companies enjoying the opportunity to showcase at the match-up.
Speaking to Kevin Blanco, the Managing Partner and CIO of LAT VC, we asked what is match-up and what it entails. His reply was “Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to showcase their businesses to a national audience, securing institutional funds, angel investors, and strategic investors. The best showcases then pitch on the main stage for an investment of $500,000 from us, along with similar sized investments from our guest judges.”
There are strict criteria that must be met by businesses who submit the online pitch, which include that the business must have a minimum of twenty-five percent Latino owners, seed to Series A stages, must be technology-based or offer technology-enabled solutions, must be incorporated in the US and based in the US and must be willing to showcase at Match-Up this year.
About Us: LAT VC is a purpose-led venture company that invests in early-stage US Latino-led and owned businesses with large and high growth opportunities. The company started in 2019, addressing the troubling economic costs to our country and the underfunding of US Latino entrepreneurs. The company invests, elevates, and accelerates Latino-owned businesses by investing early. LAT VC invests from $200,000 to $1.5 million in Latino-led and owned technology companies that offer or provide technology as core to businesses. Full details on LAT VC the process and the pitch submission form can be found on their information-packed website at https://lattitudeventures.com/.