Alvaro Rodriguez

Alvaro Rodriguez

Co-founder and Managing Partner atIGNIACalifornia

Alvaro Rodriguez co-founded IGNIA in 2007 and serves as managing partner. He has led investments in several companies and is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School.

What Alvaro can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

IGNIA writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: IGNIA.

Career

  1. Vitro · Chief Financial Officer
  2. Farmacias Benavides · Chief Executive Officer
  3. Grupo Elektra · Chief Financial Officer
  4. IGNIA · Co-founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  5. Harvard Business School · Senior Lecturer

Companies founded

IGNIA

Investments named in public bios

RapydTiendanubeAbraArcusCredijustoLentesplusProducePayUnDosTresSr. Pago

Focus

early-stage venture capitaltech entrepreneursemerging middle classlatin americaventure capitaltech

Education

Harvard Business School, MBAInstituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), bachelor’s degree in Economics

Also at IGNIA

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Questions

Who is Alvaro Rodriguez?

Alvaro Rodriguez co-founded IGNIA in 2007 and serves as managing partner. He has led investments in several companies and is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School.

How much does Alvaro Rodriguez invest?

Alvaro Rodriguez invests through IGNIA, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Alvaro Rodriguez?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Alvaro in the subject. A warm intro from a founder IGNIA backed works better.

What did Alvaro Rodriguez do before IGNIA?

Chief Financial Officer at Vitro; Chief Executive Officer at Farmacias Benavides; Chief Financial Officer at Grupo Elektra; Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School.

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