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We Catalyze International Investment & Partnerships for High- & Deep-Tech Startups


The OktoberINVESTfest LATAM fosters innovation and international investment by introducing investors to a select group of high-quality investment opportunities from Latin America and Bavaria, Germany. This year’s event will focus on technology innovations & deep-tech.

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German and Latin American
Investment Opportunities
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1-on-1 Meetings,
Networking
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Learn from Top Investors
and Companies

2023 Agenda in Santiago de Chile

9 AM CLT

Registration and Networking

30 MIN

9:30 AM CLT

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Ambassador Irmgard Maria Fellner, German Embassy in Chile and Hernan Araneda, General Manager, Fundación Chile

10 MIN

9:40 AM CLT

Pitches by 5 Deep-Tech-Scaleups: Strong by Form/ Ecometric/ Tumi Robotics/ Dronefies/ Fracttal Moderator: Roxana Lopez, Internationalization Manager, Science and Innovation Plan 2030 UdeC

60 MIN

10:40 AM CLT

Round Table: Opportunities & Challenges for Scaleups and VCs between Germany and Latin America. Moderator Mariana Berenstein, CEO, Berenstein DeepTech Consulting is joint by Francisca Contreras Vera, Corporate Business Associate at Chile Global Ventures, Klaus Hübner, Managing Partner at YakuParnters Germany, Javier Cueto, CEO of Imagine Ventures, Friedhelm Schmitt, CEO of Fincite Ventures Germany and Oliver Haas, Managing Partner, Vertevis Capital, Germany.

30 MIN

11:10 AM CLT

Networking/Break

20 MIN

11:40 AM CLT

Pitches by 5 High-Tech-Scaleups: Bioelements/ Zippedi/ Origino/ Bion Natural Solutions/ Quelp Moderator: Gaspar Morgado, Vice-Director Technological Innovation UCHILE

60 MIN

12:40 PM CLT

Networking Bavarian style at "Little Oktoberfest in Santiago de Chile"

60 MIN

13:30 PM CLT

1-1 Meetings between VCs & Startups

60 MIN

14:00 PM CLT

Registration and Networking

30 MIN

14:30 PM CLT

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Sebastián Burgos, Business Development Director, Chile Global Ventures and Cornelia Sonnenberg, General Manager, AHK Chile

10 MIN

14:40 PM CLT

Pitches by 5 Latin American VCs: ScaleX/ Imagine Ventures/ ChileGlobal Ventures/ Alaya Capital/ EY Moderator: Ursula Brendecke, Deputy Director, State of Bavaria Office for South America

60 MIN

15:40 PM CLT

Round Table: Opportunities & Challenges for VCs and Fund of Funds between Germany and Latin America. Moderator Gregor-Alexander Walscheid, Director for Strategy and Transactions EY Germany is joint by Alena Schollmayer, VC Allocator at AlphaQ Capital, Michael Timmermann, Head Private Equity Latam at BTG, Robert Simpson, CEO of Rainmaker Alternative Assets and Francisco Meneses, Chief Investment officer · Chilean Development Agency (Corfo).

30 MIN

16:10 PM CLT

Networking Coffee

30 MIN

16:40 PM CLT

Pitches by 5 German & Latam VCs: yaku partners/ Fincite Ventures/ Vertevis Capital/Pampa Start/ Moderator: Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner, Alaya Capital.

60 MIN

17:40 PM CLT

1-1 Meetings between VCs and FOFs

60 MIN

18:00 PM CLT

Closing Remarks State of Bavaria Office for South America

MIN

2023 Speakers in Santiago de Chile

Why You Should Attend

  • Grow in Latin America and Germany

    Build and foster your Innovation & Startup Ecosystem network in Latin America and Bavaria, Germany

  • Raise capital,

    From VCs, family offices, sector specific investors

  • Connect with partners,

    Industry thought-leaders, and top-level management from presenting companies

  • Gain valuable insights

    Into accessing the German and Latin American markets

  • Learn how to thrive internationally

    from successful German and Latin American startups

  • Take part in power-networking Bavarian style

    during our “Little Oktoberfest in Santiago”

YOU are an investor or company

Looking to discover innovative Latin American and Bavarian High- and Deep-Tech startups & expand your reach and networks in Latin America and Germany.

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YOU are an innovative growth-stage startup

Seeking investment capital & looking to connect with investors, startups, and thought leaders.

2023 Presenting Companies in Santiago de Chile

We are here for you locally, worldwide.


Are you looking to expand your company to Europe? We provide you with all the important information, valuable contacts and customized support for your expansion project. Our cross cultural teams in Latin America and Bavaria, Germany look forward to helping you. Our services are always cost free and confidential.

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Pamela Valdivia
Executive Director

State of Bavaria Offic for South America

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Ursula Brendecke
Deputy Director

State of Bavaria Office for South America

Av. El Bosque Norte 0440, Office 601, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile, +56 (2) 3284 8524, info@bayern-chile.cl

Host: State of Bavaria Office for South America

OktoberINVESTfest LATAM is hosted by the State of Bavaria Office for South America and Invest in Bavaria, the investment promotion agency of Germany’s largest, most innovative state – Bavaria. Bavaria is a top-tier region in Europe and the center of German innovation. It’s capital Munich, as rated by the European Commission, is Europe’s #1 tech hub!

The State of Bavaria Office for South America is part of the of Bavarian Foreign Representative Offices of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy in Germany. We assist companies in expanding to Germany’s economic powerhouse, the State of Bavaria and vice-versa. With cross cultural teams, we are part of Bavaria’s Representative offices around the world.

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Contact Info

State of Bavaria Office for South America
Av. El Bosque Norte 0440, Office 601
Las Condes
Santiago de Chile

www.bavariaworldwide.de

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+56 (2) 3284 8500

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