Ariel Olaiz
Managing Partner at Xochi Ventures
Ariel Olaiz
Managing Partner at Xochi Ventures
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President, Operations Latin America
2023 - Current
- Run operations for C2FO's Latin America business
Board Member
2023
- Advise Management Team and assist on strategy, fundraising, and operations
Chief Operating Officer
2020 - 2023
- Ran Operations at ePesos, ensuring the right infrastructure and processes were in place to properly scale the company
Chief Financial Officer
2017 - 2020
- Supported strategic growth and planning through detailed financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting. Raised Series A financing along with multiple debt financing facilities to enable growth
Managing Partner
2015
- Lead Xochi Ventures, an early-stage angel fund which invests in tech startups in the US and LatAm. Portfolio companies include: Bitso, Camino Financial, Collective, Lvna, Moons, Melonn, Finkargo, FloatMe, and Mattilda among others
Mentor
2018
- Mentor leaders in Enterprise courses and Collective's flagship Masters in Business & Technology program in: Problem Solving, Strategy, Decision Making, and Behavioral Science
Associate
2016 - 2017
- Consulted on multiple engagements with corporates and state-owned eterprises in a variety of industries including CPG, financial services, logistics, and energy
Vice President
2011 - 2013
- Cultivated relationships with official institutions (central banks, SWF's, and ministries) in Latin America and co-managed team of 5 that covered and serviced $6bn in AUM
Associate
2010 - 2010
- Serviced a $4bn book of business of institutional clients in Latin America & Iberia
Analyst
2007 - 2009
- Provided client service to international institutional investors
Summer Analyst
2006 - 2006
- Worked in the Interbank team verifiying and settling forwards, swaps, options, and other structured products between banks in order to reduce the firm's operational risk