Eugenio Gonzalez

Partner

2018 - Current

At Plug and Play, I lead investments in startups raising early-stage venture rounds and spearhead capital formation for Financial Services. Over the past two decades, Plug and Play Ventures has funded more than 500 companies globally including breakout startups such as BigID, Blockdaemon, Esusu, Flutterwave, Guardant Health, honey, Hippo, Kustomer, N26, and Tractable. We've welcomed 30+ unicorns into the portfolio. Investments, where I sourced and/or led investment diligence, include Esusu, Resilience Insurance, Symend, Koffie Financial, VOOM Insurance, Finally, Ansel Insurance, P46, Spiro.ai, Relay (acq by At-bay), Fintoc.com, Kit.com (acq by Ro), Stere.io, Agency, Homli, KORR, and Archetype. I am involved in Plug and Play's Latam, APAC, and EMEA early-stage investments into Appboxo.com, doctorly.de, Hypatos.ai, Helvengo, and Arkham.

Co-Founder

2018 - 2020

Office Hours was founded by a group of students from MIT with a passion for entrepreneurship. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs in Boston turn their own ideas and visions into successful companies by providing fundraising and networking guidance. We like to think of Office Hours as batting practice; a place where pre-seed and seed stage ventures can practice and refine their investment proposals before they go up to bat with real Venture Capital investors. For details about our level of involvement, get in touch with us.

MBA Candidate

2016 - 2018

• Selected for 2017 MIT VentureShips Program to work with high-profile MIT affiliated early-stage startups • Prototyped blockchain enabled digital signature open source application in collaboration with MIT Media Lab • Finalist at 17th Annual Wharton MBA Buyout Case Competition • VP of Venture Capital & Private Equity, and FinTech Clubs; active member of Bitcoin, Tech, and Soccer Clubs

MBA Intern

2018 - 2018

National Venture Capital Fellow

2017 - 2018

Marketing Analytics Intern

2017 - 2017

• Performed keyword research and shaped search engine optimization strategy to increase sales and boost online marketing • Spearheaded startup's investor relations (eShares); implemented competitive pricing analysis; launched startup’s first NPS survey, leveraged results to steer customer success and product roadmap

Summer Associate - MIT Scout

2017 - 2017

• Contributed to all aspects of deal flow from proactively sourcing new investment opportunities to negotiating term sheets • Evaluated opportunities for investment, assessed investment risks, analyzed financial data, crafted investment presentations for the MassVentures Board; resulting in 2 Series Seed investments and a Series A portfolio company follow-on round • Represented and extended the firm’s brand at tech events; coached 3 MassChallenge entrepreneurs from the 2017 cohort • Tasked to identify and report on innovative MIT trends, products, startups, and technologies

Business Strategy Intern

2017 - 2017

• Developed financial models, researched competitive landscape, prepared pitch decks and engaged with Venture Capital firms; raised $300K in funding from the startup’s first institutional investor

Teaching Assistant at LL.M Program of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

2013 - 2016

• Teaching Assistant at LL.M Program of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile for Corporate Finance (2013 - 2015) and Mergers/Acquisition (2016) courses; created a case study class on Slater & Gordon’s IPO called The Hunger Games

Senior Associate

2012 - 2016

Member of Carey’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Capital Markets Group Project Management • Co-led $946.9M acquisition of City National Bank of Florida by Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI), the first ever executed by a Chilean bank in US; restructured acquisition strategy and oversaw filings for approvals before Chilean authorities; awarded “Deal of the Year for Outbound Investment” by Latin Lawyer magazine in 2013 • Managed sale process of IFM Investors’ hydro power plant assets in Chile; coordinated team of 30 for legal due diligence and preparation of white papers; negotiated share purchase agreements and liaised with client and bidders; awarded “Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year” by Latin Finance in 2016 Client Relationship Management • Advised Bain Capital on acquiring Atento, a call center business owned by Telefónica for $1.34B, and subsequent refinancing for $300M; conducted in-depth due diligence and implemented acquisition of local assets • Supported Alicorp (Grupo Romero, Peru) on acquisition a Chilean fish feed company for $62M; restructured company’s credit with local salmon producers, including a $5M debt with Invermar, a publicly traded company Analytical Skills • Evaluated solvency and capital structure, spearheaded a $191.5M debt restructuring process for a holding company of Masisa, a listed Chilean wood board manufacturer, with Rabobank • Identified key contingencies on greenfield solar energy project; provided strategic solutions and assistance to SunPower to secure acquisition of a 100-megawatt solar plant in northern Chile