Fabrice Serfati
General Partner at IGNIA Partners
Mexico
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director and General Partner
2008 - Current
Founder
2008 - 2011
IGNIA is an early-stage VC investing in global entrepreneurs developing tech solutions that address fundamental pain points in LatAm
Board Trustee
2017
Chairman Of The Board
2013 - 2021
Independent Board Member
2015 - 2020
Fellow
2015 - 2019
Independent Board Member
2014 - 2016
Corporate VP
2006 - 2008
Responsible of centralized corporate services overseeing areas such as Strategic Planning, Finance, Administration, Marketing, Customer Care and the office of the General Counsel of a closely held family owned Group.
Corporate Finance VP
2002 - 2006
Responsible for the Group’s financial relationships managing over USD$ 1.5 billion loan portfolio and structuring of all credit and issuance transactions. Additionally, I participatedin the financial planning for the Group
CFO
2000 - 2001
Responsible of financial (US and MX GAAP) and planning activities, as well as coordinating relationship with share holders (Vodafone, Loral and Mexican Investors)
Globalstar is the widely-used handheld satellite phone service, offering both voice and data services from virtually anywhere.
Raised $652,000,000.00 from Apple.
Specialized Banking Director
1993 - 2000
Held several positions in the Group (in Mexico and New York) always related with credit, structured and cross border financing. Responsible for leasing and factoring activities, trade and structured finance transactions, and of relationships with Multilateral and Export Credit Agencies.