Fernando Migoya

Venture Partner

2024 - Current

Emerge invests in companies that aim to democratize access to opportunities, from leveling the educational playing field for children to helping adults build fulfilling careers. We invest in both B2C and B2B companies, focusing on technology products and technology-enabled services that enhance learning outcomes and broaden access to education. Emerge is backed by a diverse group of over 100 Venture Partners who have built and scaled some of the most successful edtech companies worldwide. As a Venture Partner, I specialize in identifying, nurturing, and accelerating the growth of edtech startups across Latin America. I provide strategic guidance, mentorship, and access to capital for emerging edtech entrepreneurs.

Chief Executive Officer

2017

Edlatam Alliance Edlatam Alliance is the only network of Edtech transformational leaders in Latam, founded in 2019 with the mission to work for the development and transformation of education in the region together with allies such as GESAwards, Bid Lab, Endeavor, HolonIQ, EDT Partners, Capital Invent, Started, Future Education and a wide network of EdTech communities in the world. Our founders are certain that the key to success in the Edtech segment is collaboration, which is why we promote the dissemination of information and regional and global initiatives that seek to connect the community with the ecosystem and put projects on the international agenda with initiatives that can be found in our social spaces. Edlatam Alliance is constantly growing and offers a broad range of value added services to educational institutions, edtech companies, venture capital investors, governments and corporations. We have more than 1000 leaders and entrepreneurs in our ecosystem that actively promote open innovation and insights.

Chief Executive Officer

2017

The Global EdTech Impact Alliance aims to help all stakeholders in education to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and ever growing field of Education Innovation with a unique Global view and wide active network of ideas, experts, technologies, investors, teachers, students, startups, governments and institutions. Our beliefs: 1. Partnering is the best path for the creation of new educational paradigms 2. Inspiring and promoting the success of EduPreneurs around the World 3. Becoming a catalyst for innovative ideas, capital and impact, closely connected to the real challenges that positively transform Global Education. 4. Building and nurturing a dynamic community of Global education stakeholders 5. Providing a legitimate voice for people, needs, challenges, solutions and innovation practices in context. 6. We believe it is time for radical transformation in education, we cannot wait. 7. No other sector has been transformed from within- change is coming from the edges. 8. Answers are being unveiled every day but scaling is hard. 9. Smart capital should arrive faster to education. 10. It’s imperative to balance pedagogy / technology and Business

President

2023

Founding Partner Latam

2023

Lenz is an international consulting startup which challenges the traditional way of consulting. Our vision is to help build a world where our most important decisions would be based more on future potential than past experience. Our mission is to help companies invest in the future, and to help students find their passion and to fulfill their potential.

Co-Founder

2023

Growth Marketing Accelerator is a personalized support program for startups that need to scale their sales exponentially.

Co-Founder

2023

La inversión en programas educativos de calidad en ciberseguridad no es solo una opción, sino una necesidad. Estos programas ofrecen la plataforma para desarrollar habilidades técnicas avanzadas, conocimientos actualizados y una comprensión profunda de las amenazas cibernéticas contemporáneas.

Board Member

2022

This approach is particularly important for students who are preparing for careers in business and innovation, where self-motivation and self-discipline are essential for success. As a board member I have been involved with the design and development of this brand new institution

Board Member

2023

Valencian International University- VIU is one of the leading online universities in the Spanish-speaking countries. Our four faculties and the graduate school (Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Communications, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, and Higher School of Engineering, Science and Technology) offer a cutting-edge online methodology focused on students' needs and job market orientation.

Member of the Board of Advisors

2023

Brazil strives to build a robust and inclusive higher education system, the role of associations like SEMESP becomes even more relevant and essential, driving positive change and shaping the future of education in the country. SEMESP has the potential to shape the trajectory of higher education in Brazil. Through its collaborative nature, quality assurance initiatives, efforts to promote access and inclusion, support for innovation and entrepreneurship, and influence on policy and reform, will have a profound impact. SEMESP has established itself as a powerful voice in influencing education policies and reforms in Brazil. SEMESP has been instrumental in advocating for equitable opportunities in higher education, addressing social and economic disparities, and supporting initiatives that expand access to education for marginalized communities. SEMESP provides a platform for collaboration among universities, colleges, and other educational stakeholders. By bringing these diverse institutions together, SEMESP creates an environment for knowledge sharing, best practice exchange, and collective problem-solving. This collaborative approach empowers institutions to tackle common challenges, pool resources, and drive advocacy efforts to influence policies that benefit the entire higher education ecosystem in Brazil.🇧🇷