Flexible capital for the "missing middle" in Latin America
Gen E Ventures is our impact investment vehicle: a USD 4M fund structured under blended finance, designed to bring flexible capital to social enterprises and SGBs facing the "missing middle" —excluded from the formal financial system or with access only to misaligned and costly conditions.
The Problem: Missing Middle
Thousands of social enterprises and SGBs in Latin America cannot grow not due to lack of potential, but because they do not access financing appropriate to their productive reality. Commercial banks reject them, and traditional capital does not understand their impact generation model.
Unattended USD 20K–100K Ticket 2–3x Cost of Capital Compared to Traditional Companies70% Bank Rejection Rate
Our Solution: Flexible Investment
We offer financing with tailored instruments: debt, hybrids, and selective equity, with conditions that adjust to the productive and socio-environmental performance of the companies.
Tickets USD 20K-100KTamaño adecuado para SGBs en crecimiento temprano-medio.
Blended Finance
First-loss architecture + senior tranche to de-risk commercial capital.
Debt, hybrids, and selective equity according to the company's needs
ESG and impact metrics integrated from the outset.
Expected impact
+50
financed companies
SGBs with access to capital for the first time
500+
quality jobs
Dignified jobs created and preserved
USD 12M
Mobilized Capital
3x multiplier effect on commercial capital
85%+
Survival Rate
In 5 years (vs. 40% industry average)
Investment Team
Led by professionals with technical expertise in Venture Capital, impact finance, and rigorous measurement.
Daniel Calvo Sanz
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Expert in social innovation and design of productive ecosystems. Leads the systemic strategy of Gen E.
Pablo Manzano
CEO Gen E Ventures
Former CFO of Incutex, brings over 10 years of expertise in Venture Capital and scaling companies.
Virginia Romero
Partner & Investment Strategy
Co-founder of EKHOS and a regional reference in impact finance and blended finance architectures.
José Luis Álvarez
Legal & Governance
Specialist in public-private partnerships and legal structuring of impact investment vehicles.
Manuel Ramírez
Tax & Fund Architecture
Expert in international taxation, ensures efficiency in the fund's financial architecture.
