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October 7 - 8, 2026

Cámara de Comercio de Medellín, Colombia

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What is Smart Capital?

Smart Capital is a high-level strategic gathering that brings together leading investment funds, family offices, corporates, development banks, and the public sector to discuss how capital moves, is challenged, and is deployed across Latin America.

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Why Smart Capital?

In a region with smaller valuations, lower liquidity, and different exit pathways, Smart Capital asks whether traditional Venture Capital is enough or whether a broader capital system, adapted to Latin America's reality, is needed.

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Event objectives

  • Position Medellín as a smart capital hub
  • Connect global and regional capital with real opportunities
  • Explore new investment structures beyond traditional VC
  • Facilitate public-private and corporate co-investments
  • Share real-world investment best practices across LATAM
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Who it brings together


Investors

  • Professional investment funds (early, growth, late stage)

  • Family offices and active or emerging investor families

  • Corporate Venture Capital (CVCs) and mid-to-large corporates

Institutions

  • Development banking

  • Public sector

Interested funds and investors must apply and go through a curation process. Pre-registrations will be reviewed by the organizers, and we will send a participation confirmation to your email.

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Event structure


Day 1

Reconfiguring Capital

  • Global flows

  • VC in LATAM

  • Growth

  • Exits and liquidity

  • Public-private co-investment

  • Crossfire Capital

  • Women in Investment Lunch

  • Mystery Dinner

Day 2

Execute Capital

  • Investor Salon: Family Offices and Investor Families

  • Investor Salon: CVCs and Corporate

  • Investor Salon: Angel Investors

  • Investor Salon: Investment Funds

  • Investor Salon: Impact Investing

  • Curated startup showcase - Ruta N, Starter, ANDI y Cámara

  • Final Networking

Event Agenda

A high-level itinerary designed to maximize connections and capital efficiency over two intensive days.

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October 7, 2026

8:00 09:00

Registration

9:00 9:20

Official Opening

 Welcome remarks.

09:20 10:00
Discussion LAVCA - CARTA

Global Capital Flows

The New Venture Capital Landscape and Its Impact on Latin America.

10:00 11:00
Panel L40 - Alaya Capital - Capria Ventures - Cámara de Comercio de Medellín

Reshaping Venture Capital

The Next Chapter for Latin America.

11:00 11:15
Break

Break

11:15 12:45
Discussion Softbank - Veronorte

The Exit Challenge

 New Paths to Liquidity in Latin America 

12:15 14:00
Lunch

Lunch

Strategic Networking


14:00 15:00
Panel Fondo de Fondos Mexico - CORFO - Bancóldex - Ruta N

Catalyzing Capital

The Power of Public-Private Co-Investment

15:00 15:50
Discussion 30N Ventures - Trefilia FO - Elevante Capital - EWA Capital

Winning LPs

What Makes a Fund Attractive to an LP?

15:50 16:00
Break

Break

16:00 16:45
Discussion Confrapar - Kamay Ventures

Growth Capital

From Growth to Scale: Building Latin America’s Next Leaders

Confirmed Speakers


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Javier Villamizar

SoftBank

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Andrea Balletbo

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Camilo Botero

Veronorte

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Susana García

Capria Ventures

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Eduardo

Kadu Guillaume

Confrapar

Salvador Said

30N Ventures

 Hamza Shad 

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Eduardo Amadeo

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 Victoria Akerman 

Newtopia

 Victor Besoain 

CORFO Venture Capital

 Emanuel Hernández

LAVCA

 Santiago Tamayo 

Family Office Network

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Joao Brandao

Bridge One

 Luis Galindo 

Trefilia Capital

 Margarita Coronado 

Bancóldex S.A.

 Abel Bezares 

Cometa Venture

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Why Medellin?

Medellín is a city where innovation, real industry, new wealth, and smart capital converge. Smart Capital positions the city as a platform for the articulation and execution of investment across Latin America.

 

PRE-REGISTRATION

Organizers


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Strategic partners


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© 2026 Smart Capital - Ruta N Medellín

A high-level curated event for institutional investors