Visonaria Venture Capital Looking For Latin Technology Talent
MEXICO CITY, Nov 1, 2001 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet
Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- With 20 million dollars to invest, Visonaria
Venture Capital began operations in the United States' Hispanic market and Latin
America, with the objective of investing in software companies, reported Mexico
City daily el Economista. In Mexico, Visonaria will seek to develop the
potential of technology companies that need financing in order to expand, said
Visonaria Mexico head Fernando Loria Keever. Of 120 Latin American companies
that Visonaria has evaluated to date, the first to receive financing from the
venture capital company are Mexican companies Air Go Technologies Corp. and
Seguridata Inc. Air Technologies, which develops satellite products, received
1.4 million dollars, while Seguridata received 3 million dollars. Visonaria's
investors include Grupo Carso (BMV:GCARSO) and Compaq (NYSE:CPQ). |
