Juan Saldívar
Partner @ Rise Capital
Naucalpan De Juárez, Mexico
Juan Saldívar is a seed investor at Rise Capital in Naucalpan De Juárez focused on TV and EdTech. Juan boasts over 22 years’ experience in the entertainment, consulting and e-commerce industries, as well as in the strategic development of leading interactive platforms in Mexico, the US and Germany.Throughout his career, Juan Saldivar has directed start-up companies and has founded others. Between 1998 and 2001, he turned Submarino.com.mxinto Mexico’s leading e-commerce company. Prior to that, between 1994 and 1997, Juan was the driving force behind the startup of the Plaza y Janés Publishing House (Editorial Plaza y Janés), in Spanish, which is now part of the Random House Mondadori group.In addition to his entrepreneurial experience, Juan has had the chance to work in two of the world’s most successful publishing and entertainment companies: the Bertelsmann Group in Germany, where he began working in the consulting department and then became head of the company’s publishing house in Mexico. Subsequently, from 2001 through to 2011, Juan was the director of Televisa Interactive Media, and was therefore responsible for the interactive media strategies and operations of the most important mass media corporation in the Hispanic world: Grupo Televisa. Within Televisa, Juan was also a member of the team which successfully orchestrated the acquisition of a large amount of stock of the North American company Univision in 2010; a 1.3 billion dollar operation.Other notable positions occupied by Juan Saldivar include his role as a Senior Associate within the ADP-Mercer Management Consulting firm, where he specialized in business turnarounds and financial restructuring.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Juan Saldívar invests in
Stages Juan Saldívar invests in
Countries Juan Saldívar invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- TV 1 (100%)
- EdTech 1 (100%)
- Education 1 (100%)
- E-Learning 1 (100%)
- Mobile Apps 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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MarcoPolo Learning
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MarcoPolo is an award-winning educational media company for children ages 3-7. Based in London with offices in New York and Shanghai, MarcoPolo produces broadcast-quality STEAM and English Language Learning curriculum for both home and school. Nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award, Winner Kidscreen Best Learning App Award, Winner of multipleParents' Choice awards, Apple Best of Awards, and 2019 Rockie Award. | $2.4M / Seed / Oct 15, 2016 |
Co-Investors
About Rise Capital
Rise Capital is a global investment firm that focuses on making expansion-stage investments in Internet businesses in Emerging Markets.They back industry-leading businesses run by world-class entrepreneurs who attack large addressable market opportunities. Leveraging our experience as Emerging Market Internet operators and investors, theystrategically guide these businesses to scale.
Rise Capital Contacts
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Adrian Cleave
Entrepreneur in Residence
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Juan Saldívar
Partner
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Ovais Naqvi
Partner, Investment Committee, EMEA
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Alex Schleifer
Venture Partner
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Chika Nwobi
Venture Partner
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What does Juan Saldívar invest in?
Juan Saldívar invests primarily in TV, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Juan Saldívar last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Juan Saldívar closed in Oct 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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