# Laura Gaviria Halaby

> Laura Gaviria Halaby is a startup investor at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures (Miami). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-latin-america-ventures)
- Location: Miami, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgh/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Lalisgaviria
- Website: https://x.com/Lalisgaviria

Laura Gaviria Halaby is a startup investor at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures in Miami. Laura Gaviria Halaby as part of SoftBank Latin America Operating Group. she attended to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laura has more that 15+ years of experience designing and implementing innovation strategies, managing teams, projects and companies. In her previous role as Citi’s Global Head of Fintech Acceleration, she traveledaround the different tech ecosystems of the world and met with developers, innovators, government, entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Before joining Citi, she was a founding partner and CEO of Broker Dealer and Fund Manager in Colombia. She is also a mentor, advisor and angel investor of several startups and an open innovation and Fintech thought leader. She holds a Masters from MIT in Innovation (as a Sloan Fellow), is recipient of the MIT Legatum Fellowship and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from American University in Washington DC.

## About SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures

VC Fund · Miami, United States

SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures (SBLV) is an initiative of SOFTBANK CORP. SBLV is dedicated to helping build the Internet economy in Latin America by focusing on critical resources, technology, capital, and SOFTBANK's comprehensive network of partners in the region.

4 contacts available at SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Juan Franck | Investment lead and head of Mexico | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-franck-e9cd |
| Benjamin Lizana | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-lizana |
| Laura Gaviria Halaby | Operating partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-gaviria-halaby |
| Masayoshi Son | Chairman and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayoshi-son |

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