Mariana Gonzalez
Co-Founder & Principal @ Collateral Good
Zürich, Switzerland
Mariana Gonzalez is a Series A investor at Collateral Good in Zürich focused on Chemical and CleanTech. Mariana is Co-founder and Principal at Collateral Good. She has 7 years of experience in Venture Capital, during which she has developed a comprehensive skill set in the industry. Her expertise includes sourcing innovative companies, conducting thorough due diligence, making strategic investments, and actively managing and supporting portfoliocompanies to ensure their growth and success. She is passionate about identifying high-potential startups and fostering their development through hands-on involvement and strategic guidance.In addition to her venture capital experience, Mariana has 4 years of experience in retail and logistics, 3 dedicated to e-commerce. Growing up, she was exposed to the retail industry, gaining firsthand experience in sourcing, buying, and operations through her family’s successful retail business in Mexico.She holds an industrial engineering degree from Anahuac University in Mexico City.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Mariana Gonzalez invests in
Stages Mariana Gonzalez invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Chemical 1 (50%)
- CleanTech 1 (50%)
- Manufacturing 1 (50%)
- Sustainability 1 (50%)
- Advanced Materials 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Funding Round 1 (50%)
Investments
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| Brightplus is an innovative renewable materials manufacturing company from Finland. We specialise in design and development of new functional properties for industrial biomaterial solutions. We cater for industries like packaging, construction, cosmetics and consumer goods. Our expertise is based on developing solutions to multiple industries andproviding fast prototyping and full fit for customers’ production lines. Our deep chemical BrightBio® technology creates an optimal fit between coatings, barriers and plastic replacing materials to help you in raising your material functionality to the next level. | $2.3M / Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| Polytag is a recycling technology firm designed to improve packaging connectivity and circularity. | $3.7M / Series A / Mar 11, 2024 |
Co-Investors
About Collateral Good
Collateral Good Ventures is a technology-focused venture capital firm founded in 2022 by molecular and cell biologist Dr Regina Hecker and serial entrepreneur and investor Michael Kleindl. The founders and team of Collateral Good Ventures feel responsible for contributing with their means (human and capital) to help the world eat better andmitigate climate change.Collateral Good Ventures is dedicated to collaborating and supporting visionary business leaders who are ambitious and focused on how their business can be a positive force for stakeholders, communities and nature as a whole, companies that do “collateral good”, i.e. providing for their stakeholders while intrinsically contributing to social and environmental impact. Each opportunity has to have the potential to generate significant returns on capital and impact.The underlying mission of the managed funds is to support and promote a positive, measurable social and global environmental impact alongside a significant financial return. The main focus areas are plant-based and novel ingredients, cellular agriculture (clean meat), food waste, food as medicine, personal nutrition and sustainable packaging.The firm has committed that all strategies follow Art 9 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
Collateral Good Contacts
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What does Mariana Gonzalez invest in?
Mariana Gonzalez invests primarily in Chemical, CleanTech and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Mariana Gonzalez closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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