Venture capital-backed endeavors are sometimes viewed in a negative light, an example of the voracious capitalist out to turn a profit. But at least some in the industry see venture capital as having huge potential social benefits, backing companies that solve problems which would otherwise be too big to address.
Fernando Gonzalez is one such individual, a partner at QED Investors, a VC in the fintech space which invests in “pragmatic disruptors who are the future of finance.” Gonzalez is a fintech expert turned investor, and draws on his observations in Silicon Valley to direct his investment philosophy.
Fernando Gonzalez, CEO-In-Residence, Coru
Fernando Gonzalez
“Many of the technology models that have disrupted the world, and some which are the highest valued companies in the world, started as venture capital backed companies,” he says. “And one of the special characteristics of these models, I would say, at least from my perspective, is these are companies that are going after huge problems. Problems that are so big, they will be…
