Maria Jose Alvarez
@MariaJose__MJ_
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Deeptech Start-ups, early-stage Venture Capital. Increasing diversity in Funders and Founders. Chilean by birth, Kiwi by choice. Just found out about Twitter.
Auckland
Joined May 2022
So proud of reprrsenting our team tonight!!
The 2023 @PwC_NZ Breakthrough Project Award goes to Bspkl! Judges comments: "Bspkl is a very impressive project with big ambitions, and a clear vision." @MariaJose__MJ_ accepting on behalf of the team. @gnsscience @WNTVentures
#2023KiwiNetAwards
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The 2023 @PwC_NZ Breakthrough Project Award goes to Bspkl! Judges comments: "Bspkl is a very impressive project with big ambitions, and a clear vision." @MariaJose__MJ_ accepting on behalf of the team. @gnsscience @WNTVentures
#2023KiwiNetAwards
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Great evening at the launch of the @TIN100_NZ Akl tech insights report. Hearing from @LeeTimutimu, Rene Matepare, and Angela Lim about how do we inspire and foster a thriving tech innovation in #TamakiMakaurau @TatakiAUL
#startup #investment #VentureCapital
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Proud to announce @WNTVentures is leading the investment into this #deeptech company originated at @gnsscience. I have been working with Christina and Jerome for almost a year to make this a reality, and I look forward to the path ahead. #venturecapital
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Great to be at the #LifeSciencesSummit by @BIOTechNZ in Wellington. Lots of discussions about precision fermentation and its challenges with scale-up. #innovation #startups #venturecapital
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Thank you @uoacie for a wonderful article sharing a bit of my NZ story and why I am so focused on #deeptech start-ups and increasing diversity in #VentureCapital. https://t.co/twf5EYjFcE
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Such a cool event celebrating the contributions of several Chileans in NZ. Very proud of being a part of the community.
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Thank you, @educationnz for a nice write-up about part of my journey from #Chile to #NZ and what motivates me to work with @WNTVentures. My kiwi life has been deeply committed to supporting #DeepTech start-ups, and increasing diversity in #VentureCapital
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One of the coolest technologies out there! Nice to see @ScentianB sharing their journey so far. Thanks @sproutagritech for puting this event together. #DeepTech #VentureCapital #startup #innovation
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It was a pleasure talking about @WNTVentures and sharing the stage with @KathryndeRidder (@BridgewestNZ), @lancewiggs (@punakaikifund), and Warren (@sproutagritech) at the inaugural #BlueAndGreen conference by @UniServicesNZ & @StateDeptUS. @AraAke_ @usembassynz #DeepTech
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It was a pleasure speaking at @LANZBC event yesterday at Fieldays. Thank you for the invitation to share insights into why NZ businesses should look to #LatAm as a market, and the key things they can do to win. #venturecapital #investment #deeptech #agritech
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Women in Agritech event by @agritech_nz with the awesome @AgriseaClare from @Agrisea, @LisbethJacobs from @Gallagher_AMNZ and Tanya from @Farmlands. Amazing seeing a full house of powerhouse women from the industry. #startup #agritech
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Great investor evening by @punakaikifund. Kudos to @lancewiggs, @happyinmotion, Nadine, Rohan, and rest of the team #2040Ventures. Awesome seeing a buzzing #VentureCapital sector in NZ. Hopefully, the @climatevcfund and @WNTVentures can partner in some amazing #deeptech startups
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Great evening at @gnsscience celebrating a year of research and NZ's scientific future. @drayeshaverrall highlighted GNS's work in the energy sector. Really proud to have @WNTVentures working alongside GNS in a game changer for the hydrogen industry. #deeptech #VentureCapital
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Great article on #DeepTech in #NZ by @andrewtychen From @MatuGroup from a panel discussion he shared with Carl, our @WNTVentures Partner, and Hayley from @MicrosoftNZ.
matu.co.nz
Dr Andrew Chen (Matū Venture Partner) was asked to speak at the Angel Association of New Zealand (AANZ) Summit in Queenstown at the end of October, alongside Hayley Horan from Microsoft and Carl...
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"If you think your product is perfect, you haven't talked to a customer yet" @KamranElahian at the @BridgewestNZ Impactful Innovation Conference. #innovation #deeptech #Investment
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This!! Getting VC money should not be the goal. Work towards building a long-term sustainable business, and if VC $ helps with your business model, great. #investment #venturecapital
Friendly reminder: There are GREAT businesses that are not venture backable.
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It's been a long day. Investment Committee, Board meeting, and AGM for @WNTVentures. It is great to reflect on the year, which is also my first year with the team. I could not have picked a better group of people to do this with. #deeptech #venturecapital #investing
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Ready for tomorrow's AGM. Great year for @WNTVentures. Proud of our team, our investors and LPs, the founders we are backing, and the breakthrough innovations we are supporting. #venturecapital #deeptech #investment
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