Interview · Latin America
Crossing Borders
with Nathan Lustig
A venture investor based in the region interviewing Latin American founders and the investors backing them — the longest-running English-language show on LatAm startups.
Why an angel should listen
The host is a managing partner at a firm investing across Latin America and has been running this show for years, which gives it something most regional coverage lacks: continuity. You can hear how the same ecosystems were described five years ago and how they are described now.
For an angel considering the region it answers the questions that matter structurally rather than anecdotally — where companies incorporate, why so many run a US or Cayman parent, how dollar-denominated investment works against local revenue, and which markets have functioning local investor bases rather than only foreign capital.
It is in English, which is both its reach and its limitation: it is aimed at people looking at the region from outside, and the local-language ecosystem conversations happen elsewhere.
Where to begin
Start with these
- Any episode on corporate structure — the Delaware or Cayman parent question is the first thing an outside angel must understand about the region.
- Interviews with local fund managers rather than founders, for how capital actually flows.
- Country-specific episodes, since Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile have very little in common.