Manuel Yañez

VC Director HC

Manuel has experience in International Relations and is an expert in raising capital and financial structuring of venture capital investments and divestments.

He has participated in the structuring of more than 15 private equity funds and in the analysis and diligence of more than 50 startups and more than 400 entrepreneurship projects, among which there have been several success stories and unicorns. Likewise, he has advised national and international companies.

In addition to being part of Hefesto Asesores, Manuel is a member of one of the main investment funds focused on Latinos in the United States.

He is a graduate of Tecnológico de Monterrey with a degree in International Relations and has four diplomas from the same institution in Human Rights, Technical Elements for the Creation of State Policies on Climate Change, Evolution and Changes in Democracy in Latin America and Finance. He has a Diploma in Creation and Operation of Private Equity Funds from Universidad Anahuac. He holds a Master’s Degree in Development Economics and International Development from the University of Edinburgh.

Areas of Expertise
Relevant
Education

Tecnológico de Monterrey

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations
  • Diploma in Human Rights
  • Diploma in Technical Elements for the Creation of State Policies on Climate Change
  • Diploma in Evolution and Changes of Democracy in Latin America
  • Diploma in Finance
  • Anahuac University Mexico

Universidad Anáhuac México

  • Diploma in Creation and Operation of Private Equity Funds

Universidad de Edinburgo

  • Master’s Degree in Development Economics and International Development

Partners

Federico Vázquez

Moises Saltiel

Manuel Yañez

Alix Trimmer

Ian Ibarra

Associates

Ariadna León

Celeste Vera

Tania Vázquez

Staff

Daniel Alvarez

Hector Enríquez