Shattering Illusions: Local VC Funds and the Reality of Emerging Markets

José García Herz is Managing Partner at Seedstars Winnipeg Edtech Fund. With over 15 years of venture capital experience in Latin America, I am a passionate edtech leader and investor who aims to improve the quality of life and education for the people in the region. I have a MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and a certificate in corporate governance from the Institute of Directors.

Milan Reinartz is Managing Partner at Orvel Ventures. Serial entrepreneur and early stage investor with a focus of 0 to 1 growth. Co-founder of ascendangels.com, one of the largest and most active angel network in Singapore and a Partner of early stage SEA-focused fund Orvel Ventures

Robin Butler is Partner at Sturgeon Capital. Robin’s background is eclectic, pivoting from a historian-linguist to VC via nine months of living and studying Farsi in Iran. A student of Arabic and Middle Eastern History at university, Robin has lived, worked, and travelled in emerging markets for the past ten years. Having joined as an analyst, Robin has been with Sturgeon for 5 years, spending +50% of his time travelling and building Sturgeon's venture strategy and portfolio across Central & South Asia.