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Juan Zavala Aleman

Venture Partner at Pygma

Mexico

Overview 

Juan Zavala Aleman is a Fintech Enthusiast in LatAm & The Caribbean, currently serving as a Venture Partner at Pygma and Chief Strategy Officer | Partner at Girasol Payment Solutions. With a Master of Business Administration from Florida International University and experience at companies like Mastercard, he excels in business development and strategic leadership within the fintech industry. Juan Zavala Aleman's career highlights include co-founding and serving as CEO of FinZi, as well as his role as a Hub Leader in Business Development and Account Manager at Mastercard, showcasing his expertise in founding successful ventures and driving growth in established organizations.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Strategy Officer | Partner

    2024 - Current

    Girasol is a tech-based company that focuses on providing financial and non-financial institutions with reliable, safe and innovative technology solutions within the payment industry in the Caribbean and Latin America.

  • Co-Founder

    2024

    Acquired by Girasol Payment Solutions

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2021 - 2024

    FinZi is a digital banking and learning platform for Gen Z in LatAm that enables them with their first real bank account and a Visa debit card, marketplace, crypto investing, micro-loans among other services as well as teach them about finance in a interactive way.

  • Venture Partner

    2024

  • Partner

    2024

    Nea is a global creative studio that brings powerful stories to life through the synergy of design, art, and technology. We aim to make Nea the best creative agency in Colombia and LatAm!

  • Angel Investor

    2019

    Investing and advising super early stage startups led by amazing founders in LatAm- Mono, Momentu, Pygma, Paisa, Refurbi, Glik, Nea Studio, Muney, Bookkeep, misterb&b, First Check Ventures (Yummy, Zippi, Instakint and Treinta) and Moneypool.

  • Investor

    2019 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2022

    Helped the team structure their first fund and invest in 12 different startups in less than 6 months. Supported them through the acquisition process of Scala by Pygma.

  • Contributor

    2021 - 2022

    https://mrhudsonexplores.com/author/juanmrhudsonexplores-com/

Mr Hudson is a gay community travel agency that helps people plan, choose, and arrange their holidays.

  • Contributor

    2020 - 2021

  • Fellow

    2021 - 2021

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