José Kont de Startuplinks
Startuplinks, a community and platform specializing in the venture capital industry in Latin America, and Cuantico VP, majority partner of ILB Media Group, formalized this collaboration to respond to an increasingly competitive and results-focused market.
The central focus of the alliance between Startuplinks and Cuantico VP is a commitment of US$10 million for the region, which will be deployed over the next ten years through innovative investment schemes.
This commitment seeks to reduce the information gap between investors and founders, a persistent challenge in the Latin American ecosystem, where decision-making still faces limitations in terms of context and visibility.
As part of the alliance, José Kont joins Startuplinks as Strategic Advisor and member of the editorial board, contributing his experience in market research, media platform development, and regional coordination.
“We are living in a time of rapid transformation in which venture capital has ceased to be an experiment in Latin America and has established itself as a proven engine of growth,” said José Kont in an interview with Contxto.
Opportunities for venture capital in the region
The joint platform aims to establish itself as a global reference on the challenges and opportunities of Latin American venture capital, both for fund managers and entrepreneurs seeking capital.
This alliance highlights that its B2B media network reaches leaders who manage businesses worth more than US$3 billion a year, allowing it to combine data, context, community, and visibility to attract more capital to the region.
In addition to traditional capital, the alliance promotes alternative models such as Media for Equity (M4E), with the aim of diversifying financing channels and accelerating the growth of high-potential startups.
However, José Kont believes that venture capital still faces challenges. “The ecosystem still faces structural challenges: a shortage of solid metrics, a lack of playbooks designed for the regional reality, and a limited understanding of the competitive advantages of investing in the region,” he says.
The alliance between Startuplinks and Cuantico VP comes at a key moment for the ecosystem, which, after the investment peak of 2021, is going through a stage of maturity marked by pressure to generate returns and build sustainable successes.
With 38 unicorns by mid-2025, private companies valued at more than US$1 billion, and a growing number of high-impact startups, the region is emerging as a hub of digital innovation and inclusion, according to a CEAPI study.
Latin America still has less than three complete cycles of venture capital funding, which reinforces the need for initiatives that strengthen capabilities, investment criteria, and long-term relationships, Kont concludes.
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