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Roman focuses on Fintech and SaaS opportunities. Before founding LEAP, Roman held various positions in financial services and fintech, including notable roles at PayPal and Goldman Sachs. At PayPal, Roman co-led initiatives in next-gen financial services, digital currencies, and peer-to-peer strategies. During his time at Goldman Sachs, he specialized in Financial Technology and provided strategic guidance to startups worldwide through the Emerging Technology Research and Payment Processing platforms, offering valuable market and product insights. Roman holds a joint degree in Economics and Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Roberto focuses on SaaS and E-commerce opportunities. With an entrepreneurial background, Roberto brings a hands-on approach to actively support our portfolio companies. He also leads the LEAP Family Office Network initiative internally. Additionally, Roberto has corporate experience and has held various roles at Caffenio, one of the largest coffee distributors/retailers in LATAM, where he currently serves as a board member. Roberto holds an MBA from the University of Texas. He is also a co-founder of Mint Machine Technologies (Exit) and serves as a Board Member at Caffenio, one of the largest family-owned coffee businesses in Latin America.

Cuco focuses on SaaS opportunities and leads our Platform initiative. As a former founder and operator, Cuco brings a holistic approach to VC, understanding the founder's journey and the opportunities for LEAP to help its portfolio companies thrive; leveraging our network and experience to support them. Before joining LEAP, he co-founded Bexi, a B2B SaaS AdTech company. With degrees in Design and Engineering and a well-rounded experience in International Operations, Cuco brings a broad perspective to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Manuel leads our financial due diligence and investor relations. He manages the financial and legal due diligence for investment opportunities and coordinating with fund accountants, legal counsel, and auditors. With experience since 2014 in the US and Mexico's VC sectors, he previously contributed at Nacional Financiera (NAFIN), pivotal in Mexico's Venture Capital growth by funding US and Latin American ventures. At NAFIN, he helped select and invest in over 14 VC Funds and served on the Boards of companies NAFIN invested in directly. Before LEAP, he was with GC Capital, focusing on early-stage SaaS and E-commerce investments.

Eva leads operations and community engagement at LEAP. Internally, Eva helps ensure the team is meeting our KPIs/objectives and following through on our commitments to portfolio companies. Externally, she manages our founder/LP events, including LEAP Connect, RTN Connect and founder spotlight series. Eva has extensive experience in operations, HR, branding and event planning. Prior to LEAP, she co-founded Bottega Events, an event planning agency. Eva graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s in journalism: Public Relations.