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Gerardo Mendoza Llanes

Managing Partner at SouthLight Capital

📍 Federal District, Mexico🔄 Updated November 2026💼 12 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2023
VC🌍 Mexico
12
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1
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0
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1
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13y
Years active

Portfolio

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Advisor and Private Investor
Jan 2021
Primera empresa mexicana creadora de alimentos basados en plantas.
Board Member
Jan 2018
Somos un grupo empresarial multicategoría con más de 10 Años en el mercado colombiano, convirtiéndonos en un aliado estratégico para la producción y desarrollo de marcas a gran escala.
Board Member
Oct 2017
Acurio Restaurantes is a Restaurants company located in Peru.
Experience · 20 entries
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Investments (12)
Founder (2)
Board (11)
2023
Independent Board Member
Sep 2023
Centralizadora de servicios y soluciones para las ESCUELAS
2022
Board Member
Aug 2022
Our primary mission is to make flavorful heat using wholesome, simple ingredients — Ingredients that you can see. Melinda’s is the Original Habanero Pepper Sauce. Our distinct pepper sauces made their mark by being different. In the 80’s, most hot sauces were vinegary and watery. They left a sour flavor on your food. Melinda’s was thicker, hotter and better than the traditional style sauces. Our unique recipe honors Habanero peppers by blending them deliciously with carrots, onions, garlic, a hint of lime and salt to craft the perfect balance of heat and flavor. Melinda’s proved that a pepper sauce could taste good with or without food. A lot of our fans say that Melinda’s is so tasty that food is optional, pop in a straw and you’re good to go! Melinda’s comes in a variety of heat levels and varieties, read more to find out which heat level is right for you.
2021
Advisor and Private Investor
Jan 2021
Primera empresa mexicana creadora de alimentos basados en plantas.
2019
Co-Managing Partner
Jan 2019
Socially responsible and innovative multi asset platform alternative manager, with true presence in LatAm and the U.S. Hispanic market.
2018
QBCo, SAS
Board Member
Jan 2018
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2013–2023 · 12 investments
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