Overview

• The inaugural session on July 31 brought together inventors from across Mexico to pitch projects to a panel of investors and institutional representatives.
• Original Shark Tank México judges Arturo Elías Ayub, Rodrigo Herrera Aspra and Ana Victoria García joined funds including Angel Ventures, Cometa, Dalus, Nazca and Ignia as panelists.
• Major academic bodies such as IPN, UNAM, ITAM, ITESM and IBERO and agencies like IMPI and the Fondo de Fondos provided institutional support for the forum.
• Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard said the platform will be institutionalized to channel investment into innovative projects and bolster Mexico’s global competitiveness.
• Panelists publicly recognized the government’s successful negotiation of a 90-day deferral on US tariffs that had threatened Mexican exports.