Team

What brings us here is purpose and experience.

We are an entrepreneurial and cross-regional team of investors and operators across the Americas, united by a shared mission to back the foundational technologies shaping a thriving future.

With institutional rigor and an entrepreneurial drive, we combine curiosity with purpose and experience. Our access across the U.S. and Latin American ecosystems allows us to connect capital, technology, and talent, bridging established and emerging markets. We operate with a professionalized, data-driven, and collaborative approach; part of the New VC Playbook that blends systemic intelligence with purpose to build enduring value that will define the future.

Meet the Team

  • AT 1200

    Adriana Tortajada

    CEO, Managing Partner
    "Catalyst"

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  • JM 1200

    Jose Miguel Cortes

    COO, Managing Partner
    "Orchestrator"

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  • PC1200

    Paul Clastre

    Partner, Investments & Impact
    “Optimizer + Context”

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  • SS1200

    Sam Sadowsky

    Partner, Investments
    “Oracle + Technical”

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  • 1200 Chesco

    Francisco "Chesco" Ramos

    Data Science
    "Wizard"

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  • MK1200

    Micaela Kim

    Associate
    Investments, Portfolio, Systems Map

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  • RT1200

    Roberto Tessada-Arnaiz

    Analyst
    Investments, Portfolio, Quantitative

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  • PG 1200

    Patricia Grey

    Coordinator
    Events, Investor Relations

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  • EC1200

    Esteban Coppel

    Currently at Talipot FO
    Part of the 1200vc Founding Team

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Rest of the Family

Christopher Schelling LinkedIn
Investment Committee, Independent Member
20+ years in the investment industry having allocated roughly $7 billion and generating top quartile to top decile returns across hedge funds, real assets, private credit, and private equity.

Stacie Olivares LinkedIn
Investment Committee, Independent Member
Leading at the intersection of finance, climate/renewable energy, technology, and policy, her global oversight spans $1.4 trillion in retirement funds, $29 billion of insurance sustainable investment, and $3 trillion bond issuance.

Rodrigo Garcia LinkedIn
Investment Committee Chair, General Partner Member
20+ years of progressive leadership experience directing investment stewardship, product development, full lifecycle project management, and banking and financial operations.

José J. Pacheco LinkedIn
Investment Committee, Independent Member
Co-Director of Advanced Manufacturing and Design at MIT, in charge of the academic program at the MIT Center for Entrepreneurship, and experience in technology transfer across the US-LatAm corridor.

Instead of building a taller tree, we aim to become a forest.