We empower the Latin American middle-class through intentionally designed solutions that give fair access to quality services and better income-generating opportunities. We believe that this is the best way for sustainable economic development — and the most meaningful way to invest our talent and energy.
POLYMATH, DEFINED
pol·y·math \ˈpä-li-ˌmaTH\ [noun]
— a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning;
— a ‘Renaissance man’
Graduated Cum Laude from Harvard College, Wenyi is our Founder & CEO. Prior to founding Polymath she helped build a quantitative trading hedge fund, was a published researcher in applied physics, worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and was the COO of Milo.com in Silicon Valley, a consumer internet startup that sold to eBay in 2010.
Experienced investor in Spain and Latin America, Carlos is the Co-Founder and CFO. Before joining Polymath, he was a Partner at N+1 Mercapital. He spent 9 years at the Spanish PE firm and led its operations in the Andean Region. He holds an MBA from IE Business School, a Master in Corporate Finance from IEB, and a degree in Law from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Latin America’s (and the world’s) emerging middle class is growing at a tremendous rate (about 2.5 times the developed world), with newfound prosperity. There are many salient, unmet needs but not the contemporary, complex companies to serve them. Polymath aims to lead this economic awakening. Polymath is based in Bogotá, Colombia. We chose Colombia as a launching point for Latin America because of its macroeconomic stability, geographic centrality, growth trends, access to amazing talent, and increasingly supportive business culture.
Polymath Ventures is a company builder. Unlike incubators that help entrepreneurs develop their ideas, we create and launch our own businesses 100% in-house, from pre-concept to full-scale operations. We see great value in vertically integrating quality design, team and implementation.
Unlike VC firms who invest institutional capital into hi-potential businesses, Polymath assembles capital from outside investors with shared vision and values. We see great advantages in partnering with investors who provide valuable insight and advice.
