José Luis Silva Vázquez of Dux Capital and Brian York of Cubbo

11/23/22 • 37 min

In today's episode of Funding & Disrupting, host Keith Herman interviews Jose Luis Silva, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Dux Capital, and Brian York, Co-Founder & CEO of Cubbo. Dux is an early-stage VC firm investing in US-based Latinx founders. They provide funding to groups that have been historically underinvested, overlooked, and underrepresented. Cubbo is a Latin American technology company that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands.

Why Dux was created and where the name came from
Dux’s portfolio, what sets them apart, and how they decide whom they invest in
How Dux and Jose Luis came to know Brian and Cubbo
Why Brian decided to start Cubbo in LatAm and how they are innovating the supply chain
Why Brian likes working with newer VC’s like Dux
The importance of having a great team
Cubbo’s pivot away from a self-storage concept
The due diligence process with Dux
Brian's advice to tech founders if they want Dux as an investor
Jose Luis’s advice for tech founders in the early stages of raising capital
How to get in contact with Jose Luis and Brian

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Why Dux was created and where the name came from
Dux’s portfolio, what sets them apart, and how they decide whom they invest in
How Dux and Jose Luis came to know Brian and Cubbo
Why Brian decided to start Cubbo in LatAm and how they are innovating the supply chain
Why Brian likes working with newer VC’s like Dux
The importance of having a great team
Cubbo’s pivot away from a self-storage concept
The due diligence process with Dux
Brian's advice to tech founders if they want Dux as an investor
Jose Luis’s advice for tech founders in the early stages of raising capital
How to get in contact with Jose Luis and Brian

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