Fernando Carranza is a venture capital investor with Cleveland Avenue’s CAST US Fund, where he invests in tech-driven businesses led by founders from under-resourced communities that can catalyze systemic change.

Before joining Cleveland Avenue, Fernando was a director of venture at Digital Currency Group in New York City, helping to shape the future of decentralized finance. His career began in investment banking at Société Générale where he advised companies on financing strategies, mergers, and acquisitions, across the US and EMEA regions. Fernando left Société Générale to lead the first Latinx-focused incubator in the US at 1871 Chicago, and later joined Agora Partnerships in Mexico City as an impact investor.

Fernando graduated with a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Fernando also received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management as a Toigo Foundation Fellow, MLT Fellow, and ICM Mosaic Fellow.