Laura N Montoya

Excited to be at @iclr_conf in Rio 🇧🇷 representing @_LXAI! Grateful to @Google for hosting a Breakfast Social, creating a space for our community to connect, collaborate, and grow. Looking forward to great conversations, join us tomorrow morning! rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/l…

Returning from @sxsw feeling energized. Highlight: hosting a conversation on Angel & Seed Investing Takeaways: • Global South founders are some of the most resilient builders • The ecosystem’s momentum is real (AI + cross-border investors) #SXSW #Startups #VC #AI

Honored to speak at #SALA2026 on a panel focused on #AI #Research Careers with @pcastr, David Fleet, Samy Bengio, Brayan Impatá and Jose Cordova-Garcia! These conversations are essential to the next generation of researchers! ​#SALA2026 #LatinAmerica @_LXAI

A pleasure speaking at #SALA2026 on “Valuing AI Startups in Emerging Markets” exploring valuation and unique risks and opportunities #VCs and #founders face. Big thanks to my team for ensuring the @_LXAI community was represented. #AI #LatinAmerica #VC @accelimp

Just landed for SXSW ✈️ Excited to host a conversation on Angel & Seed Investing in emerging markets. If you’re a #founder or #investor at #SXSW, come join us. #SXSW2026 #Startups #VC #AngelInvesting #AI #Deeptech @accelimpactvc @AccelerateAI @_LXAI

Stay current on my research, ventures, and musings at substack.com/@lauranmontoya

🚀 Big news at #NeurIPS2025 Mexico City! We hosted the first-ever @NeurIPSConf Startup Pitch Competition showcasing bold founders turning #ML breakthroughs into real-world impact: Congrats to the winners, Pluma – On-premise agents for industrial SMEs #AI #Startups #innovation

Great start to the @NeurIPSConf in #MexicoCity this morning beginning with the joint affinity workshop highlighting #AI researchers from Latinx in AI @_LXAI and @WiMLworkshop and @QueerinAI #NeurIPS2025 #NeurIPSCDMX #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #EthicalAI #LXAI #WIML #QAI

Thrilled to speak today at the @VamosVentures Founder Summit! Joining leaders from @GoogleX, @Microsoft, and @HesperianVC to discuss AI in Action. Let’s build boldly toward what’s next. 💡 #AI #Startups #VentureCapital #LatinxInAI #InnovationInAction

Happy to participate as a speaker and judge in the #AI for Good Summit at Stanford University today. 💡 Thanks to Nabila Elassar for the invitation to represent @accelimpactvc at this event! Register: lu.ma/mfhjupbv%C2%A0 #aiimpact #startup #venture