Juliana Garaizar is a Founding Partner of Energy Tech Nexus, a General Partner at Portfolia Rising America and a Venture Partner at Climatetech Global Ventures, investing in AI in climate. Previously she was the Chief Development and Investment Officer at Greentown Labs. Investor of the Year Houston Innovation Award recipient, she is also an Impact Committee Member of Net Zero Ventures and Advisory Board Member of Ally Energy, the LatinX Startup Alliance and Impulse4women. A Kauffman and VC Include Fellow experienced in Bridging the Gender Gap in investing, Juliana was the Texas Medical Center Venture Fund Director and the Managing Director of the Houston Angel Network. She was the Manager of the French Riviera's Sophia Business Angels network and its European Business Innovation Center. Juliana started her career in Singapore: first as an International Trade Consultant for the Trade Commission of Spain then as a Project Manager for International Cards Center at the Asia Technology Office of Citigroup. Juliana obtained an MBA at the London Business School and Haas School of Business in Berkeley, specializing in Entrepreneurship.