Biography

Laura Maydón has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2020. Ms. Maydón is founder and partner of Ascendo, a venture capital firm unlocking untapped, overlooked investment opportunities nationwide to drive inclusive economic growth in pursuit of alpha. Ascendo invests in early-stage companies led by founders from underrepresented segments across Fintech, Edtech, Future of Work and Enterprise Software. Ms. Maydón was the founding Managing Director and CEO of Endeavor Miami, an entrepreneurial accelerator for scale-ups, pioneering South Florida’s entrepreneurial hub, She built and led the organization from September 2013 to June 2019, when she stepped away from day-to-day activities to serve for a year as a board member. From 2003 to 2013, Ms. Maydón held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility at Visa (NYSE: V), ultimately serving from 2010 through 2013 as Senior Business Leader, Commercial Solutions, LATAM & Caribbean after having been Business Development Leader, LATAM & Caribbean from 2004 to 2010. She previously served on the Board of three tech companies, as well as an independent director on the board of directors of Natural Fiber Welding from 2021 to 2023. She is also a member of the Investment Committee of Salkantay Ventures. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a B.S in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. We believe that Ms. Maydón’s years of experience at Visa and Endeavor Miami and knowledge of digital financial and payment services, make her well-qualified to serve as a director.