Aldo Alvarez

Aldo Alvarez (born August 19, 1982) is a Mexican technology entrepreneur, known for founding the digital philanthropy website Aporta together with Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
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Aporta
In 2010, Aldo Alvarez was in New York City when Hurricane Alex hit ground in his native Monterrey, Mexico. After sharing this issue with Facebook Co-founder Eduardo Saverin and they both decided in 2011 to found the digital philanthropy website Aporta.
Aporta allows the interaction between donors and nonprofits in Mexico. Through the platform nonprofits publish Institutional information and donors can support with online donations, volunteer work and in kind donations. The website is also used by donors in Mexico to crowdfund for humanitarian emergency relief.
Background
Alvarez grew up in Monterrey, Mexico From 2006 to 2011, Alvarez participated as an investment associate at private equity firms Palladium Equity Partners and Wyndham Global Partners in New York and as an investment banker at Banc of America's Securities in New York. Alvarez resides in New York City Forbes mentioned that Alvarez started the "First online philanthropic platform in Mexico".<ref name=":3" />

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