How I Sold 8 US B2B Clients in 3 Weeks as a Foreigner | Carlos Chavez, Braven

Carlos Chávez grew up watching his father work in insurance. Today he’s building Braven, AI agents that take over what underwriters still do by hand: processing submissions, quoting policies, binding coverage. One underwriter on Braven handles 30x the volume they did before.But the story isn’t the product. Carlos arrived from Colombia with no network in the US insurance industry. Latin American VCs told him directly that a Latin team couldn’t run commercial processes in the US.Braven raised $6M from Collide Capital, Fiat Ventures, Broom Ventures, Aito Capital, and a16z scout.Also in this episode:Moving to the US Gradually vs. Going All InSelling AI Into a Traditional IndustryRaising From US VCs as an OutsiderWhy San Francisco’s “Boring” Culture Can Be a SuperpowerGET THE BEST OF THE INTERVIEWS IN OUR NEWSLETTER🗞️Read it: https://rebrand.ly/tssnwsrssCarlo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosachavezr/Enzo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzo-cavalie/