Margarita Herdocia
About Margarita Herdocia
Margarita Herdocia is a Nicaraguan-born businesswoman who lives in Costa Rica. She studied at Duke University and at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Political Science and Psychology and a minor in Economics.
She leads her family office and has run a holding company, Renaissance Holdings, with businesses in Central America and the Caribbean. For about a decade she led restaurant groups operating TGIFridays, KFC and Pizza Hut, which Forbes covered. She has also led real estate projects, including Citi Tower at Acropolis in the Dominican Republic and duty free zones in Costa Rica.
In 2020 she joined PLNT Burger, a plant-based fast casual chain around Washington DC, as a founder alongside Seth Goldman. She is a 2005 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a YPO member and a founder of Ticos y Nicas: Somos Hermanos, which supports Nicaraguan migrants.
Crunchbase lists one personal investment: an angel round in TuCash, dated October 15, 2022, with Herdocia as lead investor. Crunchbase shows no exits and no companies founded under her profile. Her wider investing runs through her family office, and the public record does not list its deals.
Her family office bio names "AI & Behavior Modification" among the areas it invests in and manages. No specific AI company, round or year is public. Her degree combines psychology and economics, but she has not publicly tied that to an AI thesis.
Her family office describes a diversified portfolio spanning financial services, technology, health care, AI & Behavior Modification, restaurants and general services, in several countries. Crunchbase places her in Central America and Latin America. She has not publicly stated preferred stages, check sizes or what she looks for in founders. She has said that one of her life missions is to create happy and secure jobs, and she describes a management approach built on positivity.
- TuCash: angel round led by Herdocia, listed on Crunchbase in October 2022.
- PLNT Burger: plant-based fast casual restaurant chain around Washington DC. She joined as a founder and partner in March 2020, and a later listing calls her CEO. This is an operating role, not an angel check.
- crunchbase.com/person/margarita-herdocia
- ypo.org/profile/margarita-herdocia
- agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/1007
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/honest-tea-founder-seth-goldman-and-entre
- theshelbyreport.com/2020/03/15/goldman-founds-plnt-burger
- scalingup.com/recovery-summit2-0
- dontstopusnow.co/margarita-herdocia-the-compassionate-capitalist
- linkedin.com/in/margarita-herdocia-8b744044
Investing activity
Margarita Herdocia has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has led 1 round.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Margarita Herdocia
Does Margarita Herdocia invest in AI startups?
Her family office lists AI & Behavior Modification among its investment areas. No named AI portfolio company is public.
What is Margarita Herdocia's check size?
It is not public. She has not stated a check size or investment range.
What stage does Margarita Herdocia invest in?
She has not stated a preferred stage. Her one listed personal investment on Crunchbase is an angel round in TuCash in October 2022.
Where is Margarita Herdocia based?
She is based in Costa Rica. Crunchbase tags her regions as Central America and Latin America.
What companies has Margarita Herdocia run?
She led restaurant groups operating TGIFridays, KFC and Pizza Hut and ran real estate projects. She is a founder of PLNT Burger and runs her family office.
How should founders approach Margarita Herdocia?
No public pitch process is listed. She has a public LinkedIn profile, and her family office covers technology, health care and AI, so a short note on fit is a reasonable start.
Is Margarita Herdocia an angel investor?
Yes. Margarita Herdocia invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
How can founders reach Margarita Herdocia?
Founders on Lounge can see Margarita Herdocia's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Margarita Herdocia to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.