About us

Who We Are

Founded by partners with experience in real asset investment, international trade, and capital structuring, Elementra Capital operates as a bridge between opportunity and execution.

Our approach blends the discipline of investment banking with the flexibility of a boutique advisory firm — providing tailored advisory and co-investment solutions across assets, commodities and deals.

Our Mission

To create clarity and confidence in complex transactions — optimizing the bridge between asset owners and institutional capital, and contributing to the professionalization of emerging markets.

Leadership Team

CEO & CoFounder: Renzo Dancourt

Renzo is an investment executive who has worked on Wall Street for nearly 20 years, leading global investment strategies and deploying over USD $3 billion in investments across multiple sectors throughout his career in the alternative investments industry.

He is the CEO of Elementra Capital, where he leads the global advisory and alternative investments units. He is also an executive member at Panoramic Hills Capital and its private markets arm Axione Capital Management, with $400 million in assets under management.

Renzo has global multi-asset expertise and has invested in public and private markets across multiple sectors including mining. He is a strategic advisor and consultant to various hedge funds and private credit funds as well as a board advisor to various technology startups.

He graduated from the prestigious New York University (NYU) and holds the CFA designation, the most recognized certification in the investment world.

CRO & CoFounder: Ricardo Rodriguez

With over 15 years of experience, Ricardo Rodríguez is an entrepreneur and investment executive who has led strategic investments and cross-border transactions in the mining, energy, retail, and tech sectors. In Latin American and international markets, he has provided advice and structured projects worth between $50 million and $100 million USD.

Prior to this, he was an Executive Member at CCO Investments (Canada/Peru), a diversified company that prioritized sustainable value creation and real assets. Ricardo now plays a significant role in connecting institutional capital with emerging markets through Elementra. He currently manages the overall strategic vision of the business units with a focus on the trading division,

He has degrees in music composition from UPC, business and marketing from ESAN University, and strategic thinking for executive directors from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.

External Advisors

Victor Jaramillo

Mr. Jaramillo, M.Sc., P. Geo., is an international geological consultant with over 35 years' experience in the mining industry. Mr. Jaramillo has worked for major and junior mining companies as senior project geologist, technical director, chief mine geologist and exploration and mine manager.

His work has included regional exploration, property assessment, resource estimation and mine operations. He has worked in Canada, the United States and Latin America. Most of his experience in the last 25 years has been focused on precious metal and copper deposits. Mr. Jaramillo was directly responsible for the discovery of the Langosta porphyry copper-gold deposit in Mexico, and the discovery of the Las Lomas porphyry copper-gold deposit in Peru.

He holds an M.Sc.A. degree in Mineral Exploration from McGill University (Canada) and a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Washington & Lee University (U.S.A.)

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