About
Alejandro Safdie joined Quona Capital in 2023 as an Investment Associate focused on Latin America and became Vice President in 2025, where he works on deal sourcing, evaluating and diligencing opportunities, and supporting portfolio companies. Before Quona, he spent his career in fintech, including being the first employee at an asset-backed digital lender in Argentina, implementing digital lending-as-a-service solutions at banks in Argentina and Mexico, and leading product strategy at a regional Latin American crypto exchange. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an M.A. from The Lauder Institute, both at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Experience
- Quona CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- firstminute capitalMBA Summer Intern2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Alpaca VCMBA Research Intern2022
- BuenbitInterim Head of Product2021Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Poincenot Technology StudioProduct Manager2020 — 2021Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- AgilisProduct Manager2019 — 2020Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
- AgilisSenior Analyst2017 — 2018Buenos Aires
- AgilisAnalyst2016 — 2017Buenos Aires, Argentina
- M.Nahmias S.A.C.I. y F.Administrative & Sales Officer2014 — 2015Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Cohen S.A.Intern2014Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointCustomer Service3Data AnalysisResearchSocial MediaSoftware ImplementationBusiness DevelopmentFinanceCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Software Project ManagementEnglishPortugueseSpanishLeadershipStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingTeamworkCritical ThinkingTeam LeadershipLanguages English · French · Greek · Portuguese · Spanish
- IB Diploma — Cambridge College
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Colleagues at Quona Capital
Adrienne Henderson
Senior Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Anuraag Dalal
Strategic Operations Associate at Quona Capital
David Mathewson
Partner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Deidra Buissereth
Executive Office Associate & People Operations Coordinator at Quona Capital
Devin N. Dockery
Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Elis Kwek
Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Fernanda Rezende
Analyst at Quona Capital
Ganesh Rengaswamy
Managing Partner at Quona Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alejandro Safdie?
- Alejandro Safdie joined Quona Capital in 2023 as an Investment Associate focused on Latin America and became Vice President in 2025, where he works on deal sourcing, evaluating and diligencing opportunities, and supporting portfolio companies. Before Quona, he spent his career in fintech, including being the first employee at an asset-backed digital lender in Argentina, implementing digital lending-as-a-service solutions at banks in Argentina and Mexico, and leading product strategy at a regional Latin American crypto exchange. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an M.A. from The Lauder Institute, both at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires.
- Where does Alejandro Safdie work?
- Alejandro Safdie is Vice President at Quona Capital.
- What does Alejandro Safdie invest in?
- Alejandro Safdie invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where did Alejandro Safdie go to school?
- Alejandro Safdie studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA Exchange, Business Administration and Management); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master of Arts - MA, International Studies - Focus in Africa).
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Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania42
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Shared employers
Also worked at firstminute capital25
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Also worked at Alpaca VC19
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