Andrea Kestenbaum
InvestorInvestor at Positive Ventures
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M
About
Co-Founder, CEO, and Investment Committee member at Positive Ventures with a background as both investor and executive across services, retail, and international trade. She serves on various boards and holds a Master's in Economics and Sustainable Development from UPC, with executive education from MIT Sloan and Stanford.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Positive VenturesFounding Partner and CEOcurrent2015 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Positive VenturesInvestment Committecurrent2019 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Pyar InvestimentosPartnercurrent2006 — present
- Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE)Board Member2022 — 2025São Paulo, Brazil
- LetrusBoard Observer2019 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- Sistema BBoard Member, Fiscal Committee2020 — 2023São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Mixtape DesignFounder and CEO2011 — 2014São Paulo, Brazil
- Lupa Administradora LtdaExecutive Director2006 — 2008Brazil
Skills & more
Microsoft Office4Team LeadershipLeadershipStrategic ThinkingStrategyInterpersonal SkillsManagementStrategic Planning4Planejamento estratégico4Impact investingFinancial PlanningValuation
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Venture FinancingLeadership DevelopmentBoard of DirectorsBoard DevelopmentOrganizational LeadershipProject ManagementCorporate GovernanceVenture CapitalBoard GovernanceTechnologyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningLanguages Espanhol · Francês · Inglês · Italiano
- Melhores Práticas de Governança Corporativa — IBGC - Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa
- Women in Leadership — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Professional Board Member — IBGC - Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa
- Leading Organizations and Change — MIT Sloan School of Management
From Andrea's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Letrus
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Positive Ventures
Alex Seibel
Partner at Positive Ventures
Bruna Constantino
Partner and Community at Positive Ventures
Fábio Kestenbaum
Managing Partner and Investments at Positive Ventures
Gustavo Behring
Managing Partner and Investments at Positive Ventures
Lars
Investor at Damgaard Company
Leila Orenstein
Partner at Gera Capital
Małgorzata Szcześniak
Manager of Operations at Radix Ventures
Marina Ferraz
Investments at Positive Ventures
Network4
Alex Seibel
Partner at Positive Ventures
Bruna Constantino
Partner and Community at Positive Ventures
Fábio Kestenbaum
Managing Partner and Investments at Positive Ventures
Gustavo Behring
Managing Partner and Investments at Positive Ventures
Investors connected to Andrea in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrea Kestenbaum?
- Co-Founder, CEO, and Investment Committee member at Positive Ventures with a background as both investor and executive across services, retail, and international trade. She serves on various boards and holds a Master's in Economics and Sustainable Development from UPC, with executive education from MIT Sloan and Stanford.
- Where does Andrea Kestenbaum work?
- Andrea Kestenbaum is Investor at Positive Ventures.
- What does Andrea Kestenbaum invest in?
- Andrea Kestenbaum invests in Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Andrea Kestenbaum write?
- Andrea Kestenbaum typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
- What boards does Andrea Kestenbaum sit on?
- Andrea Kestenbaum holds tracked board seats at Letrus.
- Where did Andrea Kestenbaum go to school?
- Andrea Kestenbaum studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Woman in Leadership); Stanford Continuing Studies (PgC, Bringing Sustainable Practices to Corporate Culture and Governance (WSP 391)); IBGC (Professional Board Member 103o).
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