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Bianca Martinelli

Investor

Partner at Alexia Ventures

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Bianca Martinelli is a General Partner at Alexia Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on Latin American founders building software-driven businesses. She has over 20 years of experience scaling operations across more than 40 international markets, with particular expertise in Latin America and Europe. A Kauffman Fellow, she is also a co-founder of International Mastermind, a knowledge exchange platform for international expansion leaders.

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Experience

  1. Alexia VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Alexia VenturesPartner2021 — 2025São Paulo, Brazil
  3. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 21current2016 — presentNew York, United States
  4. LogcomexBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil
  5. MecanizouBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  6. LexterBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  7. PilarBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. somoscubBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  9. International MastermindCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. EndeavorSVP Global Operations2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  11. RD StationVP, International Expansion2017 — 2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
  12. EndeavorVice President, International Expansion2013 — 2017New York, New York, United States
  13. EndeavorDirector LatAm & Africa, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth2011 — 2013New York, New York, United States
  14. EndeavorAssociate > Manager, Entrepreneur Selection and Growth2007 — 2011São Paulo Area, Brazil
  15. Procter & GambleIntern, Trade Marketing Health Care Division2005 — 2006Greater São Paulo Area

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolChazen Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Latin America2010 — 2011
  2. Harvard Business SchoolScaling Entrepreneurial Ventures Program2014
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford-Endeavor Leadership Program2012
  4. Thunderbird School of Global Management2011 Class of the American Express Leadership Academy2011
  5. FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasBA, Business Administration2003 — 2007
  6. SDA BocconiErasmus Programme, Development Economics and International Development2006
  7. Colégio Dante AlighieriHigh School1990 — 2002

Skills & more

Board Level3Board Governance3Board Operation2Board SearchBoard AdministrationStrategic Leadership3Entrepreneurship99Latin American Business15Marketing Strategy32Strategy82Leadership59Strategic Planning40
+12 moreVenture CapitalNonprofitsBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsFundraisingStart-upsCoachingSalesManagement ConsultingTalent Management

Languages English · French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

From Bianca's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School577

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 571 more

Also attended Harvard Business School1,818

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,812 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,181 more

Also attended SDA Bocconi47

Giuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesLuca FerraresiProject Specialist at P101 VenturesChristophe de MontillePartner at Beyond Capital VenturesSure Kose UlutasExperts | Human Resources and Culture at 212Gabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda VenturesAmit KumarHead of BD at Rising Capital

+ 41 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Alexia Ventures6

Carlos (Degas) FilgueirasCo-Founder and Partner at Bewater VenturesPatrick ArippolCo-Founder and Partner at Alexia VenturesWolff KlabinCo-Founder and Partner at Alexia VenturesPedro AlmeidaAssociate at Alexia VenturesGiovanna MatosAnalyst at Alexia VenturesDebora SenaInvestor at Alexia Ventures

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 359 more

Also worked at Logcomex3

Thiago MalufManaging Partner at Igah VenturesCarlos (Degas) FilgueirasCo-Founder and Partner at Bewater VenturesViviane RadiukManaging Director at Invest Tech

Also worked at Endeavor146

Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesSaraPartner at Maven VenturesPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalLily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined VenturesPablo VenturaInvestor at KfundAntonia Rojas EingFounder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITAL

+ 140 more

Colleagues at Alexia Ventures

Alcyr Araujo
Advisor at Alexia Ventures
Alice Samaia Ferreira
Analyst at Alexia Ventures
Allen Taylor
Advisor at Alexia Ventures
Andrew Keesee
Head of Business Development at Alexia Ventures
Carlos Kokron
Venture Partner at Alexia Ventures
Debora Sena
Investor at Alexia Ventures
Eduardo Wurzmann
Advisor at Alexia Ventures
Eric Santos
Advisor at Alexia Ventures

Network4

Debora Sena
Investor at Alexia Ventures
Giovanna Matos
Analyst at Alexia Ventures
Luis Lemos
Associate at Alexia Ventures
Pedro Almeida
Associate at Alexia Ventures

Investors connected to Bianca in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.