Blanche Ajarrista
InvestorPartner at White Star Capital
London
Writes $5M – $10M checks · typically $8M
About
Blanche Ajarrista is a Partner at White Star Capital based in London. She previously worked at Eight Roads, a global venture capital fund and asset manager, where she focused on early-stage fintech investments and portfolio support, and before that at Ardian's Fund of Funds team in London. She holds a Masters in Finance from IE Business School in Madrid and a bachelor's in Economics from McGill University in Montreal.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- White Star CapitalPartnercurrent2026 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- White Star CapitalPrincipal2025 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- White Star CapitalVice President2023 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- White Star CapitalAssociate2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Eight RoadsAnalyst2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- ArdianPrivate Debt2018London, United Kingdom
- ArdianFund of Funds2017London, United Kingdom
- JuniperAnalyst2016Montreal, Canada Area
Skills & more
Research5Economics4Business Development4International Relations2Financial Analysis5International Business3Data Analysis2Financial ModelingDue DiligenceVenture CapitalFinTechStart-ups
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Business StrategyFinanceFundingFinancial PlanningProject ManagementMarket ResearchMarket MappingValuationAnalysisTeamworkNegotiationStrategyLanguages English · French · Spanish
- WSET L3 — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust
- WSET L2 — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
- Passed 2016 Level I CFA — CFA Institute
From Blanche's professional profile.
Colleagues at White Star Capital
Adam Chen
General Partner at Serafund
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Alberto Lopez Toledo
Venture Partner & CTO Advisory at White Star Capital
Alejandro Licona
Vice President at White Star Capital
Alex Thabet
Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Arjun Mehra
Associate at White Star Capital
Bérénice Moustial
Vice President at White Star Capital
Cameron Coombes
Principal at White Star Capital
Network7
Alex Wilson
Investor at White Star Capital
Christophe Bourque
General Partner at White Star Capital
Cristina Ventura
General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer at White Star Capital
Duc Nguyen
Vice President at White Star Capital
Eddie Lee
General Partner at White Star Capital
Eric Martineau-Fortin
Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital
Thomas Klocanas
Principal at White Star Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Blanche Ajarrista?
- Blanche Ajarrista is a Partner at White Star Capital based in London. She previously worked at Eight Roads, a global venture capital fund and asset manager, where she focused on early-stage fintech investments and portfolio support, and before that at Ardian's Fund of Funds team in London. She holds a Masters in Finance from IE Business School in Madrid and a bachelor's in Economics from McGill University in Montreal.
- Where does Blanche Ajarrista work?
- Blanche Ajarrista is Partner at White Star Capital.
- What does Blanche Ajarrista invest in?
- Blanche Ajarrista invests in Fintech.
- What check size does Blanche Ajarrista write?
- Blanche Ajarrista typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
- Where did Blanche Ajarrista go to school?
- Blanche Ajarrista studied at IE Business School (Master’s Degree, Master in Finance); McGill University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Ardian39
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