Edson Rigonatti
InvestorPartner at Astella Investimentos
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
One of the founding partners of Astella, Edson describes himself primarily as a mentor who supports entrepreneurs, and is a collector of mental models and playbooks for scaling startups. Personal interests include running, yoga, philosophy, religion and the arts.
Experience
- AstellaPartnercurrent2007 — presentBrazil
- Cicerone CapitalPartner2003 — 2007
- Lucent TechnologiesSales Vice President1997 — 2003
- Lojas VeperGeneral Manager1989 — 1995
- Sacred CurseLead Guitarist1989 — 1993Greater São Paulo Area
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance and Financial Management Services1995 — 1997
- Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieBA, Business Administration1990 — 1993
Skills & more
Private Equity99Capital Markets28Investment Banking31Corporate Development99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Corporate Finance76M&A experience36Due Diligence8New Business Development38Business Planning99
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MergersBusiness DevelopmentRestructuringAngel InvestingBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestmentsInternational BusinessLatin AmericaStrategic PlanningStrategyValuationLanguages English
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Also worked at Lucent Technologies147
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Sales at Astella Investimentos
Andresa Bicudo
Investor Success Analyst at Astella Investimentos
Bruno Peroni
Principal at Astella Investimentos
Cassio Azevedo
Investor at Astella Investimentos
Daniel Chalfon
General Partner at Astella Investimentos
Flora Trujillo
Investor Analyst at Astella Investimentos
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Flora Trujillo
Investor Analyst at Astella Investimentos
Laura Mello de Andrea Constantini
Co-founder & Venture Partner at Astella Investimentos
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Associate at Astella Investimentos
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