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Ilana Nasser

Founder

Founder at Vendah

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

FoundedVendah · YC

About

Ilana Nasser studied International Relations and entrepreneurship at USC and worked in agency roles managing large clients. She served as Director of Network Engagement at Endeavor Brazil, overseeing corporate sales and stakeholder relations, before founding Vendah, where she focuses on reseller experience and retention.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at VendahYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Ilana went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Vendah's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ilana can intro founders to Vendah's investors below.

Vendah's investors · 5

DOMO.VCMAYA Capital VenturesMyAsiaVCNorte VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Vendah

LFLuis Felipe Franco
Luis Felipe FrancoFounder
MCMarcelo Canovas
Marcelo CanovasFounder
PPPedro Pedruzzi
Pedro PedruzziFounder

Experience

  1. VendahCo-founder & Chief Commercial Officercurrent2021 — presentBrazil
  2. Beacon FoundersMembercurrent2023 — present
  3. big_betsInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  4. Link School of BusinessProfessora de Empreendedorismo - Creating New Ventures2021São Paulo, Brazil
  5. Endeavor BrasilDiretora de Engajamento de Rede | Director of Network Engagement2020 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
  6. Endeavor BrasilDiretora de Relações Institucionais | Director of Institutional Relations2018 — 2020
  7. Endeavor BrasilGerente de Relações Institucionais | Manager of Institutional Relations2015 — 2018
  8. Endeavor BrasilAnalista de Educação Empreendedora | Entrepreneurial Education Analyst2012 — 2014Endeavor Brasil
  9. Epigram Branding e ComunicaçãoGestor de Contas2010 — 2012Greater São Paulo Area
  10. Viva! ExperiênciasGerente de Produto e Atendimento2009 — 2010
  11. Los Angeles Chamber of CommerceEstágio2008

Education

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Arts - BA, Relações Internacionais2005 — 2009
  2. Graded - The American School of São Paulo1990 — 2005

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

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University of Southern California mafia108

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jinal JhaveriMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded SchoolMint +1Kent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Form Bio +1Jonathan FriedmanPost-Doctoral ResearcherFounded Assembly +1Kyle MichelsonPolitical ScienceFounded Getlabs +1Mike MahlkowFounded Fastgen +1David NordhausenBusiness Administration and ManagementFounded Fastgen +1

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big_bets mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matheus Detzel BernertInvestorFounded Khiza DAOLuis Felipe FrancoInvestorFounded Vendah

Same school

Also attended University of Southern California470

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

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Also attended Graded - The American School of São Paulo7

Matheus AbizaidVisiting Investment Analyst at 415 CapitalAlex RamosAssociate at CVS Health VenturesChristian TellesManaging Partner at Expanding CapitalAlex SeibelPartner at Positive VenturesPedro MendonçaPartner at 1616 VenturesFranco TorresInvestor at FEA Angels

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vendah3

Luis Felipe FrancoFounder at VendahMarcelo CanovasFounder at VendahPedro PedruzziFounder at Vendah

Also worked at Link School of Business5

Igor PassarinInvestments at MAYA Capital VenturesBruno KuntzInvestments, Finance at MAYA Capital VenturesVictor FavaroVenture Partner at GLOCAL LatamBruna Freire FernandesInvestor at DOMO.VCDaniel MagalhãesInvestor at DOMO.VC

Also worked at Endeavor Brasil22

Igor PiquetInvestor at MatterScale VenturesRomero RodriguesInvestor at HeadlineDaniel IbriManaging Partner at Mindset VentureAnderson TheesManaging Partner at Redpoint eventuresGuilherme WeegeCo-Founder and Partner at Bewater VenturesPedro AlmeidaAssociate at Alexia Ventures

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