About
Banker turned operator turned investor with experience in tech banking at Credit Suisse, launching business lines at Lyft, and investing at Mosaic Ventures and Felix Capital; focused on user-centric products at the intersection of technology and creativity.
Experience
- KfundInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Felix CapitalInvestor2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- Mosaic VenturesVenture Capital Investor2020 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Balderton CapitalVenture Capital Investor2019London, United Kingdom
- LyftOperations Strategy Manager2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Credit SuisseTechnology Investment Banking Analyst2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit UnionCredit Officer2010 — 2014Washington, DC
- Credit SuisseLatin America Investment Banking Summer Analyst2013New York, New York
- Credit SuisseSummer Analyst / Douglas L. Paul Scholarship Recipient2012New York, New York
- Banco SantanderSummer Intern2011Paris Area, France
Skills & more
Research6Investment Banking16Emerging Markets9Financial Modeling11Fixed Income4Valuation3Investments3Social Media4PowerPoint2Financial Analysis3Finance3Corporate Finance4
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EconomicsMicrosoft ExcelLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is María de Lera Auersperg?
- Banker turned operator turned investor with experience in tech banking at Credit Suisse, launching business lines at Lyft, and investing at Mosaic Ventures and Felix Capital; focused on user-centric products at the intersection of technology and creativity.
- Where does María de Lera Auersperg work?
- María de Lera Auersperg is at Kfund.
- Where did María de Lera Auersperg go to school?
- María de Lera Auersperg studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship & Innovation); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master in International Studies (MA), Global Political Science); Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance and International Business).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,557
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania36
Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsCristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveDan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesStephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue VenturesWillian ShiangInvestor at FELIX CAPITALDalton WrightGeneral Partner at Kickstart Fund
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Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business92
Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsMiles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado VenturesSara ZulkoskyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast CapitalGary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Matt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersTug FisherManaging Principal at Odyssey Investment Partners
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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong78
Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalFiona ZhengPrincipal at ArtesianKasper de KockFinance & compliance manager at Peak
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mosaic Ventures18
Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesSimon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesChandar LalPartner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleBart DessaintVenture Partner at Mosaic VenturesFreya KempellExecutive Assistant at Mosaic Ventures
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Also worked at Balderton Capital58
Roberto BonanzingaPartner at Inreach VenturesJohn MesrieOperating Partner at Inreach VenturesJane Elizabeth ReddinPartner, Platform & Talent at AlbionVCLars Fjeldsoe-NielsenGeneral Partner at Owl VenturesHarry BriggsPartner at Astanor VenturesNicola McClaffertyPartner at Molten Ventures
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Also worked at Lyft96
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Credit Suisse606
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesNik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
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