About
Board member providing guidance to the firm and portfolio companies.
Experience
- LaboratoriaBoard President (non-executive)current2026 — present
- Carreras con PropósitoAutoracurrent2026 — present
- Es HoyMiembro del Consejo Directivocurrent2020 — present
- Rimac Seguros y ReasegurosDirectora Independiente.current2021 — present
- Clínica InternacionalDirectora Independiente.2022 — 2026
- LaboratoriaCo-founder & Laboratoria+ Lead2023 — 2025
- LaboratoriaCo-founder & CEO2014 — 2023Lima, Peru
- AVP VenturesDirectora2020 — 2024
- AyuCo-founder2013 — 2014Lima, Peru
- TechnoServeProgram Development Manager2013 — 2014Latin America & the Caribbean
- The Earth Institute, Columbia UniversitySummer Research Assistant2012Kisumu, Kenya
- Organization of American StatesProject Coordinator, Universal Civil Identity Program2007 — 2011
- AnkayDevelopment Coordinator2010 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Stata9International Development60Public Policy26Policy Analysis29International Relations48Project Management12Social Enterprise6Capacity Building7Spanish17Program Evaluation7Foreign Policy6Political Science3
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PoliticsSustainable DevelopmentFundraisingPolicyHuman RightsNGOsSocial EntrepreneurshipResearchProposal WritingEconomic DevelopmentCorporate Social ResponsibilityLatin AmericaLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Mariana's professional profile.
Colleagues at AVP Ventures
Aldo Franciscolo
Investor at AVP Ventures
Debbie Jaffe
Investor at AVP Ventures
Elizabeth Acuña
Investor at AVP Ventures
Federico Cuneo
Investor at AVP Ventures
Greg Mitchell
Managing Partner at AVP Ventures
Guillermo de Vivanco
Investor at AVP Ventures
Ines Temple
Investor at AVP Ventures
Isabel Elias
Investor at AVP Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mariana Costa?
- Board member providing guidance to the firm and portfolio companies.
- Where does Mariana Costa work?
- Mariana Costa is at AVP Ventures.
- Where did Mariana Costa go to school?
- Mariana Costa studied at Columbia | SIPA (Master, Public Administration in Development Practice); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bachelor of Science (BS), BSc International Relations); Latitud (Fellow).
Same school
Also attended Columbia | SIPA49
MarioPartner at Hummingbird VenturesMarissa SterlingSenior Platform Associate at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESKatie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupRoy WiesnerPartner at aMoonNicholas JavaVenture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)979
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Latitud27
Nicolas IlgSenior Associate at Segue Sustainable InfrastructureZac ThomasPortfolio Development Manager, Startupbootcamp Mexico City at Finnovista VCSebastian SulmaInvestor at DEPO VenturesJavier DolcetInvestor at Telegraph Hill CapitalVitor AlbuquerqueFounder at ApartioLuiz StudartFounder at Apartio
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Shared employers
Also worked at Laboratoria3
Also worked at TechnoServe33
Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.David RodriguezInvestor at Draft Ventures LlcPiruze SabuncuPartner at Square Peg CapitalCJ ArmbrustPrincipal at American Family VenturesRiccardo BasileCEO and Co-Founder at Agora at PICUS CAPITALSanna BediInnovation Specialist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
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