Rafaella Fontes

Experience

1. BackEngineDirector of Strategy and Operationscurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
2. PavilionExecutive Membercurrent2025 — present
3. Fulcrum Venture GroupVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
4. Global Women in VCMembercurrent2024 — present
5. Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)Defense & Space Tech Vertical Lead2025 — 2026
6. SOUNDWavesInvestor2024Los Angeles, California, United States
7. Latina Venture StudentsCo President2021 — 2024
8. GoingVC PartnersInvestor2022 — 2024
9. Supply Change CapitalInvestor2022 — 2023
10. Supply Change CapitalVenture Capital Fellow2021 — 2022
11. InSiteInSITE Venture Fellow2020 — 2021
12. MIT Clean Energy PrizeEvent Director2020 — 2021
13. Champagne BollingerU.S. Brand Director2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
14. Savio Soares SelectonsAccount Manager2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
15. Wolffer Estate VineyardDigital Marketing Manager2015 — 2016Sagaponack, NY
16. Wolffer Estate VineyardLaboratory Assistant / Cellar Hand2015Long Island, NY
17. National Executive Service CorpsSummer Analyst2014Greater New York City Area
18. Columbia University in the City of New YorkPsychology Research Assistant2011 — 2013
19. Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch Associate2012
20. Columbia University in the City of New YorkOrientation Leader2012

Education

1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
2. GoingVCCohort 10, Venture Capital2022
3. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and Sociology2011 — 2015
4. Shady Side AcademyHigh School2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Languages English · French · Italian · Portuguese

From Rafaella's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended GoingVC22

EYEugene YangFund Operations Director at Keyhorse CapitalJCJordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesJFJay FraserInvestor at Side Door VenturesKBKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalCBCharles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma PrimeDHDianthe Harris SkurkoVenture Partner at Forma Prime

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Also attended Columbia University498

BHBen HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDLDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerCDChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGGGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystSBScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)EVErica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pavilion39

TYTony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalDDannyInvestor at MGV.VCMAMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundSBSophie BuonassisiSVP of Marketing at GTMfundCYCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212OMOliver ManojlovicVP Sales at Personio at PICUS CAPITAL

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Also worked at Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)32

CPChaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalZVZoe van den BolInvestor at Alpha PartnersTFTyler FohrmanChief of Staff at Glasswing VenturesSSStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCIBIan BalserAnalyst at Tech Square VenturesDGDenny GabrielVC Investor at Runa Capital

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Also worked at Champagne Bollinger1

ARAmandine RouillardGlobal Marketing & Operations Director at Walden Catalyst

Also worked at Columbia University in the City of New York106

RHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRZRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauRDRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRCRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJCJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalLYLauren YoungHead of Platform at AlleyCorp

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