Andrea Andrade de Oliveira Kestenbaum is the Co-Founder of Positive Ventures. She is an impact investor and diversity advocate, backing mission-driven founders building hard technologies to address the Global South’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Investor Profile

Based In: São Paulo, Brazil, and Palo Alto, United States

Board Positions: ICE - Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial

Investor Type: VC Firm

Preferred Sector(s): Clean Energy, Carbon, Circular Economy, Biotech, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Buildings, Health, Education, Upskilling.

Preferred Stage(s): Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Preferred Geo(s): US, Latin America (especially Brazil)

Sample Companies: Pachama, Windfall Bio, Eureciclo, Labi Exames, Letrus, Funga

LAVCA Honors

Top Women Investors in Latin America 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024