Laura Constantini / Astella on lessons from fundraising in volatile market, mentorship and passion for early-stage investing

Wednesday, April 13: For the final episode of The J Curve's LatAm Power Women in Tech Series I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Laura Constantini, co-founder and managing partner at Astella, Sao Paulo-based early stage venture capital firm with over $100M assets under management and over 50 companies invested including the likes of Omie and RD Station. Laura is the industry O.G., the pioneer among women investing in venture capital in Latin America. Laura is a co-host at "Astella around the world" show, where she interviews global VCs, LPs and thought leaders. Prior to starting Astella, Laura built an impressive career in Banking and M&A in Banco Santander and Cicerone Capital. 

In today's episode we will learn:

1) What prompted Laura to give up on successful career in finance and make a move into venture capital way ahead of the pack in 2008?
2) What were Laura's key learnings from the fundraising for Fund I and Fund II when interest rates were high and market knowledge about venture capital as an asset class low?
3) How does the decision making process look like in Astella?
4) What is the right time in a startup cycle to form a Board and what's the actual value of the Board for an early stage startup?
5) What is Laura's advice to founders raising in a highly liquid market?