Leticia Souza

Epic Angels is democratizing angel investing. We make angel investing accessible. We give women the confidence to invest, by learning about the investment process, and understanding how other women invest. Epic Angels is a network of female executives and operators who have built and expanded companies in all parts of the world. We are the largest female-only angel network in Asia Pacific and Latinoamerica. Research shows, investors tend to back those they perceive as similar to them. Instead of trying to convince male investors to invest in women, we need to focus on increasing the percentage of female investors. We need to close the financial gender gap. Our focus is early-stage startups in APAC and LATAM across all verticals. We invest in pre-seed, seed and series A rounds. Our ticket sizes range from 50K to 250K USD. We are strong advocates for female leadership, and invest in startups with at least one woman on the executive team. Most importantly, we invest in people. Founders who refuse to die and choose agility over ego.

GVAngels is a non-profit organization, created in 2017 by EAESP-FGV alumni, with the goal of generating opportunities among alumni who want to invest in Startups with growth potential, and Entrepreneurs who want to accelerate their business with Support from highly qualified investors. To create these Opportunities, it organizes bimonthly events, in which Four Startups, pre-selected by the Group Committee, present themselves to the members present, who decide in real time to advance in the conversations about investment with the entrepreneurs or not.

Epic Angels is democratizing angel investing. We make angel investing accessible. We give women the confidence to invest, by learning about the investment process, and understanding how other women invest. Epic Angels is a network of female executives and operators who have built and expanded companies in all parts of the world. We are the largest female-only angel network in Asia Pacific and Latinoamerica. Research shows, investors tend to back those they perceive as similar to them. Instead of trying to convince male investors to invest in women, we need to focus on increasing the percentage of female investors. We need to close the financial gender gap. Our focus is early-stage startups in APAC and LATAM across all verticals. We invest in pre-seed, seed and series A rounds. Our ticket sizes range from 50K to 250K USD. We are strong advocates for female leadership, and invest in startups with at least one woman on the executive team. Most importantly, we invest in people. Founders who refuse to die and choose agility over ego.

GVAngels is a non-profit organization, created in 2017 by EAESP-FGV alumni, with the goal of generating opportunities among alumni who want to invest in Startups with growth potential, and Entrepreneurs who want to accelerate their business with Support from highly qualified investors. To create these Opportunities, it organizes bimonthly events, in which Four Startups, pre-selected by the Group Committee, present themselves to the members present, who decide in real time to advance in the conversations about investment with the entrepreneurs or not.

Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. We have offices in Manila, London and Hong Kong. First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses. First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.

Itaú BBA is Latin Americas largest corporate investment bank and its part of the Itaú Unibanco group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the world. We provide service to institutional investors and the group’s highest-revenue clients. Given the complexity of the businesses of these clients, we know that our activity must be customized to each one individually. Our portfolio includes products and services such as asset management, mergers and acquisitions consultancy, share offerings, securitization, derivatives, structured operations, cash management, financing, and guarantees, among others. All of our solutions are designed by our teams of specialists based on the specific profile and needs of each client. We want to be a part of our clients​ success, which is why we have established a presence in the worlds major financial centers.

O BR Partners é um dos maiores bancos de investimentos do Brasil. Com uma ampla gama de serviços financeiros e foco em relacionamentos de longo prazo juntos aos clientes, preservando o caráter da independência, é especializado na assessoria a fusões e aquisições, reestruturações financeiras, estruturação e Mercado de Capitais, soluções de tesouraria, investimentos estruturados e gestão de fortunas.