Alessandra Santi

Early-stage VC investor and founding-team operator focused on Italian founders: Alessandra joined the founding team of Italian Founders Fund (managed by Koinos Capital) in 2023 and is presented publicly as part of the investment team. Her role centers on sourcing, diligence and supporting pre-seed/seed investments for startups with Italian roots or Italian founders worldwide. italianfoundersfund+2

Background bridging investment banking, consulting and digital strategy: prior to VC, Alessandra completed an investment-banking summer analyst role at J.P. Morgan (2021), worked in consulting (BR Consulting, 2022–2023) and held a digital strategy internship at Universal Music Group in 2022 — a mix that supports both transaction-level analysis and operator-minded portfolio support. koinoscapital+1

International, multidisciplinary academic profile: Alessandra completed a BSc-level program across European campuses at ESCP Business School (2019–2022), spent time at TU Delft in computer science (2018–2019), and earned a master's-level management degree from Cornell Johnson (2022–2023). This combination of business and technical study underpins her ability to evaluate product/tech-led startups alongside business model and go‑to‑market considerations. koinoscapital+2

Student and community engagement with finance and founder ecosystems: while at ESCP she contributed to the ESCP Finance Society and finance-related student activities (e.g., banking trek and M&A roles). At Italian Founders Fund she emphasizes community and founder connections as part of the fund's founder‑backed approach. wordpress+1