Alejandra Borda

Alejandra is deeply committed to leveraging entrepreneurship and technology for social impact. She has a background in founding and leading nonprofit initiatives in Peru, such as providing online tutoring to 3000 students and building houses in impoverished areas. This drive informs her current role at Fifty Years, where she supports founders addressing global problems and works to integrate impact into venture capital. fiftyyears+2

She is an advocate for Web3's potential to drive positive change, actively involved in initiatives like 'ImpactDAOs'. She has contributed to community building in the Web3 space by hosting 'Technologies for Humanity' dinners, co-organizing 'Funding the Commons', and speaking at Ethereum events like Schelling Point and ETHBarcelona. Her work explores how blockchain can enhance transparency, traceability, and create new economic models for climate and decentralized science. upenn+1

At Fifty Years, Alejandra Borda serves as an Instigator, running their 5050 program which focuses on operations, recruiting, workshops, and supporting early-stage, impact-driven founders. Her previous role as a Venture Fellow at the firm involved establishing a fund for PhD students in biotech and actively advising portfolio companies on fundraising and strategy. fiftyyears+1

Her academic background from The Wharton School includes a Bachelor of Science in Business/Managerial Economics. She conducted research on nonprofit assessment, culminating in a scholarly paper that sought to develop a holistic framework for evaluating nonprofit impact. upenn+1