Joanna Lichter

Joanna Lichter is an early-stage venture capital investor with Emerson Collective, focusing on impact-driven companies in sustainability, healthcare, and financial inclusion. She is dedicated to helping founders with systemic thinking and strategic market entry. emersoncollective+3

Before entering venture capital, Joanna accumulated diverse operational experience, including leading strategy and operations at Via Transportation, a mobility and transit startup that grew significantly during her tenure, and managing marketing for Restaurant Brands International in Latin America. This background provides her with a deep understanding of company building from an operator's perspective. youtube

Joanna is an alumna of MIT Sloan School of Management, where she pursued her MBA and deepened her interest in early-stage investing, and Duke University, where she earned a B.A. in International Comparative Studies, Spanish, and Markets & Management Studies. youtube