INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SoftBank’s Vision Fund has single-handedly changed the game when it comes to tech startup investment
And that’s why I’m excited to announce that SoftBank Vision Fund investment director Carolina Brochado is joining us at TechCrunch
Disrupt Berlin.Carolina Brochado isn’t a newcomer when it comes to VC investment
She’s worked for years at Atomico in London
Originally from Brazil, she first joined Atomico as an intern in 2012 while studying for her MBA at Columbia Business School.After getting
her MBA, she joined an e-commerce startup as head of operations
Unfortunately, that startup is now defunct
But she used that opportunity to join Atomico once again, as a principle
She became a partner at Atomico in 2016 and left the firm late last year.At SoftBank’s Vision Fund, she focuses on fintech, digital health
Just to give you an idea, some of her past investments with both Atomico and SoftBank include LendInvest, Gympass, Hinge Health, Ontruck and
Rekki.More generally, given the size of SoftBank’s Vision Fund ($100 billion), it has had a huge impact on the growth trajectory of some
I’m personally curious to know SoftBank’s approach as board members, whether they get involved in the strategy of those companies or let
the executive teams make decisions on their own.Buy your ticket to Disrupt Berlin to listen to this discussion and many others
The conference will take place on December 11-12.In addition to panels and fireside chats, like this one, new startups will participate in
the Startup Battlefield to compete for the highly coveted Battlefield Cup.Carolina focuses on fintech, digital health and marketplaces
Prior to joining SoftBank, Carolina was a partner at Atomico, where she sourced and collaborated with portfolio companies for almost five
Some of her investments included Lendinvest, Gympass, Hinge Health, Ontruck and Rekki.Previously Carolina has worked as Head of Ops to a now
defunct gifting e-commerce startup, as an investor at Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners and within Consumer/Retail
Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch in New York.Carolina has a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and
an MBA from Columbia Business School
She is originally from Brazil.
