Bianca Sassoon

Bianca Sassoon is Managing Partner at 17Sigma, an early stage and industry agnostic LatAm VC investing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and, occasionally Series A, looking to boost the next-gen of leaders and tech companies. Bianca holds an Economics degree from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and started her career in M&A at LXG Capital based out of Lima, Peru, and then transitioned to VC, spearheading investments in Spanish speaking LatAm at Kaszek. 17Sigma inaugural $30M fund was closed in October 2021 and was founded by Pierpaolo Barbieri, CEO and Founder of Ualá- Argentine $2.5B neobank with presence in Mexico and Colombia. Together, Barbieri, Sassoon, and the team’s complementary experience is a unique value add for entrepreneurs looking for early stage support. 17Sigma has already invested in 15 companies and counting. This year, Bianca has been a guest on Bloomberg TV to speak about the current landscape by anchor Shery Ahn, named one of the Sub-35 Argentine women promises by one of the most important local newspapers (El Cronista), and was named one of "The 500 Most Influential People in Latin America” by Bloomberg Linea, amongst others.