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Joanna Benadrete

Food & Beverage Portfolio Lead at Endeavor

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Joanna Benadrete is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor based in New York City, with a strong background in founding and supporting startups in the food and beverage, health tech, and web3/crypto sectors. Notable career highlights include leading the Commerce, Food & Beverage Portfolio at Endeavor and serving as a Venture Partner at Social Impact Capital. Currently, Joanna is the Founder of Well With Yael, focusing on new projects in Health & FoodTech, and has held roles at prominent organizations like Big Idea Ventures and Loeb.nyc, where she managed accelerator programs and analyzed investment opportunities.

Work Experience 

  • Commerce, Food & Beverage Portfolio Lead

    2024 - Current

Endeavor supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Endeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor.

Raised $130,000,000.00 from Nour Nouf.

  • Venture Partner

    2021

Social Impact Capital is a social impact venture capital that focuses its investments in essentials of human need.

  • Angel Investor

    2020

Humanity is a healthcare company that aims to extend the healthspan of humanity.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from Esther Dyson, One Way Ventures, KM Capital, Scientia Ventures, Alex Tew, 7percent Ventures, Robin Thurston, Alexander Ljung, Taavet Hinrikus and s16vc.

  • Founder

    2021 - 2023

  • Venture Associate & Accelerator Program Manager

    2019 - 2019

Solving the world's greatest challenges by backing the world's best entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers

  • Venture Analyst

    2016 - 2018

    Chief of Staff & Head of Growth, AllTheRooms, portfolio company Business Development & Head of Customer Success, Thnks, portfolio company

  • Analyst

    2016 - 2016

  • Student Consultant and Team Leader

    2015 - 2015

  • Marketing & Strategic Partnerships

    2015 - 2015

  • Co-Founder & Sales Director

    2014 - 2014

    Co-founded Wired Up, an athletic apparel startup, through Babson’s First Year Entrepreneurship Program.

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