Mariana Foresti

Mariana Foresti is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Honey Island Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Curitiba, Brazil. The investment firm focuses on pre-seed and seed funding rounds for Latin American technology companies and is notably backed by the founders of the global payments company EBANX. Previously, Foresti served as a Regional Manager at the global entrepreneurship network Endeavor. During her tenure there, she was responsible for selecting and supporting high-growth founders while actively developing regional startup ecosystems outside of the traditional São Paulo technology hub. In her current capacity as an investor, Foresti holds active board positions at several portfolio companies, including Noodle, Kyte, Tecnofit, and TASTY. Her current professional focus centers on identifying and scaling early-stage financial services, SaaS, and impact-driven technology enterprises across the broader Latin American market.