# Johanna Posada

> Johanna Posada is a Series A investor at Elevar Equity (Seattle) backing Education and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Elevar Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevar-equity)
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-gil-posada-b02154

Johanna Posada is a Series A investor at Elevar Equity in Seattle focused on Education and SaaS. Johanna Gil Posada is a Founder and Managing Partner at Elevar Equity. She was a Board Member at Bankingly. She attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Insurance | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 25% |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| Argentina | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nuvemshop | Nuvemshop (also known as Tiendanube in Spanish-speaking Latin America) is the only D2C e-commerce platform built specifically for Latin America. It absorbs the full complexity of LATAM commerce — payments, logistics, marketing, banking, access to capital, point of sale, AI, agentic commerce, and fiscal compliance — with everything developedin-house.Unlike fragmented stacks where no single vendor owns the outcome, Nuvemshop gives brands a single platform, a single point of contact, and a fully integrated data layer. Merchants can sell more and operate less, with automation and AI running repetitive tasks so they can focus on building their brand.Founded in 2011 by Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez, Nuvemshop is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and serves D2C brands across Latin America — from those building their first store to those scaling to hundreds of millions in annual revenue. | $30M | Series C | Oct 13, 2020 |  |
| CanastaRosa | Canasta Rosa is the marketplace for unique, local and handmade products with the complete infrastructure to offer the best end to end experience to both buyers and sellers. | $3M | Series A | Oct 26, 2019 |  |
| Grupo Vi-Da | Grupo VI-DA is a leading company in the development of multimedia platforms for the Hispanic market. The company constantly adapts to the challenging digital era, offering innovative products to an increasingly demanding society, such as: Leamos,BIDI, GrandesLibros, IndieLibros, Vesvi, DualLanguage, BajaMusica, Mundo TKM. |  | Series A | Jul 11, 2018 |  |
| Nuvemshop | Nuvemshop (also known as Tiendanube in Spanish-speaking Latin America) is the only D2C e-commerce platform built specifically for Latin America. It absorbs the full complexity of LATAM commerce — payments, logistics, marketing, banking, access to capital, point of sale, AI, agentic commerce, and fiscal compliance — with everything developedin-house.Unlike fragmented stacks where no single vendor owns the outcome, Nuvemshop gives brands a single platform, a single point of contact, and a fully integrated data layer. Merchants can sell more and operate less, with automation and AI running repetitive tasks so they can focus on building their brand.Founded in 2011 by Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez, Nuvemshop is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and serves D2C brands across Latin America — from those building their first store to those scaling to hundreds of millions in annual revenue. | $7M | Series B | Jul 01, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IGNIA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nxtp-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NXTP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/NXTP-Ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Qualcomm Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qualcomm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Rise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-rise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Elevar Equity

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Elevar Equity invests early growth capital in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns.

5 contacts available at Elevar Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maya Chorengel | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maya-chorengel |
| Aarushi Tibrewala | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aarushi-tibrewala |
| Amie Patel | Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amie-patel-9662 |
| Andrés Alvarez Vélez | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andr%C3%A9s-alvarez-v%C3%A9lez |
| Johanna Posada | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johanna-posada |

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## FAQ

### What does Johanna Posada invest in?

Johanna Posada invests primarily in Education, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Johanna Posada last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Johanna Posada closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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