Brian Condenanza

Brian Condenanza
FRSA
Born (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 27)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi
Occupation(s)Venture capitalist, Businessman
TitleCEO of Hevea Capital, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 (2022)

Brian Condenanza FRSA (born May 3, 1999) is an Argentine entrepreneur, investor and venture capitalist who specializes in fintech, impact investing, and emerging technologies. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the venture capital firm Hevea Capital.

He was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022 and delivered a TEDx talk on blockchain applications in institutional systems.

Condenanza was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2024.

Early life and education

Condenanza was born on May 3, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and president of the Latin American Student Association. He traveled to Italy with the University of Mississippi’s study abroad program.

He later completed postgraduate studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Career

Condenanza began his career as an advisor and private investor in fintech startups, and eventually founded Hevea Capital, a venture capital fund focused on financial technology and digital assets. He has invested in several fintech companies, such as Optimism Protocol, Linen App, Nada Inc. and the social investment app Iris.

In 2017, he was selected to represent Argentina at the UN Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where he spoke about technology’s role in widening access to finance. In 2018, he delivered a TEDx talk in Switzerland exploring how blockchain can unlock cost and efficiency gains for public and private sector services.

In 2022, Condenanza was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Finance category, for his early-stage fintech investments and the launch of Hevea Capital.

Condenanza is a proponent of impact investing. He has contributed his expertise to various business publications and written articles on this subject.

Condenanza joined UNESCO’s Inclusive Policy Lab in 2025, contributing to global discussions on inclusion and policy innovation. That same year, he was invited to lecture at the Sorbonne before master's students in the Banking & Finance program, addressing topics of innovation in financial technology and inclusive finance.

Honours

United Kingdom Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), 2024 — elected in recognition of his patronage of art museums and their education programmes.

References

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  6. ↑ "Q&A with Brian Condenanza: Making a Positive Impact Through Investment". graziamagazine.com. Grazia Magazine.
  7. ↑ "How to use blockchain to create a better future". www.ted.com. TED (conference). 2018-08-29.
  8. ↑ "El inversor y empresario hispano, Brian Condenanza comparte consejos para una inversión inteligente". Forbes Mexico (in Spanish). 2022-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Por qué Brian Condenanza, joven inversor argentino, invierte fuerte en un futuro verde y en una economía fintech". Forbes Argentina (in Spanish).
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