Manuela Seve is co-founder and CEO of Alpha’a & alphaa.io through which she is connecting the physical and digital worlds, and rethinking asset ownership via blockchain certification, licensing, and dropshipping. She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 8 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as Metaprop vc, EOS VC, Chingona Ventures, and Gaingels among other funds. With a background in finance, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at Gávea Investments, one of Brazil’s most reputable investment management firms.Manuela was named 33 under 33 entrepreneurs in 2018 in New York City, she has had appearances in the entrepreneur reality show, Meet the Drapers and the Brazilian reality show Fora da Caixa. She has been a thought leader in the blockchain industry since 2017 and has moderated and led panels on the subject including but not limited to the Bushwick Film Festival in 2018, LIU Art, and the Britely in 2021.Born in Rio de Janeiro, Manuela received her Economics degree from IBMEC in Rio de Janeiro and a certificate from Stanford GSB’s Latino entrepreneurship initiative, she now resides in Los Angeles.