Montse Suárez is Founder and Managing Partner of Iris Ventures, a leading European growth equity firm targeting investments at the intersection of innovation, lifestyle, and technology. 
 
Iris Ventures looks for consumer-centric, purpose-driven brands and tech-enabled propositions that support healthier, happier, and more convenient lives. They empower entrepreneurs and visionaries building brands that will transform and upgrade the way we consume and the way we live, with an innate understanding of the modern consumer.
 
With more than 20 years of global investment experience, Ms. Suárez has established herself as a prominent European expert in digital lifestyle. Prior to launching Iris Ventures, she co-founded Vaultier7, the United Kingdom's first female-led specialist investment fund with a wide portfolio of world-class consumer brands, including sneaker brand Axel Arigato, haircare brand Gisou, and the leading secondhand luxury fashion marketplace Vestiaire Collective, among others.
 
She spent the first part of her career at Morgan Stanley, between London, Dubai, and Madrid, advising on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets for retail, consumer, tech, and luxury goods companies. Ms. Suárez has also held senior positions and investment committee roles within private equity and corporate ventures.
 
She is an active business angel, mentor, and start-up advisor to female founders. She continues to run Vaultier7 and sits on a handful of boards, including home luxury destination Artemest. 
 
Ms. Suárez holds an MSc First Class Honours in business administration from ESADE Business School and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.