Boardroom Media (CEO News)
At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Brazil based CEO’ operating in the Venture Capital space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sergio Eraldo De Salles Pinto
CEO of Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos)
President of Bozano Group and CEO of Bozano Investments. He began his career at Banco Bozano, Simonsen in 1988, where he served until the sale of the Bank in 2000. He is Director of Embraer SA since 2009, Azul Linhas Aéreas SA since 2008, the Ouro Preto Oil and Gas, Votorantim Participações, and NETPoints. Graduated in Economics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Brasilia, a master’s degree in economics from EPGE (FGV-RJ) and in Business Administration from PUC-RJ.
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About Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos): Crescera Investimentos is an alternative asset management firm.
Paulo Justino
Founder & CEO of FCJ Venture Builder
Paulo Justino is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at FCJ Venture Builder.
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About FCJ Venture Builder: The company is an Venture Builder
Ricardo Normand
CEO of FCJ Venture Builder
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About FCJ Venture Builder, Founder Institute, Fundação Dom Cabral, Keppler Global, Tomahawk.VC, V Coach: The company is an Venture Builder
Fabio F. Meyer Kestenbaum
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Positive Ventures
Fábio F. Meyer Kestenbaum is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Positive Ventures. He is also the Venture Partner at Letrus, Labi Exames, Eureciclo, and OccamzRazor. Previously, as part of Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão Advogados, I acted as legal counsel for national and international businesses in mergers and acquisitions, transactions for sale of control, public offerings, transfers of minority holdings, and complex negotiations under the jurisdiction of the Central Bank of Brazil, the Brazilian Securities Commission and other regulatory agencies.
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About Favo, Positive Ventures: Positive Ventures is an entrepreneurs-run and B-Certified VC backing tech founders tackling pressing societal challenges, global south first
Andrea A. Oliveira Kestenbaum
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Positive Ventures
Andrea Andrade de Oliveira is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Positive Ventures. She is also the Venture Partner at Letrus, Labi Exames, New Hope Ecotech, and OccamzRazor.
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About Positive Ventures: Positive Ventures is an entrepreneurs-run and B-Certified VC backing tech founders tackling pressing societal challenges, global south first
Daniel Izzo
Co-Founder & CEO of Vox Capital
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About Vox Capital: We foster a world where business drive positive social transformation.
Walter Dissinger
CEO GLOBAL of Votorantim Group
Dissinger joined Votorantim Cimentos in June 2013 as President of the company’s operations in Brazil. He became Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in January 1, 2014. Born in the USA to German parents, Walter is an industrial engineer graduated at Karlsruhe University, Germany, with an extension in Finance from Insead (France) and in Negotiation and Strategy from the Harvard Business School (USA). Mr. Dissinger’s career was consolidated at Basf, where he began working as trainee and held different positions in Brazil, Argentina and Germany, including Director of Strategy and Business Development, Global Vice President of Performance Chemicals division and Regional Vice President of Agricultural Products for Latin America. Before joining Votorantim Cimentos, he occupied the position of Global President of Nutrition & Health Division at Basf and was a member of the Global Executive Committee.
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About Votorantim Group: Votorantim Group is a company of subsidiries engages in construction materials, metals and mining, steel, wood pulp, and electrical energy.
Junior Borneli
CEO and Founder of StartSe
Junior Borneli is the CEO and Founder at StartSe.
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About StartSe: We are the Business Knowledge Platform that simplifies the complexity that exists in the world.
Beny Fard
CEO of Spin Startups+Industries
Founder & CEO of Spin (www.spin.capital), Brazilian leader Startups+Industries innovation platform (hardware and software), has a background in electrical engineering, with over 20 years of experience in industrial processes and international business, more than 200 lectures given in Brazil and abroad.
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About Alba Software, Spin Startups+Industries: First and largest Startups+Industries innovation platform in Brazil (hardware and software), with +84 startups in portfolio
Claudio Sant´Anna
CEO of I9Space
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About : Incubator for StartUps, Investors hub, Investments Feed.
