Afonso de Rezende
InvestorPartner at Expanding Capital
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Afonso de Rezende is a Partner at Expanding Capital with over a decade of experience in public equities and growth-stage private investing, focusing on U.S. technology companies. He helped establish the firm's public equities investment arm in 2022, employing a concentrated, fundamentals-driven investment approach. His private investments include Canva, Stripe, Databricks, and ClickHouse.
Experience
- Expanding CapitalPartnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Decor UrbanoCo-Founder2018 — 2020Greater Rio de Janeiro
- 3G RadarEquity Research Associate2013 — 2015Greater Rio de Janeiro
- JGPAssociate | Equity Research, Risk Analyst2008 — 2013
- JGPTrainee2007 — 2008Greater Rio de Janeiro
- HuaweiTrainee2007Greater Rio de Janeiro
Education
- Columbia Business School Executive EducationVenture Capital Private Equity Program2024 — 2025
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical Engineering2003 — 2008
- Damásio EducacionalDiplomacia 360, Political Science and Government2016 — 2017
- Colégio Santo Inácio Rio de Janeiro1990 — 2002
Skills & more
Private Equity1Start-up Leadership1New Business Development1CFOsEquity DerivativesDue DiligencePortfolio ManagementCapital MarketsEquities2Investments2FinanceBalance Sheet Review
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Equity ResearchCorporate FinanceValuationFixed IncomeFinancial AnalysisFinancial MarketsFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalPesquisa de capitalAvaliação financeiraModelagem financeiraEnglishLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
- Senior Executive Program: Venture Capital/Private Equity — Columbia Business School Executive Education
- Value Investing (Online) — Columbia Business School Executive Education
- Driving Strategic Impact — Columbia Business School Executive Education
- Value Investing in Technology — Columbia Business School Executive Education
- Crash Course on Python — Coursera
- International Leadership Training Seminar — Leadership Institute
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Colleagues at Expanding Capital
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Christian Telles
Managing Partner at Expanding Capital
Derek Hall
Partner at Expanding Capital
Jacob Brody
Venture Partner at Expanding Capital
Leonardo Salgado
CEO at Expanding Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Afonso de Rezende work?
- Afonso de Rezende is Partner at Expanding Capital.
- What check size does Afonso de Rezende write?
- Afonso de Rezende typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School Executive Education6
Also attended Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro66
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Also attended Colégio Santo Inácio Rio de Janeiro1
Shared employers
Also worked at 3G Radar1
Also worked at JGP1
Also worked at Huawei23
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