Alexandre Santos
InvestorGeneral Partner at Chamaeleon
Porto, Portugal
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Alexandre Santos is founder and general partner of Chamaeleon, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with global investment focus. He brings over 15 years of experience in telecommunications and technology, along with six years as a technology investor across angel and professional venture capital roles. Santos holds a degree in economics with specialization in corporate finance and has held leadership positions in business development, product management, and corporate finance across multiple continents, including work in Europe, Brazil, and the United States.
Experience
- Startup PortugalChairman @ Startup Portugalcurrent2025 — present
- ChamaeleonGeneral Partner & Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Trojan Horse was a UnicornStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — presentPortugal
- Ganexa CapitalCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentWorld
- advertioAdvisor & Independent Board Member2018 — 2022Portugal
- Habit AnalyticsBoard Member2019 — 2021United States
- TAIKAIBoard Member2018 — 2021Portugal
- BeamyBoard Member2018 — 2021France
- Reckon.aiBoard Member2018 — 2021Portugal
- JscramblerBoard Member2018 — 2021
- ProbelyBoard Member2018 — 2021Portugal
- placemeBoard Member2018 — 2021Poland, Portugal
- Sonae IM (Investment Management)Investment Director2017 — 2021World
- Sonae IM (Investment Management)Head of Portfolio Development2015 — 2017World
- Bright PixelCo-Founder and Chief Investment Officer2016 — 2021World
- Obvious CapitalFirst time and Forever Believer & Co-Founder2018 — 2020Portugal
- obvious magazinePartner2015 — 2017World
- Capital CriativoNon Executive Board Member2013 — 2015Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Portugal TelecomHead of Digital Solutions2014 — 2015Portugal
- PT Cloud & Data CentersHead of Product & Partnership Development2014World
Education
- Faculdade Economia do PortoMajor, Economics1995 — 2000
Skills & more
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Project ManagementCorporate FinanceBusiness DevelopmentMarketing ManagementProject PlanningCloud ComputingFinancial ModelingProduct DevelopmentPortugueseTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alexandre Santos work?
- Alexandre Santos is General Partner at Chamaeleon.
- What check size does Alexandre Santos write?
- Alexandre Santos typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Shared employers
Also worked at Reckon.ai2
Also worked at Jscrambler3
Also worked at Probely1
Also worked at Sonae IM (Investment Management)16
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