Alexandre Santos
InvestorGeneral Partner at Chamaeleon · Chairman @ Startup Portugal at 200M
Porto, Portugal
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
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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
- Portugal TelecomHead of Special Projects2012 — 2014Portugal
- Portugal TelecomProduct Development - SMB Market2008 — 2012Portugal
- PT - Sistemas de InformaçãoNon-Executive Board Member2011 — 2014World
- PT PRO - Shared Services CompanyPlanning & Control Manager2006 — 2008
- PT PRO - Shared ServicesBusiness Development2005 — 2008
- PT.com - SAPOProject Manager2004 — 2005
- PT ComunicaçõesAnalyst2003 — 2004
- PT SGPSCorporate Finance Analyst2001 — 2003
- PTM.com (SAPO / Zip.net)Business Development2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Telecommunications82Shared Services8WirelineBusiness Strategy61Product Management18Management Consulting16Business Analysis7Business Planning24Mobile Devices34PMO3Pre-sales16Business Intelligence6
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Project ManagementCorporate FinanceBusiness DevelopmentMarketing ManagementProject PlanningCloud ComputingFinancial ModelingProduct DevelopmentPortugueseTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages English
From Alexandre's professional profile.
Colleagues at Chamaeleon
Alex Santos
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Armindo Costa
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Daniel Ha
Cofounder at Antigravity Capital
Jimmy Ku
Venture Partner at Millennia Capital
Maria Molland
Advisor at Overwater Ventures Llc
Marianna Bonechi
Managing Partner at Dnipro
Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Managing Partner at Chamaeleon
Scott Mirer
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Network3
Armindo Costa
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Karthik Sagar
Investor at Chamaeleon
Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Managing Partner at Chamaeleon
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexandre Santos?
- 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.
- 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.
- Where did Alexandre Santos go to school?
- Alexandre Santos studied at Faculdade Economia do Porto (Major, Economics).
Shared employers
Also worked at Reckon.ai2
Also worked at Jscrambler4
Also worked at Probely2
Also worked at Sonae IM (Investment Management)16
Carmo SilvaManager, Retail at Bright Pixel CapitalCristina NovaisCFO at Bright Pixel CapitalDaniela CoutinhoPrincipal, Cyber at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão Günther AmaralManaging Partner & CEO at Bright Pixel CapitalManuel QueirozDirector, Retail at Bright Pixel Capital
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