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Alexandre Villela

Investor

Board Advisor at Mindset Venture · Advisor at DigitalBridge

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Alexandre Villela is Chief Corporate Development Officer at Megaport, a listed Australian telecommunications company. He has sourced and evaluated investments across 5G, digital infrastructure, networking, communications, AI, data infrastructure, energy management, B2B marketplaces, and enterprise software, primarily in the US and LATAM regions. His portfolio includes stakes in companies acquired by major technology firms including AMD, Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and VMware, with collective exit proceeds exceeding $6 billion.

Experience

  1. MegaportChief Corporate Development Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DigitalBridgeAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentBoca Raton, FL
  3. DigitalBridgeManaging Director, Global Head of Ventures (Infratech)2021 — 2026Boca Raton, FL
  4. Articul8 AIBoard Member2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. CelonaBoard Member2022 — 2026Los Altos, California, United States
  6. ConnectbaseBoard Member2022 — 2026Boston, MA
  7. LiqidBoard Observer2022 — 2025Denver, CO
  8. EstaparIndependent Member - Innovation Committeecurrent2025 — present
  9. Mindset VenturesBoard Advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. SolinftecBoard Member2022 — 2024United States
  11. Semantix CorpBoard Member2023 — 2024
  12. Advent InternationalIndustry Advisor2021
  13. Qualcomm VenturesManaging Director2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Pensando SystemsInvestor2020 — 2021Santa Clara, California, United States
  15. AzionInvestor2020 — 2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  16. CelonaBoard Observer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  17. NuvemshopBoard Member2019 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
  18. idwallBoard Member2019 — 2021
  19. QuintoAndarBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  20. LoggiBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  21. HilabBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  22. Sense360Board Observer2019 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  23. Affirmed NetworksBoard Observer2019 — 2020Greater Boston Area
  24. CargoXBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  25. Nyansa, IncBoard Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  26. CloudGenixBoard Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  27. Intel CapitalInvestment Director - Networking & Comms Infrastructure - Data Center group2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  28. Intel CapitalInvestment Director - Latin America2011 — 2015Sao Paulo
  29. Big Switch NetworksInvestor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  30. Sedona SystemsBoard Observer2016 — 2018Israel
  31. TechnisysBoard Observer2014 — 2018Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
  32. Mandic Cloud SolutionsBoard Observer2013 — 2018São Paulo Area, Brazil
  33. GeofusionBoard Observer2012 — 2018São Paulo Area, Brazil
  34. PixeonBoard Observer2011 — 2018Florianópolis Area, Brazil
  35. InfoSERVERBoard Observer2014 — 2016São Paulo Area, Brazil
  36. Alog DatacentersBoard Member2009 — 2011São Paulo Area, Brazil
  37. Stratus InvestimentosPrincipal2008 — 2011São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  38. Gradiente EletronicaGeneral Manager - Product Development and Procurement2001 — 2007São Paulo, Brazil

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningGrowth Capital4Product Management86Business Development70Project Management21Marketing Strategy25Start-ups99Procurement7Business Strategy83Mergers8Business Planning53
+12 moreVenture CapitalCross-functional Team LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsProduct DevelopmentTelecommunicationsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityStrategyStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipNegotiation

Languages English · Korean · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Designing and Building AI Products and Services — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

From Alexandre's professional profile.

Deals · 1

CelonaBoard seat

via Qualcomm Ventures · filed Apr 2024 · $60M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Mindset Venture

Aaron Edelheit
General Partner at Mindset Venture
Boaz Albaranes
Partner, Head of Israel at Mindset Venture
Camila Potenza
Managing Partner at Mindset Venture
Daniel Ibri
Managing Partner at Mindset Venture
Gabriela Gebara Efeiche
Operations at Mindset Venture
Nemer Rahal
Managing Partner at Mindset Venture
Paola Ferri
Finance at Mindset Venture
Pedro Mesquita
Investments at Mindset Venture

Network11

Hans TungScout
Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bob GoodmanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
John CurtiusScout
Partner at Tiger Global Management
Justin MateenScout
Founding Partner at Jam Fund
Adam Schwenker
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Albert Wang
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures
Charles Curran
Investor at Qualcomm Ventures
Christine Kenna
Partner at IGNIA
Deepak Prasad
Director at Qualcomm Ventures

Investors connected to Alexandre in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexandre Villela?
Alexandre Villela is Chief Corporate Development Officer at Megaport, a listed Australian telecommunications company. He has sourced and evaluated investments across 5G, digital infrastructure, networking, communications, AI, data infrastructure, energy management, B2B marketplaces, and enterprise software, primarily in the US and LATAM regions. His portfolio includes stakes in companies acquired by major technology firms including AMD, Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and VMware, with collective exit proceeds exceeding $6 billion.
Where does Alexandre Villela work?
Alexandre Villela is Board Advisor at Mindset Venture.
What check size does Alexandre Villela write?
Alexandre Villela typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Alexandre Villela sit on?
Alexandre Villela holds tracked board seats at Celona.
Where did Alexandre Villela go to school?
Alexandre Villela studied at INSEAD (MBA, MBA); MIT Sloan School of Management (Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Machine Learning - from data to decisions).

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Also attended INSEAD1,148

Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management770

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

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Also attended FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas239

Cristian PintoInvestor at DaphniJulien DillonInvestment Director - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundFabio OliveiraInvestor at Riverwood CapitalJean-Marc EtlinInvestor at Norte VenturesBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTP

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Shared employers

Also worked at Connectbase4

Dominic EndicottDirector at Northstar VenturesSean DowlingManaging Partner at Osage Venture PartnersJon GulardoPrincipal at Proofpoint CapitalJeff Del PapaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Equality Asset Management

Also worked at idwall1

Bu KinoshitaFounder at Resend

Also worked at CargoX1

Marta CruzCo-Founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Ventures

Also worked at Intel Capital519

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital

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