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Alexandre Villela

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Advisor at DigitalBridge · Board director at Connectbase

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.

Board director at Connectbase

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Connectbase's investors · 6

Ascent Venture PartnersBedford · since 2025DigitalBridgeBoca Raton · since 2025Equality Asset ManagementBoston · $25M – $150M checks · since 2025Harbert Growth PartnersBirmingham · $5M – $10M checks · since 2022Nauta CapitalBarcelona · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2022Osage Venture PartnersBala Cynwyd · $500K – $3M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Connectbase

BEBen Edmond
Ben EdmondCEO & Founder

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

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Deals · 1

CelonaBoard seat

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

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

Colleagues at DigitalBridge

Alan Bezoza
Director at DigitalBridge
Anuvrat Pandey
Investment Analyst at Prath Ventures
Benjamin Jenkins
Director at DigitalBridge
Brent Mayo
Managing Director, Investment Management at DigitalBridge
Genevieve Maltais-Boisvert
Director at DigitalBridge
Geoffrey Goldschein
Executive Officer at DigitalBridge
Jacky Wu
Executive Officer at DigitalBridge
Jeff Ginsberg
Executive Officer at DigitalBridge

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

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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 Advisor at DigitalBridge and Board director at Connectbase.
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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