Alexandre Villela
InvestorManaging Director at Qualcomm Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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
- MegaportChief Corporate Development Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DigitalBridgeAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentBoca Raton, FL
- DigitalBridgeManaging Director, Global Head of Ventures (Infratech)2021 — 2026Boca Raton, FL
- Articul8 AIBoard Member2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- CelonaBoard Member2022 — 2026Los Altos, California, United States
- ConnectbaseBoard Member2022 — 2026Boston, MA
- LiqidBoard Observer2022 — 2025Denver, CO
- EstaparIndependent Member - Innovation Committeecurrent2025 — present
- Mindset VenturesBoard Advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SolinftecBoard Member2022 — 2024United States
- Semantix CorpBoard Member2023 — 2024
- Advent InternationalIndustry Advisor2021
- Qualcomm VenturesManaging Director2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Pensando SystemsInvestor2020 — 2021Santa Clara, California, United States
- AzionInvestor2020 — 2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- CelonaBoard Observer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- NuvemshopBoard Member2019 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
- idwallBoard Member2019 — 2021
- QuintoAndarBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- LoggiBoard Observer2018 — 2021
Education
- INSEADMBA, MBA
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementArtificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy2019
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMachine Learning - from data to decisions2019
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasPost-Graduation, Business Administration
- Universidade Estadual de CampinasBS, Electrical Engineering
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningGrowth Capital4Product Management86Business Development70Project Management21Marketing Strategy25Start-ups99Procurement7Business Strategy83Mergers8Business Planning53
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Venture CapitalCross-functional Team LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsProduct DevelopmentTelecommunicationsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityStrategyStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipNegotiationLanguages 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 Qualcomm Ventures
Adam Schwenker
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Albert Wang
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Anirvan Chowdhury
Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures
Carlos Kokron
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Charles Curran
Investor at Qualcomm Ventures
Christopher West
Senior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures
David Koppe
Finance Manager at Qualcomm Ventures
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
- Where does Alexandre Villela work?
- Alexandre Villela is Managing Director at Qualcomm Ventures.
- What check size does Alexandre Villela write?
- Alexandre Villela typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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