Where does Armindo Costa work?

Armindo Costa is Partner at Chamaeleon.

What check size does Armindo Costa write?

Armindo Costa typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

Where did Armindo Costa go to school?

Armindo Costa studied at Durham University (Ph.D, Mathematical Sciences (Applied Algebraic Topology)); Universidade do Porto (MSc, Foundations and Applications of Mathematics); Universidade do Porto (Bsc, Pure Mathematics).

Armindo Costa

Investor

Partner at Chamaeleon

Portugal

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M

About

Armindo Costa is a General Partner at Chamaeleon, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. He previously served as Executive Director in quantitative research at Goldman Sachs and co-founded Bloomer. Costa holds a PhD in algebraic topology and completed postdoctoral research in pure mathematics, with 13 peer-reviewed publications in stochastic topology and topological robotics.

Contact· published on Armindo's own website

a•••@chamaeleon.vcreveal

Experience

ChamaeleonGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
ChamaeleonPartner2022 — 2025Porto, Portugal
ChamaeleonAssociate Partner2021 — 2022Porto, Porto, Portugal
BloomerCo-Founder2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
Goldman SachsExecutive Director2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
Goldman SachsAssociate2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
Queen Mary University of LondonResearch Fellow2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
University of WarwickResearch Fellow2011 — 2014
Durham UniversityResearch Associate2010 — 2011
University of ZurichGuest Researcher2010Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
ETH ZürichGuest Researcher2010Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Skills & more

Generative AISQLPython (Programming Language)LaTeX4R5Matlab5Software DevelopmentRoboticsGeometryAlgebraTopologyTopological Data Analysis

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Stochastic CalculusArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingVenture CapitalStatistical ModelingQuantitative AnalyticsEquity DerivativesMathematical ModelingStatisticsMachine LearningData MiningMathematics

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

From Armindo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Chamaeleon

Alex Santos

General Partner at Chamaeleon

Alexandre Santos

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Daniel Ha

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Jimmy Ku

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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

Alexandre Santos

General Partner at Chamaeleon

Karthik Sagar

Investor at Chamaeleon

Nuno Goncalves Pedro

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Armindo Costa?: Armindo Costa is a General Partner at Chamaeleon, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. He previously served as Executive Director in quantitative research at Goldman Sachs and co-founded Bloomer. Costa holds a PhD in algebraic topology and completed postdoctoral research in pure mathematics, with 13 peer-reviewed publications in stochastic topology and topological robotics.
Where does Armindo Costa work?: Armindo Costa is Partner at Chamaeleon.
What check size does Armindo Costa write?: Armindo Costa typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Where did Armindo Costa go to school?: Armindo Costa studied at Durham University (Ph.D, Mathematical Sciences (Applied Algebraic Topology)); Universidade do Porto (MSc, Foundations and Applications of Mathematics); Universidade do Porto (Bsc, Pure Mathematics).

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