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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.

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Experience

  1. ChamaeleonGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ChamaeleonPartner2022 — 2025Porto, Portugal
  3. ChamaeleonAssociate Partner2021 — 2022Porto, Porto, Portugal
  4. BloomerCo-Founder2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Goldman SachsExecutive Director2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  6. Goldman SachsAssociate2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  7. Queen Mary University of LondonResearch Fellow2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  8. University of WarwickResearch Fellow2011 — 2014
  9. Durham UniversityResearch Associate2010 — 2011
  10. University of ZurichGuest Researcher2010Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  11. ETH ZürichGuest Researcher2010Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Education

  1. Durham UniversityPh.D, Mathematical Sciences (Applied Algebraic Topology)2006 — 2010
  2. Universidade do PortoMSc, Foundations and Applications of Mathematics2004 — 2006
  3. Universidade do PortoBsc, Pure Mathematics2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Generative AISQLPython (Programming Language)LaTeX4R5Matlab5Software DevelopmentRoboticsGeometryAlgebraTopologyTopological Data Analysis
+12 moreStochastic CalculusArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingVenture CapitalStatistical ModelingQuantitative AnalyticsEquity DerivativesMathematical ModelingStatisticsMachine LearningData MiningMathematics

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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+ 129 more

Also attended Universidade do Porto18

Ricardo OliveiraFounder, ThousandEyes at Decibel PartnersRita MatosAnalyst at FaberRaquel Gaião SilvaSenior Associate at FaberBernardo PequitoInvestment Director at Beta CapitalJoana FonsecaMarketing Manager at SatganaHomero CoutinhoBoard Member at HCapital Partners

+ 12 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Chamaeleon10

Daniel HaCofounder at Antigravity CapitalScott MirerInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsNuno Goncalves PedroManaging Partner at ChamaeleonAshish AggarwalGeneral Partner at ChamaeleonMarianna BonechiManaging Partner at DniproMaria MollandAdvisor at Overwater Ventures Llc

+ 4 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,231 more

Also worked at University of Warwick7

Sanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VCDespoina ArgyrouInvestment Manager at Big Pi VenturesChloe HarrisInvestment Executive at Piper Private EquityAndrei PodlesnyiInvestor at Hansmann Family OfficeTolu SekoniInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Laura HeitmannAssociate at DTCP

+ 1 more

Also worked at Durham University5

RichardInvestment Analyst at UpHonest CapitalCraig DouglasPartner at World FundMatt PenneycardPartner at Ada VenturesMichelle ChretienBoard of Directors; AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University at Waterloo Accelerator CentreNeil ThomasPartner at Ventac Partners

Colleagues at Chamaeleon

Alex Santos
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Alexandre Santos
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Ashish Aggarwal
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Karthik Sagar
Investor at Chamaeleon
Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Managing Partner at Chamaeleon

Network4

Alexandre Santos
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Ashish Aggarwal
General Partner at Chamaeleon
Karthik Sagar
Investor at Chamaeleon
Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Managing Partner at Chamaeleon

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