Carlos Costa
InvestorVice President at Valor Capital Group
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Carlos Costa is a Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group, where he evaluates new investment opportunities at the seed and growth stages and supports portfolio companies. Before Valor, he spent nearly five years as a Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in the Brazil and Silicon Valley offices. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2018) and graduated in Business Administration and Law in Brazil.
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Experience
- Valor Capital GroupPartnercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Valor Capital GroupPrincipal2022 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- Valor Capital GroupVice President2021 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019 — 2021
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019 — 2021
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2018 — 2020Silicon Valley
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Associate2017New York, New York
- Secretary of Education, SalvadorInnovation Manager2015 — 2016
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2013 — 2015
- Empresa JR. ADM UFBAFinancial Manager2008 — 2009Greater Salvador
Skills & more
Business Strategy11Finanças1Banco de investimentoMacroeconomics2Analytical Skills1Buy-sideDue DiligenceAnálise financeira1Microsoft ExcelFinancial ModelingMicrosoft PowerPointManagement1
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Data AnalysisData AnalyticsFrom Carlos's professional profile.
Colleagues at Valor Capital Group
Amb. Clifford Sobel
Founding Partner at Valor Capital Group
Antoine Colaço
Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Balbuena
Community Associate at Valor Capital Group
Brian Brooks
Special Advisor at Valor Capital Group
Bruno Batavia
Principal & Director of Emerging Tech at Valor Capital Group
Carolina Hibner
Investment Senior Analyst at Valor Capital Group
Clifford Sobel
Founder at Valor Capital Group
Dan Schulman
Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group
Network7
Antoine Colaço
Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Madeira
Senior Associate at Valor Capital Group
Carol Lacombe
Vice President at Valor Capital Group
Clifford Sobel
Founder at Valor Capital Group
Doug Smith
Partner & CFO at Valor Capital Group
Felipe Mendes
Director of Finance Brazil at Valor Capital Group
Gabriel Rosenthal Gil
Investment Associate at Valor Capital Group
Investors connected to Carlos in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carlos Costa?
- Carlos Costa is a Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group, where he evaluates new investment opportunities at the seed and growth stages and supports portfolio companies. Before Valor, he spent nearly five years as a Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in the Brazil and Silicon Valley offices. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2018) and graduated in Business Administration and Law in Brazil.
- Where does Carlos Costa work?
- Carlos Costa is Vice President at Valor Capital Group.
- What check size does Carlos Costa write?
- Carlos Costa typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Carlos Costa go to school?
- Carlos Costa studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Universidade Federal da Bahia (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management); Universidade Salvador (Bachelor's degree, Law).
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