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Carlos Costa

Investor

Vice 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

  1. Valor Capital GroupPartnercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  2. Valor Capital GroupPrincipal2022 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
  3. Valor Capital GroupVice President2021 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  4. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019 — 2021
  5. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019 — 2021
  6. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2018 — 2020Silicon Valley
  7. Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Associate2017New York, New York
  8. Secretary of Education, SalvadorInnovation Manager2015 — 2016
  9. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2013 — 2015
  10. Empresa JR. ADM UFBAFinancial Manager2008 — 2009Greater Salvador

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2016 — 2018
  2. Universidade Federal da BahiaBachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management2007 — 2011
  3. Universidade SalvadorBachelor's degree, Law2007 — 2012
  4. Iscte - Instituto Universitário de LisboaBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Exchange Program, Strategy and Corporate Finance - M&A and Valuation2010

Skills & more

Business Strategy11Finanças1Banco de investimentoMacroeconomics2Analytical Skills1Buy-sideDue DiligenceAnálise financeira1Microsoft ExcelFinancial ModelingMicrosoft PowerPointManagement1
+2 moreData AnalysisData Analytics

From Carlos's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Universidade Federal da Bahia2

Camila NoordeloosGeneral Partner at Grand VenturesCarolina BarbosaInvestor at StartVC

Also attended Universidade Salvador5

Caio CostaPartner at FORS CapitalDaniel DellisInvestor at StartVCJoão Paulo FichmanInvestor at StartVCMarcos MachadoInvestor at StartVCMarcelo ValentePartner at Babel Ventures

Also attended Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa22

Laurens W. A. AsamoahFundraising Manager at SpeedinvestPedro RosaImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalSofia SantosPartner at FaberRicardo PiresChairman at Semapa NextRui RodriguesPartner at Indico Capital PartnersMarta FernandesFinancial Controller at Indico Capital Partners

+ 16 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Valor Capital Group9

Scott SobelFounding Partner at Valor Capital GroupAntoine ColaçoManaging Partner at Valor Capital GroupFelipe MendesDirector of Finance Brazil at Valor Capital GroupGabriel Rosenthal GilInvestment Associate at Valor Capital GroupBrian BrooksInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto VaultCarol LacombeVice President at Valor Capital Group

+ 3 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,122 more

Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch188

Daniel BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaWilliam ReedInvestor at Spark Capital

+ 182 more

Colleagues at Valor Capital Group

Amb. Clifford Sobel
Founding Partner at Valor Capital Group
Ana Coutinho
VP - Portfolio Success at Valor Capital Group
Annelise Barre
IR Senior Analyst at Valor Capital Group
Antoine Colaço
Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Balbuena
Community Associate at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Madeira
Senior Associate at Valor Capital Group
Brian Brooks
Special Advisor at Valor Capital Group
Bruno Batavia
Principal & Director of Emerging Tech at Valor Capital Group

Network8

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
Eduardo Vasconcellos
Principal 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.