David Cruz E Silva
InvestorInvestor/LP at Speedinvest · Investor/LP at Seedcamp · Venture Partner at Isomer Capital
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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About
Collaborates with the team on finding Europe's best emerging managers and is a founder of The European VC podcast and LP syndicate network. Holds a Masters in Business Engineering from the Universite Catholique de Louvain.
Experience
- EUVCFoundercurrent2020 — present
- EUVCCo-Founder2015 — 2022Lisbon Area, Portugal
- TenetPrincipalcurrent2017 — present
- IndependentStrategic Advisor, Venture & Capital Allocationcurrent2019 — presentEurope
- Isomer CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- SeedcampInvestor/LPcurrent2023 — present
- SpeedinvestInvestor/LPcurrent2024 — present
- EUVC (Personal Investments)Angel Investor & LPcurrent2022 — present
- World Economic ForumMember of the Expert Networkcurrent2022 — present
- World Economic ForumAlumni, Global Shapers Communitycurrent2025 — present
- World Economic ForumGlobal Shaper2020 — 2025
- Harvard Business ReviewMember of HBR Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — present
- IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy ResearchResearcher, Technology Management and Policycurrent2018 — presentLisbon Area, Portugal
- 2heartsCommunity Membercurrent2023 — present
- EIT HealthExpert External Evaluator2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Loyal AdvisoryTeam Leader2019 — 2020Lisbon Area, Portugal
- Loyal AdvisoryInnovation Adviser2018 — 2019Lisbon Area, Portugal
- World Health OrganizationConsultant2019
- República Portuguesa - XXI GovernoSpecial Adviser to the Health Secretary of State2018Lisbon Area, Portugal
- Valor TailoringBusiness Development Manager2016 — 2017Brussels Area, Belgium
- CYRPA InternationalInternational Business Developer2015Brussels Area, Belgium
- GCI Edelman AffiliateCorporate Client Consultant2013Lisbon Area, Portugal
- NovabaseConsultant Trainee2013Lisbon Area, Portugal
Skills & more
Venture CapitalEuropean Venture CapitalCapital Formation1Fund of Funds (FOF)9LP StrategyGP Fundraising StrategyVenture Financing1Angel InvestingPortfolio ConstructionInvestor RelationsInstitutional InvestingPlatform Building
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Venture PlatformsMedia & Distribution StrategyVenture Ecosystem DevelopmentBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingFundraisingEntrepreneurshipInternational BusinessDesign ThinkingTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementLanguages English · French · Portuguese
- VC Fund Structure & Returns — VC Unlocked
- Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator — IBM
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
- Mentor — Talent Bootcamp
- Google Analytics for Beginners — Google
- Google Digital Workshop — Google
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Speedinvest
Alex Davis
Investor at Speedinvest
Alexander Gruber
Senior Legal Counsel at Speedinvest
Aliénor Bossé
Portfolio Success Lead at Speedinvest
Alvaro Perezcano
Principal at Speedinvest
Anastasiia Grushina
Fund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest
Andrea Zitna
Partner at Speedinvest
Andreas Schwarzenbrunner
General Partner at Speedinvest
Artem Zhuravlev
Communications Manager at Speedinvest
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Cruz E Silva?
- Collaborates with the team on finding Europe's best emerging managers and is a founder of The European VC podcast and LP syndicate network. Holds a Masters in Business Engineering from the Universite Catholique de Louvain.
- Where does David Cruz E Silva work?
- David Cruz E Silva is Investor/LP at Speedinvest.
- Where did David Cruz E Silva go to school?
- David Cruz E Silva studied at IE Business School (Executive Education, Venture Capital); Université catholique de Louvain (Master's degree, Business Engineering); University of North Carolina at Greensboro (International Entrepreneurship Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).
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Also attended University of North Carolina at Greensboro22
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Also attended Instituto Superior Técnico76
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Also attended Universidade Nova de Lisboa45
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Shared employers
Also worked at Harvard Business Review34
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Also worked at EIT Health20
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