Fabricio Pettena
InvestorInvestment Partner at Global Founders Capital
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Fabricio Pettena is a Partner at Global Founders Capital. He has experience launching and scaling startups in Latin America, with a track record spanning both successful and unsuccessful ventures across the region's digital landscape.
Experience
- Global Founders CapitalPartnercurrent2016 — presentSão Paulo Area, Brazil
- BoldBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- R5Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- Medway | Educação MédicaBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- MUSABoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- SwapBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- NiloBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- EndeavorMentorcurrent2020 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- SouSmileBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
- ESCALE BrasilBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
- WarunAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- ClickBusBoard Member2016 — 2021
- Zen FinanceBoard Member2018 — 2021
- BeeTech.globalBoard Observer2018Greater São Paulo Area
- Lendico BrasilBoard Member2017 — 2018
- Rocket Internet SEMD Latam2015 — 2017São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Rocket Internet SEMD & CIO Latam2011 — 2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- DafitiDirector of IT and Project Management2010 — 2011Greater São Paulo Area
- Construtora Tenda S.A. (acquired by Gafisa on dec 2009)PMO Manager Strategic Projects2009 — 2010São Paulo Area, Brazil
- TelefonicaProject Leader2007 — 2009Greater São Paulo Area
Education
- INSEADMBA, General Management2006 — 2007
- Brandeis UniversityBA, Computer Science1998 — 2001
- USP - Universidade de São PauloBS in Computer Science, Computer Science1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Strategy59Team Leadership25Leadership3E-commerce89Product Management63Software Development45Business Analysis35Business Strategy41Project Management29Scrum26Start-ups40Business Process3
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Business IntelligenceMobile ApplicationsPMPSoftware Project ManagementPayment GatewaysAgile MethodologiesAnalyticsCloud ComputingWeb ServicesERPEntrepreneurshipLinuxLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Fabricio's professional profile.
Deals · 1
BeeTech GlobalBoard seat
via Global Founders Capital · filed Sep 2019 · $10M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Global Founders Capital
Cedric Asselman
Partner at Global Founders Capital
David Sainteff
Investment Partner at Global Founders Capital
Don Stalter
Partner at Global Founders Capital
Hugues De Braucourt
Investor at Global Founders Capital
Jing Xi Lim
Venture Partner at Global Founders Capital
Kendrick Kho
Investor at Global Founders Capital
Lorenzo Franzi
Founding Partner at Italian Founders Fund
Oliver Samwer
Investor at Global Founders Capital
Network8
Alexandre LazarowScout
Managing Partner at Fluent Ventures
Cedric AsselmanScout
Partner at Global Founders Capital
David SainteffScout
Investment Partner at Global Founders Capital
Jing Xi LimScout
Venture Partner at Global Founders Capital
Oliver SamwerScout
Investor at Global Founders Capital
Leo Banchik
Partner at Voyager Partners
Roel Janssen
Partner at Global Founders Capital
Tito Costa
Partner at Global Founders Capital
Investors connected to Fabricio in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Fabricio Pettena work?
- Fabricio Pettena is Investment Partner at Global Founders Capital.
- What check size does Fabricio Pettena write?
- Fabricio Pettena typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
Same school
Also attended INSEAD773
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Also attended Brandeis University60
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Also attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo103
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Shared employers
Also worked at Swap1
Also worked at Rocket Internet SE147
Ian MarshInvestor at DN CapitalGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech Ventures
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Also worked at Dafiti6
Also worked at Telefonica53
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