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Geraldo Melzer

Investor

Partner at ABSeed Ventures

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Writes $150K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Geraldo Melzer is a Founding Partner at ABSeed Ventures, a seed-stage fund investing in SaaS and scalable B2B business models across Latin America. He previously held leadership roles in business development and go-to-market strategy at Dell and Resultados Digitais, where he launched a new SMB sales channel generating approximately $100 million annually and managed channel sales operations that produced nearly 50% of new monthly recurring revenue. Melzer holds an MBA from Duke University and currently serves as a Board Member at OmniK.

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Experience

  1. OmniKBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. Asksuite Hotel ChatbotBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. EndeavorMentor Endeavorcurrent2018 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
  4. DattosBoard Member2023 — 2026
  5. ABSeed VenturesFounding Partner2016 — 2025Greater São Paulo Area
  6. OZ TechnologyBoard Member2022 — 2025São Paulo, Brazil
  7. AegroBoard Observer2019 — 2022
  8. MovideskBoard Observer2019 — 2022
  9. GoCacheBoard Member2017 — 2021
  10. MeetimeBoard Member2017 — 2018
  11. Resultados DigitaisChannel Director2015 — 2016
  12. DellBusiness Development & Innovation Senior Manager2013 — 2014Brazil
  13. DellBusiness Development Consultant, Marketing Area2011 — 2013Brazil
  14. TelefinanceSenior Associate2003 — 2009Greater São Paulo Area
  15. Espacio DigitalFounder and General Manager2000 — 2002

Education

  1. Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management2008 — 2011
  2. Univ PaulistaBachelor, Business Administration

Skills & more

Negotiation22Strategic Planning55Management19Strategy37Leadership20Digital Marketing15Market Analysis41Mergers1Small Business3Entrepreneurship27Sales Management8Financial Modeling10
+6 moreStrategic ConsultingE-commerceManagement ConsultingMarketingBusiness StrategyMergers & Acquisitions

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Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business165

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Shared employers

Also worked at Dattos2

Camila SangaliManaging Partner at Igah VenturesViviane RadiukManaging Director at Invest Tech

Also worked at Aegro1

Marcelo HoffmannFounding Partner at ABSeed Ventures

Also worked at Movidesk2

Marcelo HoffmannFounding Partner at ABSeed VenturesRodrigo BaerManaging Partner at Upload Ventures

Also worked at Meetime1

Marcelo HoffmannFounding Partner at ABSeed Ventures

Colleagues at ABSeed Ventures

Felipe Coelho
Partner at ABSeed Ventures
Felipe Fernandez
Head of Finance at ABSeed Ventures
Fernanda Garcia
Head of Dealflow at ABSeed Ventures
Franco Zanette
Partner at ABSeed Ventures
Leonardo Mazzaferro
Analyst at ABSeed Ventures
Luiza Berinson
Head of Legal at ABSeed Ventures
Marcelo Hoffmann
Founding Partner at ABSeed Ventures