Where does Gustavo Caetano work?

Gustavo Caetano is Partner at Mergus Ventures.

What check size does Gustavo Caetano write?

Gustavo Caetano typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

Where did Gustavo Caetano go to school?

Gustavo Caetano studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Executive Education, Developing & Managing a Successful Technology & Product Strategy); Stanford University (Executive Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program); Universidade do Alibaba (Innovation, Innovation).

Gustavo Caetano

Investor

Partner at Mergus Ventures · Investor at Soma Capital

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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About

Gustavo Caetano is the founder of Sambatech and Samba Digital, a digital video platform company. He holds investor positions in multiple ventures including Trybe, Raccoon, DitoCRM, Inspira Educação, and several others, and serves as an advisor or board member for C&A, ITEMM, ArcelorMittal's Açolab division, and Instituto Ayrton Senna. He has received recognition including MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 award and Fast Company's Top Innovative Companies recognition.

Experience

SambatechFundadorcurrent2009 — presentBelo Horizonte Area, Brazil
Mergus VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
Grupo MouraBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentRecife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Grupo Águia BrancaAdvisory Boardcurrent2022 — present
Grupo Dislub EquadorBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
STARK BANKEmbaixador de marcacurrent2025 — presentSão Paulo, Brasil
LexusEmbaixador de marcacurrent2025 — presentBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Instituto Ayrton SennaBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentSão Paulo Area, Brazil
ITEMMAdvisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentBrazil
Inspira Rede de EducadoresInvestidorcurrent2018 — present
Religion of SportsInvestidorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
ABC da Construção S.A.Investidorcurrent2021 — present
BiommInvestidorcurrent2021 — presentBrazil
LatitudInvestidorcurrent2022 — presentEstados Unidos
WizosAdivisory boardcurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, Brasil
Dito InternetPartnercurrent2012 — presentBelo Horizonte Area, Brazil
Associação Brasileira de StartupsFundadorcurrent2011 — presentBrazil
Soma CapitalInvestidorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
LastlinkInvestidorcurrent2021 — presentBrazil
EXAMEColunista sobre inovaçãocurrent2021 — presentBrasil
MIT Technology Review BrasilColunista sobre Transformação Digital e Inovaçãocurrent2020 — present
MeetHubSócio e Conselheirocurrent2020 — presentBrasil
SpaceXInvestidor2025 — 2026Hawthorne, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
TrybeSócio e Embaixador da Marca2020 — 2026
FIEMGTechnology and Innovation Council Member2024 — 2026Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Grupo RealAdvisory Board2024 — 2025Uberlândia, MG
C&A BrasilMembro do comitê de inovação2020 — 2025
Banco ABC BrasilAdivisory Board2023 — 2025São Paulo, Brasil
Raccoon Marketing DigitalSócio e Conselheiro2013 — 2023São Paulo Area, Brazil
AçolabBoard Member2018 — 2021Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
SaraivaAdvisory Board2017 — 2018Brazil

Skills & more

SaaS99Strategy99Leadership99Team Leadership56Management99Negotiation36Latin America31Marketing1Board AdministrationBoard LevelArtificial Intelligence (AI)Robotics

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New Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingOnline MarketingOnline AdvertisingVideo AdvertisingStart-up OperationsStart-upsTechnology CommercializationSales ManagementVideo GamesWeb Services

Languages English

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Colleagues at Mergus Ventures

Bernardo Pedrosa

Advisory Board at Mergus Ventures

Bruno Siqueira

Advisory Board at Mergus Ventures

Cláudia Gurfinkel

Advisory Board at Mergus Ventures

Daniel Sarquis

General Partner at Mergus Ventures

Diego Libanio

Venture Partner at Mergus Ventures

Gabriela de Queiroz

Venture Partner at Mergus Ventures

Guilherme Bonifácio

Venture Partner at Mergus Ventures

Leonardo Cruz

Managing Partner at Mergus Ventures

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Aneel RanadiveScout

Managing Partner at Soma Capital

Douglas CarneyScout

Investor at Soma Capital

Fouad FarhatScout

Investment Partner at Soma Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gustavo Caetano?: Gustavo Caetano is the founder of Sambatech and Samba Digital, a digital video platform company. He holds investor positions in multiple ventures including Trybe, Raccoon, DitoCRM, Inspira Educação, and several others, and serves as an advisor or board member for C&A, ITEMM, ArcelorMittal's Açolab division, and Instituto Ayrton Senna. He has received recognition including MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 award and Fast Company's Top Innovative Companies recognition.
Where does Gustavo Caetano work?: Gustavo Caetano is Partner at Mergus Ventures.
What check size does Gustavo Caetano write?: Gustavo Caetano typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Where did Gustavo Caetano go to school?: Gustavo Caetano studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Executive Education, Developing & Managing a Successful Technology & Product Strategy); Stanford University (Executive Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program); Universidade do Alibaba (Innovation, Innovation).