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Hugo Silva

Investor

Partner (Non-Governing) at Pi Labs

London

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Hugo Silva is a Partner at Pi Labs, where he sources new deals and manages the firm's portfolio companies. He previously worked as an Investment Associate at EDP Ventures, investing in smart cities, energy management, and cybersecurity across regions from Israel to San Francisco, and has also worked at Firstminute Capital, The Creator Fund, and in Mastercard's Corporate Strategy division. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Tecnico Lisboa and an MBA from London Business School.

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Experience

  1. Pi LabsPartnercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Pi LabsPrincipal2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Pi LabsSenior Investment Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Pi LabsInvestment Manager2019 — 2021London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  5. Creator FundInvestor2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  6. firstminute capitalMBA Intern2018London Area, United Kingdom
  7. MastercardMBA Summer Intern2018London Area, United Kingdom
  8. EDPInvestment Associate2013 — 2017
  9. EDPTrainee2012 — 2013Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Education

  1. London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2017 — 2019
  2. Nova School of Business and EconomicsPost-grad, Management Acceleration Programme2014 — 2015
  3. Delft University of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering2011 — 2012
  4. Instituto Superior TécnicoMaster of Science (MSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering2007 — 2012

Skills & more

Early-Stage StartupsDeal SourcingVenture CapitalRenewable Energy13Energy14Matlab9C4Electrical Engineering7Energy Management2Energy Efficiency2EngineeringEnglish5
+5 moreTeamworkManagement ConsultingPowerPointPower SystemsProgramming

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish · Turkish

  • TOEFL iBT — ETS

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Same school

Also attended London Business School451

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 445 more

Also attended Nova School of Business and Economics103

Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesJosephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlasdair MitchellPortfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global LlpNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgEmin Taha CelikInvestment | Growth Funds at 212João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel Capital

+ 97 more

Also attended Delft University of Technology98

Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberRobInvestor at henQ vcArun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11Tessa JaspersInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL

+ 92 more

Also attended Instituto Superior Técnico48

João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão MoutinhoDirector, People at Bright Pixel CapitalJoaquim Sérvulo RodriguesManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersPedro Ribeiro SantosManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersDuarte MineiroManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão DiasInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

+ 42 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Pi Labs3

Esha VatsaInvestor at Mercuri.vcFaisal ButtManaging Partner and Founder at Pi LabsDaniel SalznerSenior Associate at Pi Labs

Also worked at Creator Fund31

Naseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneJai TaylorInvestor at Blue Wire CapitalMaddy BergenProgram Manager at CV LabsHenry Lane FoxChief Executive Officer, Founder at Founders FactoryOlivia BrooksHead of Investments at Founders FactoryMason SinclairPrincipal at IQ Capital

+ 25 more

Also worked at firstminute capital27

Mattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSam EndacottPartner at NorthzoneTommy StadlenCo-Founder and General Partner at Giant Ventures Global LlpMarie OuttierGeneral partner at OVNI CapitalAlejandro SafdieVice President at Quona CapitalBrent HobermanExecutive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory

+ 21 more

Also worked at Mastercard36

Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalDor SelaGrowth Strategist at Joyance PartnersAxel CatelandCEO at Spendesk Financial Services at PICUS CAPITALKilian ThalhammerManaging Director, Head of Merchant Solutions at Deutsche Bank at PICUS CAPITALVicky BindraCEO at Team8

+ 30 more

Colleagues at Pi Labs

Andrew Pettit
Founding Partner, RevCap; Board Director at Pi Labs
Barrie Heptonstall
Venture Partner; Enterprise Sales Leader, IBM at Pi Labs
Colman Stephenson
Venture Partner; Founder & Partner, Rematch at Pi Labs
Daniel Salzner
Senior Associate at Pi Labs
Dhruv Gupta
Investment Manager at Pi Labs
Faisal Butt
Managing Partner and Founder at Pi Labs
Gaurav Bassan
Head of Finance at Pi Labs
James Pellatt
Venture Partner; CEO & Founder, DigitalTrees at Pi Labs

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Faisal Butt
Managing Partner and Founder at Pi Labs

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