João Coelho Borges
InvestorFounder & IC Member at Shilling VC · Investor at Draycott · Advisor at Apex Capital
Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Writes $108K – $1.1M checks
About
João Coelho Borges, with 25+ years at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and private equity and CEO of Draycott, embraces risk, favors creative deal structures, and urges founders to pursue their passion.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- Draycott SCRFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentPortugal
- Magnum CapitalPartner2007 — 2023
- Och-ZiffInvestment Manager2005 — 2007
- Goldman SachsSenior Associate, M&A2002 — 2005
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1998 — 2000
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance2000 — 2002
- Universidade Católica PortuguesaMasters, Business1992 — 1998
Skills & more
Strategic Planning2Management2Strategy2Private EquityMergers & Acquisitions25Corporate Finance23Investments27Valuation11Business Strategy11Financial Modeling6Business Planning8Entrepreneurship3
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Corporate DevelopmentHedge FundsM&A experienceVenture CapitalMarketing StrategyInvestment BankingCapital MarketsAsset ManagementFinancial AnalysisDue DiligenceMergersBusiness DevelopmentLanguages English · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Also attended Universidade Católica Portuguesa42
José Guerreiro de SousaSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão Gonçalves PereiraAdvisor (Portugal) at CV LabsAntonio BejaAdvisor (Global) at CV LabsHugo Gonçalves PereiraFounder, Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCRicardo JacintoManaging Partner at Shilling VCAlexandre BarbosaManaging Partner at Faber
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Shared employers
Also worked at Och-Ziff7
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDonna LittlePartner, Chief Financial Officer, & Chief Compliance Officer at Long Ridge Equity PartnersAvaneesh AcquillaInvestor at Arrano CapitalSarah MirajGroup CCO at SDCL Green Energy Solutions EuropeGregory ReiderManaging Partner at Volpe CapitalJennifer WilcoxManaging Director at WestCap
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Colleagues at Shilling VC
António Casanova
Founder & IC Member at Shilling VC
Diogo da Silveira
Founder & IC Member at Shilling VC
Duarte Guerra
Analyst at Shilling VC
Gil Batista
Senior Associate at Shilling VC
Hugo Gonçalves Pereira
Founder, Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VC
Juan Alvarez
Founder & IC Member at Shilling VC
Márcia Fernandes
Ops Lead at Shilling VC
Maria Henriques da Silva
Marketing & Brand Lead at Shilling VC







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