Julio Vasconcellos
InvestorFounding Partner at Graph Ventures · Partner at Atlantico
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Writes $100K – $250K checks · typically $150K
About
Former founder/CEO who scaled Peixe Urbano to 1,000+ employees and nine-figure revenues, he applies hands-on hiring, org-design and marketplace unit-economics lessons and co-leads a widely cited LatAm digital transformation report.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaS
Experience
- AtlanticoPartnercurrent2019 — presentBrazil
- CanaryCo-founder, Partner2016 — 2024
- Graph VenturesFounding Partner2010 — 2024
- PreferCEO2016 — 2019San Francisco, New York
- BenchmarkEntrepreneur in Residence2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Folha de S.PauloColumnist2009 — 2016Brazil
- Peixe UrbanoCEO and Co-founder2010 — 2015
- FacebookBrazil Country Manager (Facebook Growth Team)2010Palo Alto and Brazil
- Kanjoya (formerly The Experience Project)Vice President - Product Management (Revenue) and Business Development2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- iinnovate - Podcast on entrepreneurship, design, and technologyCo-founder / Interviewer / Producer2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- Monitor GroupCase Team Leader (CTL) and Management Consultant2002 — 2005New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2005 — 2007
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Summa Cum Laude1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Email Marketing21SEO44Product Management99Business Strategy60Marketing Strategy46Social Media Marketing24Entrepreneurship99Strategy99CEOs12Web Analytics12Finance10Digital Marketing35
+12 more
Viral MarketingInnovationBusiness DevelopmentInternet EntrepreneurDigital StrategyDesign ThinkingProduct DesignBloggingLeadershipMarketingMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Julio's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,141 more
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Canary10
Patrick De PicciottoFounder at AtlanticoLiliana CarlosPartner at CanaryRaquel DiasPartner at CanaryIzabel GalleraPartner at CanaryFlorian HagenbuchPartner at CanaryHenrique LeitePartner at Canary
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Also worked at Prefer1
Also worked at Benchmark40
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesElie WurtmanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners
+ 34 more
Also worked at Peixe Urbano2
Colleagues at Graph Ventures
Network2
Arjuna CostaScout
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures
Diana NarváezScout
Principal at Flourish Ventures
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