Fundraising Fox

Leonardo Cruz

Investor

General Partner at Mergus Ventures

Brazil

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Leonardo Cruz is co-founder and managing partner at Mergus Ventures and serves as a board member at Koinz Capital, an intellectual capital platform for startups and scale-ups. He previously held executive positions in global business development and market strategy at Vale, leading teams across Asia and Europe, and managed an investment portfolio in the financial sector. Cruz holds an Executive MBA and post-MBA from Kellogg School of Management, a degree in Control and Automation Engineering from PUC Minas, and certifications as a Finance Specialist and Board Member from Fundação Dom Cabral.

Experience

  1. Mergus VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. Koinz CapitalBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. Koinz CapitalFounding Partner2019 — 2021Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  4. The Future InitiativeMembercurrent2024 — present
  5. LogPyxBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. VanqPartnercurrent2023 — present
  7. VanqAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2023
  8. EquityRioLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  9. ALLu Design, Inc.Advisory Board Member2022 — 2024
  10. Monte BravoManaging Partner2019 — 2021Belo Horizonte
  11. ValeMarketing Manager2012 — 2019Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  12. ValeSenior Business Analyst - Marketing2010 — 2012Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
  13. ValePortifolio Manager - Innovation and Automation Development2009 — 2010
  14. ValeSenior Performance Management2007 — 2009Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
  15. ValeLogistics Manager2005 — 2007Greater Belo Horizonte
  16. ValeLogistics Intern2004 — 2005

Education

  1. Fundação Dom CabralBoard of Director Development Program, Board of Director / Advisory Board2021
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementPost MBA, Marketing2016
  3. Fundação Dom CabralMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management2014 — 2015
  4. Fundação Dom CabralSpecialization, Finance Management2010 — 2011
  5. PUC MinasB.Eng, Control and Automation Engineering2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Fundos de investimento17Capital privado12Business StrategyBusiness Process42Supply Chain42Business Process Improvement40Strategy17Supply Chain Management25Market Analysis12Logistics19Strategic Planning15Project Planning28
+12 moreProject ManagementBusiness IntelligenceShippingPerformance ManagementProcess EngineeringInternational Supply ChainKey Performance IndicatorsInvestment StrategiesPlanningBudgetsBusiness DevelopmentManagement Consulting

Languages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

From Leonardo's professional profile.

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
Marcela Rezende
Venture Partner at Mergus Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Leonardo Cruz work?
Leonardo Cruz is General Partner at Mergus Ventures.
What check size does Leonardo Cruz write?
Leonardo Cruz typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended Fundação Dom Cabral22

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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management558

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Also attended PUC Minas6

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Shared employers

Also worked at EquityRio1

Bruno Miscow PaulettiVenture Partner at Kria

Also worked at Vale9

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