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Manoel Lemos

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General Partner at RPeV · Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures · Board Member at VERT Capital · Board director at Holberton

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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About

Managing Partner and former Chief Digital Officer at Grupo Abril; founder of BlogBlogs and WebCo, and former CTO of Hypercom Brazil. Also serves as the firm's Data Protection Officer.

Contact· published on Manoel's own website

Board director at Holberton

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Holberton's investors · 8

AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2017DaphniParis · $540K – $6.5M checks · since 2017Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksOmidyar NetworkSan Francisco · since 2017Partech VenturesParis · $200K – $50M checks · since 2017Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checks · since 2017Redpoint eventuresSão Paulo · since 2019Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Holberton

JBJulien Barbier
Julien BarbierExecutive Officer, Director
SKSylvain Kalache
Sylvain KalacheFormer Director

Experience

  1. HeyHo VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Cubo ItaúBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Redpoint eventuresManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
  4. CreditasBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  5. SamiBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  6. CESARBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  7. VERT CapitalBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  8. Grupo EstadoBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  9. ZeroDois pela EducaçãoMembro da comunidade ZeroDois Pela Educaçãocurrent2024 — presentBrasil
  10. Banco ItaúVenture Capitalist2022 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
  11. Holberton SchoolBoard Member2019 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  12. EletromidiaBoard Member2021 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  13. Qulture.RocksBoard Member2018 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  14. XerpayBoard Member2015 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  15. GESTOBoard Member2018 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
  16. Passei DiretoBoard Member2015 — 2021Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  17. RD StationBoard Member2014 — 2021Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  18. MemedBoard Member2014 — 2021São Paulo, Brazil
  19. FazedoresFounder & Chief Maker2013 — 2019Greater São Paulo Area
  20. AbrilChief Digital Officer2012 — 2014Greater São Paulo Area
  21. AbrilDiretor Digital2010 — 2012
  22. AbrilCTO2010
  23. AbrilCTO2008 — 2010
  24. WebCo Internet S/ACTO & Founder2008 — 2009
  25. BlogBlogsCIO/CTO/Founder2006 — 2008
  26. Hypercom Latin AmericaDirector of R&D and Technology2006 — 2008
  27. Hypercom Latin AmericaR&D and Technology Manager2005 — 2006
  28. Hypercom Latin AmericaR&D and Technology Manager2005
  29. HypercomSolutions Engineer2000 — 2004
  30. Singularity SystemsCTO / Founder2002 — 2004
  31. CETEAWeb Developer1996 — 1998
  32. CelPlanJAVA Architech1996 — 1997

Skills & more

Web 2.035Ruby on Rails29Linux20Business Strategy2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Start-ups99Digital Strategy99Entrepreneurship99Product Management99Software Development99Mobile Applications99Agile Methodologies99
+12 moreInnovation ManagementAngel InvestingE-commerceMobile DevicesDigital MarketingUser ExperienceProject ManagementScrumDigital MediaStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaStrategy

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Deals · 3

HolbertonBoard seat

via Redpoint eventures · filed Apr 2021 · $20M raise

RD StationBoard seat

via Redpoint eventures · filed Sep 2019 · $49.4M raise

XerpaBoard seat

via Redpoint eventures · filed Apr 2017 · $824.8K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

BeconfidentcreditasGESTOMediciniaMemedPeerdustry

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at RPeV

Anderson Thees
Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures
Romero Rodrigues
Investor at Headline

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Anderson Thees
Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manoel Lemos?
Managing Partner and former Chief Digital Officer at Grupo Abril; founder of BlogBlogs and WebCo, and former CTO of Hypercom Brazil. Also serves as the firm's Data Protection Officer.
Where does Manoel Lemos work?
Manoel Lemos is General Partner at RPeV and Board director at Holberton.
What check size does Manoel Lemos write?
Manoel Lemos typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Manoel Lemos sit on?
Manoel Lemos holds tracked board seats at Holberton, RD Station, Xerpa.
What companies has Manoel Lemos invested in?
Investments tracked here include Beconfident, creditas, GESTO, Holberton, Medicinia, Memed, Peerdustry, RD Station.
Where did Manoel Lemos go to school?
Manoel Lemos studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program (SEP), Strategy and Leadership); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Program); MIT Sloan School of Management (Executive Education (ACE), Strategy & Innovation).

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