About
Marcelo Hoffmann is a founding partner at ABSeed Ventures, which he established in 2017 following a 20-year career as an attorney. He brings legal expertise combined with financial management and corporate governance experience to venture capital investing, and has worked on the structuring of multiple entrepreneurship projects.
Experience
- ABSeed VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentSão Paulo, Brasil
- myworkMembro do conselho consultivocurrent2025 — present
- CliniaAdvisory Board Member2024 — 2025
- arqgenAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2025
- TuriviusAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2025São Paulo, Brasil
- CashU FintechAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2025São Paulo, Brasil
- AegroMember Board of Directors2019 — 2024
- SafeSpaceAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2024
- Solubio Tecnologias AgrícolasAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2022
- MovideskMember Board of Directors2019 — 2022
- GoCacheAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2019São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- HFM AdvogadosSócio Fundador2000 — 2019Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- MeetimeAdvisory Board Member2017Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- The Body ShopMember Board of Directors2013 — 2016
Skills & more
Negociação16Planejamento estratégico6Direito corporativo14Fusões e aquisições11Estratégia empresarial9Finanças corporativas6Governança corporativa5
Languages Inglês · Português
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marcelo Hoffmann?
- Marcelo Hoffmann is a founding partner at ABSeed Ventures, which he established in 2017 following a 20-year career as an attorney. He brings legal expertise combined with financial management and corporate governance experience to venture capital investing, and has worked on the structuring of multiple entrepreneurship projects.
- Where does Marcelo Hoffmann work?
- Marcelo Hoffmann is Partner at ABSeed Ventures.
- What check size does Marcelo Hoffmann write?
- Marcelo Hoffmann typically writes checks of $150K – $1M.
- Where did Marcelo Hoffmann go to school?
- Marcelo Hoffmann studied at Yale School of Management (Executive Education, Management Program for Lawyers); ESPM (Pós Graduação, Finanças Empresariais); Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Pós Graduação, Direito Processual Civil e Constitucional).
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