About
Marco Soares is Managing Partner at Savvy Capital Partners and an angel investor with RedAngels and DigCap Ventures. He co-founded Inovretail in 2010, which specialized in IT solutions for retail and was acquired by Sonae IM in 2016. With over 22 years of experience in retail operations across Europe and South America, Soares has held delivery and management positions at companies including Sonae Distribuição, Debenhams, Tesco Central Europe, and Wipro Retail, with expertise in ERP and data warehouse implementations.
Experience
- Savvy Capital PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- LC VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentPorto, Portugal
- REDangelsPartner & Business Angelcurrent2019 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- DIGCAP VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2019 — present
- DataCentricManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentPorto, Portugal
- Talent ClimbersManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- InovRetailCo-founder & Joint CEO (Head of Operations)2011 — 2019
- WiproDelivery Manager2008 — 2011
- Enabler a Wipro CompanyDelivery Manager2006 — 2008
- Enabler a Wipro CompanyDelivery Manager2006
- Enabler a Wipro CompanyProject Manager2001 — 2006
- Enabler a Wipro CompanyAnalyst/Developer1997 — 2001
- CPC ISJunior Analyst/Developer1996 — 1997
Education
- Porto Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management2001 — 2002
- Universidade do MinhoDegree, Informatics and Systems Engineering1991 — 1997
Skills & more
Team Management16Management15Data Warehousing32Business Intelligence57Retail8Program Management17Software Project Management35ConsultancyBusiness Process20ERP3Requirements Analysis16Management Consulting4
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Software DevelopmentSolution ArchitectureBusiness AnalysisPre-salesIT ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureSOAIT Service ManagementProject ManagementBusiness Process DesignOracle ApplicationsOracleLanguages English · Portuguese
From Marco's professional profile.
Colleagues at REDangels
Alex Vassiliev
Business Angel at REDangels
Alexander Semenov
Business Angel at REDangels
António N. Fernandes
Business Angel at REDangels
Bjarne Mindested
Business Angel at REDangels
Cintia Mano
Business Angel at REDangels
Daniel Amaral
Business Angel at REDangels
Davide Catarino
Business Angel at REDangels
Fernando Vitória
Business Angel at REDangels
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marco Soares work?
- Marco Soares is Business Angel at REDangels.
Founder mafias
Universidade do Minho mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Porto Business School13
Daniela CoutinhoPrincipal, Cyber at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão Günther AmaralManaging Partner & CEO at Bright Pixel CapitalPedro CunhaDirector, Legal at Bright Pixel CapitalMaria Villas-BoasOperating Partner at Shilling VCBernardo PequitoInvestment Director at Beta CapitalCarlos Alberto SilvaManaging Partner at 33N
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Also attended Universidade do Minho8
Daniela CoutinhoPrincipal, Cyber at Bright Pixel CapitalDaniela CoutoGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesRenato PortelaBusiness Angel at REDangelsFernando VitóriaBusiness Angel at REDangelsTiago FerreiraChief Technology Officer at The Taken SeatMiguel VazCTO at Kintaro Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wipro48
Sumit JoharAdvisor at Clear VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesDipanjan BasuCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle VenturesChetan RanaCFO at Titan Capital
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