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Maria do Carmo Fortunato

Investor

Member, Private Equity – Growth team at Explorer Investments

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

About

Maria do Carmo Fortunato is a member of the Private Equity – Growth team at Explorer Investments, where her work covers portfolio monitoring, deal generation and execution, and fundraising for the firm's Growth funds. She previously completed a 2023 internship at BPI across the CEINN innovation unit, Corporate and Institutional Banking, and the Direção de Canais. She holds a Master's degree in Finance and a degree in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics.

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Experience

  1. ExplorerInvestment Professionalcurrent2026 — present
  2. ExplorerEstagiário2025 — 2026Lisboa, Portugal
  3. Banco BPIIntern2023 — 2024

Education

  1. Nova School of Business and EconomicsMaster's degree, Finanças2024 — 2026
  2. Nova School of Business and EconomicsBachelor's degree, Economics2020 — 2023

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel

Languages English · Espanhol · Português

From Maria's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Nova School of Business and Economics103

Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesJosephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlasdair MitchellPortfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global LlpNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgEmin Taha CelikInvestment | Growth Funds at 212João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Explorer24

João Pedro RoquePrincipal at Indico Capital PartnersTomás Lavin PeixeHead of Venture Capital at Lince CapitalMaria do Carmo d’OreyAssociate at HCapital PartnersTiago GonçalvesPartner, Buyouts at Explorer InvestmentsTiago Alcoforado CalhauHospitality at Explorer InvestmentsRicardo Nuno AndréHospitality at Explorer Investments

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Also worked at Banco BPI4

Miguel Santo AmaroVenture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCRicardo TorgalGeneral Partner and CFO at Indico Capital PartnersRoberto BrancoCo-Founder and CEO at Beta CapitalJoão Caro de SousaGrowth at Explorer Investments

Colleagues at Explorer Investments

Alexandre Holtreman
Operating Partner at Explorer Investments
Alexandre Matos
Operating Partner at Explorer Investments
Ana Cristina Lopes
Compliance Officer at Explorer Investments
Ana Pimentel
Financial Director Explorer-SCR at Explorer Investments
Ana Sofia Mendonça
Manager ESG at Explorer Investments
André Bandeira
Corporate Development / Partner (Invest with us) at Explorer Investments
António Rocha e Silva
Partner, Growth at Explorer Investments
Babak Dastmaltschi
Non-Executive Director at Explorer Investments