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Michael Nicklas

Investor

Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Michael Nicklas operates between Rio and New York, backing Brazilian and Latin American fintech and crypto startups aiming for global leadership, prioritizing tokenization and central-bank ties to Pix and Drex.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. Valor Capital Group, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentRio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
  2. IdeiasnetBoard Member and Director2010 — 2013Rio de Janeiro
  3. Thirst, Inc.Partner2002 — 2010
  4. EngageMeInvestor2006 — 2010
  5. The Shooting GalleryCTO2000 — 2001
  6. Univision Online GroupCTO1999
  7. The Gryphon GroupPresident1996 — 1999
  8. Showtime NetworksDigital Video Expert1994 — 1996
  9. MPCDigital Media Expert1992 — 1994

Education

  1. Universidade de CoimbraAnthropology1989 — 1990
  2. American UniversityBA, International Relations1985 — 1989

Skills & more

Strategy71Management27Social Media49Open Source9Latin America32Venture Capital86Privacy Law6Digital Video8Mobile Applications16Entrepreneurship99Internet4Portuguese5
+12 moreE-commerceStart-upsSocial Media MarketingOnline AdvertisingDigital MarketingDigital MediaIT StrategyBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentTelecommunicationsBusiness Modeling

From Michael's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Universidade de Coimbra9

Nuno SebastiãoSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão CarreiraManaging Partner at Critical VenturesGonçalo QuadrosPartner at Critical VenturesPedro MurtinhoPartner at Critical VenturesRui MeleiroSenior Director of Services and Digital, Dura-Line at Orbia VenturesDiogo GuanabaraInvestor at StartVC

+ 3 more

Also attended American University70

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniAmanda ThickpennyEvents Manager at NorthzoneCarleigh MorbaInvestor at Index VenturesMark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAlyssa DadolyCFO & Partner at Silverton PartnersLinda AveyCo-Founder, 23andme at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 64 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Univision Online Group5

Steven PeraltaVP, Investments at Acumen AmericaOscar MunozGeneral Partner at L'ATTITUDE VenturesJoshua RahnCo-Founder, General Partner at Oceans VenturesKevin ConroyFounder & CEO, ConroyCo Ventures at The 98Paul HudsonInvestor at Glade Brook Capital Partners

Also worked at Showtime Networks4

Gustav SpangbergPrincipal at Type One VenturesNattasuda A. KaplinInvestor at ADB VenturesRachel TipographInvestor at Cleo CapitalKathryn BrownAssociate at K1 Investment Management

Deals · 1

Arquivei HoldingsBoard seat

via Valor Capital Group · filed Sep 2020 · $4M raise

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

Colleagues at Valor Capital Group

Amb. Clifford Sobel
Founding Partner at Valor Capital Group
Ana Coutinho
VP - Portfolio Success at Valor Capital Group
Annelise Barre
IR Senior Analyst at Valor Capital Group
Antoine Colaço
Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Balbuena
Community Associate at Valor Capital Group
Beatriz Madeira
Senior Associate at Valor Capital Group
Brian Brooks
Special Advisor at Valor Capital Group
Bruno Batavia
Principal & Director of Emerging Tech at Valor Capital Group

Network2

Brett RochkindScout
Managing Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
David MilesScout
Founding Partner at ManchesterStory Group, LLC

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