Nuno Goncalves Pedro
InvestorManaging Partner at Chamaeleon
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Nuno Goncalves Pedro is founder and managing partner of Chamaeleon, a venture capital firm, and co-host and co-founder of Tech Deciphered, a podcast. He previously held senior leadership roles in technology, digital, media and telecom at McKinsey and holds a degree in computer engineering from Stanford Graduate School of Business. His experience spans digital strategy, corporate development, M&A, product strategy, and general management across organizations ranging from small teams to groups of 200+ people, and he serves as a guest lecturer at Stanford GSB and UC Berkeley Haas.
Experience
- ChamaeleonManaging Partner, Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IntroExpertcurrent2025 — present
- Strive CapitalManaging Partner, Founder & CEOcurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- nunogoncalvespedro.comBoard Member, Advisor, Coach, Speakercurrent2006 — presentUSA, Asia, Europe and Middle East
- Tech DecipheredCo-Founder & Co-Hostcurrent2020 — present
- Grishin RoboticsVenture Partner2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Delta PartnersPartner2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Expert, Member of Asia-Pacific Technology, Media & Telecom Leadership Team2006 — 2012Asia-Pacific
- GSM AssociationStrategy Director2003 — 2006Global
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2001 — 2003
- AltranBusiness Manager2000 — 2001
- DreamLinkFounder, CEO1999 — 2001
- GSI - ABS GroupTechnical Manager1996 — 2000
- AESE Business SchoolResearch Assistant1998 — 2000
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Executive Program - Alum
- London Business SchoolCorporate Finance - Alum
- The Wharton SchoolMergers & Acquisitions
- Iscte - Instituto Universitário de LisboaFinance - Alum
- Instituto Superior TécnicoMaster of Science - MS, Computer Engineering
Skills & more
Strategy99Strategic Planning16Analysis4Management20Leadership8Venture Capital93Business Development85Corporate Development62Product Management80Mergers & Acquisitions46Business Strategy91Business Planning7
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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsAnalyticsMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsManagement ConsultingTelecommunicationsE-commerceInvestmentsCompetitive AnalysisPrivate EquityConsultingLanguages Chinese · English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
- Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française - DELF — Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
- Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache - ZDaF / ZD — Goethe-Institut e.V.
- First Certificate in English - FCE — University of Cambridge
- Certificate of Proficiency in English - CPE — University of Cambridge
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa22
Carlos CostaPartner at Valor Capital GroupLaurens W. A. AsamoahFundraising Manager at SpeedinvestPedro RosaImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalSofia SantosPartner at FaberRicardo PiresChairman at Semapa NextRui RodriguesPartner at Indico Capital Partners
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Also attended Instituto Superior Técnico50
João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão MoutinhoDirector, People at Bright Pixel CapitalJoaquim Sérvulo RodriguesManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersPedro Ribeiro SantosManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersDuarte MineiroManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão DiasInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Strive Capital1
Also worked at Grishin Robotics25
Daniel HaCofounder at Antigravity CapitalDmitry GrishinFounding Partner at Grishin RoboticsVerdi IsraelyanManaging Partner at Grishin RoboticsSergey NikulinCTO at Grishin RoboticsElias CanPrincipal at Grishin RoboticsSterling CampbellInvestor at Blockchain Capital
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Also worked at GSM Association7
Sam EvansGeneral Partner at Eos Venture Partners LimitedDavid PollingtonHead of Research at Bloc VenturesPhil MorlePartner at Main Sequence VenturesFrancesco PastiPartner at Mouro CapitalCharlotte WardHead of Unilever's Climate & Nature Fund at 100+ Accelerator / AB InBevAnne BouverotIndependent Board Member at Elaia
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Colleagues at Chamaeleon
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