Pedro Ribeiro Santos
InvestorPartner at Armilar Venture Partners
Lisbon, Portugal
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedNovaphos
About
Pedro Ribeiro Santos is a Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners, which he joined in 2009, where he leads deeptech and enterprise investments with a focus on software development and SaaS, and heads the firm's sustainability practice. He holds a BSc in Physics Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and an MBA and MSc in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and began his career as a physics researcher at the University of Oxford. He previously spent over 12 years in IT and management consulting at Accenture and The Boston Consulting Group, plus two years as an IT and Organizational Director, and serves as a board member or observer of several Armilar portfolio companies.
Pedro Ribeiro Santos @pedrorib_santos
Major launch! So many innovations packed into an awesome product, delivered with a lot of love and devotion! https://t.co/zCt2mqAGa0
Mar 2, 2023 · ♥ 5
Pedro Ribeiro Santos @pedrorib_santos
And rightly so! Phosphates is one of the most pressing, and one of the most overlooked, sustainability challenges that the world faces. https://t.co/zypmOcNSyG
Mar 4, 2022 · ♥ 2
Pedro Ribeiro Santos @pedrorib_santos
Pure genius! @RowsHQ https://t.co/thDbNxwP4o
Feb 23, 2022 · ♥ 7
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- ArmilarManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentLisbon Area, Portugal
- ArmilarExecutive Director2009 — 2016Lisbon Area, Portugal
- APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de RiscoBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- TrendtrackerNon Executive Directorcurrent2026 — presentGhent, Flemish Region, Belgium
- VeetonNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- AmplemarketNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
- CintooNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
- DidimoNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
- CodacyNon Executive Directorcurrent2014 — presentLisbon Area, Portugal
- NovaphosNon Executive Directorcurrent2014 — presentOrlando, Florida Area
- AquaSpyNon-Executive Director2010 — 2025Greater San Diego Area
- Vawlt TechnologiesNon Executive Director2019 — 2024Lisbon Area, Portugal
- WalliDNon Executive Director2019 — 2021Lisbon Area, Portugal
- Domatica Global SolutionsNon-executive Director2012 — 2021Lisbon Area, Portugal
- AutomaiseNon Executive Director2019 — 2020Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Advanced Cyclone Systems S. A. (ACS)Non Executive Director2013 — 2020Porto Area, Portugal
- TradiioNon Executive Director2014 — 2017
- NANIUM S.AMember of Supervisory Board2010 — 2017Porto Area, Portugal
- Espírito Santo Tech Ventures SGPSExecutive Director2013 — 2016Lisbon Area, Portugal
- IOSIL Energy CorporationNon-Executive Director2011 — 2013Columbus, Ohio Area
Education
- University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy (DPhil / PhD) Candidate, Physics Department1994 — 1995
- Universidade Nova de LisboaMasters, Economics2002 — 2003
- Universidade Nova de LisboaMBA, Management2001 — 2002
- Instituto Superior TécnicoU.Degree, Physics1989 — 1994
Skills & more
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Product ManagementInvestmentsCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentBusiness PlanningPortfolio ManagementDue DiligenceValuationBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
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