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Pedro Ribeiro Santos

Investor

Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners · Board director at Novaphos

Lisbon, Portugal

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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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.

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Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Novaphos

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Joseph A. MegyExecutive Officer, Director

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Joseph A. MegyExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. ArmilarManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentLisbon Area, Portugal
  2. ArmilarExecutive Director2009 — 2016Lisbon Area, Portugal
  3. APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de RiscoBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. TrendtrackerNon Executive Directorcurrent2026 — presentGhent, Flemish Region, Belgium
  5. VeetonNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
  6. AmplemarketNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
  7. CintooNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
  8. DidimoNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
  9. CodacyNon Executive Directorcurrent2014 — presentLisbon Area, Portugal
  10. NovaphosNon Executive Directorcurrent2014 — presentOrlando, Florida Area
  11. AquaSpyNon-Executive Director2010 — 2025Greater San Diego Area
  12. Vawlt TechnologiesNon Executive Director2019 — 2024Lisbon Area, Portugal
  13. WalliDNon Executive Director2019 — 2021Lisbon Area, Portugal
  14. Domatica Global SolutionsNon-executive Director2012 — 2021Lisbon Area, Portugal
  15. AutomaiseNon Executive Director2019 — 2020Braga, Braga, Portugal
  16. Advanced Cyclone Systems S. A. (ACS)Non Executive Director2013 — 2020Porto Area, Portugal
  17. TradiioNon Executive Director2014 — 2017
  18. NANIUM S.AMember of Supervisory Board2010 — 2017Porto Area, Portugal
  19. Espírito Santo Tech Ventures SGPSExecutive Director2013 — 2016Lisbon Area, Portugal
  20. IOSIL Energy CorporationNon-Executive Director2011 — 2013Columbus, Ohio Area
  21. MagpowerNon-Executive Director2010 — 2013Lisbon Area, Portugal
  22. Current LLCNon-Executive Director2011 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  23. Atraverda LimitedNon-Executive Director2010 — 2012Cardiff, United Kingdom
  24. The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2004 — 2009
  25. Central de CervejasIT Director2002 — 2004Lisbon Area, Portugal
  26. AccentureManager1995 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategy26Management Consulting21Business Strategy17Start-ups14Venture Capital11IT Strategy5Entrepreneurship9Private Equity3Cleantech3Information Technology3Management4Mergers & Acquisitions15
+12 moreProduct ManagementInvestmentsCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentBusiness PlanningPortfolio ManagementDue DiligenceValuationBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingStrategic PlanningTeam Management

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

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Investments

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Advanced Cyclone SystemsAmplemarketAppentraAquaSpyAtraverdaCintooCodacyCurrent Communications GroupDidimoDojo AiDomatica IoT TechnologyEquallMagpowerNanosolarTalkaTradiioTrendtrackerUltracellVawltVeetonWallid

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Colleagues at Armilar Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pedro Ribeiro Santos?
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.
Where does Pedro Ribeiro Santos work?
Pedro Ribeiro Santos is Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners and Board director at Novaphos and Board director at Novaphos.
What does Pedro Ribeiro Santos invest in?
Pedro Ribeiro Santos invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Pedro Ribeiro Santos write?
Pedro Ribeiro Santos typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Pedro Ribeiro Santos invested in?
Investments tracked here include Advanced Cyclone Systems, Amplemarket, Appentra, AquaSpy, Atraverda, Cintoo, Codacy, Current Communications Group, Didimo, Dojo Ai, Domatica IoT Technology, Equall, and 9 more.
Where did Pedro Ribeiro Santos go to school?
Pedro Ribeiro Santos studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil / PhD) Candidate, Physics Department); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Masters, Economics); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (MBA, Management).

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