Roberto Branco
InvestorCo-Founder & CEO / Founder & Managing Partner at Beta Capital
Porto, Porto, Portugal
About
Founder of Beta Capital in 2003 and its CEO. Previously Head of Department at Renault Portuguesa, Chairman and CEO of Soja de Portugal, and a General Council member of BPI; co-founded Profat and Panoramah!. Holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from IST and an MBA from Nova SBE.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Beta CapitalCEOcurrent2003 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- FAMO Office FurnitureBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- Rotunda Investimentos S.AManaging Partnercurrent2009 — presentPorto
- Boavista WindowsNon Executive Board Membercurrent2011 — presentPorto Area, Portugal
- NoniusNon Executive Board Member2005 — 2015Porto Area, Portugal
- Agência de InovaçãoBoard Advisor2003 — 2004Porto Area, Portugal
- SOJA DE PORTUGALExecutive Chairman1988 — 1998Porto Area, Portugal
- Banco BPIMember of the General Council / Vogal do Conselho Geral1993 — 1997Porto
- RenaultHead of Department1980 — 1986Lisbon Area, Portugal
Skills & more
Business Strategy26Entrepreneurship33Start-ups18Business Planning14Venture Capital12International Business7Management Consulting13Innovation Management7Mergers & Acquisitions6Corporate Finance5Business Development3Strategic Partnerships3
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InvestmentsStrategic PlanningStrategyLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Roberto's professional profile.
Colleagues at Beta Capital
Alexandra Meneses
Operations Associate at Beta Capital
Bernardo Pequito
Investment Director at Beta Capital
Carlos Rocha
Co-Founder & Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Francisco Pereira Branco
Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Hugo Ramos
Senior Board Advisor at Beta Capital
Jorge Freitas Nunes
Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Mahir Sahin
Venture Partner at Beta Capital
Rui Finteiro
Investment Analyst at Beta Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roberto Branco?
- Founder of Beta Capital in 2003 and its CEO. Previously Head of Department at Renault Portuguesa, Chairman and CEO of Soja de Portugal, and a General Council member of BPI; co-founded Profat and Panoramah!. Holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from IST and an MBA from Nova SBE.
- Where does Roberto Branco work?
- Roberto Branco is Co-Founder & CEO / Founder & Managing Partner at Beta Capital.
- Where did Roberto Branco go to school?
- Roberto Branco studied at Instituto Superior Técnico (Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management (Post-Graduation in Information Systems).
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