Robinson Dantas
InvestorBoard Member, Founding Partner at Iporanga Ventures · Co-Founder and CFO at Gorila
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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About
Founding partner of Iporanga and COO of Gorila, whose career began at Morgan Stanley's derivatives desk. He co-founded GDX Investimentos and later founded blockchain startup bXChain (2016), and teaches cryptofinance at FGV. Holds an engineering degree from Poli-USP.
Experience
- Gorila InvestCo-Founder and CFOcurrent2016 — presentSão Paulo Area, Brazil
- Iporanga InvestimentosCo-Foundercurrent2009 — present
- FGVProfessor of Cryptofinance2019 — 2020São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Morgan StanleyAssociate2001 — 2008
Skills & more
Financial Markets11Business Strategy11Investments3Product Development2Management6
From Robinson's professional profile.
Colleagues at Iporanga Ventures
Carlos Gaeta
Finance & Operations Analyst at Iporanga Ventures
Guilherme Assis
Board Member, Founding Partner at Iporanga Ventures
Leonardo Teixeira
General Partner at Iporanga Ventures
Pedro Henrique Silva
Venture Partner at Iporanga Ventures
Renato Valente
General Partner at Iporanga Ventures
Stéphanie Ackermann
Finance & Operations Manager at Iporanga Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robinson Dantas?
- Founding partner of Iporanga and COO of Gorila, whose career began at Morgan Stanley's derivatives desk. He co-founded GDX Investimentos and later founded blockchain startup bXChain (2016), and teaches cryptofinance at FGV. Holds an engineering degree from Poli-USP.
- Where does Robinson Dantas work?
- Robinson Dantas is Board Member, Founding Partner at Iporanga Ventures.
- Where did Robinson Dantas go to school?
- Robinson Dantas studied at Escola Politécnica da USP (BSE, Electrical Engineering).
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Escola Politécnica da USP mafia14
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Gorila mafia2
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Iporanga Ventures mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Escola Politécnica da USP39
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Shared employers
Also worked at Iporanga Investimentos7
Renato ValenteGeneral Partner at Iporanga VenturesLeonardo TeixeiraGeneral Partner at Iporanga VenturesGuilherme AssisBoard Member, Founding Partner at Iporanga VenturesPedro Henrique SilvaVenture Partner at Iporanga VenturesStéphanie AckermannFinance & Operations Manager at Iporanga VenturesCarlos GaetaFinance & Operations Analyst at Iporanga Ventures
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Also worked at FGV5
Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,543
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