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I am Luis Gustavo Amorim, based in São Paulo, Brazil, with a robust background in private equity, venture capital, and business strategy, complemented by my expertise in chemistry and research. I hold a PhD in Physical-Chemistry Science from the Universidade de São Paulo and a specialization in Corporate Finance. Currently, I serve as the Managing Director at Valetec Capital, where I focus on corporate venturing to help large companies innovate and gain competitive advantages. My experience spans various roles, including mentoring at Emerge Brasil and board positions at multiple tech and biotech companies. I am fluent in Portuguese and proficient in English, which enhances my ability to engage in diverse business environments. My passion lies in driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems within Brazil.

Credentials

  • Portfolio Manager / Administrador de Carteira de Valores Mobiliários
    CVM
    Feb, 2014
    - Apr, 2026
  • CGA - Certificação de Gestores ANBIMA
    ANBIMA
  • CGE - Certificação de Gestores ANBIMA de Fundos Estruturados
    ANBIMA

Experience

  • Valetec Capital
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil
    • Managing Director
      • Feb 2019 - Present
      • São Paulo Area, Brazil

      Valetec Capital is a firm focused on Corporate Venturing (Corporate Venture Capital). We are Corporations centered and our goal is support large companies to gain a competitive advantage through an open innovation investment approach, create new business or access new innovative companies which may become potential business units instead competitors in the future.

  • Emerge Brasil
    • São Paulo, Brazil
    • Mentor
      • Jun 2019 - Present
      • São Paulo, Brazil

      Emerge is an organization that believes in a more innovative Brazil! To this end, it works on threefundamental pillars to promote science-based innovation in the country: i) helping entrepreneurial scientists bring their research from lab benches to market; ii) Creating a community of entrepreneurial scientists and iii) Catalyzing the radical and disruptive innovation of large industries through science.

  • Codenation
    • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
    • Board Member
      • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
      • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

      Through our free developers acceleration program, we find and prepare potential developers from all over Brazil to compose technology teams.

  • Neoprospecta Pesquisa e Consultoria S.A.
    • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
    • Board Member
      • Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
      • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

      Neoprospecta is a biotechnology company with competences in the following areas: Genomics, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology. The company is dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative microbiological analyzes, management and control, based on new generation DNA sequencing, biocomputational analysis and quantitative PCR techniques.

    • Board Member
      • Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

      Sensorweb provides IoT solutions (plataform) to monitor the cold chain, especially focused on health. The solutions measurer temperature, humidity and other critical variables, in real time to help the food safe and medicine and vaccines potent. The solutions help clients in storing and transporting temperature-sensitive medicine.

    • Brazil
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Director
      • Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

      Director of Cventures and Cventures Primus Fund. Cventures is a spinoff from CERTI Foundation. It aims to promote the structuring, acceleration and leverage of technology-based companies and other innovative enterprises. Cventures manages a Venture Capital Fund focused on technology companies in the Healthcare & Life Science, Cleantech, IT and Digital sectors.

    • Investment Officer
      • Aug 2014 - May 2018

      Investment Officer of Cventures Primus, a Venture Capital Fund focused on technology companies in the Healthcare & Life Science, Cleantech, IT and Digital sectors.

    • Board Member
      • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

      Hiper is a software company focused on SaaS solutions for micro and small retailers. The solution increase the level of automation and efficiency.

  • Trivèlla Investimentos S.A.
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil
    • Investment Analyst
      • Feb 2008 - Aug 2014
      • São Paulo Area, Brazil

      Trivèlla is an asset management focused on long-term investments, working in alternative assets, specially Venture Capital & Middle Private Equity. The firm also has a Corporate Finance service branch.

    • Board Member
      • Mar 2012 - Oct 2013
      • Curitiba

      FBITS provides technology solutions, management and marketing for leading e-commerce and stores of various sizes and industries.

    • Reseacher
      • Mar 2004 - Jan 2008

      Development of new catalysts applied to the fuel cell and batteries, focusing on increasing the efficiency of the reaction and catalyst stability, cost reduction and understanding of the kinetic mechanism of the reaction. This work resulted in six papers published in international journals / national.

    • Laboratory Analyst
      • Jul 1997 - Sep 1999

      Laboratory analysis for quality control and monitoring of environmental liabilities. Routine physical and chemical analysis and metallographic analysis of products for quality certification. Support the control and monitoring of the company's production process. Chemical analysis and monitoring of solid waste resulting from the production process.

Education

  • 2004 - 2008
    Universidade de São Paulo
    PhD, Physical-Chemistry Science
  • Centro Universitário de Araraquara
    Specialization, Corporate Finance
  • 2000 - 2003
    Universidade de São Paulo
    Bachelor, Chemistry

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