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Rosario Cannata

Executive Manager - Principal @ EDP Ventures | Top50 Emerging Leader @Global Corporate Venturing

Portugal

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $570,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,300,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,150,000.00

Work Experience

2017

  • Executive Manager - Principal @EDP Ventures

    2022

    Responsible for Global Venture Capital Investments in Energy / Climate Tech Startups.

  • Executive Investment Manager - Head of Corporate Venture Capital @EDP Ventures Brasil

    2018 - 2022

    Responsible for the investments of EDP Ventures In LATAM. Participated since the set up of the local investment vehicle and the structure of the governance following the best practices in Corporate Venture Capital. Leading startup engagement activities with business units, monitoring main KPIs of Pilots and Proof of Concepts. ________ EDP Ventures is the Corporate Venture Capital of EDP Group. EDP Ventures invests in innovative startups with excellent teams and solutions in the energy market, capable to add value to our business units. Main investment Verticals: Renewable Energy, Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Decarbonization, E-Mobility, Smart Grid. Stage: Seed to Series B Investment Rounds. Check out our website: www.edp.com/en/innovation/edp-ventures#what-we-do

  • Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

    2017 - 2018

    Valuation and Structuring of M&A transactions and Greenfield investments in the Energy market.

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Terabase Energy is a solar tecnology company focusing in increasing scalability of large scale solar, automating the construction of utility scale plants. Main investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, SJF Ventures, Fifth Wall and EDP Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2023

    HSL - Hysilabs developed a breaktrough solution to facilitate hydrogen transportation and storage, by charging it in a liquid carrier. Main investors: Equinor, European Investment Council, Kreaxi Capital, Exolum, Vopak and EDP Ventures

2019 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2023

    Technology for EV Chargers Management. Backed by EDP, Perseo (Iberdrola) and DOMO.

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2023

    Artificial Intelligence for the Energy Industry - Failure prediction and Actionable Insights. Website: www.delfosim.com

2021 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Marketplace for Energy Trading and Services

2020 - 2022

  • Founder & National Coordinator of the Corporate Venture Capital Committee

    2020 - 2022

    Leading the Corporate Venture Capital Committee - over 100 national and multinational companies with recurring meetings aiming to exchange global best practices in Corporate Venturing.

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

    Platform for hydrological resources management and production optimization. Website: www.fractaleng.com.br

2019 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

    Big Data & Analytics for fast and autonomous decisions. Website: www.domrock.com.br

2014 - 2017

  • Partner

    2014 - 2017

    Advisory Activities Responsible for the negotiation and the structuring of numerous deals in: Oil&Gas, Shipping, Healthcare, Automotive – Mostly Debt Advisory and M&A . Financial modeling and Valuation, sensitivities analysis, control of financial covenants and trigger events Actively involved in “Brasil Autoparts Investments” project, in partnership with A.T. Kearney, sponsored by Sindipeças (Brazilian Association of Autoparts companies) and APEX (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency): financial and strategic analysis of several companies, to promote M&A and Joint Venture opportunities with global players. Venture Capital Activities Responsible for the valuation, negotiation and structuring of the first investment in an online marketplace (Pethub.com.br) Deal Flow management and active prospection of interesting innovative companies with excellent teams Supporting the entrepreneurs in the negotiation with business angels, Venture Capital funds and potential partners Mentoring of local and international startups in strategical planning.