Ricardo Sangion
Venture Capital Investor | Forbes 10 under 40 | Growth Expert
São Paulo, São Paulo
Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$500,000.00Target Investment:
$250,000.00
Skills
Education
Technical in Computing
Escola Salesiana São José - ETEC(1991 - 1993)
Lists including Ricardo
Investments
Work Experience
Mentor
2024
2018
Partner
2018
Looking for inspiring startup founders in the Americas. Led +25 investments in software startups from 8 different countries.
2007
Co-Founder
2007
Community driven website about beer, with thousands of users reviews, forum, blog, photo gallery and more.
2012 - 2023
Co-Founder
2012 - 2023
Beach Houses in Taipu de Fora, Bahia, Brazil
2014 - 2018
General Manager - LATAM
2016 - 2018
Responsible for the whole operation in Latin America with a special focus on user growth.
Country Manager Brazil
2014 - 2016
Responsible for starting the operation in Brazil, opening the office in São Paulo/Brazil and hiring the local team: Community/Influencers, Strategic Partnerships and Marketing. Define the local growth strategy - both on the B2B (content creators) and B2C (people looking for ideas) sides - develop strategic partnerships and educate the market about the Pinterest platform.
2013 - 2014
Sr. Business Development & Strategy Manager for LATAM
2013 - 2014
Responsible for all Business Development and Partnerships for Bing in Latin America.
2010 - 2013
Head of Growth, Engagement and Mobile - LATAM
2010 - 2013
First full time employee hired in LATAM. Responsible for mobile, platform evangelization, business development, payments, partnerships and all product management and growth initiatives in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Chile and Colombia.
2008 - 2010
Product Development Director
2008 - 2010
Responsible for the Product Development unit (Product Managers + Software Engineers), which delivers out of the box and customized solutions for wireless operators, handset manufacturers, media companies and advertising agencies.
2007 - 2008
Business Development Manager - LATAM
2007 - 2008
Responsible for the development and got to market strategy of all alternative sales channels initiatives in Latin America for EA Games mobile, including off-deck portals, retail and strategic media partnerships.
2002 - 2007
Senior Product Manager - Multimedia Mobile Services
2002 - 2007
Manager at Vivo of a 6 people group responsible for the development and management of all content value added services: games (BREW and JAVA), audio, video, interactive services, news & information, WAP and Voice portals. Responsible for the project management and strategic market planning, including marketing mix, P&L, product life-cycle and portfolio management, managing over 80 content providers.