Marcos Almeida has left Brazil-based IT services firm Stefanini after more than three years leading its corporate development and venture investments.
Almeida said his role covered Stefanini’s subsidiaries and affiliates, mergers and acquisitions, startups and investor relations activities, telling Global Corporate Venturing by email: “I am leaving the company to pursue a new career opportunity.
“It was really a rich experience and I am grateful to (company founder and CEO) Marco Stefanini for his trust and meaningful growth opportunities.”
Since 2009, Stefanini has acquired stakes in about 17 companies with an eye on startups feeding into dealflow for later-stage acquisitions. Most of those deals involved the company taking controlling positions, but Stefanini has also bought minority stakes and created startups.
Marco Stefanini has also become a limited partner in a local venture capital fund and a minority holder in an accelerator, according to Almeida.
Before joining Stefanini, Almeida founded and ran a family office-backed micro-VC and seed-stage fund called NH Investimentos, and worked in business and corporate development for Visa Vale and Grupo RBS, as well as consulting for Capgemini and Aquanima since the late 1990’s.