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Our Searchers and CEOs
We have been selectively investing in responsible, tech savvy and global minded Search Fund entrepreneurs and in real-economy early-growth Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) since 2016.
Co-CEO at Voke (previously Agasus)
João Luis P. Lima
Search Phase: Acquired Voke (Feb 2018).
Search Fund: 220 Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Rene Almeida.
Education: FGV (Brazil), IE University (Spain).
Experience: AB InBev.
MBTI: ENFJ - Protagonist.
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A reference leader: Herb Kelleher.
A life-changing book: "The buck stops here" said Harry Truman, by David M. Noyes and Edward J. Flynn.
If I could be a fictional character: James Bond.
Co-CEO at Voke (previously Agasus)
Rene Almeida
Search Phase: Acquired Voke (Feb 2018).
Search Fund: 220 Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: João Luis P. Lima.
Education: FGV (Brazil), IE University (Spain).
Experience: McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: David Neeleman.
A life-changing book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
If I could be a fictional character: Sherlock Holmes.
CEO at Falcon Control Systems
Yves Biyah
Search Phase: Acquired Falcon (Jul 2021).
Search Fund: Africa Search Capital.
Search Country: Ivory Coast, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: INSEAD (France).
Experience: PwC, L'Oréal.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: PENDING.
A life-changing book: PENDING.
If I could be a fictional character: PENDING.
CEO at APS
Luis Oliani
Search Phase: Acquired APS (Dec 2021).
Search Fund: Ducato Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Luis Dearo.
Education: Unicamp (Brazil), IESE (Spain).
Experience: McKinsey & Company, PNB Paribas, Citi.
MBTI: ESTJ - The Executive.
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A reference leader: PENDING.
A life-changing book: PENDING.
If I could be a fictional character: PENDING.
President at APS
Luis Dearo
Search Phase: Acquired APS (Dec 2021).
Search Fund: Ducato Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Luis Oliani.
Education: FGV (Brazil), IESE (Spain).
Experience: UBS, Plug & Play.
MBTI: ENFJ - The Protagonist.
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A reference leader: Winston Churchill.
A life-changing book: Grit by Angela Duckworth.
If I could be a fictional character: Morpheus from Matrix.
Co-CEO at December Digital (Cliken Web)
Christopher Bates
Search Phase: Acquired Cliken Web (Mar 2023).
Search Fund: December Transmission.
Search Country: France, Europe.
Search Partner: Gabriel de Gigord.
Education: IESE (Spain).
Experience: US Army, Uber.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Dwight Eisenhower.
A life-changing book: The Analects by Confucius or The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.
If I could be a fictional character: Thor.
Co-CEO at December Digital (Cliken Web)
Gabriel de Gigord
Search Phase: Acquired Cliken Web (May 2023).
Search Fund: December Transmission.
Search Country: France, Europe.
Search Partner: Christopher Bates.
Education: EM Normandie (France).
Experience: Catalina, Arkance.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Charles de Gaulle.
A life-changing book: The Little Prince by Saint Exupéry.
If I could be a fictional character: Asterix.
Searcher at Linden Equity Partners
Francisco Elosúa
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Linden Equity Partners.
Search Country: Mexico, Latin America.
Search Partner: Andrés de Villasante.
Education: EGADE (Mexico), IESE (Spain).
Experience: Cemex.
MBTI: ENFJ - The Protagonist.
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A reference leader: Warren Buffet.
A life-changing book: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie.
If I could be a fictional character: Iron man.
Searcher at Linden Equity Partners
Andrés de Villasante
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Linden Equity Partners.
Search Country: Mexico, Latin America.
Search Partner: Francisco Elosúa.
Education: IPADE (Mexico).
Experience: Actinver.
MBTI: ENFJ - The Protagonist.
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A reference leader: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
A life-changing book: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.
If I could be a fictional character: Sherlock Holmes.
Searcher at Grit Capital
Caio Zenatti
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Grit Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Rodolfo Guglielmi.
Education: FGV (Brazil), Babson (USA).
Experience: Keeper.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Ayrton Senna.
A life-changing book: Atlas Shrugged by Any Rand.
If I could be a fictional character: Tony Stark.
Searcher at Grit Capital
Rodolfo Guglielmi
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Grit Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Caio Zenatti.
Education: FGV (Brazil), Bocconi (Italy).
Experience: XP.
MBTI: INTP - The Logician.
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A reference leader: Walt Disney.
A life-changing book: The road less traveled by M. Scott Peck.
If I could be a fictional character: Jep Gambardella.
CEO at Proagro Asesoria Agronomica S.A.
Anderson Gava
Search Phase: Acquired Proagro (Jan 2023).
Search Fund: Bridge Capital.
Search Country: Paraguay, Latin America.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: Stanford (USA).
Experience: AB InBev.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Warren Buffet.
A life-changing book: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie.
If I could be a fictional character: Iron man.
Searcher at Aqua Capital
Alberto Salas
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Aqua Capital.
Search Country: Spain, Europe.
Search Partner: Alejandro Gutierrez.
Education: IE (Spain).
Experience: Abengoa.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Rafael Nadal.
A life-changing book: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet.
If I could be a fictional character: Lightning McQueen.
Searcher at Aqua Capital
Alejandro Gutierrez
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Aqua Capital.
Search Country: Spain, Europe.
Search Partner: Alberto Salas.
Education: UCR (USA), IE (Spain).
Experience: Microsoft.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: Warren Buffet.
A life-changing book: The Odissey by Homer.
If I could be a fictional character: Harvey Specter from Suits.
Searcher at M Capital
Mitsuya Shimura
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: M Capital.
Search Country: Japan, Asia.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: Waseda (Japan), IE (Spain).
Experience: Toray, ThyssenKrupp.
MBTI: ENFP - The Campaigner.
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A reference leader: Eiichi Shibusawa.
A life-changing book: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie.
If I could be a fictional character: Jack Sparrow.
Searcher at LT Partners
Thai Nguyen
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: LT Partners.
Search Country: Vietnam, Asia.
Search Partner: Eduardo Molon.
Education: National Economics University (Vietnam).
Experience: EY, BW Industrial Development.
MBTI: ENTJ - The Commander.
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A reference leader: Phil Knight.
A life-changing book: Principles by Ray Dalio.
If I could be a fictional character: Captain James Kirk.
Searcher at LT Partners
Eduardo Molon
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: LT Partners.
Search Country: Vietnam, Asia.
Search Partner: Thai Nguyen.
Education: University of Michigan (USA) and Tsinghua (China).
Experience: BCG, Ártica, Mekong Capital.
MBTI: ENTP - The Debater.
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A reference leader: Stephen A. Schwarzman.
A life-changing book: The Goal, a Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.
If I could be a fictional character: Scrooge McDuck.
Searcher at Connectus Capital
Guilherme Afonso
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Connectus Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: UFMG (Brazil), Insead (France).
Experience: Itaú, Localiza.
MBTI: INTP - The Logician.
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A reference leader: Warren Buffet.
A life-changing book: Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
If I could be a fictional character: Spider-Man.
Searcher at Memphis Capital
Aly Taha
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Memphis Capital.
Search Country: Egypt, North Africa.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: LBS (UK), Columbia (USA).
Experience: Shell, CB&I.
MBTI: ENTJ - The Commander.
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A reference leader: Talaat Harb, Egyptian economist.
A life-changing book: The Champion’s Mind by Jim Afremow and Jim Craig.
If I could be a fictional character: Iron Man.
Searcher at Iole Capital
André Asti
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Iole Capital.
Search Country: Brazil, Latin America.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: Unicamp (Brazil), IESE (Spain).
Experience: BASF, Adidas, Campus Management.
MBTI: PENDING.
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A reference leader: PENDING.
A life-changing book: PENDING.
If I could be a fictional character: PENDING.
Searcher at SCL Transmission
Sophia Secourgeon
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: SCL Transmission.
Search Country: France, Europe.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles - ESTIA (France), Cranfield University (UK), IESE (Spain).
Experience: Thales Alenia Space, Dassault Aviation, Infosys.
MBTI: INTJ-A - The Assertive Architect.
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A reference leader: Jacinda Ardern.
A life-changing book: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
If I could be a fictional character: Major Motoko Kusanagi, from Ghost in the Shell (manga).
Searcher at Griot Partners
DC Moore
Search Phase: Searching.
Search Fund: Griot Partners.
Search Country: United States, North America.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: Georgia Tech (USA), Wharton (USA).
Experience: Motorola, Lockheed Martin, McKinsey & Company.
MBTI: ENTJ - The Commander.
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A reference leader: Reginald Lewis.
A life-changing book: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
If I could be a fictional character: Ted Lasso.
Searcher at Dunequest Capital
Edmond Husseini
Search Phase: Fundraising.
Search Fund: Dunequest Capital.
Search Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Middle East.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: Johns Hopkins University (USA), Cranfield University (UK), INSEAD (France).
Experience: Felix, Kanari, Victory Team.
MBTI: INFP - The Mediator.
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A reference leader: Yvon Chouinard.
A life-changing book: Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence by Rick Hanson.
If I could be a fictional character: Edmond Dantès, from The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
Searcher at Farnam Entrepreneurial Succession
Raul Jacob
Search Phase: Fundraising.
Search Fund: Farnam Entrepreneurial Succession.
Search Country: UK, Europe.
Search Partner: Solo Searcher.
Education: LBS (UK).
Experience: Averroes Capital, Crdicorp Capitla, Apoyo Consultoria.
MBTI: ISTJ - The Logistitian.
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A reference leader: Warren Buffet.
A life-changing book: The Outsiders by Will Thorndike.
If I could be a fictional character: PENDING.
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