Investor to startup meetings

Investor to startup meetings are a series of pre-scheduled, 15-minute meetings between tech’s most influential investors and our most promising startups. Investors select startups they want to meet based on their startup profiles and pitch decks – so ensure yours stands out.

Please note: investor to startup meetings are only open to startups exhibiting at Web Summit Rio. Apply for our 2025 ALPHA startup program and join us next April in Rio de Janeiro.

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What are investor to startup meetings?

Startups that purchase a package for Web Summit are automatically added to our investor to startup meetings portal. This is where attending investors view our startup profiles and select who they’d most like to meet.

If you’re selected, we’ll contact you with your meeting details.

Investor to startup meetings are designed to give high-potential startups an edge. This is where you’ll get insider advice on making yourself irresistible to investors.

Investor to startup meetings run throughout Web Summit Rio.

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Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
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Pierre Schurmann
Pierre Schurmann
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Izabel Gallera
Izabel Gallera
PartnerCanary
Magnus Grimeland
Magnus Grimeland
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Tamara Steffens
Tamara Steffens
Managing DirectorThomson Reuters Ventures
Francisco Jardim
Francisco Jardim
Managing PartnerSP Ventures
Rodrigo Baer
Rodrigo Baer
Co-founder & Managing PartnerUpload Ventures
Santiago Fossatti
Santiago Fossatti
PartnerKaszek
Gabriela Gonçalves
Gabriela Gonçalves
Founder & Managing PartnerNamari Capital
Hernan Kazah
Hernan Kazah
Co-founder & Managing PartnerKaszeK Ventures
Carlos Simonsen
Carlos Simonsen
Co-Founder and Managing PartnerUpload Ventures
Alessandra Dabul
Alessandra Dabul
Board member and InvestorGavea Angels
Pedro Vicuña
Pedro Vicuña
PrincipalCencosud Ventures
Rafiq Ahmed
Rafiq Ahmed
Manging DirectorDipalo Ventures
Laura Constantini
Laura Constantini
Co-founder & PartnerAstella
Konstantin Hapkemeyer
Konstantin Hapkemeyer
PrincipalSeedstars International Ventures
Gabriela Ruggeri
Gabriela Ruggeri
Managing PartnerKamay Ventures
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