Carlos Neto

Carlos Neto

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VC Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Advisor & All things Startups
Lisbon, Portugal

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  • Tamnoon
    Board Observer
    Tamnoon
    Sep 2024 - Current (2 years 2 months)
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    Board Observer
    Picnic Corporation
    Mar 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)
    Picnic is a cybersecurity firm that proactively protects people and companies from the biggest threat vector in cyber today: attacks by social engineers.
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    Venture Capital
    Bright Pixel Capital
    Apr 2022 - Current (4 years 7 months)
    Investing in Cyber Security Startups Worldwide
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    Venture Capital
    M Fund
    Jan 2020 - Apr 2022 (2 years 4 months)
  • Stealth Startup
    Founder
    Stealth Startup
    Jan 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year 3 months)
    Founder of a stealth startup on the IoT space
  • Landingjobs
    Member, Board of Directors
    Landingjobs
    Jan 2015 - Jul 2018 (3 years 7 months)
    Landing.jobs is a tech hiring marketplace built on paid peer referrals and curated job posts from top startups and tech firms. Landing.jobs attracts and matches the best tech talent with the companies that need them the most.
  • Jscrambler
    Board Observer
    Jscrambler
    Oct 2014 - Mar 2016 (1 year 6 months)
    JScrambler is a web security company, mainly focused on Web Application Protection. JScrambler features two products for Website protection: JScrambler, to obfuscate and protect your Web Application, and Active Website Protection (AWP), to provide state of the art defense for the Man in the Browser problem
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    Board Observer
    iClio
    Jun 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 5 months)
    iClio is a company dedicated to the creation and publication of content related to history, heritage and culture. It specialises in the production of content for the new digital media. Its JiTT (Just in Time Tourist) Guides provide an incredibly immersive experience with a state-of-the-art route planner and made-to-measure audio and text content guides.
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    Board Observer
    Liquid Data Intelligence
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year 3 months)
    Liquid is a software analytics service that helps smartphone app developers, product owners and marketers deploy game-changing personalization for individual users in real-time, without rewriting their apps! Liquid combines analytics and personalization in a single, one-stop-shop suite, designed specifically for app developers, product owners and marketing professionals.
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    Partnerships Program Manager
    Portugal Ventures
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)
    Responsible for the managing Portugal Ventures' International Accelerators (San Francisco, Boston and Berlin (currently in the process of setting one up in Asia), while providing support on the internationalization of the portfolio to the American, European markets.

    Responsible for managing Portugal Ventures' domestic and international partnerships with my aim set in increase, improve and provide excelent opportunities to all the companies on Portugal Ventures' portfolio.
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    Investment Manager
    Portugal Ventures
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)
    -Led early stage investments worth over €5M and performed due diligence and market analysis on new investments
    -Drove deal sourcing for new investments, bringing 80+ businesses for analysis, from which 10% were invested
    -Organized multiple annual community events such as ‘PV Academy’ (conference uniting PV portfolio startups and industry experts) and “PV International Investors Forum” (invite-only summit with investors from 15+ countries)

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    Portugal Ventures is a Venture Capital firm with ~$450M in assets under management, across a number of different industries and with a focus on seed stage investments. We invest in technological disruptive companies and help them grow globally.
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    International Business Developer
    linkedcare
    Jan 2012 - Feb 2013 (1 year 2 months)
    -Designed innovative entry strategy into US healthcare market for online-based healthcare industry connector
    -Pinpointed stakeholders and identified key accounts in US market to find entry targets for the platform
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    Co-Founder and President
    NOVA International Club
    Jul 2011 - Jun 2013 (2 years)
    Started as a Program Manager, position I kept for 9 months before moving to the be president.

    - Responsible for the design and implementation, using a revenue sharing model, of the Welcome Program at Nova School of Business and Economics. The program integrated so far 600+ international students from over 90 nationalities in a new reality, using leadership and team-building activities.

    -Grew initial group of clients from 20 in year 1 to over 100 in year 2 and positioned club for future growth

    -Improved club’s profit 45% between year 1 and 2, by attracting sponsors and developing additional revenue sources

    -Led a team of 10+ from over 5 countries while attracting and managing several key accounts
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  • Stanford University
    VC Unlocked Program, Venture Capital
    Stanford University
    Sep 2024
  • University of Southern California
    Postgraduate Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
    University of Southern California
    May 2013 - Dec 2013 (8 months)
  • Nova School of Business and Economics
    MSc, Business Administration and Management, General
    Nova School of Business and Economics
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
    Major in Strategy and minor in International Business
  • Aarhus University
    Exchange Program, International Business
    Aarhus University
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 (2 years)
    Exchange Program - Erasmus
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa
    BSc, Economics
    Universidade Nova de Lisboa
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2011 (5 years)
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      Panel Engagement: Growth vs. Scale: The Critical Phase Transition
      Black Hat USA
      Aug 2024
      As part of one of the biggest cybersecurity conferences worldwide, the Black Hat USA event in Las Vegas, Nevada, l took part in a discussion panel alongside Manoj Apte - Ex Chief Strategy Officer @ Zscaler, Dave Gerry - CEO @ BugCrowd and Kymberlee Price - Founder & CEO @ Zatik Security.

      We discussed the key differences in sales personas, metrics, structure of a sales team, and interaction with marketing that are required at a company in a growth stage versus scaling. Also, discussed the key signs to look for that indicate growth vs scaling, including early vs growth stage sales persona, and how do one knows when it's time to add in layers of sales roles.
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