A few days ago, while talking to a potential investor (LP) about Airborne Ventures' strategy, they asked me: “What made you decide to become a Venture Capital investor?”
This question made me reflect on my journey, and like many entrepreneurs, I realized that both Eduardo the operator and Eduardo the investor have always walked side by side. This duality is, in fact, what gives meaning to what I do today at Airborne Ventures.
My journey began in an unusual way: as a pilot in the Brazilian Air Force. Later, I studied engineering and moved into strategic consulting, where I had the opportunity to solve complex problems for large companies. After that, I worked at a company backed by a major Brazilian private equity fund, an experience that sparked my interest in the investment ecosystem. Later, I pursued an MBA to strengthen my finance background and worked in investment banking and tech companies, beginning my journey into the world of Venture Capital.
It was at this point that I started investing my own capital in startups as an angel investor, combining my experience as an operator with my strategic eye to identify growth opportunities. This led me to institutional Venture Capital when I joined Inovabra Ventures and began investing in high-impact companies in a structured way.
Over the past few years, I’ve been directly involved in more than 80 investments and have witnessed firsthand the building of stories that transformed markets. At Remessa Online, for example, we helped create a new model for international transfers in Brazil, resulting in a billion-dollar exit. At D1, we invested in a platform that revolutionized digital communication for businesses, culminating in a merger with Zenvia and an IPO in New York, establishing it as one of the largest digital communication players in Latin America. At Beep Saúde, we led a round that allowed the company to revolutionize access to healthcare at home. At Asaas, we supported the creation of a robust solution for SMBs based on automation, financial solutions, and credit. At Jeitto, we invested in an innovative solution for financial inclusion, resulting in impressive growth and impact, from 5k users to more than 10mm. And at SkyOne, we helped scale a cloud integration platform that brought greater efficiency to small and medium-sized businesses.
Between 2021 and mid-2022, this experience led me to create Airborne Ventures, initially with the goal of capturing value in companies with great potential while also defining Airborne’s investment thesis. In 2024, a fund was born with the mission of investing in B2B startups that increase efficiency and productivity in value chains, especially in sectors like financial services and healthcare (which are most impacted by technologies like AI). Today, with Airborne, I have the privilege of working with extraordinary founders leading businesses like Doutor-AI, Maggu, Conexa, EaseLabs, Delend, Pier, Azos, 4intelligence, Rabbot and many others—not to mention my colleagues who also invested in these companies.
Each investment is more than just a check; it’s a commitment to transforming realities, empowering founders and their teams to reach greater heights. Many of the people who have been part of this journey now trust me to continue identifying and supporting new market opportunities that transform entire industries, including as investors and mentors for the new generation of entrepreneurs.
Looking back, I’m proud not only of the returns achieved but also of the impact we’ve helped create. Eduardo the operator still gets excited about the daily challenges of startups. And Eduardo the investor? He’s more excited than ever, knowing there’s still so much to build.
