Marcelo Camara

Head of Ventures @ 49 educação

About

Computer Scientist. Founded my first startup at 16 - a B2B EdTech backed by João Kepler. Today I lead Ventures at 49 educação, Latin America's largest startup accelerator - 4,000+ startups accelerated and 250+ invested. Day to day: I mentor founders, build products with AI, and work on complex sales. That's what I write about here. → How founders close their first clients and build a sales machine → How to actually use AI to grow faster and more efficiently → What I've learned analyzing 250+ startups from the investor side If you want to talk about sales, AI, or Venture Capital, send me a message.

Country

Brazil

City

Florianópolis

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Startup enxuta, Desenvolvimento de negócios, Financiamento de capital de risco, Educação, Startups, Inovação aberta, Capital de risco, Análise de dados, Trabalho em equipe, Liderança de equipe, Programas de fidelização, Base de clientes, Administração geral, Análise de negócios, Investimentos em start-ups, Satisfação do cliente, Aumento e retenção de vendas (Upsell), Gestão de riscos, Negociação de contratos, Sucesso do cliente

Experience

Head of Ventures

49 educação

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

49 Ventures is a holding company of 49 educação. We assist startups with venture capital investment and M&A advisory services.

Head of Innovation

49 educação

2024-1 - 2025-8 · 1 yr 8 mos

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Experience assisting companies and institutions in their innovation and venture capital initiatives through the resources and expertise of 49 educação in working with startups.

Startups Community Manager

49 educação

2022-1 - 2024-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Experience in accompanying over 800 startups in the Startup University acceleration program, providing guidance, contacts, and resources within the 49 Education community.

Business Development Representative

49 educação

2021-9 - 2022-1 · 5 mos

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Experience in business development, working with relationships and qualifying business opportunities for the company's educational products.

Member

Confraria do Empreendedor

2026-4 - Present · 6 mos

I am part of a networking and business group for entrepreneurs.

Ambassador [Notion for Startups]

Notion

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Helping Brazilian startups scale and optimize their workflows as an official Notion for Startups Partner. I build high-value products with Notion AI for startups. Recently drove 2k+ leads via LinkedIn.

Venture Capital Analyst [VC Challenge]

KPTL

2022-9 - 2022-11 · 3 mos

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

I analyzed startups for the venture capital manager KPTL during the VC Challenge program.

Founder

Menteor

2020-9 - 2021-6 · 10 mos

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A B2B SaaS solution that provides career mentorship for university students through a complementary credits consumption platform. Invested in by João Kepler, from Bossanova.