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Paulo Herman

Vice President atLEAP Global PartnersMiddletown, United States
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Paulo Herman leads investment strategy and due diligence at Leap. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer at Grupo Delta and worked at ETFdb.com, which was acquired by TMX Group.

What Paulo can write

Writes checks of$25K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

LEAP Global Partners writes $25K to $10M checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. ETFdb.com (now VettaFi) · early team member
  2. Grupo Delta · Chief Investment Officer
  3. ETFdb.com · early team member
  4. LEAP Global Partners · Vice President
    Now

Focus

investment strategydue diligenceportfolio managementalternative assetsangel investingearly-stage startups

Education

University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, MBAIndiana University’s Kelley School of Business, B.S. in Finance and Real EstateUniversity of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, MBAIndiana University's Kelley School of Business, B.S. in Finance and Real Estate

Also at LEAP Global Partners

Roberto AguayoGeneral Partner
Roman LealManaging Partner
Cuco VegaVice President

Partners like Paulo

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Blair GarrouManaging Partner, Mercury Fund
Arvind PurushothamCiti Ventures
Akira KurabayashiManaging Partner / Head of Japan, DNX Ventures
Murali Joshi
Murali JoshiGeneral Partner, ICONIQ Growth
Jim MaoCitta Capital
Fred BenensonGeneral Partner, TwentyTwo VC

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Questions

Who is Paulo Herman?

Paulo Herman leads investment strategy and due diligence at Leap. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer at Grupo Delta and worked at ETFdb.com, which was acquired by TMX Group.

How much does Paulo Herman invest?

Paulo Herman invests through LEAP Global Partners, which writes checks of $25K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Paulo Herman?

A warm intro from a founder LEAP Global Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Paulo Herman do before LEAP Global Partners?

early team member at ETFdb.com (now VettaFi); Chief Investment Officer at Grupo Delta; early team member at ETFdb.com.

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