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Fernando Silva

Crescera Capital

Head of Venture Capital

Fernando é bacharel em Matemática pela UFRJ e mestre em Engenharia de Sistemas e Computação pela COPPE/UFRJ com co-orientação do Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, IMPA. Suas pesquisas na área de tecnologia receberam prêmios da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC) e da UNESCO. Sócio e Head de Venture Capital da Crescera Capital, Fernando possui grande expertise em gestão e empreendedorismo. Em 2018, foi selecionado pela ABVCAP como Gestor em Destaque no report anual Inside VC. Entusiasta de novas tecnologias e processos de inovação, atuou como CEO do BaseOi, portal de jogos do grupo Telemar, como Investidor no Grupo Opportunity e como advisor pela Axia Ventures em empresas dos setores de Games, Aero Espacial, de Biotecnologia e Comunicações. Foi conselheiro da ABRAGAMES (Associação das Empresas Desenvolvedoras de Games), e gerente executivo da TecGames, incubadora de empresas de jogos do Instituto Gênesis da Puc-Rio. Participou, a convite da FINEP, em processos de seleção de empresas para diversos programas de subvenção econômica. Fernando has a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with a co-supervision of IMPA (National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics). Fernando also holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the same school. His research projects developed at COPPE/UFRJ and IMPA were awarded by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) and UNESCO. Partner and Head of Venture Capital at Crescera Capital, Fernando has a great expertise in management, strategy and entrepreneurship. Fernando is an enthusiast on emerging technologies and innovation, with a track record of over 40 venture capital investments as an angel investor or as a fund manager. In 2018, Fernando was selected as a feature fund manager at Inside VC Brazil, an annual publication of the Brazilian Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP). He was CEO of BASEOi, the online gaming portal of the Telemar/Oi Group. He was also an investor at Opportunity Group and advisor for games, aerospace, biotech and communications industries at Axia Ventures from Argentina. Fernando was a board member at ABRAGAMES (Brazilian Game Companies Association) and executive manager at TecGames (game companies incubator at Genesis/PUC-Rio). Fernando was also invited by the Brazilian Government Funding Agency (Finep) to participate in the selection process of companies for its funding programs.
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