Investor profile
João Paulo Sanches Maia
Private equity, Venture capital, Venture debt & Managing Partner at Shift Capital
João Paulo Sanches Maia works as a Managing Partner at Shift Capital. The firm's known portfolio counts 3 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Partner at Shift Capital, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Skelt
- Solcial
- MEV Capital
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Commerce, FinTech, Food and Travel, and focus areas AgriTech, Crypto, DeFi and Embedded Finance. Startups operating in these areas may find João Paulo Sanches Maia relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Shift Capital cluster around Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether João Paulo Sanches Maia is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Shift Capital
Cyril Paglino
Founding Partner
Paris, France
Maurício Grin
Partner
Brazil
Henrique Joppert de B Campos
Partner & COO
São Paulo, Brazil
Bernardo Garcia
Managing Partner
São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Jamra
Managing Partner
São Paulo, Brazil
Frequently asked questions
Who is João Paulo Sanches Maia?
João Paulo Sanches Maia is a private equity investor and venture capital investor based in São Paulo, Brazil, listed as Managing Partner at Shift Capital. The known portfolio of that firm counts 3 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to João Paulo Sanches Maia personally.
What does João Paulo Sanches Maia invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, FinTech, Food and Travel; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Crypto, DeFi and Embedded Finance. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does João Paulo Sanches Maia invest at?
Shift Capital appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and João Paulo Sanches Maia is listed there as Managing Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is João Paulo Sanches Maia listed at?
João Paulo Sanches Maia is listed as Managing Partner at Shift Capital. 5 other people in the database share a firm with João Paulo Sanches Maia.
How do I contact João Paulo Sanches Maia?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for João Paulo Sanches Maia. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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