Pedro Santos Vieira

Engineer turned manager, with deep experience in the tech world. Got my Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley, and my research and publications have received awards both in Europe and in the US. After doing my time as management consultant, I started building companies. First venture was backed by NEA and DFJ and we created tools to help companies sell, and consumers buy, safer and healthier products. These tools are used today by millions of users around the world, and by a diverse set of companies ranging from small companies to large Fortune 500, including the major US retailers. After that I started West to West and the Discoveries Syndicate to help other entrepreneurs succeed in Silicon Valley. I have experience on both sides of the table as operator and investor, and with all the different stages of a venture from idea to growth, through fundraising, product development, engineering management and biz dev. I bring in strong domain expertise in the Green and Digital Health spaces, but more generically strong analytical skills, data, science and technology expertise. I use all this experience to invest and advise startups from pre-seed to growth.