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Raisa Fontenele Carvalho

Corporate Development at Itaú Unibanco

São Paulo

Overview 

Raisa Fontenele Carvalho is a Venture Capitalist with a background in M&A and Business Development, currently based in São Paulo. With experience at Itaú Unibanco and Citrino Ventures, she specializes in EnergyTech and TransportationTech sectors, and has a strong foundation in Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Highlights of her career include roles at Itaú Unibanco in Corporate Development and at Vibra Energia as a Business Development Analyst, showcasing her expertise in M&A and venture capital investments.

Work Experience 

  • Corporate Development

    2023 - Current

    Responsible for searching partnership opportunities in different association models (M&A, Joint Venture, partnerships equity based, services), the due diligence, the business case and also orchestrate the deal with other areas (M&A, finance, risks, legal) Development of insights to support the Business Units strategies and also help accelerate Itau long term goals through inorganic growth strategy. Theses origination, prioritization and validation through internal discussions, business development studies, market trends tracking and continuous interaction with startups ecosystem, Venture Capital and Private Equity funds to foster partnership pipeline

  • Venture Capitalist - Associate

    2022 - 2023

    Citrino Ventures is a young VC Firm which has some of the largest tech and industrial players in Latam as LPs. With offices in Palo Alto and Sao Paulo we aim at investing in the best entrepreneurs and delivering solid value.

  • Business Development Analyst / M&A

    2021 - 2022

    - Energy, mobility and infrastructure project management and M&A strategies - Strategic valuation of projects, technical-economic feasibility analysis, negotiation with partners, development, due diligence and business implementation. - Business valuation: port auctions, logistics strategies such as transportation by new railroads - Purchase/sale management of Vibra's infrastructure assets

  • Supply Chain Consulting

    2016 - 2020

    - Supply chain and infrastructure studies in the fuel and chemical industry: regulatory/logistics studies of the sector based on Petrobras’ divestments; structuring methodologies for supply and demand forecasting and analyzing bottlenecks in port infrastructure - Process restructuring: mapping, implementation and automation of company processes in the food sector - Structuring Leggio’s BI area: creation of database and processes using SQL, automation robot - Inventory and transportation strategies based on inventory policy simulation and freight calculation methodology

  • Supply Chain Intern

    2015 - 2016

    - Keep tracking of product sales performance and supply chain in the Professional Products Division and promote action plans to improve processes and logistics.

  • Supply Chain Analyst

    2015 - 2015

    - Tracking of KPI Panels: Sales Force Effectiveness and Merchandising Force Effectiveness which measure different models of Route-to-Market for companies in the beverage industry - Build and track KPIs of sales and logistics

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