Victor Harano

Manager at Distrito

Venture Capital - Gerdau Next Ventures
2022 - 2024
Focusing on identifying and evaluating promising startups that align with Gerdau Next's strategic investment objectives. Actively conducting detailed due diligence, thoroughly assessing each startup's business model, market potential, and legal aspects. Additionally, responsible for preparing comprehensive reports and presentations for internal stakeholders, providing updates on investment opportunities and portfolio performance. Also contributing to collaborative projects with various departments, aligning venture investments with the broader corporate strategies.

Venture Capital | Data Miner
2021 - 2022
- Spearheaded data collection on the Brazilian innovation ecosystem, focusing on the evolution of markets in Venture Capital, Cybersecurity, and Fintech. This involved compiling extensive monthly reports that detailed market trends and insights. - Led the hunt for startups for open innovation initiatives of major corporations served by Distrito and KPMG Leap. This required employing various metrics to identify the most effective solutions for the presented challenges.
Venture Capital & Data Miner Intern
2020 - 2021
Tasked with the strategic oversight of portfolio companies within Distrito Ventures, I tracked their progression and orchestrated comprehensive reporting for our investors. My role entailed an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian Venture Capital landscape, where I was responsible for aggregating crucial market data. This resulted in the monthly production of the 'Inside Venture Capital Brasil' report