Horacio possesses 21+ years of experience in the high-tech industry and a track record of dozens of deals, ranging from capital formation to M&A transactions.

Previously, Horacio was the Founding Managing Partner at Venture Marketeers, a well-known Silicon Valley advisory practice. Prior to that, Horacio served as an SVP with Axiom Capital, a distinguished NYC-based asset manager and boutique investment bank. On the operating front, Horacio served as VP of Marketing & Bus. Dev. at C-COR (presently ARRIS International), one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced IP-based networks. Prior to C-COR, Horacio served in distinguished roles at Onetta, Zaffire and Philips. Horacio started his career as an engineer in Brazil with a Globo affiliate, one of the world's largest media and communications companies.

Horacio has a global perspective, having been to every continent and 50+ countries. Horacio is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian and has intermediate proficiency in French.  Horacio is a Board of Trustee at the renown German International School of Boston.

Education

Harvard Business School - MBA 

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - BS - Economics (Valedictorian) 

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - BS  - Electrical Engineering (Valedictorian) 

Registrations & Affiliations

FINRA - Series 7 & 63 Registered General Securities Representative

FINRA - Series 23 Registered General Securities Principal

FINRA - Series 79 Registered Investment Banking Representative