Ricardo Normand is currently a Partner of SBA, and was previously manager of the first Seed Capital fund in Brazil (Novarum) from 2004-2010. He is also the founder and managing director of V Coach Consultoria (Brazil and Portugal) which supports M&A, Capital Raising, and Strategic Planning. With over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, technology, investments, finance, and advisory, he has been serving as a mentor, board member, investor, and advisor of tech companies – from IT to biotech – in Brazil, USA and Europe. Ricardo also supports pro bono initiatives as a judge at MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (LATAM and Europe), Member of Minas Gerais BAR Startup Commission and BioStartup Lab.

Ricardo graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), holds a bachelor’s degree in Law, and has an MBA at IBMEC. He also completed executive education programs at MIT and Venture Capital Institute.

Ricardo served as a board member of tech companies and supported many initiatives like Silicon Valley week; Geeks On Plane 2011 in Brazil and one of the responsible to bring the 1stGlobal Legal Hacktahon to Brazil. Born in Belo Horizonte Brazil, Ricardo lives in Portugal and is fluent in Portuguese and English.