*HBS Coffee Chat with Duda Falcão, Managing Partner of Gera Venture Capital*
Date: Wednesday, February 22nd
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Location: Aldrich 9, Harvard Business School
Contact: cborges(a)mba2012.hbs.edu
Duda Falcão is the founder and a managing partner at Gera since Feb. 2010.
She began her career at McKinsey RJ (2005 to 2007) and then worked with
private equity at PCP - UBS Pactual (2007-2009). She also worked at the
Department of Education of the City of RJ (2009-2010). Duda graduated in
business administration from the University of Virginia's McIntire School
of Commerce.
Gera is an investment company focused on education in Brazil. It invests in
high potential entrepreneurs, with the dual objective of creating
substantial impact on education while delivering attractive financial
returns. Its main investor is Jorge Paulo Lemann. The company focuses on
growth equity and early stage ventures, playing an active role through
sourcing talents, industry knowledge and managerial expertise. When
analyzing a potential investment, it considers the following criteria:
entrepreneur quality, financial attractiveness, education impact and
potential to scale. Its vision is to be the most desired strategic partner
in investing in education in Brazil while helping close Brazil's education
gap.
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