Leonardo Salgado

Leonardo Salgado is the Founder and CEO of Expanding Capital, a venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.13 He is an experienced investor, focusing on seed and pre-seed stage investments in sectors such as Enterprise Applications, E-commerce, Cloud Infrastructure, Analytics, Health & Hospital Services, FinTech, SaaS, and AI.12

Salgado's investment range is between $100,000 and $5,000,000, with a target investment of $2,500,000.12 He has a strong background in business strategy, portfolio management, and financial planning.1

Education and Career

Salgado's educational background includes:

• Owner/President Program at Harvard Business School (2015-2017)
• MSc from USP - Universidade de São Paulo (2010-2011)
• Studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2004)
• Bachelor's degree from FAAP - Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (1999-2003)1

His career history includes roles such as:

• Founder and CEO at Expanding Capital (2016-present)
• Founding Partner, CEO, and Board Member (2011-2016)
• Senior Partner and Strategist (2007-2011)
• Portfolio Manager (2004-2007 and 2002-2004)
• Corporate Banking (2001-2002)1

Skills and Languages

Salgado is proficient in business strategy, venture capital, private equity, and financial markets.1 He is multilingual, with:

• Native or bilingual proficiency in Portuguese
• Full professional proficiency in English
• Professional working proficiency in French4

Expanding Capital, under Salgado's leadership, is located at 1204 Burlingame Ave, Suite 5, Burlingame, California 94010.3