Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho

Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Managing Partner at Upload Ventures, operating as an active investor within the Brazilian technology and startup ecosystem. He is the grandson of Antônio Ermírio de Moraes and part of the prominent family historically associated with Grupo Votorantim, a major Brazilian industrial conglomerate. His late father, Mário Ermírio de Moraes, previously held executive leadership positions across several corporate entities, including Companhia Mineira de Metais, Mineração Morro Agudo, and Companhia Santa Cruz de Energia. Additionally, his family maintained a strong institutional presence in the regional healthcare sector, with his father serving as vice-president of Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa from 1995 to 2003. Building upon his family's extensive engineering and corporate background, Moraes Filho currently focuses on deploying early-stage venture capital investments to support emerging companies across the Latin American market.