Renato Braz

Renato Braz is a Business Angel at COREangels Lisbon, operating out of Lisbon, Portugal. In this role, he focuses on early-stage investments across the Portuguese ecosystem, typically deploying between €50,000 and €250,000 into pre-seed and seed startups with valuations below €5 million. He contributes to a broader syndicate group that is actively building a diversified portfolio of 20 to 30 early-stage ventures. Prior to his current angel investing activities, Braz developed extensive professional expertise in the energy sector, notably serving as the Head of Corporate Venture Capital at Galp. He received his formal education from Instituto Superior Técnico, a prominent engineering institution in Portugal, and maintains a professional network of over 6,000 followers. His current focus remains on identifying coachable founders and leveraging his corporate venture background to co-create value within emerging technology companies.