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SuperReturn CFO/COO Middle East
22 October 2025
The Ritz Carlton DIFCDubai

Nuno Goncalves Pedro
Managing Partner & Founder at Chamaeleon
Panellist, Discussion leader

Profile

Nuno Goncalves Pedro (https://www.nunogoncalvespedro.com/) is the founder and managing partner of Chamaeleon, a unique Silicon Valley VC firm with a disruptive operating model and AI & technology platform - Mantis - developed and maintained fully in-house to augment its deal sourcing, due diligence, risk, portfolio management and liquidation activities.

Before this, Nuno founded and was the managing partner of Strive Capital, the first quant VC firm in the world. The firm focused on consumer and enterprise software, with investments in DraftKings (IPO), Robinhood (IPO), Ohmconnect (Merger Google), Rubrik (IPO), Gusto, App Annie (Sold), Enish (IPO), Virta Health, among others.

He is the co-founder and co-host of decipheredshow.com, a top 2.5% podcast, globally, and the creator of the “Rejection & Adversity as a path to Growth” methodology.

Nuno was a Senior Expert and member of APAC Technology, Media & Telecom leadership team for McKinsey, and was previously the Head of Strategy, Product, Corporate & Business Development for the GSM Association.

Nuno is a guest lecturer at Stanford GSB, Haas School of Business and School of Engineering of University of California Berkeley, and Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. Nuno is an alumnus of Stanford, London Business School, and other world-renowned organizations.

Agenda Sessions

  • Deep dive: the new frontiers of operational due diligence

    12:15
  • The AI Pivot: risk, reward and regional readiness

    15:30