Pedro Castel-Branco

Pedro Castel-Branco is a Senior Associate at Armilar Venture Partners based in Lisbon, Portugal, where he specializes in early stage technology investments. Prior to transitioning into the venture capital industry in 2021, he spent eight years working in strategic and management consulting at McKinsey & Company across diverse global markets. His academic background includes a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD. In his current capacity, he evaluates prospective investment opportunities and provides strategic scaling support to the firm's existing portfolio companies. Castel-Branco leverages his combined engineering expertise and corporate consulting experience to identify promising B2B software startups operating in the European market. His current investment focus is heavily concentrated on data-driven applications within the digital health, applied artificial intelligence, financial technology, and retail technology sectors.