Board of Directors

Mr. Schurmann co-founded Nuvini S.A. in October 2020. He is responsible for the strategic vision as well as the management and growth of Nuvini. Mr Schurmann previously was founder and Managing Partner at Bossanova Investimentos, from 2011 to 2019, the first pre-seed investment firm in Brazil, and today, the eighth most active investment firm in the world. While at Bossanova, he led over 600 investments in B2B startups. He also led Bossanova’s anchoring of Brazil’s first Venture Debt (by SP Ventures) and well as the country’s first angel investment fund (with Domo Investments (Nasdaq: DOMO)). Prior to funding Bossanova, Mr. Schurmann was co-founder and CEO of Experience Club, Brazil’s largest membership only B2B networking club, from 2006 to 2010, where he was responsible for managing the company and sponsorship sales. Over 600 of Brazil’s top 1,000 companies are members of Experience Club as of December 2022. Prior to that Mr Schurmann was co-founder and CEO of Conectis Experience Marketing, Brazil’s first experience marketing agency. At Conectis, he was responsible for general management, sales and client relations. IBM (NYSE: IBM), BASF (OTCMKTS: BASFY), Citroen, SAP (NYSE: SAP) and another 140 large enterprises were Conectis client at the time Conectis was acquired in 2006. Prior to that Mr Schurmann was co-founder and VP of ideas at ideia.com, a Brazilian technology incubator backed by Warburg Pincus, from 2000 to 2003, where he was responsible for sourcing and analyzing the incubators investments. Prior to that Mr. Schurmann was Director of Business Development at StarMedia (KLSE: STAR), a Latin American Portal, from 1998 to 2000. He was responsible for M&A and Business Development for Latin America. Prior to that Mr Schurmann was co-founder and Director of Business development at Zeek!, from 2007 to 2008, where he was responsible for corporate development and partnerships. Zeek! was acquired by StarMedia (KLSE: STAR) in 2009.

Mr. Busnello co-founded Nuvini S.A. in October 2020. As Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer he is responsible for the implementation of the company’s business plan, budget and oversee the performance of invested companies. As Interim Chief Financial Officer, he will be responsible for the finance, accounting, and legal divisions. Mr. Busnello previously served as Chief Technology Officer of EXPI (NASDAQ: EXPI), a high-end platform of corporate knowledge and news in Brazil in 2021 where he was responsible for the platform architecture and overseeing the development of programming. Prior to that,
Mr. Busnello served as Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Veek Tecnologia S/A, the first 100% digital telecom in Brazil, from 2016 to 2020. He also was one of the early investors in Bossa Nova and has invested in the last 10 years in more than 12 tech companies, being an advisor or board member to some of them. Mr. Busnello has more than 20 years of entrepreneurship and operational experience and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from FAAP – Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado and an international executive specialization in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Babson College.

José Mario Ribeiro Jr. has over 32 years of entrepreneurial experience in Brazil’s technology and finance sectors. As Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of an organization and ensuring its strategic goals are executed effectively. As the leader of Grupo Check since 1992, he specialized in investing in emerging companies, focusing on capital structure, organizational management, governance, and value creation. He has held prominent roles, including Partner & Board Member at Banco BS2 (2023–present) and Adiq Pagamentos (2019–present), where he also served as CEO until 2024. He founded Instituto Créditos do Bem in 2000 and has driven impactful ventures, founding 33 companies through Check Express (1996–2019). Mr. Ribeiro Jr. holds a degree in Electrical/Electronic/Safety Engineering from UNESP and is a recognized innovator and leader in business development.

Mr. Klossner brings over 35 years of financial and operational experience to the team. His experience spans public offerings, private placements, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mergers and acquisitions, institutional negotiations, strategic growth and planning, productivity enhancement and team building. He previously served as chief financial officer of Kount Inc., an industry-leading digital fraud protection software-as-a-service company, which was recently acquired by Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) in February 2021. Prior to Kount, Mr. Klossner served as chief financial officer for several fast-growth companies, including online retailer Backcountry.com, which was acquired in 2007 by Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMB) for $120 million. During his tenure at Backcountry.com, the company’s revenue grew from $27 million in 2005 to over $325 million in 2012. Mr. Klossner received his B.S. in finance from the University of Utah and an MBA from the University of Southern California. We believe Mr. Klossner is well qualified to serve on our board due to his significant financial and operational experience.

Mr. Gonçalves is a director of Nuvini that brings financial and entrepeneurial experience due to his work in the financial market and venture capital industry. As the co-founder and managing partner of DOMO Invest Gestora de Ativos in Brazil (“DOMO Invest”) since 2016, Mr. Gonçalves led and established DOMO Invest as an asset management company focused on injecting venture capital funds into pre-seed and seed stage companies. Under his leadership, DOMO Invest has successfully managed four funds to date (DOMO Ventures Fund II, DOMO Enterprise, DOMO FIP Anjo, DOMO Ventures Fund), accumulating over US$100 million of assets under management. Mr. Gonçalves co-founded Koolen & Partners in 2013, and served as a partner until 2021. Koolen & Partners is a venture capital firm with significant investments in startups such as Loggi, Gympass and Hotmart. Mr. Gonçalves has also served in leadership positions in the financial sector. He served as the CEO of insurance companies, Assurant Seguradora SA and Travel Ace Assistance in Brazil from 2000 to 2007 and 2013 to 2015, respectively. Furthermore, Mr. Gonçalves was a partner at Banco CR2 from 2007 to 2010 and commercial director at Banco Fator from 2010 to 2012, where he contributed to both institutions’ financial operations and strategic direction. Mr. Gonçalves received his bachelor’s degree in Business from Centro Universitário Bennett in Brazil. We believe Mr. Gonçalves is well qualifed to serve on our board due to his significant experience in the financial industry.

Marco Leone has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry in Brazil and in Latin America. Mr. Leone led the startup of Micro Focus International PLC in Brazil and in Latin America and led the entire operation as a Vice President and General Manager from May 2009 to October 2023 until their acquisition by OpenText, a Canadian software firm. During this period, he helped to manage the impact of several complex local integrations like Borland, the Attachmate Group (Novell, SUSE, Linux, NetIq) and HP Software. Micro Focus International PLC was a British multinational software and information company based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provided software and consultancy. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MCRO 2005 to 2023) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MFGP 2017 to 2023) until it was acquired by OpenText in January 2023. Before that Mr. Leone served as Vice President and General Manager in Brazil at CA Technologies from 1997 to 2007 and he held several different executive positions during this period. Mr. Leone has a B.A. degree and M.B.A. with Fundação Getulio Vargas, and has been certified at FGV, Wharton BS, London BS, INSEAD and I.B.G.C., and he is an active angel investor, member and advisory board member at various organizations. We believe Mr. Leone is well qualified to serve on our board due to his leadership experience.

João Antonio Dantas Bezerra Leite has over 35 years of experience in the technology, payments and banking industries in Brazil. He served as a Managing Director at Banco Itau S.A., the largest private bank in Latin America, from 1996 to 2019, where he held several executive positions as Chief Technology Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Information Officer for the Credit Cards and Insurance business divisions and served as Chief Information Officer for Rede S.A., one of the largest electronic payment solutions provider in Brazil. During that time he led several digital Transformational projects and supported multiple bank acquisition processes and datacenter integrations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (1983) and extension courses from Columbia Business School, Wharton, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Insper, Fundação Dom Cabral, Swiss Finance Institute and Singularity University. He is currently a fintech investor and mentor, coordinating early-stage fintech investments at Bossa Nova Investimentos, the largest micro venture capital in Latin America, member of several Advisory Boards in payments, software, technology and data-driven companies in Latin America and USA, member of the Board of Directors at 2W Ecobank, a leading provider of renewable energy in Brazil, member of the Board of Directors at Culqi, an innovative payments company in Peru, owned by BCP, and member of the Audit Committee at Banco Carrefour in Brazil. We believe Mr. Leite is well qualified to serve on our board due to his significant technology, financial and operational experience.