AfterWork Ventures
Gabriel Guedes serves as the COO and CFO of Lyka, a company dedicated to providing human-grade meals for dogs in Australia, since October 2017. Additionally, Gabriel is an advisor, co-founder, angel investor, and advisory board member for various early-stage startups and not-for-profits. As a Fellow at AfterWork Ventures since April 2021 and a Venture Partner at Metagrove Ventures from October 2021, Gabriel focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed startups across multiple regions. Previously, Gabriel worked as an Associate Partner at Bain & Company, specializing in large-scale transformations for clients in the industrial sector. Early career experiences include market research at Politecnico di Milano, logistics planning for Procter & Gamble, and psychological research at Escola Politécnica da USP. Gabriel holds an M.Sc. in Management, Economics, and Production Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a B.Sc. in Production Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP.
AfterWork Ventures
We are a community-powered, industry agnostic VC fund investing in Australian and New Zealand based startups that have $100m+ revenue ambition. We invest at the earliest stages, once you’re ready to turn “after work” into “work”. Our investment process is imbued with a deep respect for founders’ time, intel, and courage. Founders are frequently subject to hellish, drawn-out due diligence processes, only to be unceremoniously knocked back despite their best efforts. We made a commitment to turn up for founders, and have designed a highly transparent process which adds value at every step. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long and arduous journey from improbability to outlier success. Our hivemind is our bedrock and our edge.