Rosario Cannata
Principal at EDP Ventures
Portugal
Overview
Work Experience
Executive Manager - Principal @EDP Ventures
2022 - Current
Responsible for Global Venture Capital Investments in Energy / Climate Tech Startups.
Executive Investment Manager - Head of Corporate Venture Capital @EDP Ventures Brasil
2018 - 2022
Responsible for the investments of EDP Ventures In LATAM. Participated since the set up of the local investment vehicle and the structure of the governance following the best practices in Corporate Venture Capital. Leading startup engagement activities with business units, monitoring main KPIs of Pilots and Proof of Concepts. ________ EDP Ventures is the Corporate Venture Capital of EDP Group. EDP Ventures invests in innovative startups with excellent teams and solutions in the energy market, capable to add value to our business units. Main investment Verticals: Renewable Energy, Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Decarbonization, E-Mobility, Smart Grid. Stage: Seed to Series B Investment Rounds. Check out our website: www.edp.com/en/innovation/edp-ventures#what-we-do
Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions
2017 - 2018
Valuation and Structuring of M&A transactions and Greenfield investments in the Energy market.
Board Observer
2023
Terabase Energy is a solar tecnology company focusing in increasing scalability of large scale solar, automating the construction of utility scale plants. Main investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, SJF Ventures, Fifth Wall and EDP Ventures.
Terabase Energy is a web-based tool that reduces cost and deployment timelines by digitalizing the solar power plant.
Raised $75,000,000.00 from SJF Ventures, Fifth Wall, Prelude Ventures and EDP Ventures.
Board Member
2023
HSL - Hysilabs developed a breaktrough solution to facilitate hydrogen transportation and storage, by charging it in a liquid carrier. Main investors: Equinor, European Investment Council, Kreaxi Capital, Exolum, Vopak and EDP Ventures
Board Observer
2019
Artificial Intelligence for the Energy Industry - Failure prediction and Actionable Insights. Website: www.delfosim.com
Board Observer
2019 - 2023
Technology for EV Chargers Management. Backed by EDP, Perseo (Iberdrola) and DOMO.
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Marketplace for Energy Trading and Services. EXIT: acquired by Grupo Energisa.
Founder & National Coordinator of the Corporate Venture Capital Committee
2020 - 2022
Leading the Corporate Venture Capital Committee - over 100 national and multinational companies with recurring meetings aiming to exchange global best practices in Corporate Venturing.
Board Observer
2019 - 2022
Platform for hydrological resources management and production optimization. Website: www.fractaleng.com.br
Partner
2014 - 2017
Advisory Activities Responsible for the negotiation and the structuring of numerous deals in: Oil&Gas, Shipping, Healthcare, Automotive – Mostly Debt Advisory and M&A . Financial modeling and Valuation, sensitivities analysis, control of financial covenants and trigger events Actively involved in “Brasil Autoparts Investments” project, in partnership with A.T. Kearney, sponsored by Sindipeças (Brazilian Association of Autoparts companies) and APEX (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency): financial and strategic analysis of several companies, to promote M&A and Joint Venture opportunities with global players. Venture Capital Activities Responsible for the valuation, negotiation and structuring of the first investment in an online marketplace (Pethub.com.br) Deal Flow management and active prospection of interesting innovative companies with excellent teams Supporting the entrepreneurs in the negotiation with business angels, Venture Capital funds and potential partners Mentoring of local and international startups in strategical planning.
Board Member and Investor
2015 - 2016
- Support for expansion strategy and financial planning - Responsible for the capital raising with local and international venture capital funds - Supporting the structuring of partnerships and marketing campaigns PetHub was acquired by Pet Anjo
Education
Master’s Degree
2006 - 2009