Summary
Simão Sarmento is an investment manager based in Lisbon with eight years of experience blending deep technical training (MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science exchange at EPFL) with private equity and growth investing. He has progressed through analytical roles at Oxy Capital—covering deal sourcing, financial modeling, due diligence and portfolio monitoring—and now leads active capital deployment at SC INVESTMENTS to accelerate value creation. His background in machine learning and data science (including a master thesis on pairs trading and an internship building fraud-detection deep learning models) gives him a quantitative edge in evaluating opportunities and operational improvements. Simão also brings hands-on product and engineering experience from earlier software roles and board observer positions, helping bridge technical teams and investment strategy. Notably, he has applied research-grade ML to real trading strategies, a distinction that informs his pragmatic, data-driven approach to private equity.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Sciences and Technology, Sciences and Technology at Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Maria
Exchange Student Computer Science, Exchange Student Computer Science at EPFL
Master of Science - MS Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French