# Carlos Simonsen

> Carlos Simonsen is a Series A investor at Upload Ventures backing Computer and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Upload Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upload-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-simonsen/

Carlos Simonsen is a Series A investor at Upload Ventures focused on Computer and E-Commerce. Carlos Simonsen is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Upload Ventures. Simonsen has over seven years of experience in Private Equity and Investment Banking. His core competencies within Private Equity are growth equity and restructuring. He was instrumental in the Heinz buyout by 3G Capital ($28 Billion transactions) and the merger with Kraft,valued at $89 Billion. He also had an active role in the purchase of SABMiller by AB Inbev, valued at $107 Billion. He founded Corton Capital - a growth equity firm - which was later incorporated into Upload Ventures. At Corton, he led the team that acquired a majority stake of Neoway, which was later sold to B3 for R$1.8Billlion. Also led the investment team in the Series F financing round of Loggi and Series E financing round of Olist. He received a BS in Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris and an MSc in Financial Engineering from Columbia University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Topsort | Topsort specializes in AI-powered auction tools and infrastructure APIs. Topsort's solutions help brands build profitable ad businesses without relying on third-party cookies or invasive user tracking. The company's offerings include a turnkey retail media platform, a unified ad network, and advanced data analytics capabilities thatdeliver exceptional returns on ad spend. | $20M | Series A | Feb 05, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pear VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pejman-mar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quiet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quiet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Upload Ventures

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

Upload Ventures is a hands-on venture capital firm focused on investments in Latin America.

5 contacts available at Upload Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Simonsen | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-simonsen |
| Marco Camhaji | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-camhaji |
| Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-ermirio-de-moraes-filho |
| Norberto Giangrande | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norberto-giangrande |
| Rodrigo Baer | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rodrigo-baer |

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## FAQ

### What does Carlos Simonsen invest in?

Carlos Simonsen invests primarily in Computer, E-Commerce and Marketplace startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carlos Simonsen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Simonsen closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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