Ricardo Salgado
Founder and Executive Chairman @ Loadsmart
New York, United States
Ricardo Salgado is a seed investor at Loadsmart in New York focused on Internet and Automotive. I’m passionate about technology, innovation and improving the world. Loadsmart is revolutionizing transportation logistics by inserting transformative technology to reimagine the entire truckload shipment lifecycle. We are not happy with the status quo. We believe there is a better, more efficient and socially responsible way to move freightacross the world. After a career in global finance, I chose to roll up my sleeves and actually build a company. I returned to my engineering roots and I’m applying everything I learned at Goldman Sachs across New York, London, and Brazil in Loadsmart. I'm energized about giving back in dynamic and collaborative settings. As a Georgia Tech alum, member of their ISyE Advisory Board and a "Mentor Jacket" I'm able to participate in a thriving tech ecosystem which promotes creativity, entrepreneurship, and progress.I firmly believe in learning by doing. My favorite quote: “you don’t regret what you do, you regret what you don’t do.“In my spare time (which is very limited), I love to kitesurf!
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Ricardo Salgado invests in
Stages Ricardo Salgado invests in
Countries Ricardo Salgado invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 1 (100%)
- Automotive 1 (100%)
- Marketplace 1 (100%)
- Digital Media 1 (100%)
- Professional Services 1 (100%)
Investments
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Canal da Peça S.A.
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Canal da Peça S.A. is a cloud-based platform which connects different stakeholders from the auto parts aftermarket by associating industry technical information with distribution chain inventories and enabling professionals and vehicle owners to access this information through multiple front-ends, as marketplaces, B2B and B2C e-commerce, and custommade webpages. The company's mission is to combine brands, retailers, and auto parts distributors and publish efficiently on online media platforms, helping people find parts and allowing companies large or small offer technical products to professionals.Canal da Peça S.A. was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. | Seed / Jun 19, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About Loadsmart
Loadsmart is the end-to-end AI freight platform for shippers with embedded services. Shippers run their entire freight operation through one system: procurement, execution, dock scheduling, yard, multi-modal capacity, and settlement. ShipperGuide (TMS) handles transportation management. OpenDock runs the largest dock scheduling and yard managementnetwork in the world. AI agents execute repetitive tasks on your behalf. Our multi-modal embedded services support customers with FTL, LTL, intermodal, and drayage operational expertise when and if needed. Enterprise software with services built in, on one data layer, with AI Agents running across the entire stack.
Loadsmart Contacts
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Bradford Wilkins
Chief People Officer
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Dominick DiNardo
Regional Manager of Capacity
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Geoff Kelley
Chief Operating Officer
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Mark Carroll
SVP of Strategy & Business Optimization
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Mark Hoyt
CFO
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What does Ricardo Salgado invest in?
Ricardo Salgado invests primarily in Internet, Automotive and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Ricardo Salgado last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ricardo Salgado closed in Jun 2013. 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.
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