Marcelo Claure on Latin American venture investing (2019)
In conversation with Julio Vasconcellos, Claure explains founder selection, growth capital and lessons from building Brightstar and leading Sprint.
Marcelo Claure is an entrepreneur and investor who founded Brightstar and led Sprint before serving as COO of SoftBank Group and CEO of SoftBank Group International. He now leads Claure Group and is a partner and co-chair at Brightstar Capital Partners.
Marcelo Claure is an entrepreneur and investor who founded Brightstar and led Sprint before serving as COO of SoftBank Group and CEO of SoftBank Group International. He now leads Claure Group and is a partner and co-chair at Brightstar Capital Partners.
Career
BCPartner and Co-Chair at Brightstar Capital Partners from 2025-05 to Present
Board Member at T-Mobile from 2020 to PresentCGFounder and CEO at Claure Group until Present
Chairman at Bicycle Capital until PresentSGroup Vice Chairman at SHEIN until Present
Executive Chairman at WeWork from 2019-10 to 2022-01Served as executive chairman during WeWork's restructuring and leadership transition.SCOO and CEO of SoftBank Group International at SoftBank from 2018-05 to 2022-01Oversaw SoftBank's global portfolio and served as COO of SoftBank Group and CEO of SoftBank Group International.
SExecutive Chairman at Sprint from 2018-05 to 2020Previously served as CEO from August 2014 to May 2018; then led the board through the T-Mobile merger.
BCFounder and CEO at Brightstar Corp. until 2014Founded the wireless distribution company in 1997; departed to lead Sprint in 2014.
Cosigns Received
Shu NyattaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Bicycle Capital
Marcelo, I call him the master of momentum. Nobody else generates momentum like Marcelo does.