our team
Baltoro Group has an inspiring team with over 200 people. Meet some of them:
Ricardo Keller
Controller
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Fernando Figur
Investor Relations Coordinator
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about
Baltoro Group connects people, companies and communities, translating their purposes into innovative ventures.
We are a venture builder that does not look exclusively at industries or business models: we seek in the market those opportunities created by inefficiencies, information asymmetries and interests, and price distortions – the ideal scenario to innovate and impact everyone around us.
our history
2008
K2 Capital is founded by Ung Z. Kim e Fabio Knijnik.
2012
December, 2012 - K2 Soccer acquires the economic rights of the athlete Alex Telles, and complete his tranfer to Grêmio FBPA.
2013
December, 2013 - Magazine Revista Placar names Alex Telles the best left back in the Brazilian League.
2014
January, 2014 - Turkish giants Galatasaray sign Alex Telles for 6.4M EUR, and K2 Soccer celebrates a 1,500% return over investment.
2015
September, 2015 - Baltoro Group joins C.A. Tubarão, creating C.A. Tubarão SPE, the first Brazilian football startup club.
K2 Ventures launches Humphrey, Soccer House, Klimb and invests in Brazilian FinTech Asaas.
2016
In 2016, C.A. Tubarão's Youth Academy is crowned Catarinense Series B Champions, both U-15 and U-17.
December, 2016 - C.A. Tubarão's Professional Team earns the promotion to play Catarinense Championship Serie A is 2017.
Baltoro Group invests in Perro Libre, a craft brewery founded in 2014, with an established distribution network spread over ten Brazilian states.
2017
November, 2017 - Perro Libre opens in Porto Alegre its first tap room, Perro Libre Moinhos, with an innovative self-service model over automated taps.
December, 2017 - CAT becomes Santa Catarina Cup champions, qualifying to play the Brazilian Cup and Brazilian League Series D.
2017 - Baltoro's impact venture builder Emissario is established with the creation of Orma.
2017 - K2 Soccer founds Elm City Express in New Haven, CT, United States. The club is crowned NPSL National Champion in its debut season.
2017 - K2 Ventures invests in startup platform Jupter, and resumes the operations of K2 Real Estate.
2018
July, 2018 - Perro Libre opens its second bar, Perro Libre Pinheiros, in São Paulo.
August, 2018 - Emissario takes over and relaunches the biodiversity sponsoring corporate platform, VBIO.
November, 2018 - Baltoro Group launches its institutional space at Curitiba's luxurious Patio Batel. Espaço Baltoro is born.
2018 - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confers C.A. Tubarão with its official Youth Academy Excellence Certification (CCF).
2019
July 2019 - Board Member Paulo Zanardi Jr. is appointed as the new CEO of Baltoro Group.
In September 2019, Baltoro Lounge inaugurated in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2020
CMO Fernando Mallmann is appointed as a Board Member.
Baltoro Group's holding companies are rebranded.
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