Date and time
Fri, 16 May 2025 08:00:00 ~ Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 (GMT +8)
Location
大酉 The Merchants, 52 Yongfu Road, Xuhui , XuHui,ShangHai
Topic
Beyond VC: The Rise of Lean, Operator-Led Growth
Speaker
Raphael Coelho
Managing Partner
X-Sigma
Raphael Coelho founded X-Sigma Partners in 2022 with the goal of operating early-stage brands in lifestyle retail – the group currently holds MYbarre Fitness, ABORO Boxing, and Wagtopia Pet Bakery & Grooming.
He was the CEO of Popeyes China launching and operating the brand since 2019. Previously, Raphael served in Restaurant Brands International (RBI) for 6 years and worked in numerous executive positions for its subsidiary brand Burger King in Latam, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Before joining the food & beverage industry, Raphael was an Entrepreneur in Residence for a fintech start-up of Rocket Internet group and worked for Whirlpool Latin America, serving in a variety of management positions.
Raphael Coelho holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Federal University of Brasilia, and Executive MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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