Who We Are
An investment holding that participates in businesses with high growth potential and a positive impact on society. It also acts in the financial asset management of Nelson and Nara Sirotsky's family.
Our Essence
Achieve and Give Back, Multiplying Dreams.
With this purpose, Maromar was born.
From the dream of Nara and Nelson Sirotsky. From a deep desire to celebrate the values, history, and traditions of a family. From a longing to keep alive, for future generations, the meaning of passion, work, ethics, trust, courage, and entrepreneurship.
Our Values Click to learn more.
Our Businesses
Achieve
We participate in businesses, believe in new ideas, and support entrepreneurs, contributing to strategic and long-term results. We invest in projects and companies, stimulating economic development and social well-being, with partners who share our values.
Investment Philosophy
We invest in a variety of sectors, such as Communication, Education, Technology, and Sports, based on the following premises:
- - High potential for growth and scalability.
- - Possibility of involvement in business management.
- - Direct co-investment with relevant partners.
- Investments
- Asset management
- Family Office
- Investments
We invest directly in businesses, actively participating in strategic management.
Investments Related to the RBS Group
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Wine Brazil’s largest wine e-commerce business, offering subscription club services connected to wines, beers, and related products. Since 2016, Península, an investment company set up by businessman Abilio Diniz, has been Grupo RBS’s partner at Wine. wine.com.br
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Maiojama Founded by the Sirotsky family, Maiojama is a renowned building company and developer involved with high-end residential and commercial projects in the south of Brazil. maiojama.com.br
Direct Investments with Management Participation
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leAD Global platform of investment opportunities in sportstech connected to the Dassler family, the founder of Adidas. www.leadsports.com
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Boutique Pool Market network connecting brands and advertisers to suppliers in the creativity industry. www.boutique-pool.com/
Direct Investments in Startups
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The Movement Athlete Platform that teaches bodily self-control of weight, strength, and agility, disseminating techniques used by model sportspersons. calisthenicsacademy.co
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Skill Yoga First online platform in the world to offer a yoga training system specifically for men. www.skill-yoga.com
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Who Knows Wins Interactive gamified platform for sports betting that allows friends to compete in leagues. www.whoknowswins.com
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20/20 Armor Martial arts electronic equipment to provide gamified lessons through technology and fun. www.2020armor.com
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Vereda Chain of schools offering high quality education of international standards at fair prices. escolavereda.com.br
- Asset management
Financial Asset Management, Onshore and Offshore, with Liquidity, Risk, and Profitability Management.
- Family Office
Family Advisory in Financial, Tax, Treasury, Investment, and Services areas.
Our Causes
Team
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Nelson P. Sirotsky President and founder Nelson Pacheco Sirotsky is the President of Maromar Investimentos. He has a seat in the Board of Directors and is publisher and one of the main partners of Grupo RBS, one of Brazil’s largest media corporations, where he worked for 45 years, 21 of them as the President.
Nelson Sirotsky has a degree in Business Studies from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and took the Executive Management Course at the University of Southern California (USA). He has recently published the book O Oitavo Dia, in which he recounts episodes of both his personal and professional life. -
Mauricio Sirotsky Neto Managing partner Investor, entrepreneur and Maromar Investimentos managing partner, Mauricio is co-founder of RBS Ventures, the media capital of Grupo RBS. He is also a member of the RBS Board.
His trajectory in business started at the age of 22, when he acquired and became the CEO of a food industry in Rio Grande do Sul, quadrupling his earnings in seven years. He also act as business development manager of e.Bricks Digital and, during his career, worked in companies in the entertainment, consulting and auditing and education sectors.
Graduated in Business from PUC, Mauricio earned an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business of California. He is an YPO member and adviser for Ciclo Empreendedor, an organization that he helped to found in 2008, and whose objective is to empower young entrepreneurs and foster leadership development. -
Ruy Hirschheimer Advisor/Board Member Advisor and member in the Maromar’s Committee of Investiments. Ruy served as the chief executive officer of Major Appliances Latin America at AB Electrolux (from 1999 to 2016) and at Bunge Foods Brazil, where he had also been the president (1994–1998). Previously, he was CEO of J.I. Case New Holland Brazil (1990–1994) and executive vice president of Alcoa Aluminium (1983–1986). He has been in YPO/WPO/CEO for 27 years and attended the Harvard Presidents Seminar over fifteen years. Ruy Hirschheimer took his degree in Business Studies from Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (School of Business Administration of São Paulo) and later earned his master’s degree in Business Management from Michigan State University (USA). He also completed the doctoral program studies in Business Administration from Harvard Business School (USA). He is currently the advisory board president of Usiminas S.A, the leading Brazilian iron ore mining and steelworks company, besides holding seats in independent boards from both private and public companies as well as in museums of modern art.
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Marina Sirotsky Partner and board member Partner and board member of Maromar Investimentos. Psychologist and entrepreneur, with an MBA in Strategic Management from IE Business School (Madrid - Spain), Marina Sirotsky has more than 15 years of experience in corporate governance and family business. She started her career as a trainee at Grupo Votorantim, worked in advertising agencies, led the family board of Grupo RBS, act as board member of FBN (Family Business Network) and Fundação Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho and was co-founding of Lana Trends, a children's fashion and lifestyle platform. Marina is also one of the founders of Escola de Pais 018, a series of lectures with childhood experts, and of the Voluntárias pela Vida project, a women's group that carries out charitable actions.
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Roberto B. Sirotsky Partner and board member Roberto Sirotsky is partner and board member at Maromar Investimentos. He has been working in communications for over 10 years and previously set up 3yz, a digital agency that was sold to WPP. Always keeping a sharp eye for innovations, Beto has already taken part in programs at Singularity University and Hyper Island and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.
In 2016 he was chosen by the Associação Riograndense de Propaganda (Advertising Association of Rio Grande do Sul) as the “Communications Entrepreneur of the Year” and the following year he was elected by Forbes Brasil as one of the most promising under-30 youths. In 2018, Roberto was Ogilvy’s CEO, the position he held until moving on to his new professional project: BPool, a b2b platform of creative products. He also belongs to the Marketing Committee of Stone Pagamentos. -
Ramiro Fernandes Investments Head Maromar Investiments Head since 2016. Ramiro started his career in PwC, where he worked in the Accountancy Audits and Corporate Finance departments, contributing to merger and takeover projects and the economic assessment of companies. Ramiro Fernandes has a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), a MBA in Corporate Finances from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and the financial certifications CFP and CGA. From 2011 to 2013, he worked in Oleoplan S/A, a biodiesel and wind power energy, and in 2013 he resumed his activities in PwC to take the position of leader manager in the department of Corporate Finance for the South of Brazil.