# Marcelo Sampaio

> Marcelo Sampaio is a Brazilian entrepreneur and angel investor, and Hashdex’s co-founder and executive chairman. His career spans Microsoft, Oracle, Rio Negócios and the affordable-computer venture Endless. At Hashdex, which he co-founded in 2018, he helped develop regulated crypto index investment products with Nasdaq. He handed daily leadership to co-founder Bruno Caratori in March 2026 while retaining a full-time role leading the board and long-term strategy.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Hashdex
- **Organizations:** Hashdex, Endless, Inc., Microsoft, Oracle, Rio Negócios
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Production Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Leadership executive program, Harvard Business School, General Management executive program, INSEAD, Six-week business school program; qualification not specified, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Became Oracle’s youngest sales director globally, as described in Hashdex prospectuses., Co-founded the affordable-computer venture Endless., Co-founded Hashdex and led it as CEO from 2018 to March 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Held technology sales and executive roles at Microsoft and Oracle; also worked at Rio Negócios.
- **2012** — Co-founded Endless with Matt Dalio in San Francisco and served as chief growth officer; began investing in digital assets by this year.
- **2018** — Co-founded Hashdex with Bruno Caratori and became CEO.
- **2021** — Hashdex launched a Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF in Bermuda in February and HASH11 on Brazil’s B3 on April 26.
- **2023** — Celebrated the US bitcoin futures ETF at the New York Stock Exchange in March.
- **2025** — Hashdex launched NCIQ on Nasdaq on February 14, initially with bitcoin and ether exposure.
- **2026** — Became executive chairman on March 5 as Bruno Caratori became global CEO.

## Achievements

- Became Oracle’s youngest sales director globally, as described in Hashdex prospectuses.
- Co-founded the affordable-computer venture Endless.
- Co-founded Hashdex and led it as CEO from 2018 to March 2026.
- Helped build the Nasdaq partnership behind Hashdex’s crypto index investment products.
- Led Hashdex during the launches of its Bermuda crypto index ETF, Brazil’s HASH11 and the US NCIQ product.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published an August 30 Brazil Journal essay on AI automation versus augmentation after six weeks at Stanford’s business school.
- **2026-03** — Became Hashdex’s full-time executive chairman on March 5; co-founder Bruno Caratori became global CEO and Mick McLaughlin became US CEO.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on The Alpha Room on February 12 to discuss crypto index investing, market volatility and tokenization.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hashdex.com.br/en-CH/team/marcelo-sampaio
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msampaiom/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/msampaiom
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msampaiom/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12