Hugo
Mendes
Managing Partner
Hugo leads Clover with a bold ambition: to build the leading early-stage VC fund backing visionary founders shaping the future of work across Europe and the US. With a resolutely international outlook — shaped by building and investing across France, Brazil, Hong Kong, Canada, and the US — Hugo brings strategic insights to early stage startups thinking global from day 1.
A former investor at Origins and a repeat builder at the crossroads of tech, finance, and product, Hugo blends analytical thinking with product intuition. Curious by nature and passionate about ideas that move society forward, he backs the founders who dare to challenge norms and reimagine the status quo with technology.
At Clover, Hugo is building more than a fund — a platform that operates with speed, clarity, and conviction — and isn’t afraid to make noise.