Marcelo Claure is a technology entrepreneur and investor who founded Claure Group and co-founded Bicycle Capital, a Latin America-focused venture capital fund. Marcelo Claure's Twitter Score is 83 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of October 2026, ranking #9,411 (top 5%) among 493,263 tracked accounts.
Marcelo Claure previously served as chief operating officer at SoftBank Group Corp., stepping down in January 2022 after overseeing a multibillion-dollar Latin America fund whose activity included an investment in Mercado Bitcoin. He also previously served as President and CEO of Sprint Corporation and as executive chairman at WeWork. Beyond those past roles, Marcelo Claure founded Brightstar and currently works at Brightstar Capital Partners as Partner and Co-chairman, and at Shein as Group Vice Chairman. He is also affiliated with the Open Opportunity Fund.
Marcelo Claure co-founded Bicycle Capital, targeting $500 million in commitments at its June 2023 launch, where he serves as Executive Chairman and Managing Partner. The fund focuses on venture investment across Latin America, a region that has been a consistent thread throughout his career in both operating and investing roles.
Marcelo Claure's account has accumulated 315,558 followers as of October 2026 and 32,835 posts. He has been mentioned by 115 accounts, with 305 total mentions.
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