Founder Profile
Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Carlos Alberto Sicupira?
Carlos Alberto Sicupira is a founder of Restaurant Brands International Inc., which was founded in 2014 with Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Herrmann Telles.
- Company founded
- Restaurant Brands International Inc.
- Founded
- 2014
- Co-founders
- Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Herrmann Telles
Background
Brazilian billionaire and investor.
Founding Story
Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the third core founding partner of 3G Capital. His massive financial expertise and aggressive deal-making heavily facilitated the massive debt structures required to acquire Tim Hortons and Popeyes, cementing RBI as a global fast-food behemoth. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Carlos Alberto Sicupira. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- RBI Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results (Restaurant Brands International Inc.)
- Restaurant Brands International 2025 Form 10-K (Restaurant Brands International Inc.)