Founder Profile
Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Carlos Alberto Sicupira?
Carlos Alberto Sicupira is a founder of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, which was founded in 2008 with Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Telles.
- Company founded
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Telles
Background
Brazilian investor and longtime partner of Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Telles at Banco Garantia and 3G Capital.
Founding Story
Sicupira joined Lemann and Telles in buying control of Brahma in 1989. Brahma later merged with Antarctica to form Ambev, which combined with Interbrew in 2004 to create InBev, the company that acquired Anheuser-Busch in 2008. Like his partners, Sicupira did not found the AB InBev entity; he is listed as one of the shareholders whose brewing investments led to it. (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.
- AB InBev Annual Report on Form 20-F for FY2025 (SEC) (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)
- AB InBev Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (Form 6-K Exhibit 99.1) (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)