# Top 50 EdTech Angel Investors in Brazil in June 2026

## Leonardo Teixeira
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, EdTech

I am one of the partners of Iporanga Ventures running our Pre-Seed Stage fund. Prior to That I spent 6 years investing my own money in tech startups as an angel investor.

## Mario Letelier
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Education, EdTech, Internet

Mario Letelier is the General Partner at DOMO Invest.

## Guilherme Stocco Filho
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Web Design, Web Development

Guga Stocco has more than 20 years of experience in building up digital business and leading corporate transformation.He is responsible for carrying out successful projects concerning digital banking (Banco Original); startup investments (Domo Invest); mobile and e-commerce (Buscapé); internet platforms (Microsoft); and advertising (TeRespondo).Nowadays, he is a member of the Management Board at Falconi Holdings, Totvs, Vinci Partners and Banco Original. He is also the co-founder of Futurum.Capital and founder of FPass. As a speaker, he delivers talks about Tendencies and Innovation, and spoke in more than 120 events in Brazil, LATAM, Canada, the United States, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.
His education background includes a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado – FAAP (1997); an MBA in Management from Insper (2010); a post-graduation degree in Marketing Management from FAAP (2007); and a Marketing Certificate from Berkeley, University of California (1996).Main contributions: Managing digital businesses; innovative viewpoint towards technology; entrepreneurship-driven attitude.

## Romero Rodrigues
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Romero Rodrigues is the Managing Partner of Headline in Brazil, which invests in Early-Stage companies across Latin America as part of the global Headline platform. As a partner of XP.inc responsible for Venture Capital, he manages the recently raised Headline Brazil fund 3, with $200M in AUM, and co-manages Redpoint e.ventures funds 1 and 2, with$305M in AUM. Together, the funds have invested in more than 70 companies since 2012.For the last 24 years, Romero has been a startup entrepreneur and investor. He has been involved in over 100 companies, 10 now unicorns.In 1998, Romero co-founded Buscapé, a pioneering force in the Brazilian startup scene. His leadership as CEO for 16 years, until 2014, was instrumental in shaping Buscapé's success. The pinnacle of his tenure was the acquisition of Buscapé by Naspers/Prosus for $374 million in 2009, a landmark event in the Latam startup world.Romero has served on the boards of companies such as Pismo, Wayfair, TOTVs, and Neogrid.

## Paulo Silveira
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology

CEO and founder at Caelum Alura

## Nicolas Gautier
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: MOOC, EdTech, Mobile

Nic is the founder of EDUKO and ran the group as CEO from 2015 until late 2018 before becoming group chairman. Nic is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has built and invested in numerous businesses across many sectors and continents. Nic is the father of two young boys.

## David Vélez
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking

David Vélez is the Founder and CEO of Nu Colombia. He previously worked at Sequoia Capital as a Partner. David Vélez attended Stanford University.

## Brian Requarth
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, Software, SaaS

Brian Requarth co-founded Viva Real and was the company's CEO from 2009 to July 2016 when he became Chairman. The company bootstrapped its operation and eventually raised over $74 million USD. Under his management, the team scaled to over 500 team members and acquired suahouse, a leading real estate CRM provider serving home builders and datacompany Geo Imovel.He led merger negotiations with ZAP Imóveis (owned by Grupo Globo, Latin America’s largest media company). The deal closed in December 2017. Requarth is Chairman of the combined company, Grupo ZAP.In March 2020, Grupo ZAP signed a deal to be acquired by OLX Brasil for R$2.9bn. The deal was approved by anti-trust authorities in Brazil and the transaction closed October 30, 2020.As an angel investor Requarth has invested in 40+ tech startups in Brazil and Latin America and he has recently started Latitud, a new project focused on helping early stage founders build iconic companies in Brazil and Latin America.

## Dan Rosensweig
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Internet, Software

Dan Rosensweig is the Executive Chairman of Chegg. He previously worked at Yahoo! as a Chief Operating Officer. Dan Rosensweig attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

## Kevin Efrusy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech

Kevin Efrusy is the Co-Founder of The Efrusy Family Foundation and a Partner at Accel. Prior to that, he was the CEO and board member, and co-founder of IronPlanet. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

## Rodrigo Dantas
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, SaaS, Financial Services

Rodrigo is the leader of the new generation of entrepreneurs in the segment. Co-founder of Vindi , he was an Itaú business executive, coordinated the bank's mergers (with BankBoston and Unibanco). Vindi is a payment platform founded in 2013 and one of the finest fintechs in the country.

## Mariana Foresti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS

Mariana Foresti is a partner at Honey Island Capital.

## Matheus Detzel Bernert
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Training, Education, Customer Service

Matheus Detzel Bernert

## Antonio Miranda
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Education, Information Technology

Antonio Jorge Miranda is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cuponomia. He is a former Business Intelligence Director at Groupon and Co-founder and CEO at ApontaOfertas and Regrupe.
Mr. Miranda graduated from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics - ITA with a bachelor of science in Mechanical-Aeronautic Engineering.

## Heliomar Quaresma
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Online Portals

Heliomar Quaresma

## Rafael Saccol Bagolin
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Online Portals

Lawyer by training. An entrepreneur by vocation. Passionate about the business world and used my technical knowledge and professional experience to found Jusfy.

## Helisson Lemos
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Wealth Management

Brazilian business developer professional with strong track record of managing e-commerce projects, leading teams, and developing long-term relationships in different countries. Solid experience in e-commerce market. Deep knowledge of organizational and human behavior complementing a technical background in Marketing and Sales.As a CountryManager, is responsible for MercadoLivre.com, the brazilian operation of MercadoLibre Inc (Nasdaq: MeLi).

## Finbarr Taylor
- Type: Angel
- Location: Burlingame, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Analytics, SaaS, Software

Finbarr Taylor - Cofounder, CEO @ Shogun

## Rafael Assuncao
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Higher Education

Rafael Assuncao

## Igor Mascarenhas
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, InsurTech, E-Learning

Igor Mascarenhas

## João Del Valle
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sales, Security, Software

Joao Del Valle is the Founder and CEO of EBANX. He previously worked at Grupo Polvo as CTO. Joao Del Valle attended INSEAD.

## Camila Farani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Araruama, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Computer, Software, Education

Camila Farani

## André Street
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Education, Recruiting

André Street

## Jonathan Martins
- Type: Angel
- Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Online Portals

Jonathan Martins - Full Stack Web Developer @ Getmo Brazil

## Joaquim Palhares
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Education

Joaquim Palhares is the Founder at Stealth Startup.
Joaquim is an entrepreneur and investor. He is also a Limited Partner at EquityRio, a venture capital seed fund based in Rio de Janeiro and backed by some of the best investors in Brazil. He is serial founder, active angel investor and advisor to startups. Joaquim graduated from the ESPM with abachelor's degree in Management and Marketing.

## Rafael Duton
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital

Rafael Duton is a co-founder of 21212 Digital Accelerator and Movile.
Duton obtained his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and master’s degree in business from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Eduardo Mufarej
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C
- Focus: EdTech, Biotechnology, Fuel

Eduardo Mufarej built his career in private equity and education as an investor and entrepreneur. He co-founded and was CEO of Tarpon Investimentos, one of Brazil’s largest independent investment managers. He served on several boards and was Chairman of Somos Educação and Omega Energia Renovável.
From 2014 until 2018 Eduardo led the largest k-12company in Latin America, Abril Educação, which he managed until the sale of the company to Kroton Educacional in October 2018.
After the sale, Eduardo created Renova, a project focused on selecting and training a new generation of leaders in Brazilian politics. Since its creation, the program has supported and trained over 2000 individuals in Brazil, helping to elect 176 of its students. This effort awarded Eduardo the prize Brazilian Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018.
In early 2020, Eduardo co-founded Galena, a company that supports and trains individuals for their first jobs. Eduardo is a member of the advisory board of the Wilson Institute, in Washington, DC, of the Yale University SOM Council of Global Advisors and a fellow at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.  He is the author of the book Jornada Improvável (Unlikely Journey, 2021).

## Ben Hamner
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Ben Hamner was the Co-founder and CTO of Kaggle. He attended Duke University.

## Ryan Hoover
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Ryan Hoover is the founder of As a writer, Hoover has contributed to Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by features for Hoover graduated from 

## Armínio Fraga
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Recruiting, SaaS, EdTech

Armínio Fraga

## Rodrigo Vieira
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Pet, Retail, Education

Rodrigo Vieira is the partner at Caravela Capital. He attended Northeastern University

## André Fauri
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, Internet, Education

CEO & Founder at beepbeep mobilidade - Founder at LAIOB - Angel investor of startups in Brazil
and Silicon Valley - Mentor startups such as Biomimetic Solutions and Brazillab.
Finance extensive career in multinationals
Graduated in Economics and Accounting

## Joao Kepler Braga
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, SaaS

Joao Kepler Braga is a partner at Bossa Nova Investimentos.

## João Selarim
- Type: Angel
- Location: Pedra Branca De Cima, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Higher Education

João Selarim is CEO of TotalVoice, a Brazilian PaaS created in 2016 and today has more than 900 clients. He has been working with technology for 11 years, mostly in the commercial area with B2B sales.

## Victor Rocha
- Type: Angel
- Location: São José Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education

Victor rocha is the founder of BiUP Seja Mais.

## Sergio Furio
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, SaaS

Sergio Furio is based out of São Paulo, São Paulo, and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Creditas. Sergio previously worked at Juntos Somos Mais as a Board Member. Sergio Furio attended the Esade. Sergio Furio has received the Kaszek Innovation and Leadership Program certificate.

## Marcelo Abritta
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Education, Information Technology

Marcelo Abritta - Co-Founder & CEO @ Buser

## Juliano Dutra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Campinas, Goias, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Education, Human Resources

Juliano Dutra is the Partner & Head of Technology at bake startup studio and Co-Founder & Board Member at Gringo.

## Fabio Dutra
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Cryptocurrency

Fabio Dutra

## Marcelo Coelho Vasconcellos
- Type: Angel
- Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Advertising, Information Technology

Marcelo Coelho Vasconcellos is a co-founder at Buser and he was an investment fund manager at Sonar Serviços de Investimento Ltda.

## Mathur Shashank
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Continuing Education

Mathur Shashank

## Bernardo de Barros Franco
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: CRM, SMS, SaaS

Bernardo de Barros Franco is a Serial entrepreneur and angel investor on the IT sector. Bernardo previously worked at u.sit as a Co-founder and CEO. He attended Harvard Business School. Ibmec, and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

## Paulo Piccini
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, Retail, E-Commerce

Paulo Piccini - Founder, CEO @ Ananke

## Arram Sabeti
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Legal, Mobile

Arram Sabeti is the founder of ZeroCater, a startup that makes it easy for companies to feed their employees. Arram became obsessed with tech startups when he was 20 years old and as an experiment, he decided to totally commit to the goal of building a successful technology company.

## Craig Earnshaw
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: News, EdTech, Sports

Craig Earnshaw - Board of Directors @ Screenie

## Elie Horn
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Children, Education, Publishing

Elie Horn

## Rodrigo Cartacho
- Type: Angel
- Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Higher Education

Rodrigo Cartacho is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sympla.

## Patrick Sigrist
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B

Born with an entrepreneurial spirit, devoted the past 15 years to Food Delivery services and O2O logistics. Founder of iFood and CEO of DiskCook for over a decade, was also a partner founder at a couple of other successful startups. Actively involved in his businesses, has a very successful founder, CEO, advisor, angel investor and M&A trackrecord during the last 2 decades. After making a great exit from iFood and many other companies, is currently in a sabbatical year living in Palo Alto, USA, seeking refreshment at the best startup atmosphere place on earth…

## Miguel-Burguer Calderon
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Continuing Education

Miguel-Burguer Calderon

## André Boaventura
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Training, Education, Customer Service

André Boaventura

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