# Bernardo de Barros Franco

> Bernardo de Barros Franco is a seed investor at Mercado Libre Fund backing CRM and SMS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mercado Libre Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercado-libre-s-fund)
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrosfranco

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 1 | 50% |
| SMS | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aulalivre | The Aulalivre Project is a preparatory course for entrance exams and Enem, distributed free of charge through the internet. Its objective is to bring to the greatest number of Brazilians the knowledge necessary to reach a university position, giving equal chances to those who do not have the time and / or money to invest in their owneducation. | $44K | Angel | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| u.sit | U.sit is a digital intelligence system that operates as an interface between bars, restaurants, and their customers. The system has four modules: a waitlist management system module that manages the restaurant’s waitlist and notifies customers through SMS when their table is ready, a reservation management module that allows restaurants to controltheir reservations and notify customers of pending reservations, an analytics module that provides detailed information on the restaurant’s wait and reservation operation, and a CRM module that delivers collected customer information.U.sit is based in Brazil. | $60K | Seed | Jan 01, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Mercado Libre Fund

VC Fund · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mercado Libre Fund is the Corporate Venture Capital Fund of Mercado Libre.They support innovation and the development of companies that boost the e-commerce and tech ecosystem in Latin America: Investing smart money in seed, early and growth stage companies with great teams Accompanying entrepreneurs in the scaling process of their businessAdding value as strategic partner: fostering synergies between their portfolio companies and MELIWhat they invest on They differentiate their investments into two funds which differ in scope, stage and investment criteriaTheir Business Development Fund invests in seed stage companies that provide a great product and have a clear potential impact on MELI´s ecosystem Their Opportunities Fund invests in early and growth stage companies that have developed innovative solutions through the use of technology. They seek tech companies with great teams and outstanding execution capabilities.

5 contacts available at Mercado Libre Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agustina Palmai | Corporate Development Supervisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agustina-palmai |
| Constanza Yáñez Calderón | Analista | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constanza-y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez-calder%C3%B3n |
| Enrique Horcasitas | Director of Longtail & SMBs | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enrique-horcasitas |
| Esteban Tundidor | Director of Software Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esteban-tundidor |
| Ignacio Estivariz | Head of Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignacio-estivariz |

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## FAQ

### What does Bernardo de Barros Franco invest in?

Bernardo de Barros Franco invests primarily in CRM, SMS and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bernardo de Barros Franco last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bernardo de Barros Franco closed in Aug 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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