Joao Costa
Co-Founder @ Kovi
São Paulo, Brazil
Joao Costa is a co-founder and serves as chief technology and product officer at Kovi. Prior Kovi, Joao was a Product Director at DiDi Chuxing, Head of Driver's Product at 99, and a VP of product at Beleza on the Web. He was also a former senior product manager at I Passed Direct and has served more than 4 years in Chaordic. In 2010, Joaoco-founded Rudra, where he served as Chief Product Officer until 2011.Joao holds an MSc in design management and a BA in graphic design from Barddal University of Applied Arts.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Joao Costa invests in
Stages Joao Costa invests in
Countries Joao Costa invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$4.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (50%)
- IT Management 2 (50%)
- Legal 1 (25%)
- Credit 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Angel 1 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (25%)
Country
- Brazil 3 (75%)
- United States 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Jusfy
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Jusfy offers legal services and consulting for individuals and business organizations. | $1.3M / Seed / Dec 16, 2022 | |
Salvy
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We simplify how companies hire and manage mobile telco in Brazil. | $400K / Angel / Jun 03, 2022 | |
Bankuish
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Bankuish is a technology platform where gig workers and freelancers leverage their work history data to demonstrate their creditworthiness. Users gain access to a marketplace of preapproved offers from national banks tailored to their unique profile as well as tools to grow their credit score. The company helps banks gain new customers, managerisk, and improve customer relationships. The Bankuish Score has been used to de-risk thousands of individuals while maintaining a default rate well below the industry standard. Bankuish was established in 2020 with its headquarters in New York City and Mexico City. | $4.7M / Seed / Mar 31, 2022 | |
Beacon Founders
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Digital Private Banking, for remarkable tech founders | Pre-Seed / Mar 01, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Kovi
Kovi is a digital car rental company that operates in Latin America. We use technology to make mobility safer, affordable, and accessible to millions of people. Kovi was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in in São Paulo, Brazil, and operates in Brazil and Mexico.
Kovi Contacts
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Adhemar Neto
Co Founder
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Bruno Poljokan
Chief Revenue Officer
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Diego Haim
Chief Product Officer & Head of Data
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Flavio Litterio
Partner
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Joao Costa
Co-Founder
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What does Joao Costa invest in?
Joao Costa invests primarily in FinTech, IT Management and Legal startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Joao Costa's check size?
Joao Costa typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$4.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Joao Costa participates in.
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When did Joao Costa last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Joao Costa closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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