# Joaquim Palhares

> Joaquim Palhares is a seed investor at GaganM.com (São Paulo) backing EdTech and Training. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GaganM.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stealth-startup-bad0)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquimpalhares

Joaquim Palhares is a seed investor at GaganM.com in São Paulo focused on EdTech and Training. 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central da Visão | Central da Visão is a social impact healthtech. We connect people without health insurance to partner clinics that provide more affordable eye surgery. | $535.9K | Pre-Seed | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| Curseria | Curseria is an online learning platform that offers courses taught by experts in various fields. The company's education and inspiration platform aim to make distance learning more accessible to everyone. The company's platform works with celebrities and renowned professionals in each field as teachers, allowing students to learn in a funformat through their idols. |  | Seed | May 01, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gávea Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gvea-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GaganM.com

VC Fund

Stealth Startup is an Internet services company.

5 contacts available at GaganM.com.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clyde Marl | Senior Software Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clyde-marl |
| David Ikenna Adams | CEO, Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ikenna-adams |
| Fahim Ferdous | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fahim-ferdous |
| Gazal Kalra | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gazal-kalra |
| Joaquim Palhares | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joaquim-palhares |

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## FAQ

### What does Joaquim Palhares invest in?

Joaquim Palhares invests primarily in EdTech, Training and Education startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Joaquim Palhares last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joaquim Palhares closed in Oct 2021. 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?

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