# Otavio Souza

> Otavio Souza is a pre-seed investor backing Credit and FinTech. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/otaviosouza/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/otaviosouzann
- Website: https://about.me/otaviosouza

Otavio Souza is a pre-seed investor in Rio De Janeiro focused on Credit and FinTech. 19 years of experience with design and technology, 10 of that was dedicated to making products, with ability to lead and manage teams in Product, Design, UX and Technology on the B2C and B2B areas.In the end of 2016 i've stayed for a couple months study and learning more about product on San Francisco – Silicon Valley, taking part of someWorkshops like “How To Create Products Customers Love” at SVGP - Silicon Valley Product Group, "A.I and the future of Corp.Finance" at Orange Silicon Valley, "Building Products at Scale" at Yelp and others. I´m a startup mentor of Liga Ventures , a brazilian accelerator company partner of Plug and Play Tech Center, one of the hugest and famous accelerators from Silicon Valley. During 2017/2018 working on 99 / Didi Chuxing (1st brazilian unicorn) i was several times on China, learning about their culture, business and payments mindset.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tá no Bolso | Personal Credit with FGTS as Collateral, using B2C, B2B2C and B2B channels. Enabler of CORBAN (Correspondente Bancário in Brazil) as a service with White Label solutions, digitalizing the credit experience thru bot sales via responsive website and whatsapp. First firm to use FGTS as Payment method, enabling retailers to add a new way for people topay for goods. | $22.2K | Pre-Seed | May 18, 2021 | https://tanobolso.com.br/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Otavio Souza invest in?

Otavio Souza invests primarily in Credit, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Otavio Souza?

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### When did Otavio Souza last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Otavio Souza closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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