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Romero Rodrigues

Brazilian businessman (born 1977)

Romero Venâncio Rodrigues Filho (born October 1, 1977) is a Brazilian businessman who studied Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He was a founder and president of Buscapé, a group that also included the companies Bondfaro, Confiômetro, CortaContas, e-Behavior, e-bit, Lomadee, Pagamento Digital, FControl, Pista Certa, QueBarato!²

From Wikipedia’s article on Romero Rodrigues (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 1, 1977.¹

About

At the age of 21, Romero created Buscapé with three partners also from the University: Ronaldo Takahashi, Rodrigo Borges and Mário Letelier.

In 2009, Buscapé was sold to the South African company Naspers for US$342 million.

From Wikipedia’s article on Romero Rodrigues, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

BuscapéFounder²³

Early life and education

Date not recordedPolytechnic School of the University of São Paulo^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: venture capitalist, entrepreneur, businessperson.^{12 13}

Since 2022Worked at XP Inc.^{5 10}
Since 2021Worked at Headline^{5 9}
2015 to 2021Worked at Redpoint Ventures^{5 8}
2009 to 2015Worked at Naspers^{5 7}
1998 to 2015Worked at Buscapé^{5 6}
Date not recordedFounded Buscapé¹¹

Rodrigues entered the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Poli USP) in 1995, when he was 18 years old. After his primary and secondary studies at the Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro, in Morumbi, São Paulo, he joined the Electrical Engineering course. Between 1996 and 2000, Romero was a research intern, as part of professional practice at the “Laboratório de Arquitetura e Redes de Computadores” (LARC) of the Poli USP, taking part in projects such as the development of Internet 2 in Brazil (RMAV), Data Base, Security and Monitoring of links. In 1998, Romero and three friends from the University, Ronaldo Takahashi, Rodrigo Borges and Mário Letelier, founded Buscapé.

From Wikipedia’s article on Romero Rodrigues (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornOct 1, 1977, São Paulo¹⁴
CitizenshipBrazil^{8 15}
ResidenceSão Paulo¹⁶

Sources

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WikidataRomero Rodrigues on Wikidata
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WikipediaRomero Rodrigues on Wikipedia
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: Worked at Buscapé, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at Buscapé, as reported
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WikidataWorked at Naspers, as reported
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WikidataWorked at Redpoint Ventures, as reported
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WikidataWorked at Headline, as reported
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WikidataWorked at XP Inc., as reported
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: Founded Buscapé, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: YouTube, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: TikTok, on Wikidata
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WikidataRomero Rodrigues: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataBuscapé, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRomero Rodrigues photo by LucianoMilici, Public domain