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Quero Education

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São José dos Campos, BR · Founded 2013 · 200 employees · 9 known investors

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Quero Bolsa is a Brazilian online marketplace that connects students with universities and colleges offering scholarships and discounts on tuition. The platform lets users compare courses and institutions by price, and provides information on course duration, career areas, job market, cutoff scores, and average salaries.

Also known as Quero Education, Inc., Quero Education · RedeAlumni

EdTechMarketplacesEducationMarketplaceBrazilLatin America

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)

Quero Education was founded in 2013 by Bernardo de Padua and Thiago Brandão.

BDBernardo de Padua
Bernardo de PaduaCEO2012–2024Bernardo de Padua founded Quero Education, which grew to 800 employees between 2013 and 2019 and participated in Y Combinator accelerators. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from ITA in Brazil and has worked as an angel investor in EdTech and LatAm.
TBThiago Brandão
Thiago BrandãoFounderuntil 2024Thiago Brandão is a software developer with over a decade of experience in web technologies including Ruby on Rails, Vue, React, Phoenix, Elixir, and JavaScript, working on both frontend and backend systems. He is founder of Quero Education, a Brazilian scholarship marketplace that helps students find tuition discounts and compare educational institutions.
EC
Eder CostaCTO
LG
Lucas Gomes
MNMurilo Narciso
Murilo NarcisoHead of HR2019–2021Founder at Zaz OS
VAVitor Albuquerque
Vitor AlbuquerqueGroup Product Manager2019–2019Founder at Apartio
RG
Roger GarciaCTO2013–2020

Investors · 9

Iporanga Ventureslisted by Iporanga VenturesSão Paulo · $150K – $1M

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Lumia Capitallisted by Lumia CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $30M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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ACE & CompanyreportedGeneva

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Endeavor CatalystreportedNew York

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Graph VenturesreportedNew York · $50K – $300K

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Iporanga InvestimentosreportedSão Paulo

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Omidyar NetworkreportedSan Francisco

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Quero Education went on to found or lead other companies.

Bernardo de PaduaCEOFounded Quero EducaçăoVitor AlbuquerqueGroup Product ManagerFounded ApartioMurilo NarcisoHead of HRFounded zaz⚡️os

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corporate structure
Quero Education
Quero Education, Inc., Quero Education

Frequently asked questions

What does Quero Education do?
Quero Bolsa is a Brazilian online marketplace that connects students with universities and colleges offering scholarships and discounts on tuition. The platform lets users compare courses and institutions by price, and provides information on course duration, career areas, job market, cutoff scores, and average salaries.
Who founded Quero Education?
Quero Education was founded by Bernardo de Padua, Thiago Brandão in 2013.
Who are Quero Education's investors?
Quero Education's investors include FundersClub, Iporanga Ventures, Lumia Capital, Y Combinator, ACE & Company, Endeavor Catalyst, Graph Ventures, Iporanga Investimentos and 1 more.
Where is Quero Education headquartered?
Quero Education is headquartered in São José dos Campos, BR.