About
Andre Bernardes is the co-founder and CEO of Zippi, a company focused on serving Brazilian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
Founder at ZippiYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Andre went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Zippi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Andre can intro founders to Zippi's investors below.
Zippi's investors · 11
Credit Saisonsince 2026First Check Ventures$100K – $1M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMSA CapitalGrand Cayman · $1.4M – $130M checksMSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksStartupsCdmxTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksVerde Asset Managementsince 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Zippi
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Bruno LucasFounder
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Ludmila PontremolezFounder
Experience
- ZippiCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2019 — present
- Fundação EstudarLíder Estudarcurrent2018 — present
- Bank of America Merrill LynchFinancial Structuring2013 — 2017
- Bank of America Merrill LynchTrading Desk2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Business Strategy2Leadership2Start-ups2Corporate Finance1Product ManagementFinanceEntrepreneurship1
Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andre Bernardes?
- Andre Bernardes is the co-founder and CEO of Zippi, a company focused on serving Brazilian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
- Where does Andre Bernardes work?
- Andre Bernardes is Founder of Zippi.
- What companies did Andre Bernardes found?
- Andre Bernardes founded Zippi.
- Where did Andre Bernardes go to school?
- Andre Bernardes studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, US - MBA); Y Combinator (Zippi (S19)); FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil - BBA).
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