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Dan BartusunlockedAndre: together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2014–2017)
×5Andre: together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
×6Andre: together at Y Combinator
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.
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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 · 12
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 checks · since 2022Verde Asset Managementsince 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks
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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Colégio Bandeirantes mafia5
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zippi5
Also worked at Fundação Estudar20
Felipe MendesDirector of Finance Brazil at Valor Capital GroupPaula ParnesHead of IR, PR and Business Development at Valor Capital GroupDuda FalcãoFounding Partner at Gera CapitalTatiana GasparPartner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast VenturesLara LemannGeneral Partner at MAYA Capital VenturesLeonardo EsmeraldoPrincipal at Bewater Ventures
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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch392
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