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Bernardo de Padua

Founder

Founder/CEO at Quero Education

São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

FoundedQuero Education · YC

About

Bernardo 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.

Founder/CEO at Quero EducationYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Bernardo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Bernardo can intro founders to Quero Education's investors below.

Quero Education's investors · 4

FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksIporanga VenturesSão Paulo · $150K – $1M checksLumia CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $30M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Quero Education

TBThiago Brandão
Thiago BrandãoFounder

Experience

  1. Quero EducaçãoChairmancurrent2024 — presentSão José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil
  2. PharoiFoundercurrent2024 — presentWorld
  3. Quero EducaçãoFounder - Board Member2019 — 2021São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
  4. Quero EducaçãoFounder - CEO2012 — 2019São José dos Campos, São Paulo
  5. Redealumni Servicos De InternetFounder/CTO2010 — 2012São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
  6. Instituto Tecnológico de AeronauticaTA / Visiting Teacher2008
  7. GoogleGoogle Summer of Code Student2007
  8. LocawebDeveloper Intern2007
  9. Agência Espacial Brasileira - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisScholarship holder - ITASAT Project2006 — 2007
  10. ITA JuniorConsultant2004 — 2005
  11. Santander BanespaIntern - Summer Job2005

Skills & more

JavaScript9jQuery6PHP5MySQL9Web Development20AJAX5Software Development19Java5Ruby on Rails17C#7HTML4SQL5
+9 moreC++RubyDesign PatternsSoftware EngineeringDatabasesMobile ApplicationsProgrammingEntrepreneurshipOOP

Languages English · Portuguese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bernardo de Padua?
Bernardo 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.
Where does Bernardo de Padua work?
Bernardo de Padua is Founder/CEO of Quero Education.
What companies did Bernardo de Padua found?
Bernardo de Padua founded Quero Education.
Where did Bernardo de Padua go to school?
Bernardo de Padua studied at Y Combinator (YC Growth Program, Spring 18); Y Combinator (YC Core Program, Summer 16); Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA (Master, Computer Science).

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