Francisco Homem de Mello
FounderFounder/CEO at Qulture.Rocks
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedQulture.Rocks Β· YC
About
Francisco Homem de Mello spent a decade in investment banking and investment management before becoming a product manager at Nubank. He founded Qulture.Rocks, a Y Combinator company from the W18 cohort, and has made over 20 angel investments since the company's 2022 sale.
Kiko H. de Mello @kiko_himself
I think the whole "warm intro" thing, probably downstream of the lack of objective criteria for assessing early stage cos/founders, is a big contributor on the opoisite vector of meritocracy. https://t.co/YEjs6vopDW
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Kiko H. de Mello @kiko_himself
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Jul 31, 2026
Founder/CEO at Qulture.RocksYC W18
Intro paths
Francisco went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Francisco can intro founders to Qulture.Rocks's investors below.
Qulture.Rocks's investors Β· 3
Experience
- Qulture.RocksFoundercurrent2015 β present
- Qulture.RocksCEO2015 β 2026Greater SΓ£o Paulo Area
- P.A.Angel Investorcurrent2012 β present
- Y CombinatorWinter 2018 Batch2017 β 2018Mountain View, California
- Nubank BrasilProduct Manager2014 β 2015SΓ£o Paulo
- BTG PactualExecutive Director2013 β 2014SΓ£o Paulo Area, Brazil
- BTG PactualDirector2011 β 2012SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil
- BTG PactualAssociate Director2008 β 2011SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil
- ItauBBATrainee2005 β 2007SΓ£o Paulo Area, Brazil
Education
- FGV EAESPBachelor, Business Administration; Business Administration; Finance and Entrepreneurship2003 β 2006
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)International Political Economy, Summer School2005
Skills & more
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia88
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Nubank mafia10
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FGV EAESP mafia2
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Same school
Also attended FGV EAESP13
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)933
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Shared employers
Also worked at Qulture.Rocks1
Also worked at Y Combinator335
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Also worked at Nubank Brasil25
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Also worked at BTG Pactual31
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