About
Luis Felipe Franco is the founder and CEO of Vendah. He spent over a decade building companies and previously led growth operations at Sallve, a direct-to-consumer beauty brand based in Brazil, and founded an acceleration program for startups at Endeavor Brazil.
Founder at VendahYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Luis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Vendah's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Luis can intro founders to Vendah's investors below.
Vendah's investors · 5
Co-founders at Vendah
Experience
- VendahCo-founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Beacon FoundersMembercurrent2023 — present
- big_betsInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- SallveHead of Growth2019 — 2020São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Endeavor BrasilBusiness Acceleration Manager2016 — 2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Planit GerenciamentoCo-founder and Management Consultant2010 — 2015Greater Campinas
- SiemensIntern2010
Education
- Y Combinator2022 — 2023
- USP - Universidade de São PauloBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Enginnering2004 — 2010
- Insper Instituto de Ensino e PesquisaFinance, General2016
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasMBA, Business Management2012 — 2013
Skills & more
StartupsFundraisingManagement Consulting19Project Planning14Entrepreneurship9Business Strategy16Project Management9Business Process Improvement4Project Portfolio Management3Consulting3Business ManagementBusiness Process2
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Business AnalysisManagementStrategic PlanningNegotiationStrategic ThinkingTeam LeadershipMS ProjectMicrosoft ProjectMBAInovação abertaEmpresas startupsDesenvolvimento empresarialLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
- Growth Series — Reforge
- MCP - Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects — Microsoft
- PMP - Project Management Professional — Project Management Institute
From Luis's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
+ 8,661 more
FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gustavo GorensteinMBAFounded bxblue +1Vicente ZavarceExperiential ResearchFounded Yummy +1Anna-Lena KamenetzkyExchange Program; Executive MBA courseworkFounded Touch CapitalVictor JollyGlobal Exchange ProgramFounded GarantmeAdalberto Flores OchoaMarketing and South American BusinessFounded KueskiRodrigo DantasEXEdFounded Conta Simples
+ 12 more
USP - Universidade de São Paulo mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marcelo BigalPh.D.Founded Ventus TherapeuticsPedro GóesMaster’s DegreeFounded InEventMaria FujiharaMaster's degreeFounded SINAIDiego FischerBachelor of ScienceFounded CARUPIMatheus RiolfiUndergraduationFounded TintRodrigo CavaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Estoca
+ 10 more
Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
big_bets mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo100
Alexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniMichel AbadiManaging Partner at Maverick Ventures IsraelBruno YoshimuraCo-founder and General Partner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundPaulo VerasInvestor at MatterScale VenturesRomero RodriguesInvestor at Headline
+ 94 more
Also attended Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa61
Carolina de AzevedoHead of Impact & ESG at Emerald Technology Ventures AgCecilia NgPartner, Talent & People at MVP VenturesPedro MoreiraInvestment Analyst at NXTPMatheus AbizaidVisiting Investment Analyst at 415 CapitalIsabella PiassiInvestor Success at Astella InvestimentosAndresa BicudoInvestor Success Analyst at Astella Investimentos
+ 55 more
Also attended FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas183
Cristian PintoInvestor at DaphniJulien DillonInvestment Director - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundJean-Marc EtlinInvestor at Norte VenturesBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTPLorena DeolinoInvestment Associate at NXTP
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vendah3
Also worked at Sallve1
Also worked at Endeavor Brasil22
Igor PiquetInvestor at MatterScale VenturesRomero RodriguesInvestor at HeadlineDaniel IbriManaging Partner at Mindset VentureAnderson TheesManaging Partner at Redpoint eventuresGuilherme WeegeCo-Founder and Partner at Bewater VenturesPedro AlmeidaAssociate at Alexia Ventures
+ 16 more
Also worked at Siemens193
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
+ 187 more