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Rodrigo Cava

Founder

Founder at Estoca

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

FoundedEstoca · YC

About

Rodrigo Cava has held roles in data analytics, operations, and customer experience at marketplace companies including Uber and Rappi, and has consulting experience in project management, development, and design.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at EstocaYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Rodrigo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Rodrigo can intro founders to Estoca's investors below.

Estoca's investors · 3

AstellaK50 VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Estoca

CACaio Almeida
Caio AlmeidaFounder

Experience

  1. EstocaFounder & CPOcurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
  2. EstocaFounder & COO2020 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  3. EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2025 — present
  4. cloud humansInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  5. TreveInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. RappiHead of Product Ops2019 — 2020
  7. UberPMO Lead2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
  8. UberGrowth Lead for Uber Eats2018 — 2019São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  9. UberData Scientist2017 — 2018São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  10. AccentureSenior Consultant2017Greater São Paulo Area
  11. Agile SolutionsProject Manager2016 — 2017São Paulo
  12. Agile SolutionsPre Sales Technologist2016Greater São Paulo Area
  13. Agile SolutionsTechnical Program Manager2015Greater São Paulo Area
  14. Agile SolutionsSoftware Architect2013 — 2015Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
  15. SAPData Modeler2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA - USA
  16. Grupo LinxAndroid Developer2011 — 2012São Carlos - SP - BR

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW212021
  2. USP - Universidade de São PauloBachelor’s Degree, Computer Sciences2007 — 2011
  3. UdacityNanodegree, Data Analyst2016 — 2017

Skills & more

SQL38JavaScript20D3.jsPythonMongoDBJava12Eclipse4CSS6Android2PL/SQL2UML12PostgreSQL4
+12 moreLinuxOperating SystemsMySQLHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)OracleUnified Modeling Language (UML)Team LeadershipDesign ThinkingManagementSoftware EngineeringData Modeling

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Applying the Lambda Architecture with Spark, Kafka, and Cassandra — Pluralsight
  • NoSQL for SQL Professionals — LinkedIn
  • Infographics: Planning and Wireframing — LinkedIn
  • Finance Fundamentals — LinkedIn
  • Accounting Fundamentals — LinkedIn
  • Software Architecture & Design — Udacity
  • Business Models that Work and Value Propositions that Sell — Strategyzer

From Rodrigo's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

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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

Uber mafia147

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bastien BeurierSoftware EngineerFounded Lantern +1Mike MahlkowOperations and Business DevelopmentFounded Fastgen +1Charlie CorreaSenior Operations ManagerFounded Luable +1Khalid AshmawySenior Tech Lead ManagerFounded Munify +1Edgar PavlovskyData ScienceFounded MRGN +1Ali KashaniHead of Serve RoboticsFounded Serve Robotics

+ 140 more

Udacity mafia28

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Oliver CameronDeep LearningFounded Everyme +1Radu MaziluIntro to Machine LearningFounded PermitPortal +1Cristina FonsecaArtificial Intelligence NanodegreeFounded TalkdeskFritz SeidelDesign Sprint degreeFounded Boomerang IdeasJaime BlascoSelf-Driving Car NanodegreeFounded Nudge SecurityMarlon MisraML NanodegreeFounded Assembly

+ 21 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 TintVictor BragaBachelor's degreeFounded Pluggy

+ 10 more

Rappi mafia15

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sebastian RualesFounding Team & Built and Grew Sales and Monetization GloballyFounded BiaSebastian MejiaFounderFounded TakoAndrés VélezHead of StrategyFounded TributiMiguel MedinaSenior Partner ManagerFounded PlerkAngel AriasDirector of Expansion MexicoFounded PlerkFelipe Serra de OliveiraHead of OperationsFounded cloud humans

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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 Udacity54

Luke BugbeePortfolio Support at 8VCAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Rahul ThayyalamkandyDirector, Communications & Community at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesOliver HammondPartner at Fuel VenturesCate DavisSenior Analyst at Midnight

+ 48 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Estoca3

Ryan BloomerFounder and Managing Partner at K50 VenturesBruno PeroniPrincipal at AstellaCaio AlmeidaFounder at Estoca

Also worked at Uber366

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

+ 360 more

Also worked at Accenture700

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 694 more

Also worked at SAP154

Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures

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