About
Rodrigo Dantas is a serial entrepreneur who founded and exited three companies, including serving as CEO and co-founder of Vindi. He invests in SaaS and fintech companies as an angel investor with over 15 investments and serves as an executive board member at Malga, in addition to advising on mergers and acquisitions and board matters.
Experience
- MalgaMembro do conselho executivocurrent2025 — present
- Infinity CorretoraBoard Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Crescera CapitalBoard and Entrepreneur Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- SitewareBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fundo Criatec 4Board Advisorcurrent2023 — presentSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2016 — presentBrazil and US
- Career BreakGap year2023 — 2024São Paulo
- Podcast Like a BossCo Host2017 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- VindiCo-Founder & CEO - EXIT2013 — 2023São Paulo Area, Brazil
- N26Board Advisor2022 — 2023Brazil
- Senhor SmartBoard Member2022 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- StartupsInvestor Co-Founder2020 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- Conta SimplesCo-Founder and Investor2018 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- Itaú UnibancoHead Área Empresas2009 — 2013São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Itaú UnibancoSenior Account Manager2008 — 2009São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Itaú UnibancoRelationship Manager2005 — 2007SP
- Itaú UnibancoOperations & Treasury Supervisor2003 — 2007São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Itaú UnibancoAdministrative Assistant2000 — 2003São Paulo, Brazil
- Cia do PerfumeInvestor & Co-founder - Exit2009 — 2011São Paulo, Brazil
- C&ASales Assistant2000São Paulo
Education
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasEXEd, Marketing Research2007
- Universidade IbirapueraBachelor, Advertising1999 — 2003
- Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieMaster, Marketing2005 — 2006
- Stanford UniversityProfessional Education(SCPD), IT Benchmarking Certification2011
Skills & more
Organizational Culture11Start-upsE-commerce99Business Intelligence58Online Marketing47Marketing Strategy41Entrepreneurship38Business Development34Sales Management28Business Strategy25Project Execution20Banking18
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Project ManagementRetailSEOSEMB2BBusiness ManagementMarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Software as a Service (SaaS)Ruby on RailsrubyStrategic PlanningLanguages English · Portuguese
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rodrigo Dantas work?
- Rodrigo Dantas is Investor at Vindi.
- What check size does Rodrigo Dantas write?
- Rodrigo Dantas typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
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