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Rodrigo Tognini

Founder

Founder at Conta Simples

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

FoundedConta Simples · YC

About

Rodrigo Tognini is a graduate of Insper's Business Administration program who previously worked as a payment processor at Stone and in strategic consulting at Integration before founding Conta Simples.

Founder at Conta SimplesYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Rodrigo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Conta Simples's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Conta Simples's investors · 10

ABSeed VenturesSão Paulo · $400K – $2M checksBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024big_bets$300K – $2M checksBVCLimaCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksDOMO.VCSão PauloJam FundLos Angeles · $500K – $20M checks · since 2024QuartzValor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Conta Simples

RGRicardo Gottschalk
Ricardo GottschalkFounder
FSFernando Santos
Fernando SantosFounder

Experience

  1. Conta SimplesCEO & Co-foundercurrent2018 — presentSao Paulo, Brazil
  2. ZeroDois pela EducaçãoMembro da comunidade ZeroDois Pela Educaçãocurrent2025 — presentSão Paulo, Brasil

Skills & more

Liderança16Empresas startups12Empreendedorismo12Leadership5FinTech2

Languages Inglês · Português

  • Green Belt — Falconi

From Rodrigo's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rodrigo Tognini?
Rodrigo Tognini is a graduate of Insper's Business Administration program who previously worked as a payment processor at Stone and in strategic consulting at Integration before founding Conta Simples.
Where does Rodrigo Tognini work?
Rodrigo Tognini is Founder of Conta Simples.
What companies did Rodrigo Tognini found?
Rodrigo Tognini founded Conta Simples.
Where did Rodrigo Tognini go to school?
Rodrigo Tognini studied at Y Combinator; Latitud; Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Administração, Administração de Empresas).

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Shared employers

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Mitsuru NakayamaCEO & GP at BVCGabriel Sidi VieiraManaging Partner at DOMO.VCCarlos MouraAngel at Jurídico AIRodrigo DantasInvestor at VindiRicardo GottschalkFounder at Conta SimplesFernando SantosFounder at Conta Simples

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