Romero Rodrigues
InvestorManaging Partner at Redpoint eventures · Managing Partner at Headline
São Paulo
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $3M
About
Romero Rodrigues is Managing Partner at Headline and co-founder of Buscapé, which he started in 1998 and sold in 2009 for $374 million. He holds degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Poli-USP, and has experience as a mentor, angel investor, and board member across NGOs and established companies.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- HeadlineManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- XP Inc.Partner & Head of Venture Capitalcurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Redpoint eventuresManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentSão Paulo Area, Brazil and San Francisco, CA
- PismoBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
- ABFintechsBoard Member2017 — 2019Greater São Paulo Area
- OlistBoard Member2015 — 2019Curitiba Area, Brazil
- WayfairBoard Member2014 — 2019Boston, MA
- AscentyMember of the Board of Directors2013 — 2018Brazil
- Endeavor BrasilBoard Member2012 — 2018São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- NeoGridBoard Member2013 — 2018Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Buscapé CompanyChairman of the Board and Founder1998 — 2016Greater São Paulo Area
- Buscapé CompanyCEO and Co-Founder1998 — 2013Greater São Paulo Area
- TOTVSBoard Member2014 — 2015Greater São Paulo Area
- Naspers LimitedGlobal CEO for Comparison Shopping2014 — 2015Sao Paulo, Milan, Capetown, Prague
- MovileBoard Member2010 — 2015Greater São Paulo Area
- LARC Laboratory of Computer Network and AchitectureResearcher1996 — 1999Greater São Paulo Area
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99E-commerce99Venture Capital36Start-ups83Online Marketing99Business Development86Business Strategy65Digital Marketing99Online Advertising99Mobile Devices99Marketing77Mergers68
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Marketing StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsAdvertisingNew Business DevelopmentUser ExperienceDigital StrategySEMMobile MarketingEnterprise SoftwareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AdwordsStrategyLanguages English · German · Portuguese · Spanish
- CVM — Comissão de Valores Mobiliários
- CREA — xyz
From Romero's professional profile.
Colleagues at Redpoint eventures
Anderson Thees
Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures
Carolina Strobel
Operating Partner at Redpoint eventures
Jeff Brody
Co-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
Manoel Lemos
Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures
Mathias Schilling
Partner (e.ventures fund) at Redpoint eventures
Vanessa Matos
Ouvidoria (Ombudsman) at Redpoint eventures
Network1
Investors connected to Romero in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Romero Rodrigues?
- Romero Rodrigues is Managing Partner at Headline and co-founder of Buscapé, which he started in 1998 and sold in 2009 for $374 million. He holds degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Poli-USP, and has experience as a mentor, angel investor, and board member across NGOs and established companies.
- Where does Romero Rodrigues work?
- Romero Rodrigues is Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures.
- What check size does Romero Rodrigues write?
- Romero Rodrigues typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- Where did Romero Rodrigues go to school?
- Romero Rodrigues studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program (SEP), Business Administration and Management); Harvard Business School (Executive Education Programme, eCommerce Programme); USP - Universidade de São Paulo (B.S., Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Computer Science).
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