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About
Thiago Achatz is co-founder and COO of Z1. He previously served as part of the founding team at Rappi and Grow, where he contributed to digital wallet development.
Founder at Z1YC W21
Intro paths
YC
Thiago went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Z1's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Z1's investors · 21
3cubed VenturesSan FranciscoClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksFlight VenturesSan FranciscoGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2023Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checksHarvard Management CompanyAllstonHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2023Kaszek VenturesMontevideo · since 2023Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMAYA CapitalLondon · since 2023MAYA Capital VenturesSan Paulo, Sao Paulo · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Parade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2023Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSquareOneBerlin · $378K – $3.8M checks · since 2023SquareOne CapitalMiamiThe ChainsmokersNew York · since 2021The FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2023Top Corner CapitalBurlingameY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
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Co-founders at Z1
Experience
- LyschFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Z1Co-founder & COOcurrent2019 — present
- Grow MobilityGrow Pay2019Greater São Paulo Area
- YellowYellow Pay2018 — 2019São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- RappiGrowth Marketing2017 — 2018Greater São Paulo Area
- PERCKOBusiness Development2015 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Gema VenturesSummer Internship2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Itaú UnibancoSummer Internship2014Greater São Paulo Area
Skills & more
Languages Inglês · Português
From Thiago's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thiago Achatz?
- Thiago Achatz is co-founder and COO of Z1. He previously served as part of the founding team at Rappi and Grow, where he contributed to digital wallet development.
- Where does Thiago Achatz work?
- Thiago Achatz is Founder of Z1.
- What companies did Thiago Achatz found?
- Thiago Achatz founded Z1.
- Where did Thiago Achatz go to school?
- Thiago Achatz studied at Y Combinator (W21); Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Bacharelado, Economia); Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.
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