# Top 20 Automotive Angel Investors in Brazil in May 2026

## Romero Rodrigues
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

Romero Rodrigues is Managing Partner of Headline. He was an Investor at Olist. He attended the University of Sao Paulo.

## Guilherme Bonifacio
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Financial Services

Guilherme is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor that deeply believes entrepreneurship is fundamental to make the world in a better place to live in. Co-founded iFood, one of the first Latin American unicorns, and now is developing Mercê do Bairro with the big dream to transform traditional groceries retailers in a strong virtual retail chain.

## Ariel Lambrecht
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

Ariel Lambrecht

## Eduardo Casarini
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Automotive, Marketplace

Eduardo Casarini is Founder at Flores Online

## Cem Garih
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Financial Services, FinTech

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## Güimar Vaca Sittic
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Marketplace

Güimar is a tech entrepreneur and angel investor as well as Venture Partner at FJ Labs.

## Anshul Ruparell
- Type: Angel
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Software

Anshul Ruparell - CEO & Co-Founder @ Properly

## Julio Vasconcellos
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, B2B

Julio Vasconcellos is a Managing Partner at Atlantico. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

## Florian Hagenbuch
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Real Estate, Mobile Apps

Florian Hagenbuch is the Founder and President of Loft. He previously worked at Silver Lake Partners as an Analyst. Florian Hagenbuch attended The Wharton School.

## Ricardo Salgado
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Automotive, Marketplace

I’m passionate about technology, innovation and improving the world. Loadsmart is revolutionizing transportation logistics by inserting transformative technology to reimagine the entire truckload shipment lifecycle. We are not happy with the status quo. We believe there is a better, more efficient and socially responsible way to move freightacross the world. After a career in global finance, I chose to roll up my sleeves and actually build a company. I returned to my engineering roots and I’m applying everything I learned at Goldman Sachs across New York, London, and Brazil in Loadsmart. I'm energized about giving back in dynamic and collaborative settings. As a Georgia Tech alum, member of their ISyE Advisory Board and a "Mentor Jacket" I'm able to participate in a thriving tech ecosystem which promotes creativity, entrepreneurship, and progress.I firmly believe in learning by doing. My favorite quote: “you don’t regret what you do, you regret what you don’t do.“In my spare time (which is very limited), I love to kitesurf!

## Daniel Martins
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Credit, FinTech

Daniel Martins - Founding Partner @ GEO Capital

## Kevin Efrusy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

Kevin Efrusy is the Co-Founder of The Efrusy Family Foundation and a Partner at Accel. Prior to that, he was the CEO and board member, and co-founder of IronPlanet. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

## Justin Mateen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Justin Mateen is the Founder of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021. In 2021, Business Insider ranked Mateen as the best early stage investor in the US, placing him at the number 1 spot on thetop 100 list of US Seed Investors. In 2020, Forbes included Mateen on their list of the decade's top 10 tech entrepreneurs. Fast Company has listed him as one of the most creative people in business.

## Mate Pencz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, B2B, Advertising

Mate is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of GE32 Capital. In addition, he is a Founder and Co-CEO of Brazil's premier real estate marketplace Loft, which has raised more than $90M since its inception in July 2018. Previously, he co-founded Printi, a leading e-commerce platform for customized materials & services with operations in Braziland the United States. Printi has raised more than $70M in capital from financial and strategic investors including Cimpress (Nasdaq:CMPR). Mate is also a Co-Founder and Investment Partner at Canary, Brazil's foremost seed-stage technology investment firm. Before moving to Brazil, he worked at eminent financial firms such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs after receiving a degree in economics from Harvard University. In 2015, Mate and his co-founder Florian were listed on Forbes' prestigious 30 under 30 list.

## Kimball Thomas
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, Software, Developer Platform

Kimball Thomas is the Co - CEO & Founder at Baby.com.br .
He earned his MBA from, Harvard Business School.
His B.S. (Finance) from University of Utah.

## Marcelo Sampaio
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Apps, Software

There are the well-traveled and then there are the travelers. Born in Brazil and raised in France, Marcelo has been jumping between the developing and developed worlds his entire life, which explains his innate understanding of the two. Name a country and it’s likely that Marcelo has been there. He has traveled and worked in over 50 countries likeMozambique, China, Peru, Latvia, and Korea.Marcelo has more than a decade of experience in channel and direct sales for both private and public sectors. He graduated from PUC-Rio in Production Engineering, and discovered his passion for business and technology at Microsoft. From there he transitioned to Oracle where he became head of Sales for Brazil, winning sales awards each year he was there as one of the best global performers in management and execution. He also happened to be Oracle’s youngest sales manager in the world.

## Rei Carvalho
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Sales Automation, Mobile

Rei Carvalho is a computer scientist and stands out as the visionary founder and CEO of Emailage , a world-leading online fraud prevention company acquired by RELX/Lexis in March 2020. Rei's entrepreneurial journey further includes the founding of Wealth Inc (wealth.com) in 2020. With a track record as a serial entrepreneur, Rei nowchannels his expertise and passion as an investor through Bela Juju Ventures, his esteemed VC arm. Through Bela Juju Ventures, Rei offers invaluable insights, resources, and unwavering support to founders and fellow investors alike, driving innovation and success in the startup ecosystem.

## Peter Kellner
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Analytics, Software, Information Technology

Peter Kellner is the Co-Founder & Director at Richmond Global Sciences.

## Ricardo Costa
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles

Ricardo Costa

## Daniel Curran
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile

Daniel Curran is the Founder and CEO at CustEx.com.

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