# Top 30 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Brazil in May 2026 ## Dan Rumennik - Type: Angel - Location: Miami Beach, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Delivery Daniel Rumennik is Co-founder and General Partner at AirAngels. He Attended Harvard Business School. ## 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 ## Sebastian Mejia - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech Sebastian Mejia is the Co-Founder and President of Rappi. He previously worked as a Managing Director Business Development at Simpleshow. He attended Stanford University. ## Simon Borrero - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Information Technology Simón Borrero is a Co-Founder & CEO at Rappi. He attended MIT Sloan School of Management. ## Juscelino Martins - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Retail, Grocery, Delivery Juscelino Martins ## Ricardo Bechara - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Nutrition, Health Care Ricardo Bechara ## Matias Muchnick - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Sustainability, B2C Matias Muchnick is the CEO and Founder at NotCo. ## Ryan McDonald - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Pet, Dental Ryan McDonald is a Principal and Healthcare Investor at Norwest Venture Partners, an Investor at Elligo Health Research and Petabyte Technology, and a Board Member at Mindful Health Solutions and Kyo. Ryan attended Babson College. ## Marcello Gonçalves - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Sales Marcello Gonçalves is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at DOMO Invest. ## Abhi Ramesh - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Fruit, Grocery, Food Delivery Abhi Ramesh is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Misfits Market. ## Tiago Dalvi - Type: Angel - Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 Tiago Dalvi is Founder & CEO of Olist. ## Daniel Alvarez - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Consulting Daniel Alvarez ## Andres Bilbao - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Andres Bilbao ## Renato Freitas - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet of Things, Software, Database Renato Freitas ## Jonathan Neman - Type: Angel - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion Jonathan Neman is a co-founder and co-CEO of Sweetgreen, a hip, farm-to-table style salad chain. Mr. Neman, along with Nicolas Jammet and Nathaniel Ru, opened the company’s first location in Washington D.C. in 2007, the same year they graduated from Georgetown University. Now, nine years later, the fast-food salad lunch option is nationwide. Thereare now 43 locations—and more opening every week. As of last summer, Sweetgreen raised a total of $95 million in venture funding. At the beginning of the year, the company moved its corporate headquarters from D.C. to Los Angeles, the better to fuel its westward expansion. ## André Mortari - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Consulting, Credit, Finance André Mortari is member of the Brazilian Board and responsible for all eBusinesses for MetLife’s Latin America operation with also an important role in Digital Transformation for the company in the region.With international and multicultural experience in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and other countries in LatAm and extensive experience inDigital and deep knowledge in Marketing, André was the Head of Marketing & Performance for Netshoes, a Brazilian fashion and sports e-retailer, former founder of Carrefour e-commerce and member of the company's strategic transformation committees. He also had worked at Walmart.com and for many advertising agencies with a relevant role.Besides his executive career, André also has an entrepreneur background as a co-founder of many companies and nowadays acting as an Angel Investor & Advisor for few startups in different industries.André is graduated in Social Communication from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) with a MBA in Business Economics from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) both in São Paulo. In addition to his studies in Brazil, André completed an Executive Education in Disruptive Strategy at Harvard Business School.He is a great enthusiast about Digital Transformation, People & Culture, Innovation, Technology and Sharing Economy, having developed many relevant skills to act on these challenges. ## Gregory Reider - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Retail, Grocery, Delivery Gregory Reider is the Managing Partner at Volpe Capital. ## Miquéias Barros da Silva - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Consulting Miquéias Barros da Silva ## Patricia Moraes - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Enterprise Software, Mobile, Content Marketing Patricia Moraes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Unbox Capital. She attended Columbia Business School. ## Rafael Duton - Type: Angel - Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital Rafael Duton is a co-founder of 21212 Digital Accelerator and Movile. Duton obtained his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and master’s degree in business from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ## Alexandre Badolato - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Snack Food, Subscription Service Alexandre Badolato ## Romero Rodrigues - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Luis Vital - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Snack Food, Subscription Service Luis Vital ## Pedro Carvalho - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Nutrition, Health Care Pedro Carvalho is the Co-Founder at Cayena. ## Ricardo Natale - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Sales, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage Ricardo Natale ## Ralf Wenzel - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Retail, Grocery, Delivery Ralf Wenzel is the Berlin- and New York-based founder and CEO of JOKR, the global platform for instant grocery and retail delivery at a hyper-local scale. Email Johrenk7@gmail.com Ralf has an almost 20-year track record of building companies up from scratch, bringing their products to consumers globally, and leading diverse teams. Prior tofounding JOKR, he built three companies, including foodpanda, one of the world's most successful food delivery businesses across 40 countries, which he later merged with Delivery Hero and led through an initial public offering. He also built Skrill, the first e-wallet and leading online payments company in Europe, and Tocororo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Ralf previously operated his businesses with a focus on emerging markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. He has also served as Managing Partner at Softbank. Wenzel holds a degree in computer science from Berlin University. ## Hamish Shephard - Type: Angel - Location: Newyork, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Fruit, FinTech, Finance Hamish Shephard is the Co-Founder of HelloFresh and Bridebook. ## Cristian Keleti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Snack Food, Subscription Service Cristian Keleti ## Patrice Etlin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Mobile, Software, Restaurants Patrice Etlin joined Advent International in 1997 and started the firm’s investment activities in Brazil. He has 19 years of private equity experience. From 1994 to 1997, Patrice was a partner at International Venture Partners in São Paulo, where he was responsible for the overall operation of a media and communications fund focused on Brazil.Previously, he spent five years with Matra Marconi Space, initially as a systems engineer on a project to develop a European military observation satellite. In 1990, he was promoted to general representative for Brazil, in charge of setting up a private telecommunications satellite system providing services to Mercosul countries.Patrice is also Chairman of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). ## Jon Oringer - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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