Founded.
Sold.
Investing.

I am Managing Partner of Headline Brazil, with $516m under management. I co-founded Buscapé in 1998 and was its CEO for 16 years. In 2009, Naspers/Prosus bought the company for $374m.

Romero Rodrigues
1998
Buscapé founded
$374m
Sold to Naspers/Prosus in 2009
120+
Startups over my career, nine above $1b
$516m
Under management, in four funds

Nearly three decades on both sides of the table. Pick a year.

2009
Entrepreneur

Naspers/Prosus buys Buscapé

$374m. The largest acquisition of a Brazilian startup at the time.

Companies I founded, invested in as an angel or fund manager, or served on the board of.

  • Buscapé
  • Pismo
  • Wellhub
  • Wayfair
  • Olist
  • Hotmart
  • Headline Brasil
  • Endeavor Brasil
  • TOTVS
  • VTEX
  • Movile
  • Rappi
  • Zup
  • Jive
  • Ascenty
  • RecargaPay
  • Naspers / Prosus
  • NeoGrid
  • Viagogo

Projects

Romero AI

An AI clone trained on my career, my investments and the books I have read. It answers by text and voice. It exists because I cannot meet every founder who reaches out.

Answers are generated by AI. They are neither investment advice nor Headline's position.

Uncapped

An open, free cap table for founders and finance teams. Your data, your control.

A personal project, independent from Headline.

Where I work

Headline

Managing Partner of Headline Brazil. We invest at the early stage in Latin America, with a global network across the United States, Europe and Asia.

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