Build, Scale & Invest With Perspective
- Founder-level perspective shaped by building and scaling Buscapé
- Venture capital insight informed by more than 120 startup journeys
- Direct, conversational thinking on startups, capital, growth and technology
Why Am I Here?
ROMERO.AI turns nearly three decades of building, scaling, investing and governing technology companies into an accessible conversation. The goal is not generic advice. It is perspective shaped by operating experience, capital allocation and more than 120 startup journeys.
Entrepreneurship
I co-founded Buscapé in 1998 and led the company as CEO for 16 years, from the earliest days of Brazil's internet economy through international scale.
Venture Capital
I lead Venture Capital strategies at Headline and XP, with R$ 2.0 billion under management across four funds and more than 90 investments since 2012.
Scale
At Buscapé, I coordinated three funding rounds, led more than 20 acquisitions and helped build a company operating across 18 countries and three continents.
Governance
My board experience spans listed and private technology companies, including Wayfair, TOTVS, Neogrid and Pismo, as well as Endeavor Brasil.
Where Experience Was Built
Experience in Numbers
Romero's career crosses the two sides of the startup table: founder and investor. From building Buscapé to deploying venture capital at scale, the numbers reflect decades of operating decisions, investments, acquisitions and company-building.
Capital Under Management
Startups Involved With
Portfolio Investments Since 2012
Billion-Dollar Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers about ROMERO.AI and the operating and investment experience behind Romero Rodrigues' digital clone.
1 What is ROMERO.AI?
ROMERO.AI is the digital interactive clone of Romero Rodrigues, designed to make his perspective as a founder, operator, board member and venture capital investor available in a conversational format. Its focus is entrepreneurship, technology, growth, capital allocation and company-building.
2 What experience informs the clone?
The perspective begins with Romero's documented professional trajectory: co-founding and leading Buscapé, investing across more than 120 startups, managing venture capital strategies and serving on technology company boards. Additional knowledge sources can be incorporated as the clone evolves.
3 Who can benefit from using ROMERO.AI?
Founders, investors, executives and operators navigating questions about growth, fundraising, acquisitions, venture capital, technology markets and strategic decision-making can use ROMERO.AI to explore those questions through Romero's accumulated perspective.
4 Is this different from other AI assistants?
Yes. The value is not another generic assistant. ROMERO.AI is designed around the professional context of someone who has built a major technology company, exited it, invested institutionally at scale and participated in the governance of public and private technology businesses.
What Would You Ask Someone Who Has Been on Both Sides of the Table?
From the first institutional check to the billion-dollar outcome, from founder decisions to boardroom questions, ROMERO.AI gives you a new way to interrogate nearly three decades of experience in technology and venture capital.
