ROMERO RODRIGUES, fundador do Buscapé e grande investidor de

29 May 2024 · 95 min
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Portuguese-language interview (PowerCast) with Romero Rodrigues, founder of Buscapé and partner at Headline (in partnership with XP). Romero recounts his path from early computing interest and engineering studies to launching Buscapé (went live 1 June 1999 with 35 stores and ~30,000 products), leaving university to scale the company, and serving as CEO for 16 years (until 2014). He details fundraising milestones (seed ≈ R$150k; subsequent $3M round with Merrill Lynch/Unibanco; later transaction involving Naspers ~US$374M), growth metrics (reached ~35 million monthly users at peak), operational challenges (hosting costs, developer-led founding team), culture issues after rapid hiring and acquisitions, and lessons learned about founder behavior and company culture. As a VC, Romero describes Headline’s stage focus, investment sizing (typical first checks ~R$5–50M), target ownership (~20% initial stake), portfolio construction (20–25 companies per fund), typical fund return targets (30–40% IRR target), and a high-level view of startup lifecycle, risks, and exits (M&A vs IPO). He also shares anecdotes about investments that failed (Lulu) and opinions on NFTs, metaverse/AR/VR and long-term tech trends.

Questions this video answers

Launched 1 June 1999 with 35 shops and ~30,000 products.

16 years (served as CEO until 2014).

About R$150,000.

About US$3 million (round with Merrill Lynch/Unibanco).

Romero cites US$374 million as the Naspers transaction figure.

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