Bernardo De Pádua

Bernardo De Pádua is the Co-Founder and CEO of Quero Bolsa. Bernardo has a long history of working in various positions in the technological field.

Bernardo started their career as a Developer Intern at Locaweb in 2007. Bernardo then became a Google Summer of Code Student at Google in 2007. In 2008, they became a TA / Visiting Teacher at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronautica.

In 2010, they co-founded Redealumni Servicos De Internet and served as its Founder/CTO until 2012. During their time at Redealumni, they created CaptaVest, which allowed colleges to create referral programs that used scholarships as rewards.

The company split in late 2012, and the remaining founders, employees and investors regrouped to create Quero Bolsa. Under Bernardo's leadership, Quero Bolsa has become one of the leading companies in Brazil.

Bernardo De Pádua attended the Y Combinator Growth Program in Spring 18 and the Y Combinator Core Program in Summer 16. Bernardo has a Master's in Computer Science from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA and a BSc. in Computer Engineering from the same school.

Some individuals on their team include Thiago Brandão - Co-Founder & VP of Engineering, Lucas Gomez - Co-Founder & Director, Student Services.