Romero Rodrigues

Romero Venâncio Rodrigues Filho (born October 1, 1977) is a Brazilian businessman who studied Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He was a founder and president of Buscapé, a group that also included the companies Bondfaro, Confiômetro, CortaContas, e-Behavior, e-bit, Lomadee, Pagamento Digital, FControl, Pista Certa, QueBarato! and SaveMe. At the age of 21, Romero created Buscapé with three partners also from the University: Ronaldo Takahashi, Rodrigo Borges and Mário Letelier.

In 2009, Buscapé was sold to the South African company Naspers for US$342 million.

Career Rodrigues entered the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Poli USP) in 1995, when he was 18 years old.

Leadership of Buscapé The first idea of what became Buscapé emerged when Rodrigo Borges was looking for a printer model on the Internet. He could not find information on the price or technical specifications of the product online. Therefore, the four friends concluded that it was an opportunity to be explored and decided to create a business that could provide a solution for that need. With investments of R$100 from each monthly to pay for hosting,