Rodrigo Galindo

Active Investor

Chairman da Cogna Educação at Cogna Educação

São Paulo, Brazil

Rodrigo Galindo, Chairman da Cogna Educação at Cogna Educação is an active investor based in São Paulo, Brazil. This profile covers what Rodrigo Galindo backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Rodrigo Calvo Galindo is the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Galindo is also the Chief Executive Officer of Cogna. He has served in the management of various educational institutions over the last 28 years. He was Administrative Associate Dean at the University of Cuiaba and was responsible for the accreditation and establishment of postsecondary education institutions in the states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Amapa, Acre and Rondonia. He was Chief Executive Officer Grupo Educacional IUNI, with over 50,000 postsecondary students and campuses in six Brazilian states. He was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Postsecondary Education Officer at Cogna Educacao, formerly known as Kroton. Mr. Galindo holds a bachelor's degree in Law and a Master's degree in Education from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo (PUC-SP). He published the dissertation Public Assessment Policies: critical analysis of the model and perspective of representative associations and co-authored the book Public Assessment Policies. He has been honored by IR Magazine for Best investor relations performance by a CEO (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017), by Institutional Investor for Best CEO (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), by Istoe Dinheiro for Entrepreneur of the Year (2016), by Valor Economico for Best Company (2014) and Best Executive in the Education Industry (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), and by Bravo Business Awards for Dynamic CEO of the Year (2015). He served as Board Member at Clinica SIM.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CEdTech
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 2

Notable investments

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