Khiza DAO – Web3 Venture Studio

Meet the team

Our story as a DAO 

Khiza DAO is a venture studio focused on exploring the web3 universe. With the mission of finding opportunities in the area of innovation and technology, we aim to find solutions to everyday problems that can be solved using blockchain as a basis.

Denilson Farias

Founder

Denilson Farias is a serial startup investor and founder, a current board member, and a former C-level in media&tech companies with 30+ years of professional experience. MSc., BSc in Computer Science, and Executive Management education.

     

Leonardo Frade

Founder

Leonardo Frade is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and advisor. Passionate about strategy, new business, technology, and M&A, he founded a series of startups, including Aftersale, which focuses on customer service automation (accelerated at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley) and is considered one of the most innovative companies for retail.

He has participated in the digital transformation of various sectors, such as telecom, industry, software, and retail in Latin America and Europe, as well as the expansion of Endeavor's operations in Brazil. He has a degree in Business Administration from UFMG, studied International Management at HEC-Liége in Belgium, and completed the Executive Program at Babson College in the United States.

         

Wagner Bonfiglio 

Founder

Wagner Bonfiglio is a highly experienced technology professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry. With a degree in computer engineering, Wagner has worked in various roles, including DBA, Web Developer, Tech Lead, and CTO.

In addition, he was one of the founders of Já Entendi, a start-up in the education segment (accelerated at 500 Startups, in Silicon Valley), where he stayed for over seven years. Since 2019, he has been studying new technologies such as artificial intelligence and, of course, blockchain. Initially as a heavy user, then as a developer, and now as an entrepreneur and CTO at Khiza. 

 

        

Matheus Bernert 

Founder

Matheus Bernert is a business administrator, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He worked at Endeavor and was one of the founders of Juno, a payment company for small businesses (having participated in the pivoting process and later exit - the company was incorporated by Ebanx).

        

 

Denilson Farias

Founder

Denilson Farias is a serial startup investor and founder, a current board member, and a former C-level in media&tech companies with 30+ years of professional experience. MSc., BSc in Computer Science, and Executive Management education.

     

 

Leonardo Frade

Founder

Leonardo Frade is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and advisor. Passionate about strategy, new business, technology, and M&A, he founded a series of startups, including Aftersale, which focuses on customer service automation (accelerated at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley) and is considered one of the most innovative companies for retail.

He has participated in the digital transformation of various sectors, such as telecom, industry, software, and retail in Latin America and Europe, as well as the expansion of Endeavor's operations in Brazil. He has a degree in Business Administration from UFMG, studied International Management at HEC-Liége in Belgium, and completed the Executive Program at Babson College in the United States.

         

 

Wagner Bonfiglio 

Founder

Wagner Bonfiglio is a highly experienced technology professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry. With a degree in computer engineering, Wagner has worked in various roles, including DBA, Web Developer, Tech Lead, and CTO.

In addition, he was one of the founders of Já Entendi, a start-up in the education segment (accelerated at 500 Startups, in Silicon Valley), where he stayed for over seven years. Since 2019, he has been studying new technologies such as artificial intelligence and, of course, blockchain. Initially as a heavy user, then as a developer, and now as an entrepreneur and CTO at Khiza. 

        

 

Matheus Bernert 

Founder

Matheus Bernert is a business administrator, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He worked at Endeavor and was one of the founders of Juno, a payment company for small businesses (having participated in the pivoting process and later exit - the company was incorporated by Ebanx).

        

 

Denilson Farias

Founder

Denilson Farias is a serial startup investor and founder, a current board member, and a former C-level in media&tech companies with 30+ years of professional experience. MSc., BSc in Computer Science, and Executive Management education.

     

Leonardo Frade

Founder

Leonardo Frade is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and advisor. Passionate about strategy, new business, technology, and M&A, he founded a series of startups, including Aftersale, which focuses on customer service automation (accelerated at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley) and is considered one of the most innovative companies for retail.

He has participated in the digital transformation of various sectors, such as telecom, industry, software, and retail in Latin America and Europe, as well as the expansion of Endeavor's operations in Brazil. He has a degree in Business Administration from UFMG, studied International Management at HEC-Liége in Belgium, and completed the Executive Program at Babson College in the United States.

 

    

Wagner Bonfiglio 

Founder

Wagner Bonfiglio is a highly experienced technology professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry. With a degree in computer engineering, Wagner has worked in various roles, including DBA, Web Developer, Tech Lead, and CTO.

In addition, he was one of the founders of Já Entendi, a start-up in the education segment (accelerated at 500 Startups, in Silicon Valley), where he stayed for over seven years. Since 2019, he has been studying new technologies such as artificial intelligence and, of course, blockchain. Initially as a heavy user, then as a developer, and now as an entrepreneur and CTO at Khiza. 

 

        

 

Matheus Bernert 

Founder

Matheus Bernert is a business administrator, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He worked at Endeavor and was one of the founders of Juno, a payment company for small businesses (having participated in the pivoting process and later exit - the company was incorporated by Ebanx).

        

Our Team

The Khiza DAO team was set up with a focus on developing projects from the conception phase until they are consolidated in the market. This involves everything from the most theoretical stages, such as the idea, product design and benchmark, to the elaboration of strategic roadmaps, branding and marketing, up to the moment of putting the project on its feet, in operation.

Henrique Foryta

Project Manager | EIR

Yudi Kubota

Software Engineer

Rafael Casagrande

Blockchain Analyst

Danilo Valério

Software Engineer

Harbartt Rodrigues

Software Engineer

Marina Fabri

Marketing Strategy

Mariana Godoy

Product Designer

João Francisco

Software Engineer

Eduardo Maceira

Project Manager | EIR

Lucas Rigon

Software Engineer

Henrique Foryta

Project Manager

Yudi Kubota

Developer

Rafael Casagrande

Blockchain Analyst

Harbartt Rodrigues

Developer

Marina Fabri

Marketing Strategy

Danilo Valério

Developer

João Francisco

Developer

Mariana Godoy

Product Designer

Investors

Believers 

At Khiza DAO, we call our investors ‘believers’. If you want to be part of this innovative community, contact us by e-mail at [email protected].

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