André Street
About André Street
André Street is a Brazilian entrepreneur based in Rio de Janeiro. In 2000 he founded Pagafacil.com, an internet payments company that worked with Brazilian sites such as Mercado Livre. Crunchbase says he has founded and sold several payments and tech companies, including Braspag, MoiP and SieveGroup. He completed Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management program in 2008.
In 2011 he became a founding partner of Arpex Capital (ACP Investments Ltd), which invests in e-commerce technology companies in Latin America and the United States. He founded StoneCo while at Arpex and co-founded it with Eduardo Pontes. He was a director and chairman of StoneCo's board from its 2018 Nasdaq listing. Equilar now lists him as former chairman.
He is also listed as a founder of Teya, a UK-based payments company serving small businesses in nine countries, and of B55. He supports education programs for gifted children in Brazil and sits on the board of Fundação Estudar.
Crunchbase says Street and Pontes invest in dozens of technology companies at various stages through Arpex Capital. Public sources do not list individual angel checks, years or amounts. He has also invested through VCK Investments, a vehicle he shares with Pontes. With LTS Investments, VCK Investments backed Salt Pay, which bought 96% of Iceland's Borgun for 27 million euros.
The Lounge deals desk lists one AI round with Street: the Core AI $4.1M seed, announced in March 2026. We found no public statement from him about his AI investment thesis, and no other confirmed AI investments.
His public track record centers on payments, fintech and e-commerce technology, in Brazil, Latin America, Europe and the United States. Sources describe his investing as spanning various stages. He has not publicly stated a check size or stage preference for AI, so we list none.
- StoneCo: Brazilian payments company he founded with Eduardo Pontes. It listed on Nasdaq under STNE.
- Teya: UK-based payments company for small businesses in nine countries, where he is listed as founder.
- Salt Pay / Borgun: Street, through VCK Investments, and LTS Investments backed Salt Pay's purchase of 96% of Iceland's Borgun, a payments company.
- Core AI: AI company that raised a $4.1M seed round in March 2026, per the Lounge deals desk.
- crunchbase.com/person/andre-street
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1745431/000095010319013891/dp114333_ex9902
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1745431/000119312518309043/d580263d424b4.h
- people.equilar.com/bio/person/andre-street-stoneco-ltd/28469501
- southsummit.io/e/brazil/speaker/e0dfe812-9e18-f111-8332-6045bd954af1/a
- neofeed.com.br/blog/home/os-fundadores-da-stone-estao-criando-uma-nova
- linkedin.com/in/andrestreet
Investing activity
André Street appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Core AI (Seed, $4.1M, Mar 2026).
André Street most often invests alongside 14B Venture Capital, BFF Ventures, Fersen Lambranho and GP Investments, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about André Street
Who is André Street?
He is a Brazilian serial entrepreneur and co-founder of StoneCo, the Nasdaq-listed Brazilian payments company. He is also listed as founder of Teya and B55, and is a founding partner of Arpex Capital.
Has André Street invested in AI startups?
The Lounge deals desk lists the Core AI $4.1M seed round from March 2026. We found no other confirmed AI investments in public sources.
What check size does André Street write?
He has not publicly stated a check size, so we do not list one.
What stage and sectors does André Street invest in?
Crunchbase says he invests in dozens of technology companies at various stages through Arpex Capital. His public record centers on payments and e-commerce technology. He has not publicly stated an AI-specific focus.
How can founders reach André Street?
He has a LinkedIn profile, linked on this page. We found no confirmed personal website or X account for him.
Is André Street an angel investor?
Yes. André Street invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has André Street invested in?
André Street's AI investments include Core AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does André Street invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, André Street has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does André Street co-invest with?
André Street's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are 14B Venture Capital (1 deal), BFF Ventures (1 deal), Fersen Lambranho (1 deal), GP Investments (1 deal) and Nameless Partners (1 deal).