Daniel Costa
Member at Confrapar
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Costa is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and software leader with nearly three decades in the industry and 14 years of hands-on backend development experience. As co-founder and chairman of Blip, he has built AI-enabled conversational infrastructure used by global brands like Coca-Cola and Nestlé to transform marketing, sales, and support across social platforms. He also co-founded Minutrade and POP Recarga, deploying creative micro-reward and financial-inclusion platforms that monetize digital and telecom assets for large consumer brands and unbanked users. Beyond operating startups, Daniel invests and advises through Confrapar and Beacon Founders and mentors founders via the Founder Institute, blending venture capital, M&A and startup scaling expertise. His eclectic background — from executive programs at Stanford to early service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Brazilian Army — underpins a pragmatic leadership style that pairs product vision with operational rigor.
14 years of coding experience
BCs International Trade, BCs International Trade at Centro Universitário UNACustomized Solutions for Companies Councilor Development Program (Programa de Desenvolvimento de Conselheiros de Administração), Customized Solutions for Companies Councilor Development Program (Programa de Desenvolvimento de Conselheiros de Administração) at Fundação Dom Cabral2nd Lieutenant Infantry, 2nd Lieutenant Infantry at Brazilian ArmyColégio PitágorasExchange Program International Strategic Business Leadership, Exchange Program International Strategic Business Leadership at Ohio UniversityMSc E-Business, MSc E-Business at FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasBCs Business Administration, BCs Business Administration at Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisSpecialization Specialized studies in Advanced Christian Leadership Training, Specialization Specialized studies in Advanced Christian Leadership Training at Haggai InstituteExecutive Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Executive Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Stanford University
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (123)
php-library10
pdo10
database-migrations10
migration10
php10
mysqli10
database9
payment-service9
vsphere9
kvm9
hosting9
pix9
virtual-machine9
libvirt9
java9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
danielcosta/dotfiles
Mar 2016 - May 2021
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
redecard/redecard-ecommerce
Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
Contributions:32 commits, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 1 year 6 months
ecommerceecommerce-gatewaygateway
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