Pedro Dias
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Canastra Ventures
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolPedro Dias is a founder and investor with 11 years of experience at the intersection of startups, corporate innovation and AI-focused venture capital in Brazil. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Canastra Ventures and former innovation lead at Siemens Energy, he blends hands-on product and go-to-market execution with systematic deal-making, having supported over 15 startups and contributed to Series A companies that raised $20M+. His background in chemical engineering and a master’s in engineering and statistics underpin a data-driven approach to deep learning and NLP research—work he currently applies to automating credit transfer analysis. Equally comfortable building edtech from scratch or structuring pre-seed investments, he teams technical rigor with a founder’s empathy to help early-stage teams scale. A physics, chemistry and computer-science teacher by hobbyist profile, he often translates complex technical concepts into practical growth strategies for founders and investors.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Program Design Thinking & Innovation Management, Executive Program Design Thinking & Innovation Management at California State University, NorthridgeMaster's degree Engineering and Statistics, Master's degree Engineering and Statistics at Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBachelor's degree Chemical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Chemical Engineering at Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei - UFSJ
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (11)
sensor10
micropython10
mqtt9
mysql-database2
build-environment1
esp321
php1
station1
mysql1
database1
esp82661
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jpedrodias/MicroPython
May 2018 - Dec 2022
MicroPython
Contributions:3 reviews, 2333 commits, 2 PRs in 4 years 7 months
micropythonmicropython-esp8266mqttsensor
jpedrodias/FundamentosPython
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:563 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 months
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