Valdiney Pimenta

Valdiney Pimenta is an Angel Investor at ACE Aceleratech based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Before transitioning to venture capital, he founded the digital agency Pimenta Digital and completed his studies at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Through his work with ACE Aceleratech, an accelerator that has supported over 500 startups raising more than $100 million collectively, Pimenta has built a personal portfolio of over 20 early-stage companies. His investment network intersects with alumni from prominent Latin American unicorns such as Nubank and Loft, and he recently mentored founders at the March 2024 ACE Pitch Day while speaking at Startup Weekend São Paulo in November 2024. Pimenta currently focuses on providing seed capital and strategic guidance to early-stage technology, fintech, and software-as-a-service startups, recently executing undisclosed seed investments via his angel network in the first quarter of 2025.