At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Brazil based CEO’ operating in the Blockchain space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Edilson Osorio Junior
CEO of OriginalMy Blockchain
Computer scientist, teacher, information security and infrastructure specialist, developing projects using open-source since 1995. Blockchain and big-data consultant of ITS-Rio (Institute of Technology and Society), developing the autenticity, identity and signing layer on blockchain for the Mudamos+ project, and assisted as research coordinator in the personal data warehousing of FGV-Direito-SP. Graduated in Copyright from Harvard Law School. Recently founded OriginalMy.com, being the first Brazilian company using the blockchain technology as a protocol to register, authenticate and certify cryptographically identities, contracts and other digital documents directly in many public and private blockchains.
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About OriginalMy Blockchain: OriginalMy is a regtech that makes decentralized authenticity using blockchain for issuing IDs and for notarizing and signing documents.
João Canhada
CEO & Co-Founder of Foxbit
Founder at FoxBit 29 years old, Founder and CEO of Foxbit, and the father of Julia. I started working with Bitcoin in 2013 during my 2nd year of business school. I co-founded Foxbit, which has grown into the largest Bitcoin exchange in Latin America, with over 750,000 registered clients.
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About Foxbit: Foxbit is a cryptocurrency exchange operating in Brazil with trading in bitcoin, ether, litecoin, TrueUSD and XRP.

Dio Ianakiara
CEO of Klever
Entrepreneur. Quant. Crypto Trader. Software Architect. Blockchain. Machine Learning. Deep Learning. Artificial Intelligence. Research and Development. CEO at Klever.io
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About Getty/IO Inc., GoVivant, Klever: Public Blockchain Infrastructure for the Internet.
Roberto Moretto
CEO and Founder of Sportcash One
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About International Surfing Association, Sportcash One, Surf Camp Pipa: Sportcash One is a blockchain company for the sports industry, built with a loyalty program for customers.
Amarildo Caka
CEO of Capitual
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About Capitual: Capitual is an FIU Licensed, global leader in fiat and digital money solutions for both personal and business use.

Thiago Canellas
Co-Founder & CEO of Block4
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About Block4: Block4 develops online tools to improve relationships between a company and its clients.
Igor Ferreira
Founder & CEO of FOHAT
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About FOHAT: Energy Intelligence company with innovative solutions for the energy sector.
Rafael Rodeiro
CEO & Founder of Ribon
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About Ribon: Ribon connects big donors to everyday givers to contribute to social projects, by increasing donations up to 60% together!
Simone Abravanel
Founder and CEO of PitaiaBank
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About PitaiaBank: PitaiaBank is a group focused on innovations in the areas of financial services for consumers and companies.
Marcio Torres Ladeira
CEO of Opa
Marcio Torres Ladeira is the Chief Executive Officer at Opa Startup.
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About Opa: Opa is a social network for colleges where students, teachers, and parents can communicate and grow together.
Bruno Kenj
CEO & Co-founder of Owl Docs
Bruno Kenj is a Co-founder at Owl Docs.
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About Owl Docs: Owl Docs focuses on helping companies achieve productivity in the management of work related documents within the cloud.
Alex Corrêa
CEO & Founder of Manual Blockchain
Alex Corrêa is the CEO and Founder at Manual Blockchain.
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About Manual Blockchain: Manual Blockchain is a company of education for innovation and transforming technologies, whose objective is the technological inclusion.
Alex Corrêa
CEO & Founder of Manual Blockchain
Alex Corrêa is the CEO and Founder at Manual Blockchain.
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About Manual Blockchain: Manual Blockchain is a company of education for innovation and transforming technologies, whose objective is the technological inclusion.
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