# Patrick Sigrist

> Patrick Sigrist is a São Paulo-based entrepreneur and investor who cofounded iFood and Nomad and is executive chairman of IORQ. Trained in forest engineering and spatial data analysis, he has worked across delivery operations, venture investing and financial technology.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at IORQ; Co-founder at Nomad
- **Organizations:** IORQ, Nomad, iFood, Yellow Ventures, Neon, Disk Cook
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Forest Engineering, University of São Paulo (ESALQ), Master’s in Spatial Data Analysis, Purdue University, Executive MBA, Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA), Venture capital program, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Cofounded iFood and Nomad., Led acquisition efforts at iFood, according to his Yellow Ventures biography., Helped launch IORQ with a R$35 million round and an established credit-management operation.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Publicly discussed the turnaround at Disk Cook and Endeavor’s support.
- **2011** — Cofounded iFood with Eduardo Baer, Guilherme Bonifácio and Felipe Fioravante.
- **2015** — Left iFood’s operations and went to Silicon Valley.
- **2019** — Cofounded Nomad.
- **2020** — Nomad launched its digital dollar-account service in November.
- **2022** — Described as Nomad’s executive chairman during its US$32 million funding round.
- **2025** — Launched IORQ following the acquisition of Quatá Investimentos.

## Achievements

- Cofounded iFood and Nomad.
- Led acquisition efforts at iFood, according to his Yellow Ventures biography.
- Helped launch IORQ with a R$35 million round and an established credit-management operation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — IORQ’s website reports R$3.1 billion under management and more than R$15 billion originated; figures observed on October 7, not a dated announcement.
- **2025-08** — IORQ launch coverage reported the Quatá acquisition, R$2.5 billion under management and R$35 million raised.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricksigrist

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Last updated: 2026-10-07