# Pedro Waengertner

> Pedro Waengertner is a Brazilian entrepreneur, investor, author and educator based in São Paulo. He co-founded ACE with Mike Ajnsztajn in 2012 and is CEO of ACE Ventures. His work spans early-stage investing, corporate innovation, ESPM teaching, three business books and the Growthaholics podcast.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at ACE Ventures
- **Organizations:** ACE Ventures, ESPM, Conectt (historical), Zuppa (founder), ABRAII (co-founder), Growthaholics
- **From:** Porto Alegre, Brazil
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Communication / Advertising and Publicity, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Postgraduate specialization in Marketing, ESPM
- **Known for:** Co-founded ACE, which grew from an accelerator into an early-stage investment business with several complementary operations., Member of the Brazilian Marketing Academy Hall of Fame., Authored A estratégia da inovação radical and Contra a corrente; co-authored Transformação radical.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Began working at Conectt, according to his academic record.
- **2001** — Completed a marketing specialization; academic record dates ESPM teaching from this year.
- **2003** — Moved from Porto Alegre to São Paulo to handle Conectt sales.
- **2012** — Co-founded Aceleratech with Mike Ajnsztajn.
- **2016** — Aceleratech became ACE.
- **2018** — Published A estratégia da inovação radical.
- **2020** — Co-authored Transformação radical with Sulivan Santiago and Victor Navarrete.
- **2023** — Announced ACE Ventures positioning and ACE Outlier Capital at ACE Summit.
- **2024** — Published Contra a corrente.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ACE, which grew from an accelerator into an early-stage investment business with several complementary operations.
- Member of the Brazilian Marketing Academy Hall of Fame.
- Authored A estratégia da inovação radical and Contra a corrente; co-authored Transformação radical.
- Co-founded ABRAII, the Brazilian association of accelerators.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Growthaholics featured Equinix Brazil president Victor Arnaud in an episode on data centers and AI infrastructure.
- **2026-08** — Opened ACE Investor’s Day and participated in a discussion of Brazil’s next venture capital cycle.
- **2026-02** — ACE and gener8tor outlined an initiative to attract overseas startups into Brazil, initially focused on agriculture and sustainability.
- **2025-08** — Growthaholics published his ACE Summit closing talk on a new roadmap for founders in the AI era.

## Links

- Website: https://aceventures.com.br/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrowaengertner/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pedrowm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedrowaengertner/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pedrowm

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Last updated: 2026-10-27