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Z1: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Z1 is a digital banking app made for teenagers and young adults where teenagers can learn financial independence. Founded in 2020 by João Pedro Thompson (ex-Vereda Educação), Thiago Achatz (ex-Grow Pay), Sophie Secaf (ex-BOX 1824) and Mateus Craveiro (ex-Pagar.me), the company has already conquered important investors: the Maya Capital fund and 99 founders , Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas. Now, the company announces that it has received a contribution from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has companies such as Airbnb, Twitch, and Rappi in its portfolio.

z1.app LinkedIn São Paulo, Brazil 51-100 employees
Banking Financial Services Mobile Apps
Total raised
$21.0M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Apr 2023

Z1 has raised $21.0M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $11.0M announced in Apr 2023.

That round is above the $4.1M median round size for Apps companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Z1 Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$21.0M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$11.0M in Apr 2023
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
São Paulo, Brazil

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2023.

Z1 Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$11.0M
Series A
$10.0M

Z1 raised $10.0M in a Series A announced in Nov 2021.

1.4 years later, an undisclosed round of $11.0M was announced in Apr 2023.

Z1 Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Joao Pedro Thompson
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Z1 team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Z1 Funding Compared to Other Apps Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,426
$4.1M
739
$4.5M

Z1's latest round of $11.0M is above the median round in Apps. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Z1 Funding FAQs

What does Z1 do?

Z1 is a digital banking app made for teenagers and young adults where teenagers can learn financial independence. Founded in 2020 by João Pedro Thompson (ex-Vereda Educação), Thiago Achatz (ex-Grow Pay), Sophie Secaf (ex-BOX 1824) and Mateus Craveiro (ex-Pagar.me), the company has already conquered important investors: the Maya Capital fund and 99 founders , Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas. Now, the company announces that it has received a contribution from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has companies such as Airbnb, Twitch, and Rappi in its portfolio.

How much funding has Z1 raised?

Z1 has raised $21.0M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $11.0M announced in Apr 2023.

When did Z1 last raise funding?

Z1's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $11.0M, announced in Apr 2023.

Who is the CEO of Z1?

Joao Pedro Thompson is listed as CEO at Z1.

Where is Z1 headquartered?

Z1 is based in São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

How many employees does Z1 have?

Z1 is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does Z1's funding compare to other Apps startups?

Z1's latest round of $11.0M is above the $4.1M median round size for Apps companies on FundedIQ across 2,426 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Z1 Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Z1 is left off this page rather than filled in.

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