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Ruvo (YC S25) — The global dollar app for brazil

Ruvo is a global account for receiving, holding, and moving money between USD and BRL. We connect Pix, crypto, and Visa so you can receive USD from abroad, convert between USD and BRL in minutes, send money to the U.S., spend worldwide, and save in digital dollars with yield — all in one place.

Ruvo is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2025 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: The Global Dollar App for Brazil. The founders listed are Alec Howard (Founder/CEO), Michael Mason (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 11, 2025).

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Ruvo

New accelerator entry · 2025-08-11 · the record

Summer 2025
batch
11
people
Early
stage
Brazil
region
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BatchSummer 2025
Announced2025-08-11
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size11
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech
SectorsFintech, Crypto / Web3, Payments
RegionsBrazil, Latin America, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSão Paulo, SP, Brazil
HiringNo
Sitehttps://ruvo.com/
Founded2025
YC group partnerBrad Flora
Previously known asCacao

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Ruvo is a global account for receiving, holding, and moving money between USD and BRL. We connect Pix, crypto, and Visa so you can receive USD from abroad, convert between USD and BRL in minutes, send money to the U.S., spend worldwide, and save in digital dollars with yield — all in one place. Ruvo supports both personal (CPF) and business (CNPJ) accounts, with low fees, strong security, and direct Pix settlement. Formerly known as Cacao.

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