Pedro Franceschi

Pedro Franceschi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brex, a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California. Prior to establishing the firm in 2017 with Henrique Dubugras, he worked at the Brazilian fintech Creditas and studied computer science at Stanford University before dropping out. Under his leadership, Brex has secured over $1.5 billion in funding from investors including Peter Thiel, reaching a $12.3 billion valuation in 2022 while processing $12 billion in annualized spend across 50,000 corporate clients. Following a 10% workforce reduction in February 2024, Franceschi personally committed over $100 million to the company's continued growth and oversaw the March 2025 launch of artificial intelligence expense tools that increased user adoption by 30%. His current focus remains on scaling financial infrastructure, corporate credit, and automated spend management solutions for high-growth startups and enterprise businesses.