Portrait of Cristina Junqueira

Rank #2392

Cristina Junqueira

Net worth $1.7B

fintech · Brazil

Born
Sep 15, 1982
Age
43
Source
fintech
Residence
São Paulo
Citizenship
Brazil
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; Bachelor of Engineering, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Cristina Junqueira was 30 years old in 2013 when she cofounded Brazil-based Nubank, now the world's most valuable digital bank.
  • She ran Brazilian bank Itaú's largest credit card division before leaving the job to start Nubank alongside cofounders David Vélez and Edward Wible.
  • A trained engineer, she also holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
  • She briefly became a billionaire when Nubank debuted--as Nu Holdings--on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2021 at a valuation exceeding $50 billion.
  • She owns nearly 3% of Nubank.
  • Junqueira signed the papers for Nubank's $15 million Series A from her hospital bed while she was in labor with her first child in 2014.
  • In 2020, she appeared on the cover of Forbes Brazil and became the first woman to be visibly pregnant on the cover of a Brazilian business publication.

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