Daniela Binatti

Daniela Binatti is the co-founder and CTO of Brazil’s most recent unicorn, Pismo, which was acquired by Visa in January 2024 amid a Latin American VC downturn. Pismo serves major clients like Itaú Unibanco and BTG Pactual, processes over $200 billion annually, and hosts more than 70 million accounts worldwide. In this story, Daniela reflects on the anxiety that fueled her journey — and how she learned to succeed despite and because of it.