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Driving businesses & ecosystems with AI, acceleration, strategy, execution & growth | 10K+ startups ed | R$1B VC raised | 20+ countries | LinkedIn Top Voice | Advisor, Author & Keynote Speaker

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Serial entrepreneur with 25 years dedicated to driving innovation and tech entrepreneurship in Brazil, Latin America and around the globe. I founded Startup Farm, the first startup accelerator in Latin America. As COO of Start‑Up Brasil, I led the country’s first national public program ing startups. I have also served as president of Abstartups and director at Dínamo, strengthening the ecosystem’s voice with government, corporations and investors.

I have ed 10 000+ startups, governments and companies across 20+ countries, helping them raise over BRL 1 billion in venture capital through initiatives I led. Today I am CEO of 10K Digital, a consultancy that leverages Artificial Intelligence, open innovation and acceleration methodologies to unlock rapid growth for companies and innovation ecosystems.

I am a columnist for Estadão and author of the book “10 Mil Startups.” I also maintain a blog where I publish actionable content on AI, innovation and the future of work. I have spoken at events in the USA, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, among others.

I help startups, SMEs, scale‑ups, mid‑sized and large corporations, as well as governments and development agencies, turn strategic vision into high‑impact execution, generating tangible, lasting and measurable results.

💡 How I can help

• AI Strategy Sprint – 5‑day AI roap to prioritize high‑ROI use cases
• Custom LLM solutions – agents, chatbots, RAG, voice‑bots, finetuning and integrated automation flows
• Innovation & Corporate Venture programs – structured startup engagement, PoCs in 12 weeks
• Hands‑on workshops – immersive sessions for executive teams on entrepreneurial mindset and applied AI
• Growth & Funding mentorship – accelerating startups and scale‑ups toward national and international expansion
• Tailored keynotes – inspiring talks with storytelling + actionable data

Let’s turn vision into execution and strategy into concrete results.

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Experiencia

  • Gráfico 10k Digital

    Chief Executive Officer

    10k Digital

    - actualidad 7 años

    Brazil

    Leading 10K Digital, a consultancy focused on driving innovation and digital transformation for businesses, startups, corporations, ing entities, and the public sector. We design and execute impactful training programs and innovation projects, empowering organizations to thrive in the digital age. My role encomes developing and implementing strategic initiatives, leading high-performance teams, and fostering a culture of innovation.

  • Gráfico ESTADÃO

    Blogger and Columnist

    ESTADÃO

    - actualidad 8 años

    I maintain a blog at Estadão, one of the major news corporations in Brazil, with millions of readers, pushing frequent posts about the startup ecosystem.

  • Gráfico Global Entrepreneurship Network

    Brazilian Delegate and Delegation Builder

    Global Entrepreneurship Network

    - actualidad 11 años 7 meses

    Brazil

  • Gráfico Startup Genome

    Advisory Board Member

    Startup Genome

    - actualidad 5 años 4 meses

    Helping on developing public policies to startups worldwide.

  • Gráfico Inteli - Instituto de Tecnologia e Liderança

    Innovation Consultant

    Inteli - Instituto de Tecnologia e Liderança

    - 8 mes

    São Paulo, Brazil

    Leading in the development of groundbreaking products like the TECH undergraduate program, integrating Business istration and Technology at this innovative institution through a project-based curriculum.

  • Gráfico SENAI CIMATEC

    Advisor at QuIIN - Quantum Industrial Innovation Center

    SENAI CIMATEC

    - 9 mes

  • Associação Brasileira de Startups

    Associação Brasileira de Startups

    11 años

    • Gráfico Associação Brasileira de Startups

      Vice President

      Associação Brasileira de Startups

      - 2 años

      Served as Vice President of the Brazilian Startups Association, the largest organization of its kind in Latin America, representing over 7,000 startups. Advocated for policies and initiatives to the growth and development of the Brazilian startup ecosystem.

    • Gráfico Associação Brasileira de Startups

      President

      Associação Brasileira de Startups

      - 2 años

      Brazil

      I was elected President of the Brazilian Startups Association for 2021 and 2022. It is the largest entity of its kind, that represents more than 5 thousand associated startups.

    • Gráfico Associação Brasileira de Startups

      Member Of The Board Of Advisors

      Associação Brasileira de Startups

      - 7 años

      Brasil

      ABStartups s the Brazilian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for high tech startups.

  • Dínamo - Brazilian startup advocacy group

    Dínamo - Brazilian startup advocacy group

    10 años

    • Gráfico Dínamo - Brazilian startup advocacy group

      Founding Board Member

      Dínamo - Brazilian startup advocacy group

      - 10 años

    • Gráfico Movimento Dínamo

      Executive Director

      Movimento Dínamo

      - 4 años 3 meses

      São Paulo Area, Brazil

      Dínamo is an advocacy group that stimulates public policy development for startups and technological entrepreneurship in Latin America. We work together with several players of the local ecosystem: entrepreneurs, investors, governments, incubators, and NGOs to foster a more dynamic ecosystem for high impact entrepreneurship and innovation. As Executive Director, my goal was to attract and combine resources and relationships to deliver our mission.

  • Sirius Education

    Sirius Education

    3 años 9 meses

    • Gráfico Sirius Education

      Co-founder and Advisor

      Sirius Education

      - 1 año

    • Gráfico Sirius Educação

      Co-founder and CIO

      Sirius Educação

      - 11 mes

    • Gráfico Sirius Education

      Co-founder and CEO

      Sirius Education

      - 2 años 1 mes

      Brazil

      Sirius is a digital technology school different from traditional. We offer fast, accessible, and practical courses focused on the student's experience. At Sirius, we believe that students are the protagonists of their learning journey. Therefore, content tracks, projects, and activities are customized to each individual, In addition to being practical and connected to the innovation ecosystem. Oh, and most importantly, we have a human eye on the students' development, preparing them for a…

      Sirius is a digital technology school different from traditional. We offer fast, accessible, and practical courses focused on the student's experience. At Sirius, we believe that students are the protagonists of their learning journey. Therefore, content tracks, projects, and activities are customized to each individual, In addition to being practical and connected to the innovation ecosystem. Oh, and most importantly, we have a human eye on the students' development, preparing them for a future where the only certainty is the certainty of change.

  • In Loco

    In Loco

    1 año 9 meses

    • Gráfico In Loco

      Head Of Business Development and Expansion

      In Loco

      - 9 mes

      São Paulo Area, Brazil

      Led business development and expansion efforts at In Loco, a technology scale-up specializing in geolocation and secure authentication. Helped app developers understand their consumers and optimize relationships while protecting privacy.

    • Gráfico In Loco

      Head Of Products

      In Loco

      - 9 mes

      São Paulo, Brazil

      As Head of Products, I helped develop digital products based on geolocation marketing and authentication technologies. I managed a team with dozens of product managers, product designers, product marketing managers, and developers.

    • Gráfico In Loco

      Head of Startup Ecosystem

      In Loco

      - 5 mes

      São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Gráfico Exosphere HQ

    Entrepreneurship Faculty

    Exosphere HQ

    - 2 mes

    Florianópolis Area, Brazil

    Exosphere is a futuristic international school for innovators and global leaders of all ages, that offer education in high tech areas, such as biohacking, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. Its approach uses project-based learning, combining technology, entrepreneurship, philosophy, and human development. As Entrepreneurship Faculty, I've helped students from all parts of the world to create new high impact projects, by leveraging on tech entrepreneurship techniques.

  • Gráfico Startup Farm

    Founder and Head of Ecosystem

    Startup Farm

    - 6 años 2 meses

    São Paulo Area, Brazil

    Founded and served on the board of Startup Farm, the first startup accelerator in Latin America. ed thousands of entrepreneurs and hundreds of startups in their growth journey. Led acceleration programs in partnership with major companies like IBM, Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry.

  • Gráfico Start-UP Brasil

    COO

    Start-UP Brasil

    - 2 años 3 meses

    São Paulo Area, Brazil

    Start-UP Brasil is an international program promoted by the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to foster and stimulate the startup ecosystem in Brazil. It provides U$ 20 million per year in funding, space, business services and mentorship through intense acceleration programs in partnership with top Brazilian accelerators. The program selects and 100 startups per year, selected from thousands of applications from all over the world.

  • Gráfico Startup Digest

    Brazilian Curator

    Startup Digest

    - 2 años 7 meses

    Brasil

  • Gráfico Inventta / Instituto Inovação SA

    Partner and Co-founder

    Inventta / Instituto Inovação SA

    - 8 años

    Inventta is an innovation consulting firm, part of Instituto Inovação group. I managed innovation projects for large companies and universities, leading teams of technical consultants. Worked with intellectual property management, technology evaluation, innovation management, open innovation, business model innovation, startup development, and corporate venturing, among other related areas

  • Gráfico Instituto Inovação

    Partner and Founder

    Instituto Inovação

    - 10 años 8 meses

    Instituto Inovação is the leading innovation management group in Brazil. It provides services for technology assessment, analysis, evaluation and business modeling of new high-tech start-ups; Venture capital investing; Technology transfer; Open Innovation; Corporate innovation management; Tax benefits consulting for innovation; Innovation management consulting services; Innovation fund raising; Corporative education on Innovation; Culture change management.

  • CEO

    ComunIP

    - 1 año

    Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

    ComunIP developed Voice over Ip technologies. I was an Executive Manager and later CEO, when it became the first Brazilian company to receive investments from the first official VC Seed fund in the country (Fundo Novarum).

  • Gráfico Takenet

    Product Manager

    Takenet

    - 1 año 4 meses

    Takenet developed mobile applications and value-added services for telecom carriers. As product manager I was in charge of developing SMS applications, such as a mobile chat, mobile games and an SMS-based voting system for TV shows.

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    Girando WAP

    - 1 año

    Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

    I was co-founder and CEO of the first mobile application created in Latin America, Girando WAP.

Educación

  • Gráfico Faculdade de Economia, istração, Contabilidade e Atuária da Universidade de São Paulo

    School of Economics, Business and ing at the University of São Paulo

    Master's degree Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Professional Master's in Entrepreneurship

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    Presented research: "BUILDING A MODEL FOR MONITORING THE EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL STARTUPS IN CONTEXT OF ACCELERATION: THE CASE OF START-UP BRASIL PROGRAM"

  • Faculdade Pitágoras

    Master of Business istration (MBA) Gestão da Competitividade

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  • Associação Internacional de Educação Continuada

    Bachelor of Science (BS) Business istration

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  • Gráfico Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Bachelor Business istration

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  • Colégio Técnico da UFMG

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Experiencia de voluntariado

  • Mentor, Co-Organizer for Startup Weekend

    UP Global

    Potenciamiento económico

    I've helped as a volunteer to organize dozens of Startup Weekend events all over Brazil, as both a mentor and co-organizer. Startup Weekend is a global network of ionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities.

  • Gráfico Associação Brasileira de Startups

    Advisor

    Associação Brasileira de Startups

    - 6 años

    Potenciamiento económico

  • Judge and Mentor

    Desafio Brasil

    - 2 años

    Potenciamiento económico

    ing the first and largest startup competition in Brazil to that date.

Aptitudes

Publicaciones

  • Ecossistema de startups no Brasil: Estudo de caracterização do ecossistema de empreendedorismo de alto impacto brasileiro

    IADB

    Escrevi um estudo de caracterização e mapeamento do ecossistema brasileiros de startups, em co-autoria com Vanderleia Radaelli, do BID. Esta publicação detalha duas dimensões de análise do ecossistema de startups brasileiro: os pilares estruturais e os atores principais do ecossistema de empreendedorismo que, ao atuarem de forma inter-relacionada, podem ser vetores de superação dos desafios que persistem no ecossistema. Vale destacar que a caracterização do ecossistema de startups no Brasil foi…

    Escrevi um estudo de caracterização e mapeamento do ecossistema brasileiros de startups, em co-autoria com Vanderleia Radaelli, do BID. Esta publicação detalha duas dimensões de análise do ecossistema de startups brasileiro: os pilares estruturais e os atores principais do ecossistema de empreendedorismo que, ao atuarem de forma inter-relacionada, podem ser vetores de superação dos desafios que persistem no ecossistema. Vale destacar que a caracterização do ecossistema de startups no Brasil foi realizada entre o final de 2018 e princípios de 2019. Desde então, o ecossistema evoluiu, os números ganharam musculatura e mais startups foram alçadas à categoria de unicórnios, o que só corrobora a relevância do tema e o dinamismo atual do setor. O estudo conclui apresentando dois desafios estruturais a serem enfrentados e dez recomendações para ações de fortalecimento do ecossistema de startups no Brasil.

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  • A construção de um modelo de acompanhamento da evolução de startups digitais em contexto de aceleração: o caso Start-Up Brasil

    USP - University of São Paulo

    This research aims to present a methodological model to monitor the evolution of digital startups in acceleration context, based on the case study of the Brazilian public program Start-Up Brasil, that s digital startups, specifically in the period between years 2013 and 2014. Thus, it describes the model developed by the program and its development process, as well as the main elements present in the literature that have ed it, such as the customer development (BLANK, 2003) and…

    This research aims to present a methodological model to monitor the evolution of digital startups in acceleration context, based on the case study of the Brazilian public program Start-Up Brasil, that s digital startups, specifically in the period between years 2013 and 2014. Thus, it describes the model developed by the program and its development process, as well as the main elements present in the literature that have ed it, such as the customer development (BLANK, 2003) and lean startup (RIES, 2011) approaches, among others. The research also contextualized the main concepts related to the thematic, such as startup, accelerator, entrepreneurship ecosystem and innovation habitats. By utilizing both theoretical references and the professional report of the author, who held the position of Operations Director of the program during that period, this work is based on a combination of technical report, descriptive research and bibliographic review methods to then introduce the model. Considering the importance of startups to the development of high impact innovations, especially those related with the Information Technology and Communications (ITC) sector, it is expected that this work can contribute to the development of this area, once that monitoring methods, when well applied, can lead to a better quality of the selection and acceleration of startups, and as a consequence, to the development of the ecosystems in which they are present.

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  • 10 Mil Startups

    Mariposa Editora

    I wrote the book "10 Mil Startups" (10 Thousand Startups) as a practical guide for entrepreneurs who want to start and grow new startups. It was written based on my 20 years of expertise in the field, after having ed more than 10 thousand startups through different initiatives in Brazil and Latin America.

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  • 10 Mil Startups: guia prático para criar e crescer um novo negócio digital

    Mariposa Editora

    Escrevi o livro "10 Mil Startups" no formato de um guia prático para empreendedores interessados em criar e crescer startups. Ele foi baseado em 20 anos de experiência no setor, após eu ter apoiado mais de 10 mil startups através de diferentes iniciativas.

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  • Empreendedorismo Inovador

    Editora Evora

    I wrote a chapter of the book Empreendedorismo Inovador ("Innovative Entrepreneurship") about how to validate business ideas and projects through prototyping, using customer development, lean startup and business model canvas concepts and tools.

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Reconocimientos y premios

  • LGBTQIA+ Professionals that are building desirable futures

    Maratona do Orgulho / Nohs Somos

    I was listed among the top LGBTQIA+ professionals that are building desirable futures in Brazil

  • Linkedin Top Voice

    Linkedin

  • Startup Nations Policy Hack Finalist

    Global Entrepreneurship Network

    Policy Hack is an initiative from the Global Entrepreneurship Network as part of the 2018 Startup Nations Summit. Entrepreneurs, thought leaders and other startup champions from around the world hacked seven different challenges to their ecosystems. Through weeks of research and one day of in-person intense discussion, mentoring and live pitches, these teams developed viable policy solutions and Dinamo's proposal of Startup Act led by myself was among the world finalists.

  • Startup Nations Award 2015 - Groundbreaking Policy Innovation

    Global Entrepreneurship Network

    I was nominated as one of the 4 global finalists for the prize "Groundbreaking Policy Innovation" for the Startup Nations Awards 2015 for my work at both Dínamo and Startup Brasil. This initiative seeks to recognize the best efforts to foster entrepreneurship for startups all over the world. Startup Nations is a group of representants of initiatives that promote startups from more than 80 countries. It is organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, that promotes annual international…

    I was nominated as one of the 4 global finalists for the prize "Groundbreaking Policy Innovation" for the Startup Nations Awards 2015 for my work at both Dínamo and Startup Brasil. This initiative seeks to recognize the best efforts to foster entrepreneurship for startups all over the world. Startup Nations is a group of representants of initiatives that promote startups from more than 80 countries. It is organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, that promotes annual international events, reports and content around the topic.

  • Entrepreneur that best contributed to the Brazilian startup ecosystem in 2014

    Startupi

    I was honored to be nominated for the second time by readers of top tech b Brazil - Startupi - as one of the entrepreneurs who most contributed to the Brazilian startup ecosystem in 2014.

    http://startupi.com.br/2015/01/conheca-pessoas-e-iniciativas-que-mais-contribuiram-para-o-ecossistema-em-2014/

  • The 9 Most Influential Super Connectors Sao Paulo has to offer

    Websummit

    By using social media analytics, the Datashift algorithm identified the 9 most influential super connectors in the tech scene of Sao Paulo.
    https://blog.websummit.net/sao-paulo-9-super-connectors/

  • "Big Boss" of Entrepreneurship in Brazil

    Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios

    I was honored to be elected by Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios magazine (one of the top magazines that covers small business in Brazil) as one of the 7 "Big Bosses" of entrepreneurship in the country.

  • Entrepreneur that best contributed to the Brazilian startup ecosystem in 2013

    Startupi

    I was honored to be nominated by readers of top tech b Brazil - Startupi - as one of the entrepreneurs who most contributed to the Brazilian startup ecosystem in 2013.

    http://startups.ig.com.br/2014/pessoas-e-iniciativas-que-mais-contribuiram-para-o-ecossistema-de-startups-no-brasil/

  • Selected Leader Fellow at Fundação Estudar

    Fundação Estudar

    Fundação Estudar is a leading non-profit organization in Brazil, founded by prominent business leaders of the country, such as Jorge Paulo Lemann. Its mission is to bright leaders that will transform the future of Brazil. Every year it selects a small group of fellows, from thousands of applicants, to have their education funded, and to be part of their high-level business network. I was one of the 8 selected leaders in 2013.

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