Tech Talents LatAm #20
Ex-Head of Product at LogShare, Ex-Founder and General Manager of Nucoin, Ex-Head of Olist Fintech, and much more...
Welcome to Tech Talents! In this newsletter, I share real-time key talent movements in the LatAm tech ecosystem, including founders entering and exiting stealth mode, executive-level movements in unicorns, and partner-level changes in local VC firms.
This week, we’ll dive right into the talent movements since we have a lot to go through. If you missed the last edition of Tech Talents, I shared an in-depth study on the backgrounds of founders of publicly traded tech companies in LatAm — check it out here. In the next edition, we’ll return to sharing some of the most interesting articles and stories I’ve come across recently, so stay tuned!
🎊 Startup Launches
Founders who have just publicly announced what they are working on.
Tempo
Overview
Startup Description: Tempo is a personalized assistance and payments platform that blends human support with AI to handle daily needs efficiently.
Industry: AI
Team Size: 31
Time in Stealth: 1 year
Funding Round: US$ 3.5M Seed led by Maya Capital
Founders Profiles
Eduardo Latache – Co-Founder and CEO at Tempo
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Ex-Investor, Top University
Previous Experience: Ex-General Partner at Base Partners, ex-Co-Founder at BeOnSpot, ex-Investments at Lakeshore Partners, Bachelor's in Business Administration from FGV.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Raul Fernandes Lima – Co-Founder & CTO at Tempo
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters, Ex-Corporate
Previous Experience: Ex-Director of Software Engineering at Zup Innovation, ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Bankly, ex-Head of Software Engineer at Akna, ex-Global IT Technical Lead at Easy Taxi, ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Global Commerce, Bachelor’s in Computer Science from UNIP and an MBA from BBS.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Quill
Overview
Startup Description: Leveraging Trust in Real Estate transactions through AI, Data & Tech.
Industry: Real Estate
Team Size: 6
Time in Stealth: 2 years
Founders Profiles
Letícia Parreira - Founder at Quill
Founder Highlights: Latitud Fellow, Scaleup Experience, Top University
Previous Experience: Ex-M&A Analyst at VALOREO, ex-M&A Analyst at igc partners, ex-Growth Associate at LootRush. Bachelor’s degree in Law from (LSE) and Bachelor of Science from Babson College.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Co-Founder: Clarissa Vieira
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🤫 Talents Entering Stealth
Talents with relevant experiences who have just entered stealth mode.
Vitor Valentim - Founder at Stealth
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Scaleup Experience, Technical Founder, Ex-Corporate, Ex-Consultant
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Product and Founding Team at LogShare, ex-Senior Group Product Manager at Ambev, ex-Software Implementation Engineer at Kiran Analytics (A Verint Company), ex-President & Founder of Junior Enterprise USA, ex-Founder of Lumnus Consulting.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Time in Current Position: 1 month
Ivan de Souza – AI Product Builder | Founder at Stealth Startup
Stealth Description: Building AI-powered products and shopping experiences exploring LLMs, AI Copilots, and Conversational AI.
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate, Ex-Consultant
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Data & AI - Global B2C e-Commerce at The Coca-Cola Company, ex-Founder of Geist Data, ex-Country Manager for Brazil & LATAM at Geofeedia, ex-Sales Director at Red Ant, ex-Senior Consultant at Kearney, ex-Chief Sales Officer at Sambatech, ex-Head of Mobile Business Unit at iMusicaCorp.
Headquarters: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Time in Current Position: 1 year, 6 months
Bruna Kuciack – Entrepreneur at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Ex-Consultant, Unicorn Experience, Masters
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Olist Fintech at Olist, ex-Digital Products at XP Inc., ex-Consultant at Visagio. Academic background includes an MBA in Investments and Private Banking from Ibmec and a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, with an exchange program at University College Dublin.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Time in Current Position: 1 month
Fernando Czapski – Building something new
Founder Highlights: Masters, Unicorn Experience, Ex-Corporate, Top University
Previous Experience: Ex-Founder and General Manager of Nucoin at Nubank, ex-Senior Director of Investments at Nubank, ex-Associate Partner at Loyall Capital Partners, ex-Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. MBA from Harvard Business School.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Time in Current Position: 4 months
Enrique Daniel Zenteno Jiménez – Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Previous Exit, Technical Founder, Masters
Previous Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Gus (acquired by Blip), ex-Engineering Director at Blip, ex-Head of Machine Learning at Hola Gus, ex-Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer at CONABIO, ex-Programmer Analyst at Sm4rt Predictive Systems, ex-Programmer Analyst at Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de Mexico (SACM).
Headquarters: Ciudad de México, México
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Time in Current Position: 1 month
Joao M D. – Founding Team at Stealth Startup
Stealth Description: Building a next-generation credit card and credit marketplace designed to empower consumers and businesses with transparent, flexible, and data-driven financial solutions.
Founder Highlights: Technical Founder, Unicorn Experience, Ex-Corporate
Previous Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Quorum, ex-Director of Engineering at Loft, ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Nubank, ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Itaú Unibanco, ex-Head of Engineering at Quero Educação, ex-Engineering Manager at Olist, ex-Engineering Manager at VTEX, ex-Lead Software Engineer at DB1, ex-Lead Software Engineer at 001Shop, ex-Software Engineer at VEGA I.T., Universidade Federal do Paraná graduate with a specialization in Software Engineering.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Time in Current Position: 1 year, 1 month
🦄 Unicorn Movements
Promotions, new hires, and other movements in local unicorns’ executive-level.
Costanza Gallo – Chief Strategy Officer at unico IDtech
Previous Role: Managing Director, Senior Client Account Executive Software & Platforms at Accenture
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Latin America & Africa at dunnhumby, ex-Business Unit Head - Atacadão Credit Card at Carrefour Brasil, ex-Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, ex-Manager at Bain & Company, ex-Acting Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble. Kellogg MBA.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
Daniel Hein – CTO at Frete.com
Previous Role: VP of Engineering at Frete.com
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering at CrediPronto, ex-Head of Engineering at Lopes Consultoria de Imóveis, ex-Oracle Cloud Adoption Manager at Oracle, ex-Data Manager at B2W Digital, ex-Data Coordinator at B2W Digital, ex-IT Coordinator at B2W Digital.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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