Startups to Watch & Tech Talents
#65 - Settle, Reorder, ex-Lead Engineer at Enter in stealth, and much more...
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As a reminder, this series is dedicated to startups and founders from LatAm that have just entered or exited stealth mode.
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In case you do not know yet, “stealth mode” is when individuals are building a new business but choose not to disclose details about their projects, often for competitive reasons. This term has been used for years in the US Venture Capital ecosystem but has more recently become more common in Latin America.
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This week, we’re featuring two startups — a GovTech and a restaurant SaaS founded by restaurant SaaS by an ex-GM at Rappi — along with four other stealth founders with noteworthy profiles.
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🎊 Startup Launches
Founders who have just publicly announced what they are working on.
Settle
Overview
Startup Description: Settle helps companies that sell to the government increase revenue and improve operational efficiency.
Industry: Govtech, AI
Team Size: 7
Time in Stealth: 9 months
Founder Profile
Alice Iglesia - CEO at Settle
Previously featured as a Stealth Founder in Tech Talents #6 over 8 months ago.
Founder Highlights: Ex-Investor, Ex-Consultant, Scaleup Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Venture Partner at Canary, ex-Chief Product Officer and Product & Operations Director at Pier Seguradora, ex-Director of Lending Operations and Loans Conversion, Director of Lending Operations, Head of Operations, and Head of Engagement at Guiabolso, ex-Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, UNICAMP Electrical Engineering degree.
Headquarters: Bahia, Brazil
Founding Team: Martin Chao, Fábio Kirihata, Mateus Brum, Bruno Augusto de Araujo Ortiz
Ask for an Intro: Click here
Reorder
Overview
Startup Description: Turn diners into loyal customers, grow your margins, and own the experience, no fees, no middlemen.
Industry: SaaS
Team Size: 1
Time in Stealth: 9 months
Founder Profile
Agustín Sartorio – Founder & CEO at Reorder
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate, Latitud Fellow, Masters, Unicorn Experience, Scaleup Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Growth Lead at Streamable and Superwave, ex-Growth Lead at Hopin Session, ex-General Manager - Launcher at Rappi, ex-Marketing Manager & Launching team at Uber, ex-Co-founder at UruguayPass, ex-Co-founder at Uruguay360, Master in Management of Technology Companies from Universidad ORT Uruguay, Licenciatura en Sistemas from Universidad ORT Uruguay.
Headquarters: Montevideo, Uruguay
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🤫 Talents Entering Stealth
Talents with relevant experiences who have just entered stealth mode.
Carlos Berna – Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Ex-Corporate, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Country Manager at Hybrid Ecosystem LatAm, ex-Country Head at Cabify, ex-Head of City Operations at Beat, ex-Pricing & Market Intelligence Supervisor at Beat, ex-Pricing Manager at Meritor, ex-Senior Pricing Latam at Belcorp, Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon.
Headquarters: Mexico
Time in Current Position: 2 months
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Marcio Ramos – Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate, Investor, Ex-Consultant
Previous Experience: Ex-Head of Commercial Excellence at Novartis, ex-International Digital & Multichannel Associate Director at Eli Lilly, ex-Digital Marketing Senior Consultant at Accenture, ex-Business Development Executive at Andrade Gutierrez, Bachelor's degree in Marketing from ESPM.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Geraldo Tomaz – Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
Stealth Description: “Validando uma tese sobre o mercado de agentes de IA.”
Founder Highlights: Technical Founder, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Product Director at Hotmart, ex-Product Manager at Passei Direto, ex-Product Manager at Estácio, ex-Full Stack Web Developer at Estácio. Stanford GSB LEAD Business Program, Bachelor's in Information Systems from Universidade Estacio de Sá.
Headquarters: Brazil
Time in Current Position: 2 months
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Israel Saba – Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters, Top University, Scaleup Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Lead AI Ops Engineer & IT/Security Specialist at Enter, ex-Founder at Sababa, ex-Product Manager at Basement, ex-General Manager (Interim) at Quinosan Laboratório Químico, ex-Founder at Aparatuss, ex-Project Engineer at Atlas Copco Brasil. MBA from University of Cambridge, Bachelor's in Engineering from USP.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
Ask for an Intro: Click here
See other founder profiles that have just entered stealth mode in Tech Talents!
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