The company was founded in 2016 by investors and expert entrepreneurs who have analyzed and evaluated thousands of pitches in the USA, Latin America, and Europe.
Today, we are proud to be part of the success stories of over 1,300 startups. Our mission is to invest in innovation and empower new ideas. We support students, entrepreneurs, and executives in preparing their pitch decks and crafting compelling Storytelling using our proven methodology.
With content available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, we can help you reach a broad audience and cater to their specific needs. Our platform offers interactive and engaging training sessions, allowing users to develop their pitching skills and confidently present their ideas to potential investors.
We believe that a well-crafted pitch can make all the difference in capturing investors’ attention and support. We are dedicated to equipping individuals and startups with the tools and knowledge needed to communicate their vision successfully and secure the funding they deserve.
Join us on our journey of fostering innovation and turning ideas into reality. Let’s take your pitch to the next level together and drive your success to new heights.
Entrepreneur, Mentor, Angel Investor, and CEO of FitPitch. He has mentored in pitch and fundraising strategy at Google Developers Launchpad in San Francisco, USA, and since 2018, has trained approximately 800+ startups from the US, Latam, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Several companies trained by Roberto have won pitch awards in Brazil and abroad in recent years.
He participated in large angel investment groups in California, investing in companies such as Jump Bikes (acquired by Uber), VayaVision (acquired by Leddar Tech Company), Hailo (unicorn), Papaya Payments, BrainQ, among several other success stories. Building on this experience as an angel investor and mentor, he has judged several pitch competitions in Silicon Valley, New York and Florida.
Roberto also co-founded and leads Betablocks, a white-label asset tokenization platform, including NFTs, which received investment from investment funds in the US and Brazil.
Previously, he was President of Michael Page in different countries and of Endeavor / IMG in Brazil.
He has a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Wittenberg in the USA, MBAs from the EU Business School and Coppead UFRJ, and a degree in Venture Capital from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Led Business Units of multinationals such as Shell and Akzo Nobel in operations in Latin America and the Caribbean with a presence in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia, with direct responsibility for the P&L of these businesses, including direct responsibility for Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Logistics.
In addition to several years of experience in pitching products, solutions and projects to customers, distributors and the board of the companies mentioned above, he also had the opportunity to lead M&A projects in different countries, taking a leading role in executing due diligence processes. .
He graduated in Business Administration from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, a Postgraduate in Finance from FGV-RJ, and an MBA in Marketing from Coppead—UFRJ.
He founded two companies (Benchmark Consulting International and Vumii) and led each one through its funding, growth, and exit processes.
Experience in the banking, financial services, consumer lending, consultancy, B2B services, B2B & B2C software, defense, security, optics, gaming and digital media industries.
Ivy League graduate with honors from the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering and Wharton School of Business (Dual degree Management and Technology Program).
More than 15 years of experience in the areas of Pitch Training, B2B Sales, Startup Hunting, New Businesses, Innovation, and Growth. TEDx Speaker is the leader of one of the most relevant collaborative communities of startups/investors in Brazil – Confraria do Empreendedor.
Speaker in the areas of Sales, Innovation Ecosystems and Community Management and also acts as a mentor and advisor for startups and SMEs and a judge for important selections of startups and scaleups. He is co-author of the book “Ponte para o mundo” in which he addresses the dynamics and key elements of Brazilian and global ecosystems.
He is the Director of Venture Ready Programs at StartUP FIU. Over the years, he has worked with numerous startups and established businesses from all industries on strategic planning, product/project, and business development processes.
Before this, he was a business development consultant and an entrepreneur in the logistics and trade industry.
His mission is to support curious minds and innovators in addressing real-life challenges while they develop their entrepreneurial skills. Using the experiential learning cycle and design thinking methods, Gustavo will support you in the process of making your vision come to life.
He holds an MBA from Hult International Business School with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship and Social Impact and is certified as a Design Thinking practitioner and facilitator from IDEO and the d.school of Stanford University.
A FitPitch pitch training alumni, hr is renowned for his exceptional ability to craft successful pitches. His talent has been recognized globally, with him being acclaimed as a champion of major Pitch Awards worldwide, such as Gitex Future Stars, Web Summit Rio, and Santander Global X.
Ronaldo has also demonstrated his fundraising prowess, working with large VCs and angel groups such as 500 Startups and Poliangels.
Since 2018, Ronaldo has been the CEO of Jade Autism, a globally acclaimed startup recognized among Brazil’s foremost impact-driven ventures. With a growing presence in England, the startup has achieved a remarkable 2.5x year-over-year growth rate since 2021.
A Computer Scientist, Data Scientist, and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate, Ronaldo specializes in business models, innovation, and impact-driven ventures.