Bio

Felipe Matos is a renowned tech entrepreneur and startup advocate throughout Latin America. His initiatives have enabled more than 10 thousand startups, with U$300 million in investments. As a serial entrepreneur, he has had a hand in various aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, from being a founder and venture capitalist to serving as a public speaker, educator, accelerator, and writer. In 2000, Matos founded the first Latin American mobile application, Girando. Two years later, he co-founded Instituto Inovação, an accelerator that also provided consulting services for technology transfer, corporate education, and venture capital investments. As an experienced professional with both business and technical savvy, he has managed numerous tech-related projects encompassing large corporations, startups, and governments. Currently, he is CIO and Founder of Sirius, a tech college in Latin America training that is specialized in Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science. He is also Vice-President of ABStartups, the Brazilian Startups Association, and a Board Member of the thinktank Dínamo, which strives to create public policy improvements for startups. Matos’s written work appears in Estadão newspaper and PEGN magazine, and he serves as board member of several startups, and supporting initiatives. Felipe has international experience, such as spearheading expansions for Inventta in Bogotá, Colombia and organizing various business missions, events, and cooperative initiatives across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He earned his Master's degree in Entrepreneurship from USP and published ''10 Mil Startups'' (10 thousand startups) book.