João Gabriel Chebante

João Gabriel Chebante has extensive work experience in the fields of marketing, consulting, and venture capital. João Gabriel currently serves as the CEO and Owner of Sinergis Consulting, where they lead sales, marketing, and technical teams to provide support to local unicorns and major companies in Brazil. João Gabriel is also a Chief Venture Officer and Partner at Rock Ventures, responsible for strategic partnership development and venture management. Additionally, they are a member of the Angel Investor Club, a hub for entrepreneurship and investment collaboration. João has also worked as a startup mentor at Founder Institute and as a professor of Market Intelligence and Branding at ESPM. Previously, they served as a Corporate Venture Manager at Grupo FCamara, focusing on fostering an internal startup ecosystem and building relationships with venture capital firms and angel investors. João Gabriel has also worked as a Consulting Associate at 100 Open Startups, connecting investors and venture capital firms with promising projects. Prior to their current roles, João was the principal consultant at Chebante Brand Strategy, where they specialized in marketing and branding for various companies and achieved significant milestones in business development. João Gabriel began their career as a Marketing Analyst at Braskem and as a Marketing Intern at Henkel.

João Gabriel Chebante has a diverse educational background spanning various fields and institutions. João Gabriel holds an MBA in Venture Capital & Private Equity from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, which they completed from 2020 to 2021. Prior to this, João Gabriel pursued a specialization in Private Equity and Venture Capital from Università Bocconi in 2019. João Gabriel also obtained a Bachelor's degree from ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing between 2003 and 2007, majoring in Marketing, Finance, and Business Management. Additionally, João Gabriel acquired several certifications, including "Leading the Future" and "Série Fundamentos" from SingularityU Brazil in March 2022, "Venture Deals" from Kauffman Fellows Network in April 2020, "Growth Hacking" from Growth Machine in March 2020, and "Business Valuation & Finance Modelling" from SHP Financial Training in December 2019, among others. It is also worth noting that João Gabriel obtained certifications in various areas such as branding, angel investment, social business development, developing business models, storytelling, design thinking, social media management, and marketing intelligence from different institutions throughout their education and career.