The people behind the rings.
Technology helps us research and produce. These are the people who set the direction and sign off on the work.
Founding team
Danilo Godoy
Former BU Director at BTG Pactual and Innovation Director at Amil. Now CSO/CMO/CRO at StaryaAI, leading revenue with 20% monthly pipeline growth.
Yessica Maitia
Senior full-stack engineer, 6+ years. React, TypeScript, Python, AWS and LLM applications. Now AI/Automation DevOps at CSG.
Cristian Mendivelso
Venture Partner (partner track) at Mahway, LA. Founder of MOAT Labs. Growth and AI lead at Avante Ventures. Builds AI-native GTM systems.
Built with Avante Ventures
Avante Ventures is a venture studio that co-founds AI-native companies for Brazil and Latin America. CRIA is one of them.
Amanda Pinheiro
Co-Founder & Partner
CFO at Innova Capital & Unbox Capital. $500M+ under management. Investor Relations. CPA, Columbia University (USA).
Felipe Moraes
Strategic Partner
Founder of Bamboo DCM (private credit). R$850M+ transacted on the platform. Partner at Innova Capital.
Jess Mah
Partner & Co-Founder
Co-founder of Mahway. Founder of inDinero (YC). Forbes 30 Under 30 · YPO · Berkeley & Harvard.
Andrea Barrica
Partner & Co-Founder
Co-founder of Mahway. Former VP at 500 Global, founder & CEO of O.school.
Giovanni dos Santos Jr.
Principal AI Product Manager
8+ years building and scaling technology products, from 0→1 to scale, at the intersection of generative AI, product strategy and revenue growth. Led the creation of products that scaled businesses from R$0 to R$200M ARR in four years. Built an AI product portfolio spanning generative AI, LLMs, RAG and voice AI that reached R$4.5M ARR in seven months.