Olist
Founded 2015 · 773 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors
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373 people in our graph share verified history with the Olist team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Rebecca Jamesunlockedknows Marcelo Russo · together at The Wharton School (overlapped)
×8knows the team · via The Wharton School
knows the team · via Renmin University of China
×2knows the team · via FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Olist offers a business management ecosystem for Brazilian entrepreneurs and merchants, including the Tiny ERP system, a multichannel sales integration hub, a point-of-sale system, a digital account with payment tools, and shipping services. It also provides AI agents that let users query business data, automate routines, and delegate operational tasks.
Founders & leadership
Olist was founded in 2015 by Marcelo Russo and Tiago Dalvi.
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Marcelo RussoinCo-founder · Director of FinanceMarcelo Russo is Finance Director at Olist, where he oversees a 30-person finance organization covering FP&A, investor relations, controllership, and M&A. He holds an MBA and BA in Corporate Finance from EAESP-FGV, has completed executive programs at Wharton and Kellogg, and brings over 20 years of finance leadership experience across Latin America, including prior roles in treasury, tax, and post-merger integration at companies including Magnesita and San Antonio Internacional.
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Tiago DalviinCEO & Founder
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Investors · 15
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
FEMSA VenturesMexico City · $500K – $5M
HeadlineSan Francisco · $661K – $103M
Headline Growth Management, LLC
Softbank Latin America FundMiami
Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M
FJ LabsreportedNew York · $100K – $3M
Goldman Sachsreported · 2 sourcesNew York
Redpoint eventuresreportedSão Paulo
SoftBank Groupreported · 2 sourcesTokyo
Wellington ManagementreportedBoston · $5M – $50M
Also in the syndicate · 4
Goldman Sachs Group IncPenínsulaValor CapitalVelt Partners
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries EJan 2022Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries D round extensionApr 2021
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (lead), FJ Labs, Península, Redpoint eventures, SoftBank, Valor Capital, Velt Partners
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 6
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Nuvemshop23 shared keywordsNuvemshop is an e-commerce platform that lets brands build and customize online stores with a modular AI-integrated editor and prebuilt layouts. It offers integrated payments (Nuvem Pago), logistics (Nuvem Envio), a WhatsApp AI sales assistant (Nuvem Chat), and marketing automation tools for retail brands in Brazil.
Arena20 shared keywordsArena, part of PTC, provides cloud-native product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) software that unifies product information, teams, and supply chain partners. It serves global product companies and electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers to manage new product development, launch, and regulatory compliance.
Propel Software20 shared keywordsPropel Software provides cloud-based software that unifies teams, processes, and product information to support collaboration across the product lifecycle from concept to customer, aimed at product companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Olist do?
- Olist offers a business management ecosystem for Brazilian entrepreneurs and merchants, including the Tiny ERP system, a multichannel sales integration hub, a point-of-sale system, a digital account with payment tools, and shipping services. It also provides AI agents that let users query business data, automate routines, and delegate operational tasks.
- Who founded Olist?
- Olist was founded by Marcelo Russo, Tiago Dalvi in 2015.
- Who are Olist's investors?
- Olist's investors include 500 Global, FEMSA Ventures, Headline, Headline Growth Management, LLC, Softbank Latin America Fund, Valor Capital Group, FJ Labs, Goldman Sachs and 3 more.