About
Gabriel Engel is the CEO and co-founder of Rocket.Chat, an open-source team communication platform he founded in 2015 that offers self-managed and SaaS options. Before Rocket.Chat, he co-founded Konecty and worked as a Product Manager for Business Innovation and Mobile Applications at Vodafone Global Enterprise.
Founder at Rocket
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Rocket's investors · 8
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026Alexia VenturesSao Paulo, Sao Paulo · $100K – $5M checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksMONASHEESSão Paulo · $10M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Together FundBangalore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks
Experience
- Rocket.ChatFounder & CEOcurrent2015 — presentGreater Porto Alegre
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2021 — present
- Beacon FoundersMembercurrent2023 — present
- KonectyCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2016Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Vodafone Group Services LtdProduct Manager for Business Innovation and Mobile Applications2010
- Vodafone Group Services LtdProduct Manager for the VoIP Quality of Experience Monitoring Framework2009 — 2010
- FGsys.comCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2010London, England, United Kingdom
- OminorProject Manager2005 — 2006London, England, United Kingdom
- OminorSenior Web Developer2004
- IntelimenCo-Founder & CEO2001 — 2004Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Planejar Informatica E CertificacaoProject Manager1998 — 2001Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Skills & more
PHP19MySQL14Linux9Software Development19User Experience32Mobile Applications87Web Applications16Requirements Analysis4Product Development35Business Analysis4Team Leadership24Business Strategy28
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Social MediaE-commerceEntrepreneurshipStrategyIntegrationProduct ManagementMobile DevicesWeb DevelopmentProduct MarketingTelecommunicationsVendor ManagementProject ManagementLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gabriel Engel?
- Gabriel Engel is the CEO and co-founder of Rocket.Chat, an open-source team communication platform he founded in 2015 that offers self-managed and SaaS options. Before Rocket.Chat, he co-founded Konecty and worked as a Product Manager for Business Innovation and Mobile Applications at Vodafone Global Enterprise.
- Where does Gabriel Engel work?
- Gabriel Engel is Founder of Rocket.
- What companies did Gabriel Engel found?
- Gabriel Engel founded Rocket.
- Where did Gabriel Engel go to school?
- Gabriel Engel studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures); Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (BBA, Business Administration); Colégio Anchieta de Porto Alegre (High school).
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