About
Gustavo Gorenstein is co-founder of bxblue, a Brazil-based payroll lending marketplace that was acquired by PicPay in February 2023.
Founder at bxblueYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Gustavo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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bxblue's investors · 2
Co-founders at bxblue
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👨💻Fabricio BuzetoFounder
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Roberto BragaFounder
Experience
- JeevesCEO Brasilcurrent2024 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- PicPayDirector of Consignado2023 — 2024Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- bxblueCEO / Co-founder (acquired by PicPay)2016 — 2023Brasília Area, Brazil
- PoupCEO and Co-founder (acquired by Banco CBSS)2012 — 2017Brazil
- Startup FarmMentor Startup Farm2012 — 2016Brasilia
- Grupo Dínamo - Por um novo ecossistema de startupsAdvisor2014 — 2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Campus PartyEntrepreneurship Curator2014 — 2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Startup WeekendSW NEXT Facilitator + Startup Digest Curator2012 — 2013Brasília Area, Brazil
- The Coca-Cola CompanyBusiness Development Manager2004 — 2010
- Coca-Cola (Solar Br)Trade MKT coordinator2004 — 2006
- CONCEPT MARKETING E COMUNICAÇÃOTrade Marketing Manager2002 — 2004Recife Area, Brazil
- Mart pet comunicaçãoCreative Trainee2001 — 2002
Skills & more
Presentation Development5Marketing Strategy60Operations2Operations Management2Sales Operations3Entrepreneur2Product Development22Entrepreneurship99Customer Relations1Project Execution1Project Management38CRM15
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gustavo Gorenstein?
- Gustavo Gorenstein is co-founder of bxblue, a Brazil-based payroll lending marketplace that was acquired by PicPay in February 2023.
- Where does Gustavo Gorenstein work?
- Gustavo Gorenstein is Founder of bxblue.
- What companies did Gustavo Gorenstein found?
- Gustavo Gorenstein founded bxblue.
- Where did Gustavo Gorenstein go to school?
- Gustavo Gorenstein studied at UCL (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Technology Entrepreneurship); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education program, Leadership); Y Combinator (Growing 10x in the summer, Startups).
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