Ricardo Gottschalk
FounderFounder at Conta Simples
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
FoundedConta Simples · YC
About
Ricardo Gottschalk worked in sales and business development roles at Creditas, Stone Pagamentos, and Oracle before co-founding Conta Simples.
Founder at Conta SimplesYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Ricardo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Conta Simples's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ricardo can intro founders to Conta Simples's investors below.
Conta Simples's investors · 10
ABSeed VenturesSão Paulo · $400K – $2M checksBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024big_bets$300K – $2M checksBVCLimaCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksDOMO.VCSão PauloJam FundLos Angeles · $500K – $20M checks · since 2024QuartzValor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Conta Simples
RT
Rodrigo TogniniFounder
FS
Fernando SantosFounder
Experience
- Conta SimplesVice President & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- Conta SimplesCRO & Co-Founder2018 — 2023
- Beacon FoundersMembercurrent2023 — present
- CreditasSales Manager2018Brazil
- Stone PagamentosPartnerships and Indirect Sales Manager2016 — 2018Brazil
- Stone PagamentosBusiness Development Executive2015 — 2016Brazil
- OracleSaaS Consulting Sales Manager2013 — 2014Greater São Paulo Area
- OracleConsulting Sales Manager2011 — 2013
- Motriz EJ - UNICAMPAdvisor2010Greater Campinas
- Motriz EJ - UNICAMPISO 9001 Coordinator2009Greater Campinas
- VestecScience Area Coordinator - Physics Professor2009 — 2010São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
Skills & more
SaaSStrategic PlanningDesign ThinkingStrategyManagementLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingBusiness StrategyCloud ComputingProject ManagementSales
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Strategic SalesGo-to-market StrategyISO9001 AuditorService DesignBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsPre-salesSales ProcessSales ManagementCorporate FinanceSmall Business Financial ManagementAccountingLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
- How to Build Digital Products — Product School
- Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios — LinkedIn
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers — LinkedIn
- Body Language for Leaders — LinkedIn
- Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills — Coursera
From Ricardo's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ricardo Gottschalk?
- Ricardo Gottschalk worked in sales and business development roles at Creditas, Stone Pagamentos, and Oracle before co-founding Conta Simples.
- Where does Ricardo Gottschalk work?
- Ricardo Gottschalk is Founder of Conta Simples.
- What companies did Ricardo Gottschalk found?
- Ricardo Gottschalk founded Conta Simples.
- Where did Ricardo Gottschalk go to school?
- Ricardo Gottschalk studied at Latitud; Y Combinator (S20 Program); Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Sales Management, Sales).
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