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Thiago Garuti

Founder

Founder at Malga

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FoundedMalga · YC

About

Thiago Garuti studied industrial engineering and spent eight years working at hedge funds in Rio de Janeiro before joining venture builder Finxi in 2015, progressing from project manager to product roles. He founded Medicinae Solutions in 2016, overseeing product and development until the company was acquired by Afya in 2019.

Founder at MalgaYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Thiago went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Malga's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thiago can intro founders to Malga's investors below.

Malga's investors · 4

IGNIAMexico City · $100K – $5M checksLatitud VenturesSanta Rosa · $100K – $5M checksNorte VenturesSao Paulo-SpY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Malga

AVAlex Vilhena
Alex VilhenaFounder

Experience

  1. Malga (YC S21)Co-founder e COOcurrent2020 — present
  2. Endeavor BrasilScale up Endeavor 20232023
  3. Medicinae SolutionsGeneral Product Manager2019 — 2020Rio de Janeiro e Região, Brasil
  4. Medicinae SolutionsGerente de Projeto2016 — 2020Rio de Janeiro e Região, Brasil
  5. FinxiGerente de Projetos2016 — 2020
  6. A3 PerformanceTrader, analyst and partner2010 — 2015
  7. Paraty InvestimentosBack Office and Interest Options Trade Desk2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Trading6Investimentos7Operações comerciais5Corporate Finance4Mercado de capitais2Mercados financeiros3Análise financeiraEstratégia empresarial7Avaliação financeira1Banco de investimento1Modelagem financeira1Patrimônio líquido
+6 moreGestão de carteirasPlanejamento empresarialBusiness StrategyInfraestrutura Inteligente de PagamentosMicrosoft ExcelPlanejamento estratégico

Languages Espanhol · Inglês · Português

  • CFA Candidate Level III — CFA Institute

From Thiago's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thiago Garuti?
Thiago Garuti studied industrial engineering and spent eight years working at hedge funds in Rio de Janeiro before joining venture builder Finxi in 2015, progressing from project manager to product roles. He founded Medicinae Solutions in 2016, overseeing product and development until the company was acquired by Afya in 2019.
Where does Thiago Garuti work?
Thiago Garuti is Founder of Malga.
What companies did Thiago Garuti found?
Thiago Garuti founded Malga.
Where did Thiago Garuti go to school?
Thiago Garuti studied at Y Combinator (S21); Latitud (Fellow); Tera (Digital Product Leadership).

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Shared employers

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