Gustavo Barros

Overview

Building Slate Energy in São Paulo - AI agents for operations teams. Took Slate Energy from zero to $4 million ARR. Grew the team to 35 people across 3 countries. Before that: Konfío and Meta. Swimming before work keeps me sane.

Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Feb 2022 - Present
   Slate Energy · 4 yr 8 mo · Contract · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Raised $28 million across 3 rounds.
   • Signed 196 paying customers, 13 of them enterprises.
2. Senior Financial Analyst

   Jun 2020 - Feb 2022
   Konfío · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Saved $7 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
   • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 15.
3. Finance Manager

   Jun 2018 - Jun 2020
   Meta · 2 yr · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 10 straight quarters.
   • Saved $4 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
4. Financial Analyst

   Feb 2015 - Apr 2018
   Nubank · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $280 million raise.
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 7 straight quarters.
5. FP&A Manager

   Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
   Cemex · 1 yr 4 mo · Contract · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 10.

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Education

1. Universidad de Chile

   Ingeniería, Economics
   2008 - 2012