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Leonardo Costa Rangel

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CEO at Cortex
📍 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leonardo Costa Rangel is the Co-founder and CEO of Cortex, the leading AI platform for Sales & Marketing in Latin America. He has led Cortex through major fundraising rounds with investors like Softbank and has overseen key acquisitions. Colleagues describe him as highly analytical, strategic, and creative, with executive education from MIT and Harvard.

Beyond his CEO role, Leonardo is passionate about fostering entrepreneurship as an Endeavor Entrepreneur and Mentor, where he helps accelerate high-impact entrepreneurs. He has also shared his knowledge by teaching Entrepreneurial Finance as a part-time professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, using Harvard case studies.

Unique fact: Leonardo was the world winner of the LORÉAL E-STRAT CHALLENGE 5, the largest strategy competition in the world, involving over 36, 000 students.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Go-to-Market Intelligence
He believes a smart Go-to-Market plan is essential, but emphasizes that the daily execution of that plan is where most companies fail.
Applied AI Solutions
Believes the secret to creating successful AI solutions is not about complex algorithms, but about focusing on solving real-world business problems and delivering tangible results.
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Career

Work history

8-2008
CEO
Cortex
2-2019
Endeavor Entrepreneur and Mentor
Endeavor
2-2023
Board Member
V360
12-2020
Board Member
Clavis Segurança da Informação
8-2006 - 7-2014
Part Time Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
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Education
8-2024 - 8-2024
Innovate the Future (for Endeavor entrepreneurs)
MIT Sloan Executive Education
9-2022 - 9-2022
Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures (for Endeavor entrepreneurs)
Harvard Business School
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