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Rodrigo Cavalheiro

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Presidente at Associação Gaúcha de Startups (AGS)
📍 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Rodrigo Cavalheiro is the Co-founder and CEO of Aprogend, a health tech firm focused on corporate wellness, and also serves as the President of the Associação Gaúcha de Startups (AGS). He is committed to strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Southern Brazil and holds a Bachelors degree from PUCRS.

He is driven by a strong conviction that innovation happens when people with a shared long-term vision connect and have the courage to act. He believes leadership authority is not demanded, but earned through consistent delivery and value creation for the entire business ecosystem.

He operates on the core belief that to innovate is to "err with method," viewing failure not as a possibility but as a certainty in any true innovation process.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Presidente
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Startup Ecosystems
As President of the Associação Gaúcha de Startups, he is dedicated to mapping and developing the region's innovation potential through strategic connections.
Corporate Wellness Tech
Through his role as CEO of Aprogend, he focuses on using technology to drive digital transformation and improve the quality of life within organizations.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Presidente
Associação Gaúcha de Startups (AGS)
9-2019 - 9-2023
Diretor Comercial
Associação Gaúcha de Startups (AGS)
6-2018
CEO
Aprogend
3-2015
Empreendedor
Empreendedor-Digital
2016 - 2017
Assistente
Tribunal Regional Federal da 4ª Região
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Education
2012 - 2017
Bacharelado
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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