Mateus Parra Sgarbosa

Co-Founder @ Stealth Startup

About

After starting my career in investment banking, I took a leap of faith and joined Azos as one of its first employees. By 25, I was Head of Finance, helping scale the company from a seed-stage startup to a Series B insurtech with 200+ employees and USD 50M in capital raised. Through this journey, I witnessed firsthand how outdated, manual accounting processes slow down even the most ambitious companies. Closing the books took 25+ days, financial errors were frequent, and decision-making suffered. It became clear to me: accounting is broken, and it’s holding back growth across Latin America. Now, I'm building the next chapter of my career as a founder. My mission is to reinvent how businesses handle their back office, starting with accounting. By combining AI with deep local understanding, I want to help Latin American companies spend less time reconciling spreadsheets and more time building the future.

Country

Brazil

City

São Paulo

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

M&A, Corporate finance, Capital markets, Business Strategy, Finance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Intercultural communication, Trabalho em equipe, Leadership, Português, English, Inglês, Criatividade, Adaptabilidade, Financial Modeling, Investment banking

Experience

Co-Founder

Stealth Startup

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

São Paulo, Brasil

Currently in the ideation phase of an AI startup focused on reinventing accounting in Brazil. After experiencing the pain of slow, manual closings and unreliable data firsthand, I’m exploring how AI agents can automate reconciliation, journal entries, and tax workflows - turning accounting into a strategic asset rather than a bottleneck.

Associate Member

IBEF São Paulo

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives

Head of Finance

Azos

2022-8 - 2025-4 · 2 yrs 9 mos

I managed FP&A, Investor Relations, Strategy, Treasury Management, and Controllership.

Chief of Staff

Azos

2021-8 - 2025-4 · 3 yrs 9 mos

São Paulo, Brazil

CoS to the CEO / Co-founder - Fundraising (marketing materials, financial modeling, due diligence). - Strategic projects (new markets and opportunities analysis, launching new acquisition channels) - OKR methodology implementation from scratch. - KPIs structuring.

Investment Banking

Unio Partners

2020-11 - 2021-8 · 10 mos

São Paulo, Brasil

Brazilian Boutique Investment Bank Industry Coverage - Technology: - Strategic and financial advisor to Olivia in its sale to Nubank (world's largest neobank) - Strategic and financial advisor to Zflow in its sale to Itaú (Brazil’s largest bank)