Matteo Cera

CEO & Co-founder

2023 - Current

Glaut is an AI-native market research software for large-scale research studies to extract qualitative insights at scale. How? We combine the efficiency of a survey with the depth of a 1-to-1 interview, allowing researchers to conduct large quantitative projects with qualitative insights at scale. In practice, Glaut replaces closed-ended questionnaires with personalized, engaging voice-based interviews with thousands of respondents simultaneously. You can book a Demo here: https://cal.com/glaut/demo Or write us at: hello@glaut.com

Senior Venture Partner

2020

Seed fund that invests in Y Combinator startups. I focus on investments into marketplaces, fintech, AI, future of work in LatAm and Europe.

President - Board Of Directors

2021

CEO & Co-founder

2013 - 2021

Hogaru is the leading tech-enabled home services platform in Latin America. Main responsibilities: crafting the strategy and executing the go-to-market; nurturing our company’s culture and talent; managing company’s finances, including fundraising (Y Combinator, Sam Altman, TheVenturecity, amongst others). Key achievements: +35k services per month across multiple cities, net profitable since year 3, +900 direct employees.

COO

2022 - 2023

At Treble we help marketers effectively engage with their customers through WhatsApp. Treble is a Tiger Global led, $15M series A company with sales across the globe. I led the People, Hiring, Finance, Customer Support, BizOps and Legal functions.

Engagement Manager

2009 - 2013

Member of to the Corporate Finance practice, executing projects in Private Equity, Asset Management, Banking and Energy sectors, both in Europe, Central and Latin America. Due to my performance, I have been short tracked to Engagement Manager 6 months in advance. Selected project experience include: - Private equity due diligence of international Telco. - Banking group strategy and sales transformation, achieving +28% of YoY sales in pilot. - Restructuring of bank’s credit origination process, improving process efficiency by 35%.

Jr. Associate - Equity Capital Market

2008 - 2009

Recommended European financial institutions on public and private equity offerings, providing advice on structure and timing, formation of underwriting syndicates and securities allocation. Key transaction: Société Genérale rights issue (€5.5 Bn).

Analyst - M&A

2006 - 2008

Performed extensive financial modelling focused on valuation and estimation of potential synergies from M&A deals, with a focus on banks, asset managers and diversified financial institutions in Europe and Middle East. Key transaction: M&A of Borsa Italiana with LSE (€5.8 Bn combined).

Stocks Trader

2005 - 2006

Developed a proprietary trading system together with an ex Director of Merrill Lynch: elaborated stock-picking strategies based on fundamental and technical analysis.

Assistant Professor - Business Law

2004 - 2005