Gustavo Mamao
Serial Social Impact Entrepreneur/ Venture Builder
Entrepreneur in Residence Consultant
(he, him, his)
Gustavo Mamao is a serial social impact entrepreneur; co-founder and CEO of Ecovec (mosquito-borne diseases monitoring systems) and Rizoflora (biological control products for agriculture). He wrote a book in Portuguese called Inovação na Raiz (2017) – Innovation at the Roots – sharing the lessons learned from a 10-year venture started based on a Brazilian university technology.
Prior to his role as CEO of these two companies, Gustavo acted as a leader consultant of innovation management, working for both universities and large companies. He participated in the development of technological assessment tools and applied them to over 200 projects. Among his great achievements is his role in the team that won the competition to run CRIATEC, Brazil’s largest Seed Capital Fund, serving as a partner.
Gustavo holds a Science in Management degree from MIT Sloan (MIT Sloan Fellow Program for Innovation and Global Leadership, 2011). His master thesis title reflects his passion: Growth Strategy for Hybrid Organizations: Balancing Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts.
Gustavo is also co-founder of Wylinka, a not-for-profit organization established in 2013 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among universities and research centers in Brazil and other countries in Latin America, and Founder of FLOURISH, an ACTION TANK of initiatives related to organic-regenerative food and agriculture. Gustavo Mamao maintains high standards of a continuous “acting-learning-disseminating” cycle in his work.
Gustavo joined the DAISA team as a DAISA Enterprise Affiliated Consultant to support Impact Investors in their portfolio strategies and mentor new social entrepreneurs. Recently he was DAISA’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and in charge of the DAISA Capital branch.
Serial Social Impact Entrepreneur/ Venture Builder
Entrepreneur in Residence Consultant
(he, him, his)
Gustavo Mamao is a serial social impact entrepreneur; co-founder and CEO of Ecovec (mosquito-borne diseases monitoring systems) and Rizoflora (biological control products for agriculture). He wrote a book in Portuguese called Inovação na Raiz (2017) – Innovation at the Roots – sharing the lessons learned from a 10-year venture started based on a Brazilian university technology.
Prior to his role as CEO of these two companies, Gustavo acted as a leader consultant of innovation management, working for both universities and large companies. He participated in the development of technological assessment tools and applied them to over 200 projects. Among his great achievements is his role in the team that won the competition to run CRIATEC, Brazil’s largest Seed Capital Fund, serving as a partner.
Gustavo holds a Science in Management degree from MIT Sloan (MIT Sloan Fellow Program for Innovation and Global Leadership, 2011). His master thesis title reflects his passion: Growth Strategy for Hybrid Organizations: Balancing Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts.
Gustavo is also co-founder of Wylinka, a not-for-profit organization established in 2013 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among universities and research centers in Brazil and other countries in Latin America, and Founder of FLOURISH, an ACTION TANK of initiatives related to organic-regenerative food and agriculture. Gustavo Mamao maintains high standards of a continuous “acting-learning-disseminating” cycle in his work.
Gustavo joined the DAISA team as a DAISA Enterprise Affiliated Consultant to support Impact Investors in their portfolio strategies and mentor new social entrepreneurs. Recently he was DAISA’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and in charge of the DAISA Capital branch.
