boosk

Boosk matches the right people with the right places, enabling users to discover, decide, and purchase tickets for events they love.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Software
  • Location São Paulo, Brazil
  • Currency BRL
  • Founded August 2012
  • Employees 0
  • Website booskapp.com

Company Summary

For users, Boosk is a personalized recommendation app. We use an artificial intelligence algorithm to learn about tastes, preferences, and social circle to give recommendations to the entertainment industry. For producers, we are the easiest platform for any producer to create, sell, and promote their tickets for their events. For businesses, Boosk leverages geolocation, personalization & Big Data to deliver targeted ads where & when brands want.

Team

  • Fernando Maluf Saddi
    CEO & Co-Founder

    Serial entrepreneur with experience in the Strategy Consulting (Accenture) and the Banking industry (Banco Espirito Santo); Fernando Saddi graduated Cum Laude at Babson College (Boston), repeatedly recognized as #1 college for Entrepreneurship in the United States. Previous experience founding startups; 1 of 30 entrepreneurs invited to StartUp Dream Team in Silicon Valley; 1st place Winner of Startup Weekend, Silicon Valley with Boosk Inc.

  • Lucas Magalhães Coelho
    CTO & Co-Founder

    Lucas is a recognized front-end & mobile developer and engineer.
    Lucas graduated in Ecóles des Mines, in France, top 3 Engineering schools in the country; worked & co-founded mobile-first startups as Lead Developer in Paris and Silicon Valley. Experience as Mobile Developer in Carrefour, developing geolocation and m-commerce apps for one of the biggest retailers in the world.
    Won 1st place in Android France and Android Europe Competition.

  • Murilo Carretta Polese
    Lead Developer & Co-Founder

    Murilo is an experienced back-end developer and data scientist.
    Murilo has worked at Fivecomm as a Data Analyst; as a Lead Developer at startup Conceptho, specializing in Database Management & Cloud Computing; and in the event industry, working at PixxFluxx as a Technology Consultant for Interactive Event Development for big brands (BMW, RedBull).
    Recently, 1 of 5 developers worldwie invited as Science Hack Day Ambassador, in Silicon Valley.

  • Marco Michaluate
    Commercial Director

    Marco is a born salesman and networking guy. With extensive experience in the event industry - promoting, selling, and producing - Marco has been a partner at Lovelife (entertainment events) and at MHM Eventos (corporate events). He graduated in Marketing and Business at St. Johns, in New York, and also has experience in private banking at M2 and international marketing in ESPN. Marco is the ambassador for Chivas Regal (Pernod Ricard) in Brazil.

Advisors

  • Patricia Peck Advogados
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Papaya Ventures
    Unconfirmed

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