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Carolina Kia Takada

Co-Founder weme & bud • TEDx Speaker | LinkedIn Top Voice | MIT Innovators Under 35 | EY Entrepreneur of the Year | Women to Watch 2023 | Breakout Startups at Web Summit

São Paulo

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Skills

Estratégia
Bem-estar
Design
Business Strategy
Design Thinking
Human Centered Design
Human Resources
Internal Controls
Marketing Strategy
Project Management
Non-profits
Non-profit Administration
Social Media
CRM
PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Corel Draw
Prezi
MS Project
MS Power Point

Education

Work Experience

2020

  • CEO

    2023

    What if we could help leaders improve their management practices and achieve their goals while prioritizing their team's mental health? Bud is a strategy execution software that makes adopting healthier management frameworks and routines easy.

  • Co-Founder

    2020 - 2023

  • Professora

    2024

    Professora de Gestão da Mudança e Transformação Cultural para a turma de MBA em Inteligência Artificial da Faculdade Exame.

2017

  • Partner

    2023

    One of the most relevant design & tech consultancies in Latin America, with more than 900 projects beside more than 200 big companies.

  • CEO

    2019 - 2023

  • Co-Founder & Design Lead

    2017 - 2019

2022 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2023

    Sura Seguros is one of the biggest Insurance, Trends and Risks company in Latin America, with over 72 years of experience. It seeks to offer well-being, competitiveness and sustainability to people and enterprises.

2022 - 2023

  • Ambassador

    2022 - 2023

    Gather is building a virtual universe which improves how people connect, communicate, and interact online. As Ambassador, we are creating the Joy Valley, an amazing remote work city together with weme, bud, Libri and dozens of design and innovation leaders from the most innovative companies in Brazil.

2012 - 2017

  • Supervisor

    2016 - 2017

    Supervisor at Management Consulting, with experience in global businesses such as Google, Salesforce, Cielo, Arcos Dourados, Magazine Luiza, British Petroleum and Louis Dreyfus.

  • Global Comms Lead at IAN

    2015 - 2016

    The International Associates Network (IAN) is a network designed to make the most of PwC's global network, by connecting like-minded consultants all over the world to promote shared learning and collaboration.

  • Consultant

    2012 - 2016