Felipe Capella CEO and co-founder of Loadsmart, a freight tech platform valued at $1.3b in its latest Series D. Counting with the support of investors like Maersk, Ports America, TFI, CSX, BlackRock, Home Depot and Softbank. Outstanding Tech CEO from Chicago's 1871 tech hub in 2025. Awarded by Goldman Sachs as Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 - Builders and Innovators Summit. Finalist of EY's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2022 and 2021 (Midwest). Before starting Loadsmart, advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and subsequently in New York at Sullivan & Cromwell for 8 years. Worked in Washington, DC at the Inter-American Development Bank on sovereign guaranteed development projects for Latin American countries, states and municipalities. Felipe is an alumnus from Stanford Business School and holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Fundacion Carolina scholar - Spain) and an MBA from FGV (Brazil). He taught Bankruptcy & Restructuring for two years at the law school of the Federal University of Santa Catarina at age 25, where he was granted a Professorship Honor.
Co-founder, CEO
Board Advisor
Board Advisor
Co-founder, Co-CEO
Co-founder, President and COO
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer
Professor of Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Master's studies in law
Master's studies in law
MBA
Bachelor's studies in accounting
Bachelor's studies in law
