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Rodolphe Timsit
Co-founder & CEO @ Appito
Rodolphe Timsit is the Co-founder and CEO of Appito, a sportech company based in São Paulo, Brazil.1 He has been leading Appito since December 2017, focusing on building the future of amateur sports through tech-enabled arenas.1 Under his leadership, Appito has been recognized by Apple at WWDC in Cupertino, received App of the Day and Editor's Choice awards in 10 countries, and was nominated for Top App of the year by Google in 2019.1
Timsit has a strong educational background, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business from University College London (UCL) and a Master of Science in Globalisation and Latin American Development, also from UCL.1 He is multilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in Portuguese, German, French, and English.1
Before founding Appito, Timsit gained experience in various roles, including:
- Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan in London
- Graduate Research Fellow at UCL, conducting research in the Brazilian Amazon
- Angel Investor for companies like Ukio, Selina, and Filmr1
Recently, Timsit announced the opening of a new 5,000m2 Appito Arena in São Paulo, completed in just 3.5 months.2 Appito has also secured funding, with Timsit reporting a R$ 27 million capital raise for the company in July 2022.3
