Pedro Gomes

My background ranges from becoming a lawyer and a private helicopter pilot in Brazil to buying a high-end dental office in Miami-Beach, leading an AI generative design platform, to co-founding and becoming CEO of a game studio with a proprietary multiplayer game engine in development. After completing my MBA from Northeastern University, I continued my journey as a mentor to startups, lead instructor for an entrepreneurship program, and EIR for a VC fund.

CEO at Phyrexi, Inc | Multiplayer Game Studio | Remote - Miami 2021 - Present

● Hiring, training, and motivating a team of twelve full-time employees

● Implementing a strategy that increased revenue by 6000% in eight months.

● Overseeing the day-to-day operations and culture of the company

● Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities and partnerships

● Building and maintaining relationships with key customers

● Successfully navigating the challenges of running a startup

Lead Instructor at LaunchX | Summer Startup Program | Remote - Miami 2021 - Present

Taught several entrepreneurial classes and led experiential assignments, developed a sales course, and mentored groups of students toward demo day.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence | Labeight Venture Capital Firm | Remote 2021 - 2022

Worked with the Africa-focused VC providing guidance and general support to selected early-stage startups.

CEO at Parallel Pipes | Generative Design Platform | Boston, MA 2017 - 2020

Co-founded an artificial intelligence generative design startup to streamline and simplify complex engineering design processes, secured initial funding, and took on various responsibilities, including developing strategies, raising capital, and overseeing operations.

Startup Mentor at IDEA - NEU Venture Accelerator | Boston, MA 2015 - 2020

Guided early-stage startups through a stage-gate process and advised them on various subjects, from customer and market validation to business model development, sales, go-to-market execution, and general strategy to raise capital.

Volunteering

Judge at Masschalenge & Mentor at Newchip 2020 - Present

Education & Courses

D'Amore-McKim, Northeastern University | Master of Business Administration

Concentration: Entrepreneurship with a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, FAAP | Bachelor of laws, LLB

Elected President of the Student Council Committee, Certificate in Innovation Management

Berkeley Law, National Venture Capital Association | VC University Certificate

MIT | Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy