David Lobo

CEO

New York, New York, United States10 yrs 6 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Founded and scaled multiple B2B SaaS startups.
  • Expert in Generative AI and marketplace strategies.
  • Wharton MBA with international startup experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused entrepreneur with extensive experience in B2B markets.

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Skills

Core Skills

Deep LearningLarge Language Models (llm)Ai AgentsLeadershipProduct ManagementStrategyBusiness Development

Other Skills

VisionGrowth StrategiesCompetitive AnalysisAnalyticsGo-to-Market StrategyManagementStart-upsEntrepreneurshipFinanceFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisStrategic Financial PlanningFinancial ForecastingBudgetsFinancial Modeling

About

I’m a dynamic leader with proven experience founding and scaling B2B SaaS, Generative AI, and Marketplace startups. • Former founder of a VC-backed company serving 40k users • Entrepreneur in Residence at Rocket Internet • Closed enterprise deals and optimized product performance for Dell, Verizon, and others. • Wharton MBA with experience scaling startups in the US, Europe, and Latin America. Currently, Founding Team at Workmate Labs, the AI Executive Assistant for high-output professionals. Our AI accelerates your work by scheduling meetings, managing your calendar, and prioritizing your preferences. Interested in reclaiming hours of productivity each week? Sign up at Workmate[.]com

Experience

Rain

Head of Business Operations

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · New York, United States

  • TLDR: Curious about stablecoins and how to use them in your business? Rain can help.
  • Rain is rebuilding the financial infrastructure that connects the world. By making programmable money simple and accessible, we’re removing the borders, bottlenecks, and barriers to give billions of people and businesses a more efficient and effective global financial system.

Workmate labs

Founding Team

Sep 2023Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · New York, United States

  • Workmate Labs is giving every knowledge worker their own AI teammate. Your Workmate provides proactive, human-level support to accelerate work and empower you to focus on what matters most.
AI AgentsLarge Language Models (LLM)Deep Learning

Independent

Startup Advisor and Investor

Apr 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · New York, New York, United States

  • Supporting early-stage founders and their teams with:
  • Customer Development (capturing voice of customer to bridge the gap between GTM and Product)
  • Fundraising Strategy & Tactics
  • Operations & Outsourcing
  • Supported the development of several GenAI products.
Deep LearningLarge Language Models (LLM)

Covalent

Co-Founder & CEO

Mar 2021Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Led vision, roadmap, and execution for B2B venture-backed startup, serving 40k users and 60+ organizations
  • Raised $1M from VCs and Angels investors including Hustle Fund, On Deck, Founders Inc, and Adam Grant
  • Directed GTM functions (sales, customer success, and marketing), growing users base & revenue
  • Managed agile team of 6 engineers & designers, developing products to drive engagement, growth, and retention
  • Utilized LLMs (text/code gen., embeddings, etc.) to power AI co-pilot, accelerating ad-hoc data analyses by 5x
  • Conducted 800+ customer meetings and user interviews to generate insights, features, and new business
  • Designed customer journey to capture feedback effectively and create an experience users loved (4.54/5.00 CSAT)
LeadershipVisionStrategyLarge Language Models (LLM)Product ManagementGrowth Strategies

Product studio

Product Lead

Mar 2020Mar 2021 · 1 yr

  • Built, launched, and rapidly iterated on 20 products leading to the founding of BetterBrain/Covalent
  • Won 8 Hackathons through startup communities (e.g. On Deck and Antler)
  • Scoped, designed, developed, and sold COVID compliance application to client
  • Advised hundreds of founders on No-Code and automation technology to build software products fast

Insidesales

Strategy & Operations

Aug 2018Mar 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Advised top Enterprise customers on sales strategy, go-to-market, and change management: $3.3M ARR Portfolio, 100%+ OTE
  • Led pre-sales process (Value Engineering) with Enterprise Account Executives: $500k Avg Deal Size
  • Built relationships with buyers, managers, and users, translating customer insights across the business to drive product strategy

Amazon

Senior Product Manager (MBA Intern)

Jun 2017Aug 2017 · 2 mos

  • Designed Loyalty Program to generate $100M revenue lift, increase Appstore user base by 30%, and drive retention
  • Conducted extensive market and competitor analysis to provide strategic inputs for product positioning
  • Worked cross-functionally to develop product vision, requirements, and designs and get buy-in from stakeholders
StrategyProduct ManagementCompetitive Analysis

Rocket internet gmbh

Entrepreneur in Residence at Linio Latam

Dec 2013Dec 2015 · 2 yrs · Mexico City Area, Mexico

  • As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Linio, the Amazon copy-cat of Latin America (linio.com.mx), I worked across the business launching new products and teams. Joined as employee ~300 and helped scale the business to 2000 employees across 8 countries in the region ($50M-$500M).
  • Roles:
  • Manager, Payments Product and Insights
  • Managed P&L across 8 countries ($200M/yr), implementing payment methods, managing fraud rates, and developing insights/analytics to unlock 88% CAGR
  • Manager, International Marketplace
  • Grew marketplace contribution by $8M by launching cross-border team and acquiring the first 50 sellers
  • Customer Experience Lead
  • Increased repurchase rate by 20%, reduced returns by 15%, and improved customer experience by designing and implementing Seller Ratings product
Business DevelopmentAnalyticsGo-to-Market StrategyProduct ManagementManagement

Delta air lines

Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Aug 2012Dec 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Prepared all earnings releases distributed to the Board of Directors, C-Suite, and senior leadership
  • Scoped, prioritized, and developed internal capital allocation tool for business & finance leaders

Education

The Wharton School

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Jan 2016Jan 2018

The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania

Master's Degree — International Studies

Jan 2016Jan 2018

Reforge

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor's degree — Economics

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