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The VAAS story starts before VAAS.

In 2012, three entrepreneurs from Santa Catarina founded Decora, a 3D visualization startup for furniture retail. Within a few years it became a company with international reach.

In 2018, Decora was sold for approximately US$ 100 million. The journey left one clear lesson: a company's success depends, above all, on the quality of the team that builds it.

In 2022, the trio started again. This time to solve a different problem: increasingly complex regulations, new forms of fraud, Pix and crypto on the rise, and companies under pressure to decide fast and safely.

Having data was not enough. Data had to become decisions.

That is how VAAS was born, with the mission of making risk decision-making more precise, complete and agile.

The challenge was of another magnitude: build a platform capable of unifying dozens of data sources, automating decision flows and operating at international security standards. To meet that challenge, they raised two rounds with funds including Headline, ABSeed, Honey Island and Fuse Capital.

The bet paid off. In a few years, VAAS won clients such as BMP, Natura, Unidas, Unimed, Marsh, Banco Mercantil and GWM, establishing itself as Latin America's most complete decision platform, covering compliance, onboarding, credit and fraud prevention.

  1. 2012

    The entrepreneurial journey begins

    Gustavo Tremel and Paulo Orione found Decora in Florianópolis. Daniel Smolenaars joins shortly after, completing the trio that would later lead VAAS.

    Decora
  2. 2018

    Decora exit · US$ 100M

    Decora is sold to CreativeDrive (later acquired by Accenture) for approximately US$ 100 million.

    Decora
  3. Nov/2022

    VAAS founded

    The trio starts again together, now with the mission to unify data and decision flows for compliance, credit and fraud prevention in a single platform.

    VAAS
  4. Oct/2023

    Pre-seed · R$ 10M

    First raise, led by ABSeed.

    VAAS
  5. Jul/2024

    Official platform launch

    VAAS moves from development to production, with the first clients live.

    VAAS
  6. Oct/2024

    Commercial office in São Paulo

    Opening of the São Paulo office, expanding commercial presence and the revenue team.

    VAAS
  7. Aug/2025

    Seed · R$ 20M

    Round led by Headline, with participation from ABSeed and Honey Island. Start of the acceleration phase.

    VAAS
Leadership

The people leading VAAS.

People who chose to build this culture every day, and who believe that the company's success depends, above all, on the quality of the team.

Gustavo Tremel

Gustavo Tremel

CEO · Co-founder

Co-founded Decora in 2012, sold in 2018 for approximately US$ 100 million. Has led VAAS strategy since its founding in 2022.

Paulo Orione

Paulo Orione

CMO · Co-founder

Co-founder of Decora and VAAS. Leads marketing, positioning and market relationships.

Daniel Smolenaars

Daniel Smolenaars

CPO · Co-founder

On board since Decora's early years. Leads product, ensuring the platform solves real problems with elegance.

Pablo Ribeiro

Pablo Ribeiro

CFO

Leads finance and operations at VAAS. Keeps growth velocity disciplined and predictable.

Renê Michels

Renê Michels

CTO

Leads platform engineering, architecture, data and applied AI. Responsible for building the infrastructure behind our decisions.

Mario Misk

Mario Misk

Director of Revenue

Leads VAAS revenue strategy and go-to-market. Connects the platform to major market movements.

Join VAAS

VAAS is the people who choose to be part of it.

We look for people who act, speak frankly, care about quality and have the courage to dream big. If that sounds like you, check out the open positions.