# Alessio Alionco

> Alessio Alionco is the Brazilian-born founder and CEO of Pipefy, a San Francisco-based AI-driven process automation platform he built from scratch in 2015. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Harvard OPM alumnus, and Endeavor Entrepreneur, he turned a front-row view of chaotic enterprise workflows into a company with 4,700+ deployed AI agents, partnerships with Accenture, and over $225M in total funding. His prior venture, Acessozero, grew to 1 million users before being acquired by Brazilian local-search giant Apontador in 2012 - a deal that planted the seeds for Pipefy.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Pipefy
- **Organizations:** Pipefy, Endeavor, YPO, Go4 Consultoria, Acessozero
- **From:** Brazil
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), OPM 61 - Owners/President Management Program, Harvard Business School, LEAD: Personal Leadership Certificate, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Project Management Certification, IPMA
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Pipefy to $225M+ in total funding and presence in 100+ countries, Grew Acessozero to 1 million users and successfully exited via acquisition by Apontador, Deployed 4,700+ AI agents across Pipefy's global client base as of 2025

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Founded Acessozero, a local services marketplace, while still in college at age 21
- **2012** — Acessozero acquired by Apontador, one of Brazil's largest local search platforms; grew to 1 million users
- **2012-2015** — Served as CEO of Go4 Consultoria, leading M&A consulting across food, services, B2B, and logistics sectors
- **2015** — Founded Pipefy in Curitiba, Brazil, after observing widespread workflow chaos in client businesses
- **2015** — Joined 500 Startups accelerator program
- **2017** — Raised $16 million Series A led by Openview Partners and Trinity Ventures, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, Valor Capital, 500 Startups, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, and Zendesk founders
- **2021** — Raised $75 million Series C led by SoftBank Latin America Fund with Steadfast Capital, Insight Partners, and Redpoint; total funding reaches $138.7M
- **2023** — Launched Pipefy AI, integrating GPT-4 via Microsoft Azure into the process automation platform
- **2025** — Announced Accenture partnership deploying 450+ Pipefy AI agents with 60% efficiency gains
- **2025** — Reached milestone of 4,700+ AI agents deployed across client base; 10th anniversary of Pipefy
- **2025** — Launched 'Bring Your Own LLM' feature enabling clients to integrate proprietary AI models

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Pipefy to $225M+ in total funding and presence in 100+ countries
- Grew Acessozero to 1 million users and successfully exited via acquisition by Apontador
- Deployed 4,700+ AI agents across Pipefy's global client base as of 2025
- Won Accenture partnership deploying 450+ AI agents with 60% reported efficiency gains
- Secured Visa, IBM, Volvo, Santander, and Kraft Heinz as enterprise customers
- Named Endeavor Entrepreneur - a highly selective global entrepreneurship network
- Regular contributor to Forbes on AI, workflow, and enterprise automation topics
- Speaker and judge at major events including CASE, Sebrae, Startup Brasil, and Endeavor Etalks
- Led Pipefy to nearly 4,000 customers across 70+ countries pre-2023
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Pipefy appointed Rodrigo Paiva as VP of Sales to accelerate U.S. market presence, signaling continued North American expansion push
- **2025-08** — Pipefy announced 4,700+ AI Agents deployed by clients, celebrating the company's 10th anniversary with launch of 'Bring Your Own LLM' feature
- **2025-04** — Accenture partnership announced with 450+ Pipefy AI agents deployed, delivering 60% efficiency gains in automated processes
- **2025-03** — Pipefy added AI Agents to its core process automation platform, expanding beyond workflow design into autonomous execution

## Links

- Website: https://pipefy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessioalionco/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/alessioalionco
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessioalionco/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pipefy

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Last updated: 2026-05-27