# Fabien Mendez

> French entrepreneur Fabien Mendez co-founded Loggi with Arthur Debert in 2013 and served as CEO until August 2022, when he moved to the board. He later co-founded Sanctu with Henrique Dantas to connect Amazon forest restoration with small-farmer income. In July 2026, Dantas announced their decision to stop scaling Sanctu because too few families wanted the model’s long commitment and daily work.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Sanctu; publicly listed board member at Loggi
- **Organizations:** Loggi, Sanctu, GoJames, EY, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Finance and Strategy, Sciences Po Paris, Business administration studies, Fundação Getulio Vargas
- **Known for:** Co-founded Loggi and led it as CEO through its 2019 unicorn valuation., Built Loggi from a local courier service into a national logistics network., Co-founded Sanctu, which received venture backing and worked with ten Amazon farming families, according to its co-founder’s July 2026 account.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Early mergers and acquisitions work included J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas.
- **2010-2012** — Worked in mergers and acquisitions at EY in Brazil.
- **2012** — Founded GoJames, an unsuccessful passenger transport startup.
- **2013** — Co-founded Loggi with Arthur Debert.
- **2014** — Loggi announced a R$10 million Series A from Monashees Capital and Qualcomm Ventures.
- **2016** — Loggi expanded into national deliveries; Mendez later described the operational difficulties.
- **2019** — Loggi reached unicorn status following a $150 million funding round.
- **2022-08** — Left Loggi’s CEO role for the board; CFO Thibaud Lecuyer succeeded him.
- **2023** — Co-founded Sanctu with Henrique Dantas.
- **2026-07** — Dantas announced their decision to stop scaling Sanctu.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Loggi and led it as CEO through its 2019 unicorn valuation.
- Built Loggi from a local courier service into a national logistics network.
- Co-founded Sanctu, which received venture backing and worked with ten Amazon farming families, according to its co-founder’s July 2026 account.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — On July 3, Henrique Dantas announced that he and Mendez would stop scaling Sanctu, reporting ten participating families and approximately 1,000 hectares. He said the long commitment and required daily work attracted too few families, and that infrastructure and cattle had been donated to the initial families.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabienmendez/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23