# Felipe Capella

> Felipe Capella is the Brazilian-born co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart, based in Chicago. A former lawyer and university lecturer with postgraduate qualifications in Brazil, Spain, and the United States, he co-founded the freight technology business with Ricardo Salgado in 2014 and has held its product, operating, and executive leadership roles. His public interviews describe Loadsmart’s expansion from digital freight brokerage into shipper software, managed transportation, and AI-enabled workflows.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Loadsmart
- **Organizations:** Loadsmart, Duelus, Inter-American Development Bank, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Capella & Jardim Attorneys at Law, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina Faculty
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Law, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, MBA in Management, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Master’s degree in Business Law, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Master of Laws (LLM); class valedictorian, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Certificate in Law and Business, The Wharton School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Loadsmart in 2014 and led its product, operating, and executive functions., Valedictorian of his University of Pennsylvania law master’s class., Received a full scholarship for study at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, according to his published podcast biography.

## Career timeline

- **2003–2010** — Partner at Capella & Jardim Attorneys at Law in Brazil.
- **2005–2007** — Taught bankruptcy and restructuring at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
- **2010–2012** — Associate in general practice at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
- **2012–2013** — Attorney at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, working on Latin American development operations.
- **2013–2014** — Founded Duelus, an online contests and promotional marketing platform.
- **2014** — Co-founded Loadsmart with Ricardo Salgado in New York; initially served as chief product officer.
- **2020** — Became Loadsmart’s president and chief operating officer.
- **2021** — Became co-CEO in August; Loadsmart acquired Opendock and launched RFPGuide, later ShipperGuide, that year.
- **2022** — Became sole CEO in May; the company announced a $200 million Series D at a $1.3 billion valuation in February.
- **2023** — Honored at Goldman Sachs’ Builders and Innovators Summit.
- **2024** — Loadsmart marked its tenth anniversary and reported Q3 operating profitability under its stated operating-cost definition.
- **2026** — In an October interview, said SaaS accounted for half of Loadsmart’s gross profit and discussed AI agents for enterprise shippers.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Loadsmart in 2014 and led its product, operating, and executive functions.
- Valedictorian of his University of Pennsylvania law master’s class.
- Received a full scholarship for study at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, according to his published podcast biography.
- Honored at the 2023 Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovators Summit.
- Loadsmart ranked No. 881 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 with company-reported three-year revenue growth of 714%.
- Deloitte ranked Loadsmart No. 270 in its 2023 North America Technology Fast 500, listing 499% growth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — In an interview published October 13, Capella said SaaS accounted for half of Loadsmart’s gross profit and discussed enterprise-shipper AI agents and Opendock’s yard-management expansion.
- **2024-10** — Loadsmart announced Q3 operating profitability under its own stated definition on October 17.
- **2024-09** — Discussed the company’s first decade and the move toward customer-facing software with Joe Lynch on The Logistics of Logistics.

## Links

- Website: https://blog.loadsmart.com/author/felipe-capella
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felipecapella

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