# Victor Maes

> Victor Maes is the Rio de Janeiro-based co-founder and CEO of SuperFrete, a Brazilian shipping technology platform for small and midsize online sellers. An engineering graduate of PUC-Rio, he built the company with Fernanda Clarkson and Douglas Ianitsky after their work on a local-brand marketplace exposed merchants’ shipping difficulties.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at SuperFrete
- **Organizations:** SuperFrete
- **Education:** Engineering; additional qualification in Entrepreneurship, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
- **Known for:** Co-founded SuperFrete with Fernanda Clarkson and Douglas Ianitsky., Led a company selected for Endeavor Brasil’s Scale-Up 2023.2 program., SuperFrete appeared in the 2023 and 2024 100 Startups to Watch selections.

## Career timeline

- **2007–2011** — Studied engineering at PUC-Rio; his public profile records an additional entrepreneurship qualification.
- **2016** — Joined Fernanda Clarkson and Douglas Ianitsky in building a marketplace for local brands.
- **2019** — The founders’ early account dates the development of the shipping solution to 2019.
- **2020** — SuperFrete launched; current company history and reporting identify 2020 as its founding year.
- **2023** — SuperFrete selected for Endeavor Brasil’s Scale-Up 2023.2 program.
- **2025** — Appeared on episode 153 of Papo de CEO, hosted by Dario Perez.
- **2026** — Led SuperFrete as it appointed André Abadesso CTO and reported more than one million monthly shipments in the first half.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SuperFrete with Fernanda Clarkson and Douglas Ianitsky.
- Led a company selected for Endeavor Brasil’s Scale-Up 2023.2 program.
- SuperFrete appeared in the 2023 and 2024 100 Startups to Watch selections.
- SuperFrete ranked third in LinkedIn Top Startups Brazil 2024, according to its company history.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — August 19 coverage reported that SuperFrete ended the first half with more than one million shipments per month, over 150,000 active clients and over three million app downloads.
- **2026-06** — André Abadesso appointed CTO; co-founder Douglas Ianitsky moved from direct technology leadership to contributing to the board.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-maes-8ab73995/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15