About us

Built by entrepreneurs. For entrepreneurs.

House of Education brings together complementary expertise in education, finance, growth, artificial intelligence and M&A to help exceptional companies build their next chapter.

Our co-founders

Different strengths. One House.

Fundraising · Investor Relations · Business Modeling

Bruno Gagliardi

Co-Founder & CEO

Bruno is an executive and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in education and franchising. He specializes in business expansion, franchise network growth, new market development, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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He is a partner at Centro Britânico, Happy and Brasil Canadá Educação Bilíngue, where he works on expansion, new business and M&A. He previously managed Marketing and Market Intelligence at Franchising Ventures, an investment group whose brands included Sapataria do Futuro and Livraria Nobel. He has international franchising experience and has served on advisory boards.

Bruno has been a member of the Education Committee of the Brazilian Franchising Association (ABF) since 2018 and has served as its coordinator since 2023. The committee represents education networks with combined annual revenue exceeding R$16 billion and is a leading reference for education franchising in Latin America.

He also conceived the book 21 Mitos sobre Empreender com Franquias de Educação, a collaborative work that brings together approximately 800 years of combined experience among its contributing professionals and franchisors.

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Sales Engine · Acquisition Channels · Finance

Fernando Machado

Co-Founder & CRO

Fernando combines finance, strategy and commercial execution in education and technology. He founded and led Mooney Edu, a financial education company. At House of Education, he is responsible for building the sales engine, developing customer acquisition channels and connecting commercial growth to financial discipline.

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Technology · Artificial Intelligence

Matheus Akira Tomoto

Co-Founder & CAIO

Matheus is a technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, education and careers. He builds AI products through M60. As Chief AI Officer of House of Education, he leads the technology and AI agenda across the platform and its companies.

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M&A · Market Relationships

Manoel de Paula Machado

Co-Founder & CM&A

Manoel brings a business development perspective to House of Education. As Co-Founder and CM&A, he focuses on identifying acquisition opportunities, developing relationships across the market and advancing conversations with prospective partner companies.

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M&A · Market Relationships

Antonio Velloso

Co-Founder & CM&A

Antonio brings experience in finance and investment to House of Education. As Co-Founder and CM&A, he works on M&A opportunities and relationships with entrepreneurs, companies and other participants in the education market.

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How we work

Operating experience meets long-term ambition.

Each partner brings a distinct capability to the same mission: preserve what makes education companies exceptional and build the infrastructure that helps them grow together.