Lucas Lima

Lucas bridges Data, AI, and Growth. He combines sharp growth instincts with Data & AI products and systems to improve performance, decision-making, and execution at scale.

Lucas Lima

He ran analytics and built data products at Coca-Cola, gained firsthand experience at FTX, and co-founded VEGA, a growth agency, having worked with many blockchain projects.

Based in Brazil 🇧🇷

About

Data and analytics engineer with a founder's mindset and a growth instinct.

With 5+ years across analytics engineering, data products, and growth strategy, Lucas builds the data infrastructure that turns business questions into reliable answers. His combination of engineering background, corporate analytics experience at Coca-Cola, and hands-on growth work for global Web3 protocols gives him a rare perspective on scaling data-driven decisions in fast-moving environments.

He co-founded VEGA in 2022 to help Web3 projects expand into Brazil and LATAM, owning data-driven go-to-market strategies, attribution, and growth analytics for protocols including Ripple, Wormhole, Monad, and Ethereum.

Tools & Stack

Analytics Engineering SQL · Python · dbt Databases PostgreSQL · MySQL · Snowflake · Supabase · Dataverse Cloud Microsoft Azure · Vercel BI & Analytics Power BI · Tableau AI Claude API · Anthropic SDK · RAG · Vector DBs (Pinecone, pgvector) · AI Agents · n8n Tools GitHub

Career

VEGA

Co-founder 2022 — Present

Growth and go-to-market agency helping Web3 projects expand into Brazil and LATAM. Led a cross-functional team of 12 contributors, delivering growth strategies for leading protocols including Ethereum, Ripple, Wormhole, Monad, and more.

Coca-Cola

Analytics Engineer 2023 — 2025

Owned end-to-end data operations across analytics, data science, and data engineering within HR. Shipped HR data products used by 1,200+ leaders, including the company's primary hierarchy tool and an app for executives to track and manage their stock-based compensation. Built predictive machine learning models for turnover and workforce planning, and automated key processes at scale, significantly reducing manual effort.

Pague Menos

Data Analyst 2023

Owned the data and measurement of monthly personalized coupon campaigns for 20M+ active clients, analyzing KPIs across financial investment, sales, ROI, and customer behavior. Performed data analysis, customer segmentation, ETL processes, and automation using Python, SQL, and Alteryx. Built and maintained Power BI dashboards focused on coupon campaign performance, presenting results and strategic recommendations to manufacturers, CRM, and commercial teams.

FTX

Business Analyst 2021 — 2022

Tracked user acquisition, retention, and campaign data to guide FTX's growth strategy in Brazil. Translated market behavior and KPI trends into business recommendations that informed decisions across marketing, content, and local partnerships.

Growth Work

Projects and protocols Lucas and the VEGA team has worked with.

3 years of dev relations. 2 annual hackathons. 40+ startups onboarded into Ripple's grant program.

GTM from zero in Brazil & LATAM. 26-member partner network. 7+ events. 31 livestreams. 400K+ attributed impressions on X campaigns. 5 local integrations.

Took over the brand in 2024. 2 IRL events, 1.5K attendees, $100K+ in sponsorships. Partnership with São Paulo FC.

0 to 25K customers in 6 months through KOL scouting, campaign development, and local regulatory mapping.

Transfero

Produced Hack-a-TON hackathon in partnership with TON, Tether, and Transfero. 100+ participants, 30+ projects developed.

Produced Monad Blitz across 2 Brazilian cities. 150 participants, 80% fill rate. Ranked #2 globally among all Monad Foundation hackathons.

Growth and go-to-market strategy for Pyth's expansion into the Brazilian market.

Testimonials

"Lucas is a results-driven professional, he leads with knowledge and data. He's always close to the team and looking to help them get to the next level. Lucas learned German with a methodology that he created, this shows how strong-willed he can be to solve a problem."

Antonio Neto
Antonio Neto LATAM Head of Growth, Solana Foundation

"Working with Lucas has been seriously awesome. He's a growth engineer who really knows his stuff with AI and data, he turns numbers into real wins every time. And at the personal level, always open to listen and evolve. One of the best people I've ever worked with!"

Afonso
Afonso Belice Growth Associate, Base