Great Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Curitiba Founder Institute

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs participate in weekly training and feedback sessions that are led by Founder Institute Mentors.

Our Mentors provide the passion, experience, and support that helps our Founders launch meaningful and enduring companies.

The Founder Institute is about practical, actionable training and feedback - not theory. To achieve this, we bring in experienced Founders and CEOs to give our companies the most relevant and valuable advice. In a confidential setting, they share horror stories, best practices, and realistic feedback to help our Founders avoid "rookie mistakes" and be successful.

In the upcoming Curitiba - Brasil 2025 Semester, we have secured a truly exceptional roster of Founder Institute Mentors, including many from out of town.

See the full list below:

Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adam C Kirst: Founder and CEO, Brev
Alberto Ferreira: Co Founder, Cervejaria Baden Baden
Alexandre Dinkelmann: CO-FOUNDER, ONYO
Alexandre Bezerra: CEO & Founder, Amachains
Alexandre Uehara: Palestrante e Conselheiro de Inovação Corporativa | Top 3 e Top10 mentor do Ano Startup Awards 2022/23/24 | Analista Shark Tank Brasil, Innov8
Alisson Mendonça: CEO & Founder, FAARO
Altair Emboava de Araujo: Gestor, Hitt - Hub de Inovação Tecnológico de Taubaté
Amanda Martins: Founder, ciclou
Ana Julia Ferreira: Project Management Officer (PMO), Radix Investimentos
Ana Paula Zamper: Director, Leading Digital Reinvention program, Saint Paul School
Ana Paula Vitelli: President and Chairwoman of the Board, British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
Andre Almeida: Founder, Business Portugal
André Costenaro: Head Of Digital & Innovation , Louis Dreyfus Company
Andrea Monti: Managing Director Impact and Sustainability, Founder Institute
Andrea Cerqueira: Sales, Marketing and Customer Success Director, Motivart
Augusto Terra, Food Venture Hub
Bruna Marchi: CEO & Founder, Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico
Bruna Losada: Vice-Diretora-Geral | Deputy Dean & COO, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios
Bruno Dequech Ceschin: Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Bruno Okamoto: Founder, EUNERD
Carla De Calvo Dantas: CLV Founder and Lawyer, CLV Advogados
Carlos Nogueira: Head of Sales, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Carlos Souza: Administrador , CSELOR
CAROLINE FARIA: Sustainability Specialist, Schneider Electric
Cesar Thomé: CFO, Levitar
Cintia Mano: CEO, COREANGELS
Claudio Gianturco Gulisano: Managing Partner, Lean Business Research (www.leanbr.org)
Claudio Las Casas Alelaf: CEO, Argenprom Brasil
Claudio Colucci: Managing Director, FocusMarket R C M
Clovis Castelo Junior: Head of Research /Member of the Board /Lecturer, FATEC USA / ClienteSA
Cristina Santos: Comunicação e Gestão do Conhecimento de TI, Braskem
Daniel Dinelli
Daniela Motta: Co-Founder, Clinica Motta & Almeida
Daniela Simão: Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
Denise Pereira: CEO, Denise Curi, Phd
Diego Perez: Legal, Compliance & Co-Founder, StartMeUp Crowdfunding
Diego Simon: Founder & CEO, B2B Master
Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Eder Campos: Mentor e Investidor Anjo | CX | Modelo de negócios | Cultura, FDC - Fundação Dom Cabral
Eduardo Iwai: CPO - Investor, Alice Education
Eduardo Martucci: Product Owner, Exactaworks · Full-time
Eduardo Mendes: Senior Sales Executive - Financial Services , SAS
Elcio Morelli: Founder, Health Angels Br
Eliana Miadaira: CEO & Founder, Portal do Sorriso
Emily Coelho: Head da Jornada do Empreendedor , SMU Investimentos
Erica Fridman Stul: Managing Partner, Sororité
Fabiano Porto: Executive Director, Global Regeneration Institute
Fabiano Rangel: Head : Organizational and Institutional Development , Leão Alimentos e Bebidas
Fabio D´Novaes: Co-Founder e CEO, Born Global Partner
Fabio Frazão: Founder and Director, Mexeri.ca
FABIO TOMAZ: COO, ENERGY REVIEW
Fábio Póvoa: Managing Director, Smart Money Ventures
Fábio De Faria: Advogado, N Partners
Felipe Brasileiro: co-founder & CEO, Parafuzo
Felipe Dos Santos: Co-Founder, Play2sell
Felipe Wasserman: PARTNER , BABUXCA
Felipe Giannetti: Managing Partner, StartSe
Felipe Maruyama: Diretor de Operações, programas e projetos, Centro de Inovação, Empreendedorismo e Tecnologia (CIETEC)
Fernando Zago: CEO, Grupo Zago: Banco Afro ; IVUUP ; Levee ; ÉSSE ; Zago Consultoria, Engenharia e Meio Ambiente
Flavio Galvão: CEO & Founder, ECP Ambiental / StayEasy / Canal Poluição
Francesco Weiss: Co-Founder & CEO, eRa - Retail Analytics
Franco Torres: Associate, Brunel Partners
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Franklin Ribeiro: Head Startup Ecosystem, Investe Sao Paulo
Gabriela Accorsi: CPO e Co- Founder , La Decora
Gabriela Marques Teixeira: Head of Digital Solutions, Stefanini
Giovanna Claro: Founder & General manager, eHeadset
Guilherme Cabral: Founder/CEO, Vacalabs
Guilherme Terrengui: Founder, Sumsub
Gustavo Maierá: BizDev, mesttra
Gustavo Bakai: CEO, Voit
Henrique Macedo: Socio/Partner, GAAP Auditores & Consultores
Henry Suzuky: CEO & Founder, Axonal Consultoria Tecnológica
Humberto Matsuda: Managing Partner, Matsuda Invest
In Hsieh: Empreendedor especialista em Ecommerce
Isaque Gabriel Da Silva: Co-founder e CLO , ENERGY REVIEW
João Cerqueira: Co-Founder and CEO, 4H Knowledge Management
João Gabriel Chebante: Consultor, Sucellos
Jorge Azevedo: Angel Investor and Author, Como nasce uma startup
Jose Maria Rodríguez Perez: CEO & Founder, CINN
Junior Borneli: CEO e Fundador da StartSe, StartSe
Lais Fonseca Alves: Founder & CEO , Precavida
Laura Gurgel: Founder, Clube de Negócios
Laurent Serafini: CEO
Leandro Hernández: Founder, Cuida.Life
Leo Gmeiner: Program Director, Founder Institute Brasil
Licinio Januario: Co-Founder, WOLO TV
Lilian Natal: Head of Communication, DISTRITO
Lilian Natal: Co-founder
Lucas De Lima Neto: Executive Diretcor MME & ESG / Partner, Empírica
Lucas Galvanini: Co-Founder & Sales Director, KnowCode
Lucas Oliveira: Portfolio Manager, COREangels Atlantic
Luis Felipe Adaime: CEO & Founder, Moss.Earth
Luiz Fernando Silva: Especialista em Gestão Estratégica, Ltrainning Planejando Ideias e Negócios
Marcelo Costa: Owner, Founder, Valoração Consultoria
Marcelo Vivacqua: Founder and CEO, Associação Brasil Internacional de Inventores, Cientistas e Empreendedores Inovadores - ABIPIR
Marcelo Bella: C-Level, Mentor e Investidor Anjo, Picpay
Marcio Mendes: CEO & Founder, Marketing Sustentável
Marco De Biasi: Startups Investor & Advisor /Program Director, FI/LGA /LAAS
Marcos Olmos: Head of VC, VOX Capital
Marcos Cacalis: Head of Innovation and Optimization, Kashimir Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Marcos Avila: CEO & Founder, THERA CONSULTING
Marcus Maida: socio, PMM
Mariana Guarini: Membro do Conselho de Administração , MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Matteo Santini: Startups Private Investor, Private Investor
Maurizio Calcopietro: Managing Partner, Core Angels Atlantic
Mayra Castro: Ambassador, Seedstars
Monica Lobenschuss: CEO, Vendas Exponenciais
Nando Gaspar: CEO, Conexão Empreendedora
Nara Iachan: CMO, Cuponeria
Neusa Andrade: CEO & Founder, Indiip- Intelligent Drug Information and knowledge Integration Platform LLC
Nima Kaz: Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Odete Afonso Duarte: Corporate Communication Branding , ESG Executive, Consultant
Otávio César Cafundo De Moraes: CEO , Brasil Diverso
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Pâmela Ponce: CEO, IAPRENDI & ELA S/A
Pâmela Ponce: Founder e CEO, IAPRENDI
Patricia Lacerda: CEO & Founder, FOL Solutions
Paula Machado: CEO & Founder, Meister Safe System
Rafael Sampaio: CEO Brasil, NovaRed
Rafael Campos: VC Portfolio Manager, VOX Capital
Raquel Molina: CEO, Futuriste Tecnologias Inovadoras
Reinaldo Azevedo: CEO, ENERGY REVIEW
Renan Basso: CTO | Digital Strategist | Startup Builder, MB LABS
Renata Bonaldi: CEO & Founder, Sleep Up
Renata Tomazeli: CEO & Founder, Youfeel
Renata Marques: CIO Latin America, Natura &Co
Renato Simon: Managing Partner, LAAS Latin American Angels Society
Renato Alckmin Lombardi: CEO , REAL INTELLIGENCE Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Ricardo Normand: Venture Partner, Tomahawk.vc
Ricardo Oliani: Director, Counselor e Co Founder, ABRAPS - Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais pelo Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Ricardo Abiz: CEO & Founder, Sppock | polo di innovazione
Rita Costa: CEO, International Career Consultant & Business Partner
Roberto Soria: Head of Professional Services LATAM, Thomson Reuters
Rodrigo Bindes: CEO e Co Founder, Nutrifresh
Rodrigo Huback De Azevedo: Founder/CEO, ISBrasil e IBND
Rodrigo Oliveira: CRO, StayApp
Rodrigo Oliveira: CEO e Diretor de Estratégias, Plástico Virtual, Blob e Álamo Inteligência Comercial
Rodrigo Bombonati S. Moraes: Deputy Director, Samambaia Technological Park - PTS-UFG
Rodrigo Saad Rodrigues: CEO & Founder, Monitoragua
Rodrigo Grossi: Co-founder Startups Global LInk, Partner and COO, Dynadok
Rogerio Augusto Cortes: CEO, Catalisar
Sanderson Pajeú: Founder & CEO, naPorta
Sandra Arango: FMCG International C-Level Executive, Ex-P&G/KHC/Reckitt
Semi Kim: Sr. Fintech Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sergio Emanuel Cusmai: CEO and Founder, AIpha-G
Simone De Carvalho Soares: Founder & Executive Director, Simone Soares Comunicação e Sustentabilidade
Tais Scaroni: Especialista em Inovação Aberta, Cogna
Thiago Pereira: Founder, Advisor BPO
Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
Vando Ribeiro: CEO, Grupo 2MI
Vanessa Abrahão: Head of Customer Success , Groove Marketing de Incentivo
Victor Lugli: Managing Partner, Lugli Group
Wilian Silva Vieira: CEO , Pitaco Criativo