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Founder Institute Mentores

Portugal - Brasil 2025

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Portugal program below.

Mentores

Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adam

Adam C Kirst

Founder and CEO, Brev
Admar

Admar Neto

Founder and Cofounder, Northern and Paraty Brazil by UTMB
Alberto

Alberto Ferreira

Co Founder, Cervejaria Baden Baden
Alexandre

Alexandre Veiga

Strategic Innovation Partner, Elephant Ventures LLC
Alexandre

Alexandre Dinkelmann

CO-FOUNDER, ONYO
Alexandre

Alexandre Bezerra

CEO & Founder, Amachains
Alexandre

Alexandre Uehara

Head of Innovation, Innov8 | Rock New Ventures | ABFintechs | Shark Tank Brasil
Alexandre Augusto

Alexandre Augusto Mosquim

Gerente de Inovação, Hospital Albert Einstein
Aline

Aline Catiusce

COO, Softsul Sistemas
Alisson

Alisson Mendonça

CEO & Founder, FAARO
Altair

Altair Emboava de Araujo

Gestor, Hitt - Hub de Inovação Tecnológico de Taubaté
Amanda

Amanda Martins

Founder, ciclou
Ana

Ana Pires

Head of International Partnerships, Softex
Ana Julia

Ana Julia Ferreira

Project Management Officer (PMO), Radix Investimentos
Ana Paula

Ana Paula Zamper

Director, Leading Digital Reinvention program, Saint Paul School
Ana Paula

Ana Paula Vitelli

President and Chairwoman of the Board, British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
Andre

Andre Almeida

Founder, Business Portugal
Andre

Andre Lin

Expert em Projetos de Inovação Aberta, FENASBAC
ANDRE

ANDRE TCHERNOBILSKY

Board member, Founder, CEO, Innovation and Impact Projects
André

André Costenaro

Head Of Digital & Innovation , Louis Dreyfus Company
Andrea

Andrea Monti

Managing Director Impact and Sustainability, Founder Institute
Andrea

Andrea Cerqueira

Sales, Marketing and Customer Success Director, Motivart
Andries

Andries Oudshoorn

angel investor, advisor and board member, Amachains
Angela

Angela Lupi

Co-Founder, Nebula Prima
Augusto

Augusto Terra

FI Mentor
Benny

Benny Goldenberg

Founder and CEO, La Guapa Empanadas Artesanais
Bruna

Bruna Marchi

CEO & Founder, Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico
Bruna

Bruna Losada

Vice-Diretora-Geral | Deputy Dean & COO, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios
Bruno

Bruno Dequech Ceschin

Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Bruno

Bruno Okamoto

Founder, EUNERD
Bruno

Bruno Avillez

Partner, Adsum Business Consultoria
Caetano

Caetano Maffra

Co Founder, Cuia Tech
Carla

Carla De Calvo Dantas

CLV Founder and Lawyer, CLV Advogados
Carlos

Carlos Nogueira

Head of Sales, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Carlos

Carlos Souza

Administrador , CSELOR
Carolina

Carolina Aguiar

Global Scientific Director - Digital Engagement, Specialty Care, GSK
CAROLINE

CAROLINE FARIA

Sustainability Specialist, Schneider Electric
Cesar

Cesar Thomé

CFO, Levitar
Cesar

Cesar Tureta

Founder, iLTDA (Creativity Unltd)
César

César Morais

FI Mentor
Cintia

Cintia Mano

CEO, COREANGELS
Claudio

Claudio Gianturco Gulisano

Managing Partner, Lean Business Research (www.leanbr.org)
Claudio

Claudio Las Casas Alelaf

CEO, Argenprom Brasil
Claudio

Claudio Santiago

Partner, EscapeTime Brasil
Claudio

Claudio Colucci

Managing Director, FocusMarket R C M
Clovis

Clovis Castelo Junior

Head of Research /Member of the Board /Lecturer, FATEC USA / ClienteSA
Cristina

Cristina Santos

Comunicação e Gestão do Conhecimento de TI, Braskem
Daniel

Daniel Dinelli

FI Mentor
Daniela

Daniela Coimbra Swiatek

Especialista em Inovação, Nowy Swiat Pesquisa e Assessoria
Daniela

Daniela Motta

Co-Founder, Clinica Motta & Almeida
Daniela

Daniela Simão

Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
Daniele

Daniele Cabral

CEO & Founder, DAAD Transformando Pessoas
Denise

Denise Pereira

CEO, Denise Curi, Phd
Diego

Diego Perez

Legal, Compliance & Co-Founder, StartMeUp Crowdfunding
Diego

Diego Simon

Founder & CEO, B2B Master
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Eder

Eder Campos

Mentor e Investidor Anjo | CX | Modelo de negócios | Cultura, FDC - Fundação Dom Cabral
Edson

Edson Ferro

Diretor de Operações Empresariais, SIMPOSS Assessoria Empresarial.
Eduardo

Eduardo Iwai

CPO - Investor, Alice Education
Eduardo

Eduardo Martucci

Product Owner, Exactaworks · Full-time
Eduardo

Eduardo Mendes

Senior Sales Executive - Financial Services , SAS
Elcio

Elcio Morelli

Founder, Health Angels Br
Eliana

Eliana Miadaira

CEO & Founder, Portal do Sorriso
Ely

Ely Dirani

Associate Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Emily

Emily Coelho

Head da Jornada do Empreendedor , SMU Investimentos
Erica

Erica Fridman Stul

Managing Partner, Sororité
Fabiana

Fabiana Alves

Marketing & Communications Manager, Comgás
Fabiano

Fabiano Porto

Executive Director, Global Regeneration Institute
Fabiano

Fabiano Rangel

Head : Organizational and Institutional Development , Leão Alimentos e Bebidas
Fabio

Fabio D´Novaes

Co-Founder e CEO, Born Global Partner
Fabio

Fabio Frazão

Founder and Director, Mexeri.ca
FABIO

FABIO TOMAZ

COO, ENERGY REVIEW
Fábio

Fábio Póvoa

Managing Director, Smart Money Ventures
Fábio

Fábio De Faria

Advogado, N Partners
Fabiola

Fabiola Benvenuti

Human Resources Advisor, Dentsu
Felipe

Felipe Brasileiro

co-founder & CEO, Parafuzo
Felipe

Felipe Dos Santos

Co-Founder, Play2sell
Felipe

Felipe Wasserman

PARTNER , BABUXCA
Felipe

Felipe Giannetti

Managing Partner, StartSe
Felipe

Felipe Maruyama

Diretor de Operações, programas e projetos, Centro de Inovação, Empreendedorismo e Tecnologia (CIETEC)
Fernando

Fernando Zago

CEO, Grupo Zago: Banco Afro ; IVUUP ; Levee ; ÉSSE ; Zago Consultoria, Engenharia e Meio Ambiente
Flavio

Flavio Galvão

CEO & Founder, ECP Ambiental / StayEasy / Canal Poluição
Francesco

Francesco Weiss

Co-Founder & CEO, eRa - Retail Analytics
Franco

Franco Torres

Associate, Brunel Partners
Frank

Frank Rolim

Frank Rolim, Founder conecte.ai
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Franklin

Franklin Ribeiro

Head Startup Ecosystem, Investe Sao Paulo
Gabriela

Gabriela Accorsi

CPO e Co- Founder , La Decora
Gabriela

Gabriela Marques Teixeira

Head of Digital Solutions, Stefanini
Gianfranco

Gianfranco Vento

CEO , Cassa di Risparmio di San Marino
Giovanna

Giovanna Claro

Founder & General manager, eHeadset
Guilherme

Guilherme Cabral

Founder/CEO, Vacalabs
Guilherme

Guilherme Yata

Founder-CEO, S3 Projects
Guilherme

Guilherme Terrengui

Founder, Sumsub
Gustavo

Gustavo Maierá

BizDev, mesttra
Gustavo

Gustavo Bakai

CEO, Voit
Henrique

Henrique Macedo

Socio/Partner, GAAP Auditores & Consultores
Henry

Henry Suzuky

CEO & Founder, Axonal Consultoria Tecnológica
Humberto

Humberto Matsuda

Managing Partner, Matsuda Invest
In

In Hsieh

FI Mentor
Isaque Gabriel

Isaque Gabriel Da Silva

Co-founder e CLO , ENERGY REVIEW
Jeferson

Jeferson Procopio

CEO & Founder, 37924499000133
João

João Cerqueira

Co-Founder and CEO, 4H Knowledge Management
João Gabriel

João Gabriel Chebante

Consultor, Sucellos
Jorge

Jorge Azevedo

Angel Investor and Author, Como nasce uma startup
Jose Maria

Jose Maria Rodríguez Perez

CEO & Founder, CINN
Juliana

Juliana Gavini

Especialista de desenvolvimento industrial, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
Junior

Junior Borneli

CEO e Fundador da StartSe, StartSe
Lais

Lais Fonseca Alves

Founder & CEO , Precavida
Laura

Laura Gurgel

Founder, Clube de Negócios
Laurent

Laurent Serafini

FI Mentor
Leandro

Leandro Hernández

Founder, Cuida.Life
Leo

Leo Gmeiner

Program Director, Founder Institute Brasil
Licinio

Licinio Januario

Co-Founder, WOLO TV
Lilian

Lilian Natal

Head of Communication, DISTRITO
Lilian

Lilian Natal

FI Mentor
Lucas

Lucas De Lima Neto

Executive Diretcor MME & ESG / Partner, Empírica
Lucas

Lucas Galvanini

Co-Founder & Sales Director, KnowCode
Lucas

Lucas Oliveira

Portfolio Manager, COREangels Atlantic
Luis Felipe

Luis Felipe Adaime

CEO & Founder, Moss.Earth
LUIZ EDUARDO

LUIZ EDUARDO LEAO

Gerente de Tecnologias Educacionais, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
Luiz Fernando

Luiz Fernando Silva

Especialista em Gestão Estratégica, Ltrainning Planejando Ideias e Negócios
Marcelo

Marcelo Costa

Owner, Founder, Valoração Consultoria
Marcelo

Marcelo Vivacqua

Founder and CEO, Associação Brasil Internacional de Inventores, Cientistas e Empreendedores Inovadores - ABIPIR
Marcelo

Marcelo Bella

C-Level, Mentor e Investidor Anjo, Picpay
Marcio

Marcio Motter

Finance Executive “as a service” | Advisor | Mentor, N/A
Marcio

Marcio Mendes

CEO & Founder, Marketing Sustentável
Marco

Marco De Biasi

Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
Marcos

Marcos Olmos

Head of VC, VOX Capital
Marcos

Marcos Cacalis

Head of Innovation and Optimization, Kashimir Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Marcos

Marcos Avila

CEO & Founder, THERA CONSULTING
Marcus

Marcus Maida

socio, PMM
Mariana

Mariana Guarini

Membro do Conselho de Administração , MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Mario

Mario Rodrigues

CEO , IBNVendas
Maurizio

Maurizio Calcopietro

Managing Partner, Core Angels Atlantic
Mayra

Mayra Motta

Sócia, Mayra Motta Advocacia
Mayra

Mayra Castro

Ambassador, Seedstars
Melquizedeque

Melquizedeque Macêdo

FI Mentor
Monica

Monica Lobenschuss

CEO, Vendas Exponenciais
Nando

Nando Gaspar

CEO, Conexão Empreendedora
Nara

Nara Iachan

CMO, Cuponeria
Neusa

Neusa Andrade

CEO & Founder, Indiip- Intelligent Drug Information and knowledge Integration Platform LLC
Nima

Nima Kaz

Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Odete

Odete Afonso Duarte

Corporate Communication Branding , ESG Executive, Consultant
Otávio César

Otávio César Cafundo De Moraes

CEO , Brasil Diverso
Paloma

Paloma Lecheta

Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Pâmela

Pâmela Ponce

CEO, IAPRENDI & ELA S/A
Pâmela

Pâmela Ponce

Founder e CEO, IAPRENDI
Patricia

Patricia Lacerda

CEO & Founder, FOL Solutions
Paula

Paula Machado

CEO & Founder, Meister Safe System
Paulo

Paulo Faria

CEO & Founder, OTSE
Paulo

Paulo Carneiro

Manager, Craton-Roche
Peixoto

Peixoto Accyoli

Chief Executive Officer, RE/MAX Brasil
Rafael

Rafael Sampaio

CEO Brasil, NovaRed
Rafael

Rafael Campos

VC Portfolio Manager, VOX Capital
Rafael Angelo

Rafael Angelo Nanis

Coordenador Growth Marketing, Atmosfera Ventures
Raquel

Raquel Molina

CEO, Futuriste Tecnologias Inovadoras
Reinaldo

Reinaldo Azevedo

CEO, ENERGY REVIEW
Renan

Renan Basso

CTO | Digital Strategist | Startup Builder, MB LABS
Renata

Renata Bonaldi

CEO & Founder, Sleep Up
Renata

Renata Tomazeli

CEO & Founder, Youfeel
Renata

Renata Marques

CIO Latin America, Natura &Co
Renato

Renato Simon

Managing Partner, LAAS Latin American Angels Society
Renato

Renato Alckmin Lombardi

CEO , REAL INTELLIGENCE Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Ricardo

Ricardo Normand

Venture Partner, Tomahawk.vc
Ricardo

Ricardo Oliani

Director, Counselor e Co Founder, ABRAPS - Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais pelo Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Ricardo

Ricardo Abiz

CEO & Founder, Sppock | polo di innovazione
Ricardo

Ricardo Pinto Martins

Founder, TRIWI
Rita

Rita Costa

CEO, International Career Consultant & Business Partner
Roberto

Roberto Soria

Head of Professional Services LATAM, Thomson Reuters
Robson

Robson Del Fiol

Channel & Franchising Director, Skyone
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Bindes

CEO e Co Founder, Nutrifresh
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Huback De Azevedo

Founder/CEO, ISBrasil e IBND
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Oliveira

CRO, StayApp
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Oliveira

CEO e Diretor de Estratégias, Plástico Virtual, Blob e Álamo Inteligência Comercial
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Olmedo

Director, uGlobally
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Bombonati S. Moraes

Deputy Director, Samambaia Technological Park - PTS-UFG
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Saad Rodrigues

CEO & Founder, Monitoragua
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Barbosa

Partner, Communications Director, Araucária Ventures & Consulting
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Grossi

Co-founder Startups Global LInk, Partner and COO, Dynadok
Rogerio Augusto

Rogerio Augusto Cortes

CEO, Catalisar
Sanderson

Sanderson Pajeú

Founder & CEO, naPorta
Sandra

Sandra Arango

FMCG International C-Level Executive, Ex-P&G/KHC/Reckitt
Semi

Semi Kim

Sr. Fintech Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sergio

Sergio Escobar

CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sergio Emanuel

Sergio Emanuel Cusmai

CEO and Founder, AIpha-G
Simone

Simone De Carvalho Soares

Founder & Executive Director, Simone Soares Comunicação e Sustentabilidade
Tais

Tais Scaroni

Especialista em Inovação Aberta, Cogna
TATIANA

TATIANA YOSHIDA

Technology and Innovation Coordinator, Grupo Energia
Thiago

Thiago Pereira

Founder, Advisor BPO
Thiago

Thiago Garcia

CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
Tiago

Tiago Martins Oliveira

Co-Founder, Lev Gestão Empresarial
Tijana

Tijana Momirov

Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
Vando

Vando Ribeiro

CEO, Grupo 2MI
Vanessa

Vanessa Abrahão

Head of Customer Success , Groove Marketing de Incentivo
Victor

Victor Lugli

Managing Partner, Lugli Group
Wilian

Wilian Silva Vieira

CEO , Pitaco Criativo

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