Joao Monteiro
Founding Principal at Pinto Ventures AG
Joao Monteiro
Founding Principal at Pinto Ventures AG
Walchwil, Zug
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Principal
2019 - Current
Founded Pinto Ventures AG, a Pre-Seed and Seed Capital private providing capital and managerial support to startups focusing on FinTech, LogTech and HealthTech across Europe. Investments include: Bondora, EstateGuru, Monese, eTEU, VonZu Tech, Ottoquant, Repositive, Eisbach Bio, Taxly, Medlanes, HomeTouch and Roundabout.
Investor and Chairman of the Board
2013
Chairman and main investor at Bondora, a leading European FinTech for investing in European personal loans based in Estonia and operating across Europe. More than 200,000 investors from 40 countries have invested more than 1 billion Euros in personal loans through Bondora.
Investor and Board member
2015
Board member and investor at EstateGuru, a leading European FinTech company providing credit to small and medium size real estate developers based in Estonia. With more than 160,000 investors, EstateGuru has already financed more than €800 Mill of real estate projects since inception early 2015.
Investor and Board member
2020 - 2024
Board member and investor at VonZu Tech is a LogTech last-mile delivery SaaS platform for logistic operators and retailers based in Barcelona. Vonzu Tech designs the technology of the future for a more integrated, efficient and sustainable distribution.
Co-Founder and Investor
2019 - 2021
Co-founder and investor at tech company making advanced bayesian analysis for everyone with a nowcasting SaaS solution. Sold to a research based company in NY in 2021.
Managing Director LogIndex AG | VP New Business at Kuehne + Nagel
2015 - 2019
Founded LogIndex AG as the data and predictive analytics affiliate of KN. Creation aof the global KN indicators (gKNi). gKNi were nowcasts for key economic indicators, based on the real time global logistics data flows. These estimates were produced with proprietary algorithms processing +25,000 logistics time series, including customs information, movements of all vessels and airplanes worldwide, etc. gKNi is used by corporations, banks, research companies, asset managers and governments. In the area of LogTech, LogIndex has supported KN with advanced live data and predictive analytics to support the core operations of the group across its business units.
Global Head of Business Development Contract Logistics
2013 - 2015
During my tenure, we increased new business wins by more than 30%, developed and implemented the transformation plan XL4CL and the Business Unite became the second biggest global contract logistics provider. At any time, KN is working on a pipeline of new business worth more than a billion USD of yearly turnover.
Global Vice President and Vertical Head for Food + Drinks
2010 - 2013
Global P&L for the Drinks and the Food Logistics businesses at the Kuehne + Nagel in Switzerland. Development of logistics solutions for drinks manufactures and wholesalers and foodservice operators. Responsible for a turnover of ca. 450 Mill CHF and ca. 4.0 Tsd FTEs.
Senior Advisor to Advent Capital
2010 - 2010
Senior advisor to Advent Capital Management on the evaluation of a potential acquisition target in Japan
Managing Director Spiriant GmbH
2007 - 2010
i.P Managing Director of LSG Catering Logistics, part of the Lufthansa Group with sales of 174 Mill € and 140 Employees with main offices in Germany, Hong Kong, UK. Among greatest achievements I created JV venture with Kuehne + Nagel (Skylogistix), build world class design competence (e.g. Best of the Best Red-dot Award), development of light weight trolley.
Global Head of Solutions Devision
2007 - 2010
Managing Director of the entire Solutions Business unit of LSG Group, part of the Lufthansa Group, with 260 Mill € sales and ca. 440 employees. Companies under management included: SkyFood GmbH, Spiriant GmbH (former LCL GmbH), SkyLogistix GmbH. Management of the ancillary services of LSG Group that did not take place at airport locations.
Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy
2000 - 2007
Senior Vice President of business unit of the Lufthansa Group responsible for strategy and corporate development. Led many of critical corporate wide initiatives and close engage with the Executive and Supervisory Board. Leader of the post merger integration of Sky Chefs (a multibillion dollar acquisition). Initiated and led the restructuring program following the dramatic impact of the 9/11. Member of the Board at affiliated companies in Canada, USA and Germany.
Managing Director and COO of eLSGSkyChefs
2000 - 2001
Created and was COO of a business in Dallas providing Airlines the SaaS for managing airline provisioning and sourcing of menu components and menu ingredients. Partnered partnership with Sabre and Accenture.
Senior Project Manager
1994 - 2000
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a global strategy consulting firm headquartered in Munich, with 51 offices in 36 countries. Worked from the Munich headquarters in Europe and Latin America. Positions: Business Analyst ('94), Junior Consultant ('95), Consultant ('96), Senior Consultant ('97), Project Manager ('98), Senior Project Manager ('99 to '00)
Intern
1993 - 1994
Intern at the HDQ of Mercede Benz in Stuttgart. Training in the department reporting directly to the CEO, responsible for the financial controlling and pricing of the worldwide operations.