Joao Nunes

Chief of Staff

2024 - Current

Angel Investor

2022

Investor

2022 - 2024

Venture Capital Fellow (Class ’22)

2022 - 2022

Selected among the top 75 Fellows out of 2000+ candidates to join Included VC. Included VC is the first of its kind global Venture Capital Fellowship that provides Fellows education and insider access to world’s top VCs and their portfolio companies. Fellows receive training and exposure to the world of venture capital, with 1-1 mentoring, expert masterclasses, case study learning, deal-flow practicals and investment committee simulations, along with 2 Summits. Included VC is backed by some of world’s top VC firms, including Creandum, Daphni, European Investment Fund, KAYA VC, K-Fund, HV Capital, HSBC Ventures, M12, Mouro Capital, Mangrove Capital, Notion Capital, Seedcamp and Wilson Sonsini.

GTM Strategy

2022 - 2022

• Developed Google's Go-To-Market Strategy for the Cloud market in Switzerland

Lead Startup Scout EMEA - Investments

2021 - 2022

Techstars is the largest investor in startups in the world (+2600 investments growing by nearly 500 per year across 48+ accelerator funds). Techstars is the 3rd biggest investor in the world (in volume) and its Accelerator programs are the first investor in ~5% of all Series A financings in the USA. Techstars' graduates compiled market-cap stands over $63.3 Billion. • Developed Techstars' sourcing and investment processes in Europe, Middle-East & Africa where Techstars invests in +240 startups per year. Worked alongside Techstars' incredible MD's particularly in Berlin, Paris, Dublin, London, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm and Toronto, focusing on investing in the most inspiring early-stage founders in EMEA. • Led Techstars' EMEA Platform initiatives.

Private Equity Analyst

2021 - 2021

Crest is a private equity firm with an exclusive focus on sustainable and competitive businesses. The firm invests in businesses with a competitive advantage and high value creation potential.

VC - Fundraising

2021 - 2021

A $30M early-stage fund focused on digital assets and decentralized financial services. Among the fund's builders, investors and supporters are Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Gavin Wood, SoftBank, Digital Currency Group, Celo and Protocol Labs.

Business Development - Venture and Partnerships

2020 - 2020

Developed a network of over 40 Startups and 120 Investors. Responsible for Business Development of Draper's Venture Platform providing Startups with access to VC funding from the Draper Venture Network, encompassing 23 Global Funds led by US Investor Tim Draper.

Investment Banking

2020 - 2020

Millennium BCP is the biggest private bank in Portugal. I was responsible for identifying major Public Investments (over the €2.5M cap), and selecting which ones the Bank should finance.