$240 / month
2 calls per month (40min/call)
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 2 days
Hands-on support
Helping founders and business directors: Market Validation, Go to Market, Strategy, Product, Growth, Pitch, Fundraising.
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I’m a biomedical engineer turned entrepreneur with a deep passion for innovation and startup growth. With a keen business mindset and strong technical foundation, I bring a dynamic blend of product thinking and strategic vision to founders and early-stage teams.
Over the past several years, I’ve built and advised ventures across healthcare, AI, and deep tech, bringing a hands-on approach to product development, go-to-market strategy, and customer discovery.
🚀 Founder & Healthtech Innovator
I co-founded Clynx Health, a digital health startup transforming physiotherapy through gamified, AI-powered telerehabilitation. I led the company from idea to market—building a certified medical device, securing funding, enabling thousands of therapy sessions, and collaborating with leading hospitals, healthcare stakeholders, and research institutions.
💼 Startup Advisor & Strategic Mentor
I’ve advised early-stage startups including: Lampsy Health (AI healthtech): co-led GTM strategy and supported their successful pre-seed raise; Scientisst (biosignal education tools): guided strategic repositioning and helped secure first international sales; Various founders and ventures across sectors, through platforms like MentorCruise, SantanderX, and Unicorn Factory.
💸 Deep Tech & Angel Investing
I’ve worked at the intersection of tech transfer, innovation, and commercialization,supporting spinout ventures in AI, IoT, and telecommunications, and helping secure venture capital and public funding.
As a business angel with AngelsWay, I help scout, evaluate, and support early-stage startups across sectors.
🎯 I specialize in:
- Validating startup ideas through first-principles research & user discovery
- Building lean MVPs and real-world experiments
- Navigating B2B sales and partnerships
- Designing B2C growth strategies
- Raising capital from VCs and public/non-dilutive sources
- Leadership mentoring and coaching
- Scaling mission-driven teams across product, ops, and commercial functions
5 out of 5 stars
Joana was the perfect mentor for my stage of entrepreneurship. She consistently pushed back on my assumptions in a gentle but firm manner, which made a real difference. Compared to my previous product ideas, I honed in on something people cared about much more quickly. One example: I pitched an idea and described my small set of beta users who were willing to test it. Joana encouraged me to talk to at least 10 users first. After those conversations, I landed on an idea with significantly more market pull—evidenced by the fact that several players were already in the space, whereas my original idea had none. I would hire Joana again without hesitation.
Lite Plan • 2 months
5 out of 5 stars
Joana was great a mentor, super insightful and helpful! A great thought partner!
Standard Plan • 10 months
5 out of 5 stars
Great mentor. Would highly recommend
Lite Plan • 4 months
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One-off sessions with Joana
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What's included in the trial?
Every trial is a little different–here's what Joana says about their trial:
We'll meet for a quick call (usually under 30 minutes) where we:
- Break the ice and introduce ourselves
- Discuss your goals and how I can support you
- Coordinate logistics like time zones, meeting frequency, and communication methods
