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with Joana Pinto

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Joana Pinto

Startup Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO, CGO, Advisor, Angel Investor

$44 one session

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About this session

Whether you're an aspiring founder or an established startup looking to scale, I'm here to provide personalized guidance to Pre-seed/Seed stage founders in Go-to-market, Pitch, Fundraising.
I extend my support to individuals seeking guidance in personal branding, LinkedIn presence, curriculum development, and career planning. Together, we'll sculpt a roadmap that not only fine-tunes your business strategy but also aligns seamlessly with your personal goals and aspirations.

Ready to embark on a transformative journey?
Let's kick things off with a chemistry session and expectations alignment!

Your mentor

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

📌 TOP 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space in 2026!

What mentees say

5.0 (11 reviews)

“Joana is very knowledgeable and helpful. Proactive in creating solutions for my marketing needs. Look forward to continuing to work with her. ”

Carrie

Standard Plan · 3 months

“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 …”

Traun

Lite Plan · 2 months

“Joana was great a mentor, super insightful and helpful! A great thought partner!”

Chris

Standard Plan · 10 months

“Joanna is a great mentor. Really involved and hands on. This is the 2nd time I've met with her and will continue to work with her. ”

Patricia

Standard Plan · 1 month

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