João started as a consultant in the advertisement, health, and financial services, working mostly in the UK. Since then, partnered with some startups to deliver products, and started a few others. He is the co-founder and CTO at Codacy. This startup has developed a tool to automatically revise programming code, hence helping programmers saving time and being more productive. Codacy already raised over 14 million dollars in different investment rounds…and keeps growing.
João holds a BSc in Mathematics from FCT NOVA.
Main Skills
- Engineering
- Team management
Areas of interest for mentoring
- Tech-driven companies
Motivation to be a mentor
- Giving back to the University
- Pleased to support the development of innovative ideas and contribute to the success of new entrepreneurial initiatives
- Personal satisfaction in sharing experiences and knowledge;
- Accompany new technological developments and business models.
Availability
- Face to face
- Online