Joaquim Valente

Redefining veterinary care with full hemogram in a matter of seconds with just a drop of blood.

Creating amazingly fun new activities for people and companies. Redefining the concept of Team Building activities and fun with friends.

We are Porto's most mysterious tourist attraction by providing escape games experiences to tourists, locals and companies. Our games have been a huge success in Portugal earning us more than 2.500 5 star reviews on Tripadvisor, Facebook and Google which makes the team pretty proud of the happy experiences we consistently provide to our guests and of the great amount of companies that consistently seek us for the best teambuilding experiences they can have in Portugal. Roles played in the company: - Investor and financial management - Game designing and execution - Partnerships development and marketing support

This Alumni association counts with more than 6.000 high profile members that have concluded premium programs at Porto Business School (mostly MBAs and some extensive Post-Graduation courses). Roles played in this association: - Development of activities for the community - Development of partnerships - Strategic alignment with the School

I've been an entrepreneur since 2006 but the very recent Portuguese startup ecosystem is still facing some huge hurdles so I try to contribute as much as I can helping new entrepreneurs make the right leap to the market. Speaker/Mentor/Juri at: Porto Business School FEUP FEP ANJE Instituto Politécnico do Porto Universidade de Aveiro Startup Pirates Startup Buzz Pitch Bootcamps from Spark agency

Acquired in 2017 Codeplace is one of the best resources on the web for people that want to learn how to code. Our practical approach based on real projects has earned us a name in the market and more than 30.000 registered students from more than 100 countries. Roles played in this company: - Responsible for Marketing and Finance affairs - Fundraising in Portugal, Amsterdam and London - SCRUM master at product level - Participated in a 6 month acceleration program in Amsterdam at Rockstart Accelerator

Technology to product acceleration program for high growth projects. https://www.actbycotec.com/en/cohitec.127/overview.134/what_is_cohitec.a182.html Roles played in this project: - Mentorship - Tech and market analysis - Contact facilitator

The Cognicity Challenge is open to startup teams that have developed a smart city technology prototype with the potential for integration into an end-to-end connected city solution. Startups can be from anywhere in the world, but must be eligible to work in the UK. - Win £50,000 prize money - Pilot your solution in a high-profile, real-world case study - Mentoring from leading technology experts and Canary Wharf Group executives - Opportunity to leverage new & emerging technologies - Free accelerator space for the duration of your programme in London

Acquired in 2014 Connecting people through amateur sports, www.playnify.com is a social network (web and mobile platforms) that helps people find other players to play their favorite games. Roles played in the company: - Main investor in the project - Product Owner role at SCRUM team - Developed multiple marketing campaigns reaching the mark of 17.000 registered users in 3 countries - Participated in a 3 months incubation program in Silicon Valley at nestGSV - Participated in VentureOut New York incubation program in 2013 - Participated in Lisbon Challenge's 1st batch acceleration 2013

Awarded with the "Outstanding MBA student of the Year Award for the 2009/2010 MBA class" 1st Prize Award at "Idea to Product Global Competition", in Austin Texas, as manager of the VinePAT project www.pbs.up.pt www.cotecportugal.pt

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