About Joāo Duarte

Venture Capital Investor at Verve Ventures, a network and technology driven venture capital firm. With over EUR 130 million invested in 120+ startups, Verve Ventures is one Europe's most active VC investors. -- Previously co-founded 2 companies: Techloop, a platform for hiring IT professionals - as CEO, raised over €5M EUR. Acquired in 2021 by LMC, part of the Finnish Alma Media Group. HagenHC - Prague-based recruitment consultancy firm - focused on finding top talent for startups, scaleups and corporates across CEE. -- PhD in Computer Science and MBA.