# Joao Perez

> Joao Perez is a angel investor at openpbl.ai (São Paulo) backing EdTech and Training. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [openpbl.ai](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openpbl)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaoperez/

Joao Perez is a angel investor at openpbl.ai in São Paulo focused on EdTech and Training. Joao Perez is the CEO at BRQ North America. Joao Perez attended Technological Institute of Aeronautics - ITA.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Training | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Training | 1 | 33% |
| Continuing Education | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| openpbl.ai | OpenPBL uses artificial intelligence to reduce the costs of businesses and schools with the active development of behavioral skills....Companies are increasingly demanding from their employees the development of professional behavioral skills that will allow them not only to achieve the expected results but to achieve them in the most efficientway possible.Problem-Based Learning, or simply PBL, is a proven effective learning strategy for developing these kinds of professional behavioral skills. However, the courses of schools that traditionally apply the full PBL process, such as Harvard, Minerva School, and École 42 are not accessible to most professionals.The OpenPBL's mission is to democratize the "problem-based professional education", allowing popular access to learning experiences based on typical career problems. ...The company is currently promoting a fundraising roadshow. More details on https://bit.ly/OpenPBL-Business-Pitch. | $200K | Angel | Jan 02, 2024 |  |
| openpbl.ai | OpenPBL uses artificial intelligence to reduce the costs of businesses and schools with the active development of behavioral skills....Companies are increasingly demanding from their employees the development of professional behavioral skills that will allow them not only to achieve the expected results but to achieve them in the most efficientway possible.Problem-Based Learning, or simply PBL, is a proven effective learning strategy for developing these kinds of professional behavioral skills. However, the courses of schools that traditionally apply the full PBL process, such as Harvard, Minerva School, and École 42 are not accessible to most professionals.The OpenPBL's mission is to democratize the "problem-based professional education", allowing popular access to learning experiences based on typical career problems. ...The company is currently promoting a fundraising roadshow. More details on https://bit.ly/OpenPBL-Business-Pitch. | $52K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| openpbl.ai | OpenPBL uses artificial intelligence to reduce the costs of businesses and schools with the active development of behavioral skills....Companies are increasingly demanding from their employees the development of professional behavioral skills that will allow them not only to achieve the expected results but to achieve them in the most efficientway possible.Problem-Based Learning, or simply PBL, is a proven effective learning strategy for developing these kinds of professional behavioral skills. However, the courses of schools that traditionally apply the full PBL process, such as Harvard, Minerva School, and École 42 are not accessible to most professionals.The OpenPBL's mission is to democratize the "problem-based professional education", allowing popular access to learning experiences based on typical career problems. ...The company is currently promoting a fundraising roadshow. More details on https://bit.ly/OpenPBL-Business-Pitch. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About openpbl.ai

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

OpenPBL uses artificial intelligence to reduce the costs of businesses and schools with the active development of behavioral skills....Companies are increasingly demanding from their employees the development of professional behavioral skills that will allow them not only to achieve the expected results but to achieve them in the most efficientway possible.Problem-Based Learning, or simply PBL, is a proven effective learning strategy for developing these kinds of professional behavioral skills. However, the courses of schools that traditionally apply the full PBL process, such as Harvard, Minerva School, and École 42 are not accessible to most professionals.The OpenPBL's mission is to democratize the "problem-based professional education", allowing popular access to learning experiences based on typical career problems. ...The company is currently promoting a fundraising roadshow. More details on https://bit.ly/OpenPBL-Business-Pitch.

1 contacts available at openpbl.ai.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joao Perez | Co-founder & Strategic Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joao-perez-a634 |

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## FAQ

### What does Joao Perez invest in?

Joao Perez invests primarily in EdTech, Training and Education startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joao Perez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joao Perez closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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