# Joao Pontes

> Joao Pontes is a pre-seed investor backing EdTech and Training. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Joao Pontes is a pre-seed investor focused on EdTech and Training. Joao Pontes

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $52k–$100k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Training | 1 | 50% |
| Continuing Education | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## 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. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2023 | http://www.openpbl.ai |
| 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 | http://www.openpbl.ai |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Joao Pontes invest in?

Joao Pontes invests primarily in EdTech, Training and Education startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Joao Pontes's check size?

Joao Pontes typically joins rounds of $52k–$100k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Joao Pontes participates in.

### How do I contact Joao Pontes?

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### When did Joao Pontes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joao Pontes closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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