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35 people in our graph share verified history with Joana — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Cristina Garcia-MargallounlockedJoana: together at Garrigues (2007–2009)
×3Joana: together at Critical Software
×3Joana: together at Critical Ventures
×3Joana: together at Garrigues
About
Head of Legal and Compliance, overseeing legal, regulatory and compliance matters across the firm's investments and operations.
Experience
- Critical SoftwareHead of Legalcurrent2025 — presentPorto, Portugal
- Critical SoftwareLabor law & Relations Specialist2023 — 2024Portugal
- Critical VenturesCompliance Officercurrent2025 — present
- EfacecDiretora de RH para a Rede Internacional / Relações Laborais2021 — 2024Porto, Portugal
- EfacecHead of HR Operations2021Porto, Portugal
- EfacecManager relações laborais e gestão administrativa2019 — 2021Porto
- NestléHR Manager Fábricas de Portugal2017 — 2019
- NestléNational Labour Relations Manager2010 — 2017
- NestléHR Business Partner2012 — 2017Porto, Porto, Portugal
- GarriguesLawyer2007 — 2009
- Dinis Lucas e Almeida SantosLawyer2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Capital de riscoConformidade legalRegulamentações de conformidadeContract managementInfluência social1Marca do empregadorEngajamento dos funcionáriosPlanejamento de sucessõesLínguas europeiasDiligência préviaCorporate Law23European Law7
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Labour LegislationMergersEmployment LawLabor RelationsLegal AdviceMergers & AcquisitionsInternational LawRestructuringGestão de equipesTeam LeadershipCumprimento normativoComercial AgreementsLanguages English · French · Spanish
- ICA Certificate in Compliance — International Compliance Association
- ICA Associate Membership — International Compliance Association
From Joana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Critical Ventures
David Dias
Managing Director at Critical Ventures
Eric Kohlmann
Managing Director at Critical Ventures
Gonçalo Quadros
Partner at Critical Ventures
Heitor Benfeito
Managing Director at Critical Ventures
Iskra Sekulovska
Ecosystem Manager at Critical Ventures
João Carreira
Managing Partner at Critical Ventures
Pedro Murtinho
Partner at Critical Ventures
Rui Lucas
Head of Research & Risk at Critical Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joana Guerra?
- Head of Legal and Compliance, overseeing legal, regulatory and compliance matters across the firm's investments and operations.
- Where does Joana Guerra work?
- Joana Guerra is Head of Legal & Compliance at Critical Ventures.
- Where did Joana Guerra go to school?
- Joana Guerra studied at IPI Academy (Negotiation & Drafting IT Contracts); Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (Post Graduation, Competition and Market Regulation); UB - Universidad de Barcelona, Faculdad de Derecho (Erasmus, 5th year).
Same school
Also attended Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa5
Shared employers
Also worked at Critical Software7
Nuno SebastiãoSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão CarreiraManaging Partner at Critical VenturesGonçalo QuadrosPartner at Critical VenturesPedro MurtinhoPartner at Critical VenturesHeitor BenfeitoManaging Director at Critical VenturesHugo RamosSenior Board Advisor at Beta Capital
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Also worked at Efacec1
Also worked at Nestlé100
Xavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesEinat NemeshVenture Partner at TAU VenturesErich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCPaola BranniInvestor at Extantia CapitalValentin BulaHead of Studio at FoodLabs
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Also worked at Garrigues18
Cristina Garcia-MargalloInvestor at KfundMoisés SánchezCLO and General Partner at Mundi VenturesGustavo Luna-VictoriaHead of Legal at BDev VenturesIsabel GarciaInvestor at ActyusJorge CouretSenior Associate, Infrastructure at Northleaf Capital PartnersAntonio DonosoDirector at Oquendo Capital, SGEIC,
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