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João Bhaloo

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Founder LP at Shilling VC

Porto, Porto, Portugal

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About

João Bhaloo is VP of Marketing at Busbud. He has worked with over 30 startups in consulting and in-house roles, spanning B2B enterprise and B2C consumer segments. Based in multiple countries including Zambia, Tanzania, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Portugal, he brings international experience across high-growth technology companies.

Experience

  1. BusbudVP of Marketingcurrent2025 — present
  2. Various startupsGrowth Consultantcurrent2017 — present
  3. One2one Private Fitness StudioCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentPorto, Portugal
  4. ShillingFounder LPcurrent2020 — present
  5. B-PartsGrowthcurrent2018 — present
  6. Get CARIGrowth2022 — 2024
  7. The Taken SeatGrowth2020 — 2024
  8. SWORD HealthDirector of Growth2018 — 2020
  9. UniplacesHead of Marketing - Acquisition & Retention2015 — 2018London, United Kingdom
  10. GO YouthCoorganizer of the best tech student conference in Europe2017Madrid Area, Spain
  11. Hostelworld GroupSenior PPC Executive2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  12. HostelbookersPPC Executive2014 — 2015
  13. bybebe.comMarketing and eCommerce Specialist2013 — 2014

Skills & more

Digital Marketing21Marketing17Google Adwords14Google Analytics11PPC10Product Marketing8SEM7Online Marketing7Sales6HTML7Social Media Marketing5E-commerce6
+12 moreCustomer ServicePay Per Click (PPC)MerchandisingPHPMarketing StrategySearch Engine Marketing (SEM)PhotoshopWordPressOnline AdvertisingGoogle Tag ManagerSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Microsoft Excel

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

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Who is João Bhaloo?
João Bhaloo is VP of Marketing at Busbud. He has worked with over 30 startups in consulting and in-house roles, spanning B2B enterprise and B2C consumer segments. Based in multiple countries including Zambia, Tanzania, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Portugal, he brings international experience across high-growth technology companies.
Where does João Bhaloo work?
João Bhaloo is Founder LP at Shilling VC.

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