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About
João de Paula is co-founder and CEO of Mesmer, an operating system for agentic engineering teams. He previously co-founded Origin Financial and Glio, and has worked as an engineer and product leader.
CEO at MesmerYC X25
Intro paths
João went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mesmer's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, João can intro founders to Mesmer's investors below.
Mesmer's investors · 19
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Co-founders at Mesmer
Founder at Origin
Intro paths
In turn, João can intro founders to Origin's investors below.
Origin's investors · 19
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Co-founders at Origin
CTO at GlioYC S13
Intro paths
João went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, João can intro founders to Glio's investors below.
Glio's investors · 6
Co-founders at Glio
Frequently asked questions
- Who is João de Paula?
- João de Paula is co-founder and CEO of Mesmer, an operating system for agentic engineering teams. He previously co-founded Origin Financial and Glio, and has worked as an engineer and product leader.
- Where does João de Paula work?
- João de Paula is CTO of Glio and CEO at Mesmer and Founder at Origin.
- What companies did João de Paula found?
- João de Paula founded Glio, Mesmer, Origin.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Origin mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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