Where does João de Paula work?

João de Paula is Founder/CTO of Glio and Founder at Mesmer.

What companies did João de Paula found?

João de Paula founded Glio, Mesmer.

Where did João de Paula go to school?

João de Paula studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Bachelor's degree, Law).

João de Paula

Founder

Founder at Mesmer · Founder/CTO at Glio

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGlio · YC Mesmer · YC

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.

Founder at Mesmer YC 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 ↗

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In turn, João can intro founders to Mesmer's investors below.

Mesmer's investors · 6

468 CapitalBerlin Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checks Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks KAYAPrague · $108K – $3.2M checks True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Mesmer

Sergio Oliveira BergmannFounder

Lucas SilvaFounder

Founder/CTO at Glio YC S13

Intro paths

João went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, João can intro founders to Glio's investors below.

Glio's investors · 2

FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Glio

Roberto RiccioFounder/CEO

Experience

MesmerCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
OriginCo-Founder & Advisor2023 — 2024
OriginCo-Founder & CTO2018 — 2023
GlioCo-Founder & CTO2011 — 2018Greater Rio de Janeiro
CR2 Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (CREIY)Lawyer2009 — 2011Greater Rio de Janeiro

Skills & more

Team Leadership19Entrepreneurship17Start-ups14Ruby on Rails8Empreendedorismo17Empresas startups11Liderança de equipe8Lean Startup5Ruby5HTML5Mobile Applications4E-commerce3

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Web DevelopmentObjective-CProject ManagementAplicativos móveisDesenvolvimento de sitesMicrosoft ExcelCorporate LawContract LawProperty Law

Languages Inglês · Portuguese

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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 Founder/CTO of Glio and Founder at Mesmer.
What companies did João de Paula found?: João de Paula founded Glio, Mesmer.
Where did João de Paula go to school?: João de Paula studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Bachelor's degree, Law).