João de Paula

Founder

Founder/CTO at Glio · Founder at Mesmer

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.

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João de Paula @joaopdepaula

Today, @useorigin launched the first AI financial advisor regulated by the SEC. It consistently outperforms both human advisors and today’s most advanced AI systems. It finally makes world-class, personalized financial advice accessible to everyone. And you can get a full year https://t.co/WSCOLTvbY9

Sep 9, 2025 · ♥ 10 · ⇄ 1

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

FundersClub Y Combinator

Co-founders at Glio

Roberto RiccioFounder/CEO

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.