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Joao Duarte

Senior Manager at eBay Ventures

Lucerne Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Joao Duarte is a Venture Capital professional at eBay with a strong background in investing in start-ups, particularly in sectors like Developer Tools and Cybersecurity. Notable highlights of his career include leading investments in companies like Minut in Series B and Estateguru in Series A. Currently serving as a Senior Manager at eBay Ventures, Joao Duarte has also held key roles at various organizations such as EUSPA and Lighthouse Ventures, showcasing his expertise in strategic partnerships, due diligence, and business development within the venture capital space.

Work Experience 

  • Principal @ eBay Ventures

    2025 - Current

  • Senior Manager

    2022 - 2025

EBay Ventures invests in disruptive companies that are revolutionizing the commerce landscape.

  • Principal

    2025

  • Senior Manager

    2022 - 2025

  • Board Observer

    2025

    Open-source GraphQL Federation [eBay Ventures investment]

  • Investor

    2024

    poolside is building next generation AI for software engineering [eBay Ventures investment]

Poolside is an artificial intelligence platform that offers foundation concepts and infrastructure to write software codes.

Raised $626,000,000.00 from eBay Ventures, PremjiInvest, Motier Ventures, Schroders Capital, BAM Elevate, Inovia Capital, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, HSBC Ventures and Adams Street Partners.

  • Board Observer

    2023

    SidelineSwap makes it easy for athletes and sports families to buy and sell their gear [eBay Ventures investment]

SidelineSwap is an online marketplace for athletes, spectators, and sports families to purchase and trade athletic products.

Raised $12,549,322.00 from FJ Labs, DSG Ventures, eBay Ventures, DSG Ventures, FJ Labs, PEAK6 Sports, RiverPark Ventures, Global Founders Capital, FJ Labs and Admiral Capital Group.

  • Board Observer

    2023

    The Volte is one of the largest designer fashion rental marketplaces globally. [eBay Ventures investment]

  • Investment Manager - Lead for Nordics / CEE

    2020 - 2022

    Led full investment process for European Series A/B investments in SaaS, Marketplaces, and AI. Executed seven new investments with top-tier co-investors, resulting in a high follow-on funding rate (90%). Actively involved in portfolio management, including serving as a board observer at several companies. Select Investments: Druid AI – Enterprise focused Generative AI platform Minut – Rental property protection using edge computing and ML / AI Soter Analytics – Workplace injury prevention using wearables, ML / AI and computer vision Threatray – Enterprise Malware Analysis and Detection using AI Bob W – Tech-enabled short-term rentals company Fractory – B2B marketplace for industrial manufacturing

  • Expert

    2020 - 2022

    Expert monitor for Point.IOT project, a program designed to empower innovation using Galileo and IoT technologies

  • Venture Partner

    2019 - 2020

    Managed full investment process for pre-seed/seed investments in B2B SaaS, AI, and marketplaces across Central and Eastern Europe. Led five investments, including pre-seed investment in Investown, the leading Czech crowdinvesting platform, and AhoyConnect (exit to Commsor)

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2015 - 2019

    Built and scaled Techloop, leading CEE marketplace for hiring tech professionals, to 5 countries and 10,000s of users. Exited to Alma Media group in 2020

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