João Neves Monteiro in

João Neves Monteiro

Questioner · DISC type c
CEO at CRON
📍 Portugal

João Neves Monteiro is the CEO of CRON, a venture studio that develops and scales innovative products with a focus on AI, software, and hardware. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Porto and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

He is a key figure in Portugals startup ecosystem, having co-founded STUDIOS. PT, the Portuguese Venture Studio Association, to promote and grow the venture studio model in the country.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Portugal
Personality Overview

How João shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Not Easily Convinced
Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Priorities

Topics João cares about

Venture Studio Model
Co-founded the Portuguese Venture Studio Association and actively speaks and writes about this model's role in the future of entrepreneurship.
AI in Product Dev
Drives his company's philosophy of integrating artificial intelligence throughout the entire product development process to achieve smarter and higher-quality outcomes.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
CEO
CRON
11-2022 - 10-2024
COO
CRON
5-2021 - 11-2022
Project and Operations Manager
CRON
9-2025
Co-founder, Executive Director
STUDIOS.PT - Portuguese Venture Studio Association
3-2022
Co-founder, COO
Cell4Food
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2015
Master's degree
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
1993 - 2009
Education details unavailable
Instituto Nun'Alvres
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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