Startup Capital Summit

3 Jun 2026 | Coimbra, Portugal

Tonnie

Startup

tonnie.aiLeiria, Lisbon, Ílhavo, Portugal
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About

Tonnie is a global talent mobility platform that makes international hiring and relocation safer, smarter, and more human. Our promise is simple: a safe journey for talents, and protection for companies. We exist to solve a costly, under-served problem — international relocations fail when foundational dependencies break down in sequence (no registered address means no bank account, which means no payroll, which means no lease), leaving skilled professionals stranded and companies losing their investment in hard-won talent.

We serve three sides of the mobility market through a single connected ecosystem we call the Triangle: Tonnie Journey, a web portal where talents plan and track their entire relocation; Tonnie Citizen, a mobile companion app for day-to-day support, microlearning, and document capture; and Tonnie Business, a B2B cockpit that gives employers visibility into candidate readiness and post-arrival integration outcomes. These are powered by Tonnie Brain, our proprietary AI layer.

At the core of our technology is MESH, a readiness-assessment framework measuring Motivation, English/language, Soft skills, and Hard skills, which produces an IQulture score that benchmarks how prepared a person is to live and work in a new country. Around this we have built five capabilities — readiness assessment (CheckUp), a relocation operating system covering legal, travel, and setup tasks (TelePortal), cultural-adaptation microlearning (QultureUp), post-arrival wellbeing and retention (Care), and a verifiable record of the entire journey (Passport) — all surfaced through an AI companion, CoPilot.

Tonnie focuses on high-skill and skilled-trade professionals (IT specialists, engineers, doctors, nurses, electricians) moving along high-demand corridors such as Brazil to Portugal, Italy, and Spain. We monetize through a combination of consumer subscriptions, B2B seats and program fees, company- and government-sponsored journeys, and value-added human services — giving us multiple, complementary revenue streams across individuals, employers, and public institutions.

Our vision is a world where skills, not borders, determine opportunity — where every international professional can move, adapt, and grow with confidence, and every company can access global talent without fear or friction.

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Industry

Mobility & LogisticsEducation & Talent

Representatives

CEO and Co-founder

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Co-founder

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Marketplace (2)

  • Product

    Tonnie Citizen

    Tonnie Citizen is the talent's relocation companion, blending web and mobile. It scores how ready you are to thrive abroad, then guides you through the legal, logistical, and cultural maze of building a new life — safe, smart, and human.

    • Education & Talent
    • Government & Public Sector
    • Pilot / validation opportunities
    • Business development / customers
    Author

    CEO and Co-founder at Tonnie

    Lisbon, Portugal

  • Product

    Tonnie Business

    Tonnie Business is the cockpit for companies hiring international talent, giving real visibility into who's ready to relocate and who's thriving after arrival — turning a risky, blind investment into a measurable, protected process.

    • Education & Talent
    • Government & Public Sector
    • Pilot / validation opportunities
    • Business development / customers
    • Strategic / institutional collaboration
    Author

    CEO and Co-founder at Tonnie

    Lisbon, Portugal