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What you said

So um, we closed the bridge, like, in August but on on worse terms than I told the team and, I don't know, I just sit there after I close the laptop running the runway model again and again, and my co-founder and I barely talk now.

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Closed a bridge round in August on worse terms than the team knows. Can't switch off after work. Distance with co-founder.

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Finding someone alone

Searching, intro calls, explaining what a board is

Weeks
With Pausa

From approved summary to a 15-minute introduction

24 hours
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Invisible to your fund.Find your expert
Pausa · for founders

Don't carry it, just say it.

We match VC-backed founders with certified psychologists.

Find your expertPartner with Pausa

In English and Português

A 15-minute introduction within 24 hours.

Support that finally fits a founder's calendar. No waiting list, no starting from zero.

24 hours: network target from approved summary to a 15-minute introduction, October 2026.

We measure the Energy Load Index before your first session and after your sixth. You see the change. Your investor never does.

How it works

Three steps to the right person.

Pausa promise

If it does not fit, the next introduction is on us. We help you find someone else, at no cost.

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Made for founders

Built around how you actually live, not how a clinic thinks you should.

English or Português

Think in Portuguese, pitch in English. Pick the language that is easiest today.

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Times that fit around a board

Early mornings, lunch, evenings. Video or in person in Lisbon.

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Elevated load · 29 / 48

Know how much you are carrying

The Energy Load Index: 12 questions, under 4 minutes, one action for this week.

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Your story stays yours.

Your fund sees numbers, never names. Your clinician keeps the notes. We never sell your data.

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Visit the trust centre

Yaro Derevianko, founder of Pausa
Why it exists

From someone who needed it first.

"Pausa was born from a personal mission: that the most effective way to create positive impact at scale is to protect the people building it. Support one founder, and the effect flows through their entire team, company, and community."

Yaro

Co-founder & CEO

Serial entrepreneur · 3 exits · Startup ecosystem builder · Lisbon

54% of founders reported burnout in the past year. 56% say they get no mental health support from their investors. Source: Sifted Founder Mental Health Survey, February 2025, small sample.

For funds

€0 to sign. Nothing to run.

A one-page agreement, a fund-branded page in 48 hours, and a quarterly report that never names anyone.

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FAQs

Good questions.

You run the company. Let someone hold the rest.

Five minutes to start. Nobody at your fund will ever know.

Find your expert
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