Meet the team
A founder, a small team, and one shared rule: ship what we actually want to use on track.
João Paulo Santos
Founder
Apex Scout was built between spare time and sleepless nights. It’s the ecosystem I always wanted as a frequent track day driver: every event in one place, AI that actually helps with setup and lap times, and the logistics handled before I leave the house. I’ve been my own #1 user from day one — every piece of feedback shapes where it goes next, even “I don’t understand what this does.”
On the other side of the helmet, I’ve spent the last decade building web and mobile apps end-to-end — most of it in the Laravel and React ecosystem, and most of it shipped solo or in tiny teams. Apex Scout is where that shipping muscle meets the part of my life I actually care about: getting on track more, better prepared.
Track tool: Mini JCW R56 — pure track tool, the original inspiration for Apex Scout.
Cristiano Pereira
Operations and Quality
Cris is the steady hand behind everything that ships. He runs operations and quality, which on this team means catching the bugs before drivers do and keeping the rest of us honest about what “done” actually means.
Track day driver first, operator second — young, fast, and obsessive about the details. He brings the same eye to the platform that he brings to his car.
Track tool: BMW 320i E36 — pure track tool, no compromises.
Special Thanks
Apex Scout has been shaped by a small group of drivers who tested every release, caught bugs the team would have missed, and pushed ideas that ended up shipping. A few of the people we owe:
Manuel Dias
João "Kyrex" Sousa
João "ripash" Fernandes
Gabriel Santos
Tatiana Neves
Diogo Antunes
…and the many other drivers who broke things in friendly ways, sent feedback at 1am, and helped Apex Scout become what it is. Thank you.
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