Head of BiG Start Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in innovative start-ups in the areas of FinTech, InsurTech and cybersecurity. With a geographical focus on Lisbon, Berlin and London, the fund remains open to projects from other locations. BiG Start Ventures offers entrepreneurs a unique ecosystem for developing FinTech solutions, with access to banking infrastructures, technical know-how, financial products, real users, compliance and regulation.
Founder of Portugal Fintech, an association that promotes the national fintech ecosystem, publishes the Top 30 Portuguese Fintechs and co-founded, together with financial regulators, Portugal FinLab - a national hub for regulatory innovation - and Fintech House, an incubator and co-working space dedicated exclusively to fintechs.
Degree's in Economics from Nova SBE, a Master's in Management with a specialisation in Finance from Católica Lisbon SBE and attended the MIT Fintech course.
