Team
We are a multidisciplinary team dedicated to empowering the different actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Portugal through the programs we design or help design, the resources we share, and the collaborations we strengthen.

Miguel Carvalho
President

António Dias Martins
Executive Director

Mafalda Nunes
Chief Financial Officer

João Silva
Head of Data & Tech and Public Policies

Manuel Pestana Machado
Head of Community & Communications

Pedro Sacramento
Head of Projects & Operations

Marília Santos
Head of Growth & Acceleration

Sofia Désirat
Head of Funding & Certification

Patrícia Roque
Content & Programming Manager | SIM Conference

Ana Bandeira
Admin & Fin | Senior Analyst

Francisca Sampaio
Data & Tech | One Stop Shop Program Manager

Pedro Talaia
Data & Tech | Data Manager

João Assunção
Public Policies | Senior Legal & Policy Advisor

Catarina Neves
Community & Communications | Creative Manager

José Maria Archer
Community & Communications | Content Manager

Afonso Bento
Projects & Operations | Project Manager

André Faria
Projects & Operations | Senior Project Manager

David Pereira
Projects & Operations | Project Manager

Francisco Poças
Projects & Operations | Senior Project Manager

Madalena Cardoso
Projects & Operations | Senior Project Manager

Sara Diniz
Projects & Operations | Senior Project Manager

Ivanoel Rodrigues
Growth & Acceleration | Incubators & Accelerators' Booster

João Moreira Pires
Growth & Acceleration | Incubators & Accelerators' Booster

Francisco Soalheiro
Funding & Certification | Senior Analyst

Carolina Sousa
Funding & Certification | Analyst

Renato Azevedo
Funding & Certification | Analyst

Tomás Valverde
Funding & Certification | Analyst
Join our team
Do you have what it takes to make Portugal the European Hub for entrepreneurship? Check our open positions.
The Startup Newsletter
Interested in the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem?
Get the most relevant info every two weeks. Subscribe it here.