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
Administrative & Financial | Senior Analyst
Joana Tarracha
Administrative & Financial | Office Manager
Francisca Sampaio
Data & Tech | One Stop Shop Program Manager
João Assunção
Public Policies | Senior Legal & Policy Advisor
Manuel Figueiredo
Public Policies | Legal & Policy Counsel
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
Carolina Sousa
Funding & Certification | Analyst
Késia Zaiden
Funding & Certification | Analyst
Ricardo Barracho
Funding & Certification | Analyst
Tomás Valverde
Funding & Certification | Analyst
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