Web Summit Venture 2023 | Web Summit | 12 November 2023 | Altice Arena, Rossio dos Olivais, 1990-231 Lisboa, Portugal

This event is the meeting place for people on the inside track of the investment world. Venture brings the influential investors from top international funds together with leading angels, accelerators and LPs. Held before Web Summit, The event gathers influential investors from top international funds, and from leading angels, accelerators and LPs, for a special one-day event. Expect focused talks, curated roundtable discussions, and a chance to network and engage with the people driving major changes in investment.

2023 Speakers

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
President, Government of Portugal

Carlos Moedas
Mayor, City of Lisbon

António Costa Silva
Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs, Government of Portugal

Cristina Fonseca
Managing Partner, Indico Capital Partners

Vasco Pedro
Co-founder & CEO, Unbabel

Cristina Ferreira
TV Host, TVI

André Villas-Boas
Football Manager

Jessica Athayde
Actress

Tomás Appleton
Captain, Portugal Rugby

Francesca Aliverti
Founder, Breaking Bank Europe

Filomena Cautela
Presenter, RTP

Matteo Rizzi
Host, Breaking Bank Europe

Kanoa Igarashi
Surfer & Olympic Silver Medalist

Joana Quintas
Sport Reporter, Canal 11

Diogo Teixeira
Co-owner & Publisher, Razão Automóvel

Ana Paula Marques
Executive Board Member, EDP

Craig Leeson
CEO, Filmmaker & Explorer, Leeson Media International

José Morgado
Journalist and Tennis Commentator, Record Portugal

José Pedro Frazão
Senior Editor, Rádio Renascença

Catarina Carvalho
Founder, Mensagem

Catarina Demony
Correspondent, Reuters

Lauren Clark
Freelance Journalist

Daniel Catalão
Journalist, RTP

Ana Catarina Mendes
Deputy Minister of the PM and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Portugal

Joana Guerra Tadeu
Journalist and Content Creator, RTP and Freelance

Karla Pequenino
Journalist, Publico

Mara Luquet
Founder, CEO & Journalist, Canal MyNews

Stephan Morais
Managing General Partner, Indico Capital Partners

Cat How
Founder, CEO & Executive Creative Director, How&How

Victor Ferreira
Journalist, Público

José Alberto Carvalho
Anchor, TVI

Nuno Mateus-Coelho
Contributor & Cyber Security Speaker, CNN Portugal

Pedro Cabaço
Co-founder & CEO, Volt Games

Joana Vasconcelos
Artist, The Joana Vasconcelos Foundation

David Cruz e Silva
Founder, EUVC

Rey Tuplano
Managing Director, DL News

Shrikesh Laxmidas
Deputy Editor-in-chief, ECO

Graca Canto Moniz
CEO, Futura

João Tordo
Author, Tordo

Mike Sigal
Founder, Sigal Ventures

Pedro Ribeiro Santos
Partner, Armilar Venture Partners

Mafalda Anjos
Editor-in-chief, Visāo

Pedro Lourenço
Founder, Portal da Queixa by Consumers Trust

António Henriques
CEO, Bison Bank

Mário Campolargo
Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative ModernisationGovernment of Portugal

Joao Silvestre
Economics Editor, Expresso (Portugal)

Hugo McDonaugh
CEO, GBM Auctions

Sara de Melo Rocha
Journalist, CNN Portugal

Christian Rôças (Crocas)
Co-founder, Repertorio

Teresa Fiuza
Vice President, Portugal Ventures (Banco Português de Fomento)

Gil Azevedo
Executive Director, Unicorn Factory Lisboa

Andre Jordão
Founder & CEO, Barkyn

Humberto Ayres Pereira
CEO, Rows.com

Ricardo Costa
Editor-in-chief, Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC)

Miguel Santo Amaro
Managing Partner, Shilling

António Dias Martins
CEO, Startup Portugal

Joe Hall (Nakamoto)
Journalist & Documentary Maker, Cointelegraph

Joana Rafael
Co-founder & COO, Sensei

Joana Schenker
Pro Bodyboarder, Bodyboard World Tour

Catalina Girald
Venture Advisor, Halogen Ventures

Jon Fath
Co-founder & CEO, Rauva

Hugo Madeira
Dentist, Clinica Hugo Madeira

Ben Joffe
Partner, SOSV

Diogo Pires
Radio Host, Mega Hits

António Mendes
Programs Director RFM, Rádio Renascença

Bruno Contreiras Mateus
Editor-in-chief, Dinheiro Vivo

Inês Lopes Gonçalves
Host, Rádio Renascença

Paulo Branco
Founder, LEFFEST

Rosália Amorim
Diretora, Diário de Notícias

Pedro Santos Vieira
Partner, 500 Global

Ricardo Baptista Leite
CEO, HealthAI

Giovanni De Gregorio
PLMJ Chair in Law and Technology, Católica Global School of Law

Antonio Cacorino
Founder & CEO, Apex

Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Secretary of State for International Trade and Foreign Investment, Government of Portugal

Nuno Fonseca
CEO, Sound Particles

Patrícia Mamona
Olympian, Portugal

Luisa Meireles
Editor-in-chief, Agência Lusa

Rosália Amorim
Director, TSF

Alexandre Barbosa
Managing Partner, Faber Ventures

Ana Casaca
Global Head of Innovation, Galp Energy

Francisca Freire Cabral
Radio Host & Creative Content Creator, Mega Hits (Grupo Renascença Multimédia)

Joan Alabart
Responsible of Space Exploration and Entrepreneurship, Portuguese Space Agency

Stephanie Crespin
Founder & CEO, Reflaunt

Beatriz Jorge
Student, Portuguese Space Agency

Inês Alves
Journalist, Madremedia

Catarina Barradas
Brand Global Unit Director, EDP

João Tomé
Senior Data Editor & Storyteller, Cloudflare

Rui Moura
Professor, University of Aveiro

Milana Dovzhenko
Co-founder, Bairro

Vanessa Sanches
Co-founder & Managing Editor, Bantumen

Ana Rita d'Almeida
Co-founder & CEO, Hausdown

Pedro Pinto
Founder & CEO, Empower Sports

Mariana Reis
Brand Ambassador, Pernod Ricard

Vasco Portugal
CEO, Sensei

Rute Sousa Vasco
Journalist, MadreMedia

Jenny Gonzalez
Co-founder & CEO, Rocahead

Miguel Magalhães
Content Lead, The Next Big Idea

Adília Godinho
Deputy Editor-in-chief, RTP

Nilza Rodrigues
Editor-in-chief, Forbes Portugal & Forbes África Lusófona

Lidia Pereira
Member, European Parliament

Rita Marrafa de Carvalho
News Editor, RTP

Ana Maria Pimentel
Newsroom Coordinator, SAPO24

Soraia Ramos
Artist

2023 Partners

• Startup Portugal
• Aubay Portugal
• idD Portugal Defence
• TAP Air Portugal
• MEO Empresas
• Enshored
• City of Fundão
• Velv
• Fidelidade
• EDP
• JAVRA Software
• EUROCONSUMERS
• Beltrão Coelho
• Lisboa Unicorn Capital
• Porto
• Invest In Azores
• Galp
• Affereo
• Crossjoin Solutions
• ivendPay
• Instituto Pedro Nunes
• QuantumNova
• Golden Technology
• S4 Digital
• Delta Cafés
• SIBS - Forward Payment Solutions
• Offcoustic