SPEAKING & TEACHING
Making venture practical for stages, boards, and classrooms.
My sessions turn experience into practical insight on venture capital, fintech, innovation, fundraising and the decisions that shape companies and investment organizations.
SIGNATURE TALKS
What VCs Really Think
How investors assess companies, founders and opportunities, and what they are often unable or unwilling to say directly.
Spotting Exceptional Founders
What distinguishes founders who can build enduring companies from those who simply present well.
The Next Phase of Fintech
Where fintech is heading, what is changing and what founders, investors and financial institutions should prepare for.
How to Build a Pitch That Matters
How to communicate the problem, opportunity, strategy and evidence in a way that earns attention and builds confidence.
Winning the VC Game
How founders can approach fundraising with clearer expectations, better preparation and a more disciplined process.
Venture Studios as an Asset Class
How venture studios work, where they create value and what investors should examine before committing capital.
Building an Effective Venture Practice
What fund managers and corporate venture teams need to get right across strategy, governance, decision-making and organizational alignment.
WHY ORGANIZERS BOOK ME
Practical experience
A founder, investor, board member and corporate venture perspective, not theory alone.
Clear takeaways
Audiences leave with useful ideas, frameworks and questions they can apply.
Direct delivery
Engaging, candid and respectful of the audience’s time.
Global perspective
Insights drawn from working with founders, funds and financial institutions across more than 40 countries.
Tailored sessions
Topics, examples and Q&A can be adapted to the audience, industry and event objectives.
FORMATS & AUDIENCES
Formats: Keynote · Extended talk · Fireside chat or AMA · Workshop · Masterclass
Audiences: Founders · Fund Managers and CVC Teams · Financial-Services Leaders · Accelerators · Universities
Delivery: In person or virtual
Availability: Based in Lisbon and available for engagements globally
TEACHING & MASTERCLASSES
I design and deliver executive and academic programs for founders, venture teams and innovation leaders.
Sessions combine practical frameworks, real-world examples, case studies and interactive discussion.
Core areas
Strategy, storytelling and fundraising
For founders, accelerators and startup programs seeking clearer strategy, stronger narratives and more effective fundraising preparation.
Fintech and financial innovation
Covering fintech business models, regulation, partnerships with financial institutions and the changing venture landscape.
Venture capital and corporate innovation
For fund managers, corporate venture teams and executives building stronger investment and innovation practices.
Masterclass examples
Fintech VC Masterclass
The fintech landscape, regulation, bank partnerships, capital models, diligence, portfolio construction and the future of fintech investing.
Investor-Grade Storytelling
Narrative structure, KPI selection, pitch materials, data rooms and live presentation feedback.
Corporate Venture Playbook
Strategy, governance, investment decisions, pilot design, corporate alignment and measuring strategic value.
Fintech Scaleup Board Masterclass
Board effectiveness, capital strategy, go-to-market, scaling, commercial metrics and the role of directors in helping fintech companies make better decisions.
Delivery
Programs may be delivered in person or virtually, from focused workshops to multi-day masterclasses.
Each session is adapted to the experience level, objectives and context of the audience.