With diverse backgrounds and experience, the Fábrica de Startups team has a vast knowledge in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation. Versatile and effective in the planning and execution of numerous ideation and acceleration projects, it is governed by rigor and excellence.
António Lucena de Faria
The founding partner and president of Fábrica de Startups, a company created in April 2012. He led the creation and development of more than 10 companies, having begun his career as an entrepreneur with the launch of Methodus Systems in 1987.
He is a founding member of StartupPortugal, representing Fábrica de Startups.
He was responsible for organizing and conducting in 2012 and 2013 from Portugal Energy program.
He is a professor of entrepreneurship at Catholic Lisbon School of Business and Economics and member of the National Council for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CNEI).
He has a degree in Economics from Catholic University of Lisbon and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, United States. He complemented his studies with entrepreneurship-related courses at Harvard Business School, London Business School and Babson College.
EGON BARBOSA
Former director of strategy and innovation for The Coca-Cola Company for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Egon specializes in brand management and new business models.
With 29 years of experience, between the corporate world and the startup ecosystem, he is now dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow through disruptive and scalable digital products.
ANDREA PEREIRA
Entrepreneur, speaker and consultant, Andrea has 27 years of experience in the corporate world. She is currently strongly dedicated to sustainability and human development.
She is part of the YPO-Young President Association where she is on the Executive Committee in Portugal and is a mentor at AngelUS.
João started his journey at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics where he holds a Degree in Business Management and Administration and an International Master's Degree in Management with a Major in Corporate Finance and Financial Investments. His professional career started at Deloitte as a consultant in the area of Risk Advisory.
He decided to enter Fábrica de Startups due to his fascination with the world of entrepreneurship, the possibility of being able to work in what he likes, in a company of reference in the market, and, finally, due to the desire to obtain all the skills, contacts and resources that enable him create something truly unique and yours in the future. It is now the Innovation Manager in charge of producing the tools and resources that empower entrepreneurs to launch their companies to the market successfully.
With a degree in Social Work and an Executive Master's in Management from Católica Business School, she quickly realized that what fascinated her was Social Entrepreneurship. Hence, reaching Entrepreneurship and Technology was a small step.
Lara worked on Social Entrepreneurship projects and was responsible for the programs of the Entrepreneurship Support Office at NOVA University of Lisbon. She also wanted to join the world of Technological Startups and be on the ground feeling the pulse of the world of Startups. Nobody takes that experience away from her, and so, she has returned more accomplished to what she proposes: helping the growth of entrepreneurs. She was also an Incubation manager and joins the Fábrica de Startups team wearing a helmet and her scooter by the beach.
Marta joined the world of entrepreneurs in 2012 when she helped create Fábrica de Startups' first national entrepreneurship competition - Energia de Portugal. With a degree in Business Management, but a passion for Marketing and Communication, she returned to Fábrica in 2017 after a five year break to coordinate these areas of operation. She passed her time on this break in Macau where she worked primarily in English on various projects at the heart of Chinese culture. For this reason, she abused loan words, a common strategy for immigrants. The world is your oyster, Marta? No, the world is my dumpling.
Patrícia is the coolest mom of the group - and the only one! She brought the knowledge from the corporate world were she worked for 15 years before coming to the startups world. With a lot of good humor, Patrícia is an arts and design lover passionated by life in general and her 3 little kids in particular.
Responsible for the programs management in Fábrica de Startups, Patrícia found here the perfect place to explore her creative, dynamic and human personality.
JOSÉ PRÓSPERO
José began his journey with a degree in Economics from Nova SBE. He went on to China where he studied entrepreneurship at Renmin University of China and was part of the European Innovation Academy team that organized the Asia Pacific Innovation Academy in Shenzhen.
He created the Impossible Until It's Done project in South Africa, where he made known the challenges as well as the achievements of African entrepreneurs with the aim of inspiring others to become entrepreneurs, and it is with this motto that today, at Fábrica de Startups, helps different people to become successful entrepreneurs!
After working for years in multinational companies such as UBS, General Electric and EDP, Sílvia joined the Fábrica de Startups team with the mission of developing the Corporate Innovation area, an irresistible challenge for a professional who has spent more than 20 years helping large organizations to reinvent themselves and grow profitably.
Sílvia has a degree in economics from Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. She is also Co-Founder and CEO of Business Angels Universidade Católica, member of the Associação Portuguesa de Business Angels (APBA) and also of the Instituto Português de Corporate Governance (IPCG).