Deep founder empathy backed by real experience as a serial-entrepreneurial, board advisor and angel investor. I began my career as an engineer, evolved into a serial entrepreneur, and today serve as a mentor, advisor, and angel investor supporting founders on their journey from idea to scale. Over the past 20 years, I’ve built and led successful digital businesses—from co-founding a leading digital marketing agency to running a venture studio that delivered five successful exits. My focus now is helping founders navigate complexity, accelerate growth, and build resilient companies with real traction. As CEO of Build Up Labs, I lead a venture studio and incubator that creates startups, partners with exceptional founders, and equips them with an unmatched infrastructure for company building. In parallel, I’m the Co-founder & President of STUDIOS.PT, strengthening the venture-building ecosystem across Portugal and Europe. I support startups through angel investing, board leadership at AskCory.ai, and top-rated mentorship with MentorCruise, where I guide entrepreneurs and CEOs through their most critical strategic decisions. Areas of Expertise ✅ Venture studio leadership and startup incubation ✅ Early-stage company building, validation, and go-to-market strategy ✅ Digital business creation, product development, and growth ✅ Angel investing, board advisory, and venture ecosystem development ✅ Founder coaching, mentorship, and entrepreneurial leadership ✅ Business strategy, business development, and scaling frameworks