Sustainable solutions need finance! These solutions can come from startups that are testing a new product / service or can come from SMEs that are developing a new process, improving a product or expanding business.

For different types of needs there are different types of financing options. The same project can receive different types of financing alternatives during its life span, depending on its maturity level.

This is what Blended Finance is all about: the strategic use of finance for mobilizing different types of financing instruments towards sustainable development. These two talks will be explaining the role of seed and venture capital in early stages, and the importance of lending and equity investment funds in later stages of development, with a focus on the positive impacts that such projects bring to society.

Talk 1: Venture Capital l 12h - 12h30

• João Santos, Investment Principal at Maze
• Eduardo Sette Camara, Head of Accelerations at Beta-i
• Yoann Nesme, Co-Founder at PPL
• Fernando Peres Ferreira, Investment Manager at Portugal Ventures

Moderator: Miguel J. Martins

Talk 2: Lending and Equity l 17.30h - 18h00

• Ricardo Pires - Crédito Agrícola Bank, Head of Corporate Clients
• Marco Fernandes, Presidente da PME Investimentos
• Cristina Fonseca, Venture Partner at Indico Capital
• Nuno Jorge Brito, Co-Founder at Go Parity
• Duarte Costa, Grosvenor House of Investment, Managing Director

Moderator: Sofia Santos

9th Lisbon` s Entrepreneurship Week - Official Event

The Lisbon Entrepreneurship Week (in Portuguese, Semana de Empreendedorismo de Lisboa) is a decentralized festival organized by the Lisbon entrepreneurship community to the international community and supported by the city hall. This year, all events are online, so you can attend from anywhere in the world!

You can see them all here: sel.madeoflisboa.com