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Francisco Ferreira Pinto

Director at INVESTORS PORTUGAL

Portugal

Overview 

Francisco Ferreira Pinto is the Executive Director at Bynd Venture Capital in Portugal, with a background in management consulting at Deloitte and extensive experience in strategic planning and business development. He has successfully invested in companies like Guud Woman at the seed stage and is actively involved in sectors like AR/VR, AgTech, and AI within the investment landscape. With a Master of Business Administration from The Lisbon MBA, Francisco's career highlights include serving as a Director at INVESTORS PORTUGAL and being a Board Member at APBA - Associação Portuguesa de Business Angels, showcasing his expertise in governance and new business development.

Work Experience 

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Bynd Venture Capital

  • Executive Director

    2014 - Current

    Partner and Executive Director of Bynd Venture Capital, an Iberian venture capital investor with more than 35 active investments across multiple funds. At Bynd Venture Capital we invest in companies: - At the seed / early stage - In IT/Digital, Consumer Goods, Sustainability and Blockchain - From Portugal, Spain and any startup that has a direct connection with these markets (founders, tech team, investors, ...).

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INVESTORS PORTUGAL

  • Director

    2021

APBA - Associação Portuguesa de Business Angels

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2021

The Lisbon MBA - Católica | Nova | MIT

  • Student - MBA International 2013

    2012 - 2013

Busy Angels

  • Internship

    2013 - 2013

    Support the business angels team by: - Creating tools for planning and control - Identifying new investment opportunities - Analyzing critically future investment opportunities

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Deloitte

  • Manager

    2012 - 2012

    Cement Production: -Design and implementation of a shared services center for the main functions (Finance, HR, P&C, TI, Purchasing)

  • Senior Consultant

    2009 - 2012

    Energy and Resources: -Conducted a study for a Portuguese energy company and the Portuguese electricity regulatory authority concerning the efficiency of retail processes -Design of the strategic plan and implementation of a new business model for the Gas Division of an Oil & Gas company in Angola -Definition of the corporate strategy and design of a strategic plan for a natural gas company in Angola Transportation: -Restructuring program for the main Portuguese railway operator addressing all Corporate and Support Functions -Conducted a study to determine the competitive advantages of a cargo transport model for a shipping company in Portugal Consumer Business -Design and implementation of a shared services center in a Portuguese real-estate company Tourism: -Reengineering of front-office processes in a main Portuguese Hotels & Resorts company

  • Consultant

    2008 - 2009

    Energy and Resources: -Definition of the 2010 – 2025 Energy Policy of an OPEC member -Support to the Planning Division of an integrated O&G company in Angola -Implementation and coaching of business support tools in an integrated O&G company in Angola Consumer Business -Definition of the corporate strategy and business plan of an office products player in Portugal

  • Analyst

    2007 - 2008

    Transportation: -Definition and implementation of a strategic program of a Flight Operations Division for a flagship airline company in Portugal, -Identification of organizational and processes improvement opportunities in the Flight Operations Division -Design and implementation of support tools to crew management

Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.

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Education 

Investments 

Guud Woman

Seed

Total funding: $2M

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