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Jose Maria Abecasis Soares

Partner at OCEAN.capital

Cascais, Lisbon

Overview 

Jose Maria Abecasis Soares is a Partner at OCEAN.capital in Cascais, Lisbon, specializing in investment strategies and growth strategies, with a background in business development and entrepreneurship. Notable highlights of his career include serving as an Advisor to Chief Executive Officers at bound4blue and Snack, as well as providing investment and growth advisory services at Skill-Up Technologies and Ribon App.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2021 - Current

    We help tech companies raise capital by working with a vast range of investment partners and financial tools

  • Advisor To Chief Executive Officer

    2022

    BOUND4BLUE is delivering automated wind- assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) that harness renewable energy, as a turn-key solution, to all shipowners and operators, looking to decrease their fuel-related costs and pollutant emissions, saving up to 30% of the fuel consumption. Our advisory mandate regards Fundraising & Business Development

  • Advisor to Chief Executive Officer

    2022

    Helping Snack's International Expansion, Business Development and Fundraising

Snack is a platform for Discovery and Access to healthier foods and snack goods

  • Investment & Growth Advisor

    2021

Skill-Up Technologies Helping employers better meet the demands of the modern workplace through transformation learning strategies.

  • Visiting Professor

    2014

    Lectures to the Information Management School's students at NOVA about Entrepreneurship, StartUps, Growth and Fundraising

  • Investment & Growth Advisor

    2021 - 2022

  • Growth Strategist & Digital Marketing Executive

    2018 - 2021

    HELPING B2B COMPANIES DRIVE GROWTH THROUGH DIGITAL MARKETING TACTICS AND TOOLS | Workshops | Strategy | Implementation |

  • Digital Marketing Consultant

    2017 - 2019

    Developed the B2B Digital Marketing workshop for Cisco, Oracle and Microsoft, specifically for the Partner enabling program

Cisco DevNet is your source for everything developer at Cisco Systems.

  • Business Development Manager and Project Leader

    2015 - 2018

    Head of new business and sales in Brazil Responsible for customer acquisition funnel Strategic planning of performance marketing campaigns Customers include: NET / Porto Seguro / Abril / Espaço Laser

  • Co-Director and Mentor

    2014 - 2018

    Based in Silicon Valley, the Founder Institute is the largest entrepreneur training and start-up launch program in the world. So far, The Founder institute, as launched more than 1.000 high-tech companies, in more than 50 countries, in as little as 4 years. I was invited to assist the launching of the institute in Portugal and to coach entrepreneurs during the 4 months program. Our goal is to find high-potential entrepreneurs who want to follow the dream of launching their company – http://FI.co/join/Lisbon

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