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Pedro Coutinho
CEO at Waterdog
Lisbon, Lisbon
Overview
Pedro Coutinho is an accomplished Founder and Investor based in Lisbon, with a background in venture building and technological innovation. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of WATERDOG and has held key roles at Tachles VC and COREangels Lisbon, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and angel investing.
Coutinho's career highlights include leading successful ventures such as Meethub and serving as Head of Navigation and Positioning at CTAE, demonstrating a strong track record in business leadership and project management in the telecommunications and software development sectors.
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2010 - Current
Venture Building; Software, Technology and Innovation; Advising Startups and Corporates.
Investor In Residence
2024
Venture Capital; Early-stage Startups; Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing.
Business Angel and Selection Board Leader
2022
Angel investing; Scouting investment opportunities; Organising Investment Committees.
Advisor
2023
Platform for assessing cycling safety.
Executive Partner
2021
Venture Building; Technology and Innovation for sustainable mobility.
Chief Executive Officer
2012 - 2016
Platform for facilitating face-to-face meetings at business events.
Project Manager
2009 - 2010
Project Management - European Projects.
Head of Navigation and Positioning
2008 - 2009
R&D Strategy; Project Management; GNSS; Indoor Positioning.
Navigation and Positioning Engineer
2007 - 2008
Satellite Navigation Applications.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineer
2005 - 2007
GPS+EGNOS software-receiver development; Road-charging and automotive applications.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems Trainee
2004 - 2005
GPS and Galileo signal acquisition algorithms.
Education
Venture Institute
2024 - 2024
Postgraduate Master
2007 - 2009
MSc
2004 - 2005
Licenciature
1999 - 2004