About
Carlos Silva is a technology executive and venture investor based in Lisbon. He co-founded Seedrs in 2009 and served as President and COO for 13 years, overseeing the development of Europe's leading FCA-regulated equity crowdfunding platform across the UK and continental Europe. Currently a Venture Partner at Faber, he has invested in and advised companies including Unbabel, Youverse, Opnova, and Equall, and previously held leadership roles at Portugal Fintech and Beta-i. Silva holds a degree in Computer Engineering from IST and an MBA from Oxford.
Experience
- FaberVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- FaberPartner2019 — 2025Lisboa
- FaberEntrepreneur In Residence2017 — 2019
- SeedrsCo-founder & Senior Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- SeedrsCo-Founder & Non-Executive Director2017 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- SeedrsCo-Founder, President & Head of Seedrs Europe2015 — 2017
- SeedrsCo-founder, President and COO2009 — 2015
- Portugal FintechChairman2018 — 2022Lisboa
- AccenturePortugal Innovation Lead2017 — 2020Lisboa
- Beta-i - Associação para a Promoção da Inovação e do EmpreendedorismoCo-founder2011 — 2017Lisboa
- SysvalueHead of New Products Development2006 — 2008
- SysvalueSenior Consultant2005 — 2006
- SidestepSenior Consultant2005
- Instituto Superior Técnico - Rede das Novas LicenciaturasSystems Administration and Team Leader2003 — 2004
- Instituto Superior Técnico - Rede das Novas LicenciaturasSystems Administrator2001 — 2003
- Instituto Superior TécnicoTrainer2001 — 2004
- Project SSETI - ESASoftware Development Coordinator2000 — 2001
- Instituto Superior Técnico - Departamento de FisicaSystems Administrator2000 — 2001
Education
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMBA, Entrepreneurship2008 — 2009
- Instituto Superior TécnicoMSc, Computer Engineering1997 — 2006
- Linda a Velha
Skills & more
Ruby21Ruby on Rails32Linux5Java2Enterprise Software9Technical LeadershipEntrepreneurship99Corporate GovernanceVenture CapitalBusiness Strategy75Product Development8Regulatory Compliance
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Information SecurityProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCrowdsourcingSecurity AuditsDigital MarketingSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsSecurityWeb ApplicationsTelecommunicationsTrainingLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
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Colleagues at Faber
Network5
Alexandre Barbosa
Managing Partner at Faber
Bruno Ferreira
Venture Partner at Faber
Carlos Esteban
Partner at Faber
João Pinho
Analyst at Faber
Raquel Gaião Silva
Senior Associate at Faber
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carlos Silva?
- Carlos Silva is a technology executive and venture investor based in Lisbon. He co-founded Seedrs in 2009 and served as President and COO for 13 years, overseeing the development of Europe's leading FCA-regulated equity crowdfunding platform across the UK and continental Europe. Currently a Venture Partner at Faber, he has invested in and advised companies including Unbabel, Youverse, Opnova, and Equall, and previously held leadership roles at Portugal Fintech and Beta-i. Silva holds a degree in Computer Engineering from IST and an MBA from Oxford.
- Where does Carlos Silva work?
- Carlos Silva is Partner at Faber.
- What check size does Carlos Silva write?
- Carlos Silva typically writes checks of $115K – $1.7M.
- Where did Carlos Silva go to school?
- Carlos Silva studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA, Entrepreneurship); Instituto Superior Técnico (MSc, Computer Engineering); Linda a Velha.
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