Where does Cristina Fonseca work?

Cristina Fonseca is Founder of Talkdesk.

What check size does Cristina Fonseca write?

Cristina Fonseca typically writes checks of $110K – $11M.

What companies did Cristina Fonseca found?

Cristina Fonseca founded Talkdesk.

What companies has Cristina Fonseca invested in?

Investments tracked here include Ample Market, EatTasty, Infraspeak, Rows.

Where did Cristina Fonseca go to school?

Cristina Fonseca studied at Instituto Superior Técnico (MSc, Network and Telecommunications); Singularity University (Global Solutions Program (GSP16), Exponential Technologies); Udacity (Artificial Intelligence Nanodegree, Artificial Intelligence).

Cristina Fonseca

InvestorFounder

Founder at Talkdesk

Portugal

Writes $110K – $11M checks · typically $5.7M

FoundedTalkdesk

Find your path to Cristina

1,325 people in our graph share verified history with Cristina — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jaime JorgeunlockedCristina: together at INESC-ID (2008–2009)

×3Cristina: together at Talkdesk

×4Cristina: together at Indico Capital Partners

×2Cristina: together at Indicocapital

About

Co-founder of Talkdesk and Cleverly, Galp board member, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Enterprise Technology.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

cristina@indicocapital.com

Founder at Talkdesk

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In turn, Cristina can intro founders to Talkdesk's investors below.

Talkdesk's investors · 7

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2011 Amity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks SGH CapitalParis Storm VenturesPalo Alto Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020 Top Tier Capital PartnersSan Francisco · since 2020 UncommonToronto

Co-founders at Talkdesk

Tiago PaivaCEO

Experience

Indico Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentLisbon, Portugal
ZendeskVP, Productcurrent2021 — present
GalpNon Executive Board Membercurrent2019 — present
Cleverly.ai (acq. by Zendesk)Co-Founder and CEO2018 — 2021
TalkdeskCo-Founder2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
World Economic ForumGlobal Agenda Council on Europe2014 — 2016
World Economic ForumCurator Global Shapers Lisbon Hub2014 — 2015Lisbon Area, Portugal
BouncelyCo-Founder2011Lisbon Area, Portugal
VEEPCo-Founder2009 — 2011Lisbon Area, Portugal
INESC-IDResearcher at Distributed Systems Group2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Management25Team Leadership21Team Management19Leadership13Public Speaking11Strategy13Entrepreneurship99Software Development77Business Strategy79Software Engineering56Start-ups43Programming26

+12 more

Computer ScienceMachine LearningConference SpeakingKnowledge ManagementAlgorithmsProduct ManagementProject ManagementOperations ManagementEngineering ManagementRuby on RailsCLinux

From Cristina's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Ample Market EatTasty Infraspeak Rows

Per curated public sources.

Network5

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Filip DamesScout

Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures

Miguel Santo AmaroScout

Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VC

Ricardo Torgal

General Partner and CFO at Indico Capital Partners

Stephan de Moraes

Managing General Partner at Indico Capital Partners

Investors connected to Cristina in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cristina Fonseca?: Co-founder of Talkdesk and Cleverly, Galp board member, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Enterprise Technology.
Where does Cristina Fonseca work?: Cristina Fonseca is Founder of Talkdesk.
What check size does Cristina Fonseca write?: Cristina Fonseca typically writes checks of $110K – $11M.
What companies did Cristina Fonseca found?: Cristina Fonseca founded Talkdesk.
What companies has Cristina Fonseca invested in?: Investments tracked here include Ample Market, EatTasty, Infraspeak, Rows.
Where did Cristina Fonseca go to school?: Cristina Fonseca studied at Instituto Superior Técnico (MSc, Network and Telecommunications); Singularity University (Global Solutions Program (GSP16), Exponential Technologies); Udacity (Artificial Intelligence Nanodegree, Artificial Intelligence).

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Indico Capital Partners mafia3

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