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Francisco Beirão Belo

Investor

Investments at BlueCrow Capital

Portugal

About

Francisco Beirão Belo is an entrepreneur and strategic advisor with over 20 years of experience in consumer goods, technology, and investment, including brand management roles at Procter & Gamble and Heineken, and payments strategy work at Visa Europe. He co-founded Passworks, a mobile wallet platform for digital loyalty programs, which he scaled over nine years before its acquisition by Fobi AI in 2023. Beirão Belo currently advises on strategic matters and board participation, with operational expertise spanning brand strategy, business development, and international expansion across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Experience

  1. PassworksAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentLisbon, Portugal
  2. PassworksCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2023Lisbon, Portugal
  3. Jornal EconómicoContributing Writer & Columnist2015 — 2016Lisbon, Portugal
  4. TIMWEGlobal Innovation & Business Development Manager2011 — 2014Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  5. RefriangoMarketing Director2008 — 2011Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  6. Heineken - Central de Cervejas (Scottish & Newcastle)Innovation Brand Manager2006 — 2008Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  7. Visa EuropeCountry Marketing Manager2004 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Procter & GambleBrand Manager2000 — 2004Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Instituto Superior TécnicoMaster of Science (MSc), Industrial Engineering & Management1995 — 2001
  2. University of CambridgeFirst Certificate in English

Skills & more

Brand Management45Strategic Planning10Cross-functional Team Leadership11FMCG14Marketing Strategy24Product Development22Business Strategy36Market Research6Marketing Management29Business Planning8Trade Marketing1Negotiation7
+12 moreNew Business DevelopmentMarketing CommunicationsRetailSales ManagementMarketing ResearchProduct ManagementMarketingMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsMobile CommunicationsStrategyBusiness Development

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Private Equity — Imperial College London

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Colleagues at BlueCrow Capital

Afonso Vieira da Luz
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Ana Mascarenhas Lemos
Legal at BlueCrow Capital
Ana Rita Gomes
Accounting at BlueCrow Capital
André Lince Núncio
Investments at BlueCrow Capital
António Falcão e Cunha
Investments at BlueCrow Capital
António Mello Campello
Co-Founder & Partner at BlueCrow Capital
Bernardo de Aguiar Frazão
Investments at BlueCrow Capital
Bernardo Empis Meira
Co-Founder & Partner at BlueCrow Capital

Frequently asked questions

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Founder mafias

University of Cambridge mafia248

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Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Clickpass +2Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Leonard Picardo1st class MEngFounded HeliosX +1Matt CliffordBachelor's DegreeFounded Entrepreneurs First +1Queen Chinyere QuinnPhD.Founded Oathafrica +1

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Instituto Superior Técnico mafia8

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Same school

Also attended Instituto Superior Técnico56

Flore BelmansAnalyst at Heran PartnersJoão BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel CapitalJoão MoutinhoDirector, People at Bright Pixel CapitalJoaquim Sérvulo RodriguesManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersPedro Ribeiro SantosManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersDuarte MineiroManaging Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

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Also attended University of Cambridge851

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Shared employers

Also worked at Jornal Económico1

João Gonçalves PereiraAdvisor (Portugal) at CV Labs

Also worked at TIMWE2

Pedro FalcãoBusiness Angel at REDangelsCarla RamosDirector of Operations at Global Startups Accelerator (formerly LatAm Startups)

Also worked at Heineken - Central de Cervejas (Scottish & Newcastle)18

GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesLeonardo LimaVenture Partner at DrivenSietse van de KerkhofInvestment Manager at STVPiia MaaranenPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesBenjamin BerreklouwInvestment Director at Nimbus VenturesVlad PanaitManaging Partner, Founder at Sparking Capital

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Also worked at Visa Europe81

Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalTodd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalChris DegierePartner, Data Intelligence Group at TCVGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementTuoyo LouisCo-founder and General Partner at Seae Ventures

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