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José Guerreiro de Sousa

Investor

Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

Lisbon, Portugal

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

José Guerreiro de Sousa holds a BSc in Computer and Systems Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and an MBA from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He began his career as a researcher at INESC, worked over ten years in banking, and spent eight years as a marketing and commercial manager at Novabase SA. He joined Armilar in 2004, served as a board member and observer in several portfolio companies until retiring from executive roles in January 2024, and currently sits on Armilar's Investment Committee.

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Experience

  1. ArmilarSenior Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  2. ArmilarPartner2016 — 2023Lisbon, Portugal
  3. ArmilarPrincipal2005 — 2016
  4. Domatica IoT TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. brighter AIMember of the Supervisory Board2022 — 2023Berlin, Germany
  6. WalliDMember of the Supervisory Board2022 — 2023Lisbon Metropolitan Area
  7. Advanced Cyclone Systems (ACS)Non Executive Director2020 — 2023
  8. CodavelChairman Of The Supervisory Board2020 — 2022
  9. FASTinov SAChairman of the Supervisory Board2019 — 2022Oporto
  10. HeartGeneticsNon Executive Director2013 — 2020
  11. Spectrum Bridge, Inc.Board Observer2008 — 2018
  12. EcofootBoard Observer2017
  13. EcofootNon Executive Director2013 — 2016
  14. OutSystemsBoard Observer2007 — 2017
  15. CoreworksNon Executive Director2006 — 2017
  16. Vortal Connecting BusinessChairman of the Supervisory Board2008 — 2016
  17. SousacampNon Executive Director2013 — 2016
  18. muzzleyNon Executive Director2012 — 2016
  19. FeedzaiBoard Observer2011 — 2016
  20. Multiwave PhotonicsNon Executive Director2008 — 2015

Education

  1. Instituto Superior TécnicoComputer and Systems Engineering1980 — 1986
  2. Universidade Católica PortuguesaMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2000 — 2002
  3. Instituto Superior TécnicoMSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering1986 — 1989

Skills & more

Start-ups7Product Management3Business Planning3Business Strategy4Management4Software Engineering1Team Leadership2Entrepreneurship2Software DevelopmentManagement Consulting1

From José's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Instituto Superior Técnico48

João 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 PartnersJoão DiasInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

+ 42 more

Also attended Universidade Católica Portuguesa42

João Gonçalves PereiraAdvisor (Portugal) at CV LabsAntonio BejaAdvisor (Global) at CV LabsHugo Gonçalves PereiraFounder, Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCJoão Coelho BorgesFounder & IC Member at Shilling VCRicardo JacintoManaging Partner at Shilling VCAlexandre BarbosaManaging Partner at Faber

+ 36 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Domatica IoT Technology1

Pedro Ribeiro SantosManaging Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

Also worked at brighter AI6

Rodolfo CondessaInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersDirk SeewaldManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSSteffen ReineckePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSMichael HochholzerManaging Director at G+D VenturesAlberto Pérez ArranzInvestment Manager at G+D VenturesArtur HasselbachVenture Partner at Rethink Ventures

Also worked at WalliD3

Pedro Ribeiro SantosManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersRodolfo CondessaInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersPedro AlmeidaPrincipal at Armilar Venture Partners

Also worked at OutSystems8

Anu BharadwajPresident, Atlassian at Operator CollectiveJoaquim Sérvulo RodriguesManaging Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersPaulo RosadoSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersCarlos Alberto SilvaManaging Partner at 33NPedro FalcãoBusiness Angel at REDangelsVasco PessanhaVenture Partner at MSM

+ 2 more

Colleagues at Armilar Venture Partners

Camille Venot
Head of Communications at Armilar Venture Partners
Carmo Sousa Coutinho
Compliance Officer at Armilar Venture Partners
Darío Villena
Principal at Armilar Venture Partners
Duarte Mineiro
Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners
Francisco Costa Macedo
Talent Manager at Armilar Venture Partners
Helder Antunes
Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners
Ines de Macedo Santos
Senior Associate at Armilar Venture Partners
Inês Macedo Santos
Principal at Armilar Venture Partners

Network1

Carmo Sousa Coutinho
Compliance Officer at Armilar Venture Partners

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