Maria Villas-Boas
InvestorPartner, Head of Operations and Business Development at Draycott · Operating Partner at Shilling VC
Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
About
Maria Villas-Boas is the founder of Urban Food Snacks, which she started as a solo founder after more than a decade working in retail. The company develops food products, and she has received support from Shilling's network and team as a first-time founder.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- DraycottPartner, Head of Operations and Business Developmentcurrent2025 — present
- Shilling VCOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Shilling VCHead of Portfolio2022 — 2023
- Urban Foods SnacksAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Urban Foods SnacksCEO & Founder (acquired)2018 — 2022Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SONAEBusiness Unit Manager @ Go Natural Supermercados (Launch)2016 — 2017Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SONAEBusiness Unit Manager @ Continente Bio&Saudável (Launch)2015 — 2016Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SONAEStrategic Consultant @ SONAE Corporate Strategy2014 — 2015Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Porto Business SchoolFull Time MBA Student2013 — 2014Porto Area, Portugal
- ZilianHead of Product2011 — 2013Lisboa
- ZilianProduct Manager2009 — 2011Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- ZilianAssistant Product Manager2008 — 2009Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Grupo CasavostraOps Manager2007 — 2008Madrid
Skills & more
Business Strategy32Project Management20Product Management17Business Analysis16New Business Development12Sales Management16Retail15Entrepreneurship9Product Marketing9Budgets5Supply Chain Management8Estratégia empresarial20
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Store ManagementGestão de produtosE-commerceRetail BuyingStore OperationsStart-upsMulti-channel RetailMarketing StrategyManagementTeam ManagementGestão de equipesGestãoLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Villas-Boas?
- Maria Villas-Boas is the founder of Urban Food Snacks, which she started as a solo founder after more than a decade working in retail. The company develops food products, and she has received support from Shilling's network and team as a first-time founder.
- Where does Maria Villas-Boas work?
- Maria Villas-Boas is Partner, Head of Operations and Business Development at Draycott.
- Where did Maria Villas-Boas go to school?
- Maria Villas-Boas studied at IE Business School (Venture Capital, Executive Program); Texas McCombs School of Business (Leading in a Global World (MBA)); Porto Business School (International MBA (Full Time)).
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