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Maria Villas-Boas

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Partner, Head of Operations and Business Development at Draycott · Operating Partner at Shilling VC

Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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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.

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Experience

  1. DraycottPartner, Head of Operations and Business Developmentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Shilling VCOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
  3. Shilling VCHead of Portfolio2022 — 2023
  4. Urban Foods SnacksAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Urban Foods SnacksCEO & Founder (acquired)2018 — 2022Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  6. SONAEBusiness Unit Manager @ Go Natural Supermercados (Launch)2016 — 2017Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  7. SONAEBusiness Unit Manager @ Continente Bio&Saudável (Launch)2015 — 2016Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  8. SONAEStrategic Consultant @ SONAE Corporate Strategy2014 — 2015Porto, Porto, Portugal
  9. Porto Business SchoolFull Time MBA Student2013 — 2014Porto Area, Portugal
  10. ZilianHead of Product2011 — 2013Lisboa
  11. ZilianProduct Manager2009 — 2011Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  12. ZilianAssistant Product Manager2008 — 2009Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  13. Grupo CasavostraOps Manager2007 — 2008Madrid

Skills & more

Business Strategy32Project Management20Product Management17Business Analysis16New Business Development12Sales Management16Retail15Entrepreneurship9Product Marketing9Budgets5Supply Chain Management8Estratégia empresarial20
+12 moreStore ManagementGestão de produtosE-commerceRetail BuyingStore OperationsStart-upsMulti-channel RetailMarketing StrategyManagementTeam ManagementGestão de equipesGestão

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Colleagues at Draycott

João Coelho Borges
Founder & IC Member at Shilling VC
Maria Henriques da Silva
Marketing & Brand Lead at Shilling VC
Maria van Uden
Junior Events & Communication at Shilling VC

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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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