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Simão Cruz

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Founding Partner & CEO at Lightshift Capital

Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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Carlos SilvaunlockedSimão: together at Portugal Fintech (2018–2022)
Simão: together at ETHLisbon
Simão: together at Lightshift Capital
×5Simão: together at BiG - Banco de Investimento Global

About

Simão Cruz is Founding Managing Partner at Lightshift Capital, a digital asset firm focused on investing in and building financial services. He previously developed strategic products at BiG, a digital-first investment bank, and co-founded Portugal Fintech, a nonprofit whose initiatives include an annual industry report, the Portugal FinLab innovation hub, the Fintech House in Lisbon, and the consulting firm Fintech Solutions. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Finance in 2020.

Experience

  1. Lightshift CapitalFounding Managing Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. Portugal FintechCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentLisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  3. ETHLisbonOrganizer2021 — 2025Lisbon
  4. BiG - Banco de Investimento GlobalSub-Director Digital Strategy & Development2020 — 2021Lisbon, Portugal
  5. BiG - Banco de Investimento GlobalNew Business Development & Innovation2018 — 2020Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  6. BiG - Banco de Investimento GlobalBusiness Analyst2017 — 2018Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  7. BiG - Banco de Investimento GlobalFintech Academy2017Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Skills & more

FinTech13Banking12Start-ups16Pesquisa8Sales6Marketing5Empreendedorismo7Liderança3Gestão2

Languages English · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Learn the Basics of Blockchain with Python Course — Codecademy
  • Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance 2020 — Forbes
  • Growth Hacking — Growth Tribe
  • Launching Breakthrough Technologies — Harvard Business School

From Simão's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lightshift Capital

David Nogueira
Founding Partner & CTO at Lightshift Capital
Roberto Machado
Founding Partner at Lightshift Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Simão Cruz?
Simão Cruz is Founding Managing Partner at Lightshift Capital, a digital asset firm focused on investing in and building financial services. He previously developed strategic products at BiG, a digital-first investment bank, and co-founded Portugal Fintech, a nonprofit whose initiatives include an annual industry report, the Portugal FinLab innovation hub, the Fintech House in Lisbon, and the consulting firm Fintech Solutions. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Finance in 2020.
Where does Simão Cruz work?
Simão Cruz is Founding Partner & CEO at Lightshift Capital.
Where did Simão Cruz go to school?
Simão Cruz studied at Nova School of Business and Economics (Bachelor's degree, Management); Product School (Full Stack Product Management Certificate, Product Management); Lisbon Data Science Academy (Data Science and Machine Learning).

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Also worked at Portugal Fintech1

Carlos SilvaPartner at Faber