Miguel Barbosa

Investment Director

Miguel Barbosa holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and an MBA from Nova University and, more recently, completed a Master’s in Investment Strategy and Internationalisation and the PAGETUR – Advanced Management Programme for Tourism at the Catholic University of Portugal. With over 20 years’ experience in the venture capital industry, he has been involved in several investment opportunities, namely in the industry, tourism and ICT sectors. He has worked in consulting and telecommunications and at Nutrinveste, where he was part of restructuring the largest Portuguese Group in the agri-food sector. He began collaborating with ISCTE in 2003 and, since 2009, has been visiting professor at ISG and Lusófona University, where he lectures on Innovation and Internationalisation Strategies as well as Investment Project Analysis. Miguel is currently Investment Director of the Tourism Division.

Fields of expertise: Tourism, hardware, IoT, agri-food, industrial products and telecommunications 

Companies – Current – Parkalgar + StrayBoots; Previous companies: Altitude Software, Asinus Atlanticus, ASSIS, Cabelte Holding, Caravela SGPS, Cold Land, Companhia das Quintas, Efacec International, EGG, Friday, GuestU, Indie Campers, Logoplaste Investimento, Moneris, Nata Pura, TravelStore, Visabeira, Vista Alegre; 

Reference Rounds – EGG, Logoplaste Investimento, Nata Pura (Black &Yellow), Parkalgar, TravelStore, Visabeira, Vista Alegre 

Reference Exits – Indie Campers