Our team


José Paulo Carvalho

Founding Partner

Founding Partner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hope Care, SA. He assumed the position of CEO of a Portuguese NGO coordinating various social and health care projects. Recently he is Co-founder of an Association called Mansarda.

Francisco Xavier Villar

Co-founder

Founding Partner and Administrator of Hope Care, S.A .; President of the Heart Institute and Executive Director; Vice-president of the LIGA Foundation – Portuguese League of Disabled People.

Vasco Luis Novais Branco

Vasco Luis Novais Branco

Director

Administrator of Hope Care, S.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manobra, SGPS, S.A .; Administrator of Nobrimo, Sociedade Imobiliária; Administrator of Energia Priva, SGPS, S.A .; Vice-Provider of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Almeirim; Member of the Fiscal Council of the D. Pedro V Association; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Club 356 Portugal.

Pedro Nuno Ferreira

Founding Partner

Founding Partner and Chairman of the General Assembly of Hope Care, S.A., Automotive Director at BNP Paribas Personal Finance. He was a Member of the Board of Directors and General Manager of Societé Generale Consumer Finance d.o.o. and Member of the Board of Directors and General Manager of CREDIAGORA IFIC – Societé Generale Group

Simão Pedro Dores Calado

Simão Pedro Dores Calado

Founding partner

Founding Partner and Secretary of the General Assembly of Hope Care, S.A. Strategic Advisor in the Hospitality Department at the INATEL Foundation and Consultant at Partis Consulting, collaborating in the Business Development area.

Mónica Rufino

Mónica Rufino

Board Advisor

Experience as General Manager at Seur in Portugal, a multinational company of the DPD Group, in the express delivery industry. Human resources director in multinational companies during eleven years.

Our investors


Naves

NAVES – SOCIEDADE DE CAPITAL DE RISCO

NAVES S.C.R. S.A. is a venture capital company whose share capital is divided among around 70 shareholders and where AESE-IESE – Business and Management School – is a qualified shareholder.