Being part of the Set.Up Guimarães companies ecosystem gives you access to a network of mentors, composed of experienced managers, founders and academics. A network created to support the entrepreneurs of our incubatiom program in the development of their ideas and business projects, through mentoring and experience sharing between mentors and entrepreneurs in order to achieve success.
Rede de mentores
Katty Xiomara
Katty Xiomara is an internationally recognized fashion designer. Her brand steps on the fashion shows of Paris, New York and Milan and at many other international fairs
Paulo Cruz
PhD in Construction Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Pro-Rector of the University of Minho and Full Professor of Construction and Technology at the School of Architecture, Founder and President of the “International Association of Structures and Architecture”, President of the Platform UM-Cidades and Guimarães Institute of Design
Marita Setas Ferro
Master in Sculpture, Postgraduate in Design and Marketing – Clothing, Postgraduate in “Cultural Management in the cities”; CEO of the brand Marita Moreno; Considered one of the “Top 100 Women in Fashion Tech” by Women of Wearables and nominated (Dali Azores Shoes) for the Green Product Award
Gustavo Dias
PhD in Polymer Science and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minho and the École Nationale des Mines, Paris; Professor of applied and computational mechanics at the University of Minho; President, CEO and co-founder of Stratosphere SA
Pedro Vilas Boas
Entrepreneur; Co-founder and CEO of MUB cargo; With a degree in Civil Engineering, he holds an MBA from Porto Business School; with a lot of international experience as Project Director at Gabriel A. S. Couto SA
Adriana Mano
Social Entrepreneur, Vegan Activist, Trash Creative and Founder of Zouri – From the Ocean; with Experience in design, ecology and entrepreneurship; Marketing specialist, passionate about innovation and sustainability
Ricardo Machado
Head of Intelligent and Information Systems Division in the Municipality of Guimarães; Postgraduate CISCO in Computer Networks by the Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology; MBA with specialization in Innovation, Internationalization and Smart Growth; Degree in Electronics and Informatics from Universidade Lusíada
Elisabete Sá
PhD in Marketing and Strategy; Professor of Marketing, Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho; Scientific Mentor of three academic spin-offs; Consultant of startups and small businesses.
Paulo Novais
Full Professor in the Informatics Department and researcher at the ALGORITMI Center, at the School of Engineering at the University of Minho; Author of more than 450 scientific articles; received several international awards; Ex-President of APPIA (Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence); Portugal representative at IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) – Artificial Intelligence; Senior member and Vice-chair of the Computational Intelligence Society Portuguese Chapter, IEEE; Co-founder and Strategic Advisor of AnyBrain S.A.
Isabel Loureiro
Invited Professor at the School of Engineering at the University of Minho – Production and Systems Department; MIT felowship 2020, in Climate Change. Still on this topic, she was a member of the MIT seed found 2020 team ‘Climate Change: Beliefs and Social Consequences in Portugal’; General coordinator of Guimarães 2030 – Mission Structure for Sustainable Development; Certified in Sustainable Business Strategies by Harward Business School and EIT- Climate-KIC
Marcos Freitas Carvalho
Founder of Freitas Carvalho | Lawyers; Specialist in the area of Tax Law. Post-graduate degree in Corporate Tax Law from the IDET-Institute of Business and Labor Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a master’s degree in Tax Law from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University
Rita Trabulo
Associated coordinator of the Startinnovation Team, CCA LAW FIRM team focused on legal support for Startups, in all phases and in all legal areas. Rita worked with Entrepreneurs, SMEs and Startups, covering the entire life cycle of the projects, namely on Corporate, M&A and Funding, and in mentoring and legal guidance
Miguel Oliveira
Vice President and Principal Investigator at 3Bs Institute, Postgraduate in Biomedical Eng., PhD in Materials Science and Technology, Tissue and Hybrid Materials Eng. at Universidade do Minho
Raúl Machado
Vice-Executive Director of the Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S) – University of Minho. Researcher at the Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) – University of Minho. Post-graduation in Management, MSc in Molecular Genetics and PhD in Sciences with specialization in Biotechnology; Professor of Entrepreneurship; Expert Evaluator and Expert Monitor for the European Commission – Research Executive Agency, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation; Mentor at the National Network of Mentors – IAPMEI
Ricardo Costa
LOQR Founder & CEO, Experienced cyber-security international project leader within the Financial, Payment Systems, Digital Certification and Electronic Identity fields. Researcher and PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence).
Liliana Castro
Founder & CEO of FES Agency, Founder of the Portuguese Women in Tech community and Communication specialist in the technology field
Manuela Ribeiro
Economist; Business consultant in several areas, such as Internationalization, Process optimization, People development, and Sustainability; Workshop facilitator; Start-up mentor.
Sofia Xavier
Graduated in Economics, Master in Accounting and Finance and Certified Accountant, she has more than 13 years of experience in the consulting sector.
Gonçalo Rebelo de Andrade
Gonçalo Rebelo de Andrade holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany, and an MBA from MIT/Universidade Católica de Lisboa.
Rui Neves Ferreira
Co-Founder and Managing-Partner of NOVA Legal, Rui is an enterpreneur lawyer who has been developing a path of transforming legal into a competitive advantage for companies.
David Magboulé
Licensed in Biology from the University of Nottingham, David has over 15 years of international experience in the Healthcare sector (Pharma, Medical Devices, Biotech) in Marketing and Business Development roles, having worked for companies such as ITF-Farma, Genetrix, Carestream, and SonoSite FUJIFILM.
Sílvia Vieira
Intellectual Property Consultant at Patentree; Portuguese Patent and Trademark Attorney; European Trademark and Design Attorney; PhD in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cells by the University of Minho
Rita Santiago
Founder and CEO of ARS Innovation; Master on Computer Science technologies; R&D Enthusiast
Marta Monteiro
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator in Europe, Africa and the Middle East in Amazon Web Services
Raúl Fangueiro
Coordinator of Fibrenamics, Professor and Senior Researcher at Escola de Engenharia -Universidade do Minho