At this exclusive event, you will hear from JoĆ£o Lopes, COO at Bloq.it, the fastest-growing Smart Locker company in the world. JoĆ£o will share Bloq.itās go-to-market story and strategies and how it partnered with Vinted, the leading online marketplace for second-hand fashion. You will learn how Bloq.it is revolutionizing last-mile delivery and reverse logistics with its end-to-end solution for e-commerce, retail, workspaces, and more. This talk will be followed by a panel where JoĆ£o will be joined by Sara GonƧalves, CEO at Actif, JoĆ£o CampaniƧo, CEO at Purrmi, and JoĆ£o Aroso, CEO at Leadzai, where each will comment on the first moment and discuss their own strategies and roadblocks with their own products and services. Actif is a platform that improves your physical and mental health conditions with tailored exercises that fit your needs, objectives, and conditions, Purrm is bringing Human grade food for your feline friends, and Leadzai is a lead generation tool that helps B2B companies grow their sales pipeline. Donāt miss this opportunity to network with other first-time founders and startup enthusiasts and get inspired by their stories and insights. Register now and join us on April 20th, at O SĆtio Alto de SĆ£o JoĆ£o, at 6 PM. See you there! š EVENT SCHEDULE 6 PM - 6:30 PM - š š» Doors open & Welcome Drink 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM - Fireside chat: "How did we become the fastest-growing Smart Locker company in the world?" JoĆ£o Lopes @ COO & Co-Founder at Bloq.it 7:15 PM - 8 PM - Roundtable: "How to launch your product?" JoĆ£o Lopes @ COO & Co-Founder at Bloq.it JoĆ£o CampaniƧo, CEO at Purrmi JoĆ£o de Sousa Aroso, CEO at Leadzai moderated by Nuno Moreno @ Incubators & Acceleratorsā Booster at Startup Portugal 8 PM - 10 PM: š¤ š„Networking and Happy Hour ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Sara GonƧalves, has a degree in Engineering, equivalence in the Master's in Bioinformatics, and is Co-founder and former COO at Trigger.Systems. Sara is also a Founder and board member of AssociaĆ§Ć£o Quebra-Dados. She's a Tech Advisor at C-MORE. Recognized with EIT Women Awards in 2019. Sara has a personal mission to use technology to solve social problems. JoĆ£o CampaniƧo is the Co-founder & CEO at Purrmi. He's a young entrepreneur who founded a company hiring couriers for Uber Eats at 19. Later, at 23, JoĆ£o launched his first startup with venture capital funding - a chatbot powered by AI for lead qualification in the real estate industry. He's currently the CEO and co-founder of Purrmi, committed to bringing innovation to the pet food industry and providing personalized, high-quality nutrition for cats. With a proven track record in entrepreneurship and a passion for driving positive change, JoĆ£o is excited to lead Purrmi and help transform the pet industry. JoĆ£o de Sousa Aroso is the Founder & CEO at Leadzai ā formerly known as Advertio ā is on a mission to empower the next 200 million businesses to thrive effortlessly online. Prior to Leadzai, in 2009, JoĆ£o successfully launched his first startup which ultimately led him to be invited to be part of the team that bought and restructured the Portuguese Yellow Pages. In 2014, already at the Portuguese Yellow Pages, he was responsible for leading the digital products turnaround. With an experienced and talented team to back him, he successfully led the efforts that drove an increase of 30% in YoY growth. ABOUT STARTUP GRIND LISBON Startup Grind is the world's largest startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs, and is powered by Google for Startups. We host monthly events in over 600 cities among 125 countries, featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators, and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies.
Sara GonƧalves, CEO at Actif
Thursday, April 20, 2023
5:00 PM ā 9:00 PM UTC
