We are excited to have Federico Rossetti on board as a Venture Partner 💥
Federico is a partnerships executive focused on sustainable mobility and impact-driven ventures. With previous leadership roles at Trainline, Electra, and Too Good To Go, he has worked on market expansion, sales strategy, and key account development across Europe and North America.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Federico✊🏾
We are excited to have Martin Kelly on board as a Venture Partner 💥
Martin is a health tech founder and investor focused on early-stage innovation across the US and Europe. He founded and led HealthXL to exit, served as a partner at IBM Venture Capital, and now backs startups through his role as board member at Innovation Fund Ireland.
More hands make smarter decisions, when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Martin ✊🏾
We are excited to have James Lo onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
James is co-founder & CEO of Ethos, which matches experts to opportunities with AI, backed by General Catalyst, 8VC and Conviction. He started his career at McKinsey, and later served on SoftBank's Transformations & Turnarounds team, driving growth, restructuring, and turnaround initiatives at WeWork and Arm/NVIDIA.
More hands make lighter work when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, James✊🏾
We are excited to have Francesca Baillieu onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Francesca is the founder of Scout, a CRM tool built for investors focused on TechBio, health, climate, and impact. Previously an investor at Project A and Revent, and later founded The Associated Syndicate, connecting founders with experienced VCs from leading funds in the EU and US. She also co-hosts a VC podcast called Associated, aimed at democratizing venture capital knowledge.
More hands make lighter work, when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Francesca✊🏾
We are excited to have Bernardo Caldas onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Bernardo is a data and AI executive currently serving as Director of Data at Mollie, where he leads strategy across data engineering, analytics, and machine learning. With over a decade of experience, his work focuses on aligning AI innovation with business value and social good. He is also an AI Executive in Residence at Nova SBE and co-founded Data Science for Social Good Portugal.
More hands make lighter work, when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Bernardo✊🏾
We are excited to have Hailey Eustace onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Hailey is the founder of Commplicated, a strategic communications firm for early-stage deeptech companies. After studying at Cambridge, she began her career managing investments and communications for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and later led global comms at MassChallenge and BIOS Health. She also invests in and advises deeptech and techbio startups.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Hailey✊🏾
We are excited to have Fredrik Wikholm onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Fredrik is a founder and innovation leader focused on impact ventures. He has launched companies including All of Us, Planethon, and From Air, combining behavioural insight, design, and sustainability to address systemic challenges through science, AI, and entrepreneurship. He recently joined ar.io as their Commercial Director.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Fredrik✊🏾
We are excited to have Madelon Bracke onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
With a rare blend of deep scientific expertise spanning cell biology, immunology, regenerative medicine, and hands-on experience as both a founder and R&D leader in biotech and digital health startups, Madelon brings a uniquely valuable perspective to our science for impact fund. Madelon also holds a PhD from Utrecht University.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Madelon✊🏾
We are excited to have Rui Bento onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Rui is a kind force to be reckoned with. From managing Uber's operations in Portugal and Southern Europe to founding Kitch (later acquired by Glovo). Today, Rui is working on his new startup, Pollen, a Maze portfolio company, which aims to simplify the electrification of urban vehicles.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Rui✊🏾
We are excited to have Cristina Almeida onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Cristina is a marketing and growth leader focused on health, tech, and impact. As Ex-Head of Platform at Maze, she managed the performance of a 35+ early-stage portfolio to achieve strong financial and impact outcomes. Cristina is passionate about applying her expertise in growth strategies, user-centric product development, and data-driven marketing.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Tina ✊🏾
#VenturePartner | We are excited to have Nina Patrick onboard as a Venture Partner 💥
Nina is a scientist and health founder exploring the frontiers of longevity and health. She publishes a weekly newsletter, Nina’s Notes, co-leads Longevity Wednesdays, and advises startups through EIT Health and Techstars, drawing on her background in biotech, digital health, and drug discovery.
More hands make smarter decisions when investing in science to deliver impact.
Thank you for joining us, Nina✊
#Newsletter📬 | This month, Antonio Miguel takes us back to the playgrounds of Lourel, where kids learn the foundations of community long before they have the words for it, showing up, taking turns, negotiating tough love, and growing together under the watchful eyes of neighbours, grandparents, and friends.
In his story, the playground becomes more than a place to play.
It is a quiet school of reliability, belonging, and self-confidence, a reminder that healthy adults grow from shared spaces, shared rules, and shared care.
In parallel, our newest article by associate Alice Segre reveals how these same principles continue to shape us long into our careers.
Junior Impact VC, a community that began as a simple WhatsApp chat between Ali and Rodrigo, has grown into a 155-member ecosystem of junior investors across Europe.
In António’s playground and in Ali’s junior community, the lesson is the same: impact begins with the people who show up, care, and keep the door open for others.
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