André Borges

André Borges began their career in 2007 as the Workstations Manager at Instituto Superior Técnico. In 2009, they founded and became the Managing Partner of Forexleaders - Trading Systems Group, a company created from a web project. In 2011, they joined Neodomus as a Project Manager, responsible for home automation and electronic security projects. In 2012, they became the CTO and co-founder of nozomi - criminal investigation solutions, Lda., where they designed products ranging from covert audio and video transmission systems to remote power management solutions. In 2015, they joined DreamShaper as COO, Head of Innovation, and VP Business Development. In this role, they focused on B2B market with direct platform sales, sponsorships and partnerships agreements for "The Next Startup" initiative. In 2017, they became a Member of Confraria do Empreendedor. Since 2017, they have been the CSO of Associação Acredita Portugal, where they have been supporting and advising the team running the show.

André Borges obtained a Pós Graduação Empreendedorismo de Base Científica e Tecnológica in Economia e Gestão Empresarial from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2010. André is currently pursuing a Masters in Mechanical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in the field of Mechanical engineering, which they began in 2007.