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João Paulo Matos

Management, Digital, Start-ups, M&A

📍 Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal🔄 Updated November 2026💼 2 investments📅 32 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2018
VC🌍 Portugal
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Co-Founder, Investor
Feb 2018
ROM Boats is a recent company born of a passion of its founder for motor recreational power boats and the premise of producing limited series numbered models - a ROM client has every right to have a unique boat, different from many others. The marketing and after-sales model is one of the distinguishing points of ROM. The relationship with our customers is always made between the factory and the final customer, which allows us to hear directly from our customers about their wants and needs and to make customization a true reality. On the other hand, all support, where and if necessary, is guaranteed by us anywhere in Europe. For us it is absolutely essential to be able to respond to the client's functional and practical needs, without neglecting the aesthetic aspect of the boat. We combine innovative technologies with traditional and old craftsmanship, drawing on the vast experience of workers in a sector that was once very strong in Portugal and which needs urgent revitalization, so that the little know-how that still exists can be recovered. With this concern in mind, we installed our shipyard in Aveiro, a city with a great tradition in boat construction, recruiting people deprived to exercise their vocation and to apply the knowledge that still dominates. We also guarantee the transfer of this know-how to the new generations so that they will last in time and we will be able to reinvigorate this sector. ROM boats are characterized by elegant and modern lines, unique and innovative design, topped by luxury finishes with exquisite materials not normally seen on boats. We combine innovative technologies (in the manufacture of molds and fiberglass) to traditional and old-fashioned craftsmanship (hand-made carpentry and upholstery).
early stageShipbuilding
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2024
Founder
Nov 2024
The InsurTech and FinTech Portugal Forum / FIF is a new non-profit private law association that aims to promote debate, reflection, sharing, training, and interaction between the different stakeholders in innovation processes and methodologies - mainly linked to technological solutions - that have an impact on the following sectors: Finance, in particular Banking and Insurance, and transversely Payments, Regulation and Supervision of these two sectors, as well as Health. FIF also aims to be a forum for the dissemination of innovative solutions and case studies from the national and international market, through the organization of events and webinars, as well as through the dissemination through the various organizations that are close to it, namely counterparts in other countries, in particular Madfintech (Madrid), MiaHub, which is very strong in the West of the United States and throughout Latin America, and TDI_The Digital Insurer. Several strategic partnerships are currently being negotiated, with PWC Portugals already guaranteed. Most of the members of this Associations bodies were members of the Working Groups of the now defunct AFIP, the Fintech and InsurTech Association of Portugal, which, in collaboration with Madfintech, has organized the Iberian InsurTech Forums since 2021, among many other events. They joined forces to provide continuity and a new dynamic through FIF, and are now part of its governing bodies, which has a multifaceted team of experienced managers in the areas of Strategy, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Distribution/Marketing, IT, Operations, and Legal. Take an active part and contribute to Portugal making a difference through sustainable innovation by becoming a member of FIF, an open non-profit community whose purpose is to add value to its members. Find out more and sign up at www.fifportugal.pt
2018
Co-Founder, Investor
Feb 2018
ROM Boats is a recent company born of a passion of its founder for motor recreational power boats and the premise of producing limited series numbered models - a ROM client has every right to have a unique boat, different from many others. The marketing and after-sales model is one of the distinguishing points of ROM. The relationship with our customers is always made between the factory and the final customer, which allows us to hear directly from our customers about their wants and needs and to make customization a true reality. On the other hand, all support, where and if necessary, is guaranteed by us anywhere in Europe. For us it is absolutely essential to be able to respond to the client's functional and practical needs, without neglecting the aesthetic aspect of the boat. We combine innovative technologies with traditional and old craftsmanship, drawing on the vast experience of workers in a sector that was once very strong in Portugal and which needs urgent revitalization, so that the little know-how that still exists can be recovered. With this concern in mind, we installed our shipyard in Aveiro, a city with a great tradition in boat construction, recruiting people deprived to exercise their vocation and to apply the knowledge that still dominates. We also guarantee the transfer of this know-how to the new generations so that they will last in time and we will be able to reinvigorate this sector. ROM boats are characterized by elegant and modern lines, unique and innovative design, topped by luxury finishes with exquisite materials not normally seen on boats. We combine innovative technologies (in the manufacture of molds and fiberglass) to traditional and old-fashioned craftsmanship (hand-made carpentry and upholstery).
early stageShipbuilding
2017
Principal
Jan 2017
Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Make it real | www.capgemini.com
1994
Imperfólio SGP
Board Member
1994
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