Rui Gouveia

CEO @ Build Up Labs | Startup Mentor, Advisor, ๐Ÿ”ท Angel Investor | President @ STUDIOS.PT Venture Studio Association

๐Ÿ“ Portugal๐Ÿ”„ Updated October 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 4 investments๐Ÿ“… 8 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Nov 2024
VC๐ŸŒ Portugal
4
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2
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0
Mid stage
0
Late stage
8y
Years active

Portfolio

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Angel Investor
Nov 2024
Angels Way (aka AW) is a community-driven investor focused on Portuguese-based early-stage Startups that have a direct impact on making the world a better place through the use of technology. The goal of Angels Way is to support and develop the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as to create a like minded community to bring value to everyone involved.
Board Member
Jan 2024
AskCory.ai is an innovative AI-powered marketing assistant designed to revolutionize the way businesses and entrepreneurs approach marketing strategy and content creation. By generating strategic tactics, action plans, and content assets in just minutes, AskCory.ai saves valuable time and resources for marketing professionals and entrepreneurs alike. Our platform integrates actionable insights and industry benchmarks, providing personalized marketing strategies tailored to your business needs. Built on the principles of the Bullseye Framework, AskCory.ai helps you identify and prioritize the most effective marketing channels for optimal results. Say goodbye to the challenges of marketing planning, such as the dreaded blank page syndrome and the tediousness of implementation planning. With AskCory.ai, creating effective marketing plans becomes an efficient and streamlined process. Key features include: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Transform the task of creating marketing plans into a quick and efficient process. Review AI-generated action plans, KPIs and requirements, allowing you to focus on decision-making and project leadership. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Generate engaging social media content, ads and SEO-optimized blog posts effortlessly, ensuring your brands voice remains consistent and impactful. Join us in redefining marketing efficiency and effectiveness. Visit www.askcory.ai to learn more and start optimizing your marketing strategies today!
Angel Investor
Jun 2022
Impact Shakers is a global impact ecosystem tackling societal and environmental challenges through inclusive entrepreneurship. Our mission is to create impact at scale by evolving how we build businesses, for what purpose and who gets to build them.
Board Member
Jan 2018
Kiss my Score is a new way to live Football (soccer in the US). Itโ€™s a simple, free and fun football prediction app that allows fans to compete with each other! Other functionalities consist of connecting brands with football fans and allowing companies to motivate their football fanatic workers in an innovative team-building action. *Corporate Leagues By creating a personalized corporate league youโ€™ll be able to get all your workers together around the Euro 2020. Set your leagues stakes and follow the results in an independent leaderboard. Use the private chat to disconnect from work and to get know each other! For more details: https://bit.ly/3fnxNRJ *Euro 2020 Follow Euro 2020 matches live scores, your predictions, your friends and your colleagueโ€™s ones. Everything in real time! *Group chat Any football addict dream made true. Besides checking whoโ€™s winning, the group chat allows you to do as much mind games and trash talk as you see fit. Finally, fans have a way to interact with soccer (football) bringing back its social origin. *World Cup 2018 Live Scores Follow World Cup 2018 matches live scores, your predictions, your friendsโ€™ ones. Everything in real time. *Play against friends - Private leagues By creating a private league youโ€™re able to get all your friends together around the World Cup 2018. With an independent leaderboard, a private chat you just need to set the stakesโ€ฆ and game on. *Group chat Any football addict dream made true. Besides checking whoโ€™s winning, the group chat allows you to do as much mind games and trash talk as you see fit.
Experience ยท 8 entries
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Investments (4)
Founder (4)
Board (2)
2025
Co-founder & President
Sep 2025
STUDIOS.PT is a Portuguese Association that aims to be the catalyst for a robust Venture Studios industry in Portugal, making the model a logical option for entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, and investors seeking to create innovative businesses in an efficient, structured, and lower-risk way. We are committed to advancing the venture studio ecosystem in Portugal through strategic initiatives that create lasting value for studios, entrepreneurs, investors, and the broader innovation community.
2024
Angel Investor
Nov 2024
Angels Way (aka AW) is a community-driven investor focused on Portuguese-based early-stage Startups that have a direct impact on making the world a better place through the use of technology. The goal of Angels Way is to support and develop the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as to create a like minded community to bring value to everyone involved.
Board Member
Jan 2024
AskCory.ai is an innovative AI-powered marketing assistant designed to revolutionize the way businesses and entrepreneurs approach marketing strategy and content creation. By generating strategic tactics, action plans, and content assets in just minutes, AskCory.ai saves valuable time and resources for marketing professionals and entrepreneurs alike. Our platform integrates actionable insights and industry benchmarks, providing personalized marketing strategies tailored to your business needs. Built on the principles of the Bullseye Framework, AskCory.ai helps you identify and prioritize the most effective marketing channels for optimal results. Say goodbye to the challenges of marketing planning, such as the dreaded blank page syndrome and the tediousness of implementation planning. With AskCory.ai, creating effective marketing plans becomes an efficient and streamlined process. Key features include: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Transform the task of creating marketing plans into a quick and efficient process. Review AI-generated action plans, KPIs and requirements, allowing you to focus on decision-making and project leadership. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Generate engaging social media content, ads and SEO-optimized blog posts effortlessly, ensuring your brands voice remains consistent and impactful. Join us in redefining marketing efficiency and effectiveness. Visit www.askcory.ai to learn more and start optimizing your marketing strategies today!
2022
Angel Investor
Jun 2022
Impact Shakers is a global impact ecosystem tackling societal and environmental challenges through inclusive entrepreneurship. Our mission is to create impact at scale by evolving how we build businesses, for what purpose and who gets to build them.
2020
Co-Founder
Aug 2020
๐Ÿš€ With Wiser, you donโ€™t have to awkwardly get in touch with someone and hope they are kind enough to get back to you. Our platform allows professionals to earn money while connecting with other like-minded experts. Our goal is to make it simple for people anywhere in the world to get guidance for their most specific needs.
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