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In 2016 Fonseca was featured in the [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list under the enterprise technology category<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2016/01/04/30-under-30-enterprise-technology-2016/#47558dbc795b Forbes - The 30 Under 30 In Enterprise Technology For 2016 04/01/2016]</ref> and in 2017 she became an Agenda Contributor to the [[World Economic Forum]]<ref>[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/cristina-fonseca/ World Economic Forum - Cristina Fonseca]</ref> <ref>[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/AMNC15/AMNC15_Global%20Shapers.pdf World Economic Forum - Global Shapers]</ref>. |
In 2016 Fonseca was featured in the [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list under the enterprise technology category<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2016/01/04/30-under-30-enterprise-technology-2016/#47558dbc795b Forbes - The 30 Under 30 In Enterprise Technology For 2016 04/01/2016]</ref> and in 2017 she became an Agenda Contributor to the [[World Economic Forum]]<ref>[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/cristina-fonseca/ World Economic Forum - Cristina Fonseca]</ref> <ref>[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/AMNC15/AMNC15_Global%20Shapers.pdf World Economic Forum - Global Shapers]</ref>. |
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In 2018, Fonseca became a venture partner at Indico Capital Partners, the first Portuguese private [[venture capital]] fund investing in Portugal and Spain early-stage, tech-focused startups<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/11/lisbon-finally-gets-a-substantial-vc-fund-in-the-shape-of-indico-capital-partners/ TechCrunch - Lisbon finally gets a substantial VC fund in the shape of Indico Capital Partners 13/12/2018]</ref>. |
In 2018, Fonseca became a venture partner at Indico Capital Partners, the first Portuguese private [[venture capital]] fund investing in Portugal and Spain early-stage, tech-focused startups<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/11/lisbon-finally-gets-a-substantial-vc-fund-in-the-shape-of-indico-capital-partners/ TechCrunch - Lisbon finally gets a substantial VC fund in the shape of Indico Capital Partners 13/12/2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143196-new-vc-fund-from-indico-capital-partners-to-target-fintech-and-more/ Crowdfund Insider - New VC Fund from Indico Capital Partners to Target Fintech and More 12/01/2019]</ref>. |
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<ref>[https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143196-new-vc-fund-from-indico-capital-partners-to-target-fintech-and-more/ Crowdfund Insider - New VC Fund from Indico Capital Partners to Target Fintech and More 12/01/2019]</ref> |
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Cristina Fonseca | |
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 Fonseca in 2013 | |
| Born | November 14, 1987 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Venture Partner of Indico Capital Partners |
Cristina Fonseca is a Portuguese tech entrepreneur, Angel investor and Engineer, better known as one of the founders of Talkdesk, a cloud-based help desk software that became Portugal's third "unicorn" after raising US$100M in series B funding at a valuation of over US$1 billion in October 2018[1][2][3].
She is an alumnus of the Instituto Superior Técnico [4] of Lisbon where she studied telecommunications and networks engineering[5]. Fonseca later did the Global Solutions Program at Singularity University[6] and specialised in Artificial Intelligence.
In 2016 Fonseca was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list under the enterprise technology category[7] and in 2017 she became an Agenda Contributor to the World Economic Forum[8] [9].
In 2018, Fonseca became a venture partner at Indico Capital Partners, the first Portuguese private venture capital fund investing in Portugal and Spain early-stage, tech-focused startups[10][11].
References
- ^ inVentures - Portugal has a new unicorn 03/10/2018
- ^ Forbes - CEO Tech Talk: Talkdesk Achieved Unicorn Status By Building A Call Center In The Cloud 10/10/2018
- ^ Forbes Portugal - Investidora de fogo 30/10/2018
- ^ Técnico Lisboa - Founders@DEI with Cristina Fonseca 05/04/2018
- ^ Técnico Lisboa - Cristina Fonseca regressa ao Técnico para inspirar futuros empreendedores 05/04/2018
- ^ Medium - 10 weeks at Singularity University in review 07/09/2016
- ^ Forbes - The 30 Under 30 In Enterprise Technology For 2016 04/01/2016
- ^ World Economic Forum - Cristina Fonseca
- ^ World Economic Forum - Global Shapers
- ^ TechCrunch - Lisbon finally gets a substantial VC fund in the shape of Indico Capital Partners 13/12/2018
- ^ Crowdfund Insider - New VC Fund from Indico Capital Partners to Target Fintech and More 12/01/2019