Luis Manuel

Luis Manuel, Executive Director of EDP Inovação since 2008; responsible for EDP Ventures (corporate VC) and EDP Starter (business incubation program). Board member of EDP Inovação, EDP Ventures, EDP Mop, Vertequip, Arquiled, EIDT, Feedzai, Egg Electronics and Principle Power. Previously he worked 2 years at Explorer Investments (Portuguese private equity fund manager) and 6 years at Galp Energia in Strategy and Business Portfolio department. He also worked previously in Espírito Santo Investment in the Project Finance and Corporate Finance Advisory divisions in Portugal and Brazil. Member of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State of Economic Development and Innovation during the XVI Portuguese Constitutional Government. He is also a member of the board of the Portuguese Electric Vehicles Association (APVE). Luís has a degree in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.