Speaker

About the speaker: 

Rita Sousa is Partner of the Ocean / Climate Tech Fund at Faber. With more than 9 years experience in VC, she co-leads the fund early stage investments in deep tech startups aiming for positive impact on ocean sustainability, climate action and decarbonization of the global economy, in areas such as blue biotech, sustainable food and feed solutions, decarbonization of the maritime industry, plastics removal & sustainable alternatives, and ocean-related data & AI technologies.

Prior to joining the VC industry, she worked in the energy and utilities sector as well as in innovation and CRM consultancy. Rita has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the IST/University of Lisbon, an MSc. in Energy Systems and the Environment from the University of Strathclyde, and an MBA from AESE/IESE Business School.

Company info:

Faber is a specialist VC investing in early-stage deep tech startups to drive digital transformation and climate action.

Their unique approach combines thematic funds, specialised investment teams and scientific advisors to invest in Southern Europe and selectively across Europe.

With over 50 investments, Faber has been chosen as the early partner of choice by resilient, visionary deep tech pioneers, including the founders of Sword Health, Smartex.ai, Mitiga, Luminate Medical, Vyoma, Unbabel, MicroHarvest, Poseidona, B’zeos, among others.

Their funds, focused on Applied science and Ocean sustainability, seek breakthrough solutions in areas such as AI & Data, Robotics & Automation, Computational Biology & Chemistry, Novel Computation, Advanced Materials, Biotech, Sustainable Food & Feed.

They aim to foster innovation, resilience, and decarbonization across industries. “(Science + Purpose) x Capital = Seeding the Future”