• With an accumulated international experience in 9 countries and 4 continents, Diogo Almeida Alves develops projects in diverse, yet interconnected, areas and fields. Professional experience, track record and passions are around 3 major areas: 1. Developing global and regional innovation & stakeholder engagement projects for organizations in the private and public sectors, with TippingUp. 2. Building global ventures, investing & advising on fundraising, international growth, talent recruiting and management, with Binomial Ventures. 3. Inspiring and sharing knowledge to empower and develop people through immersive training & development programs using innovation and arts with The Human Story, plus keynotes, masterclasses and lectures on digital, entrepreneurship & innovation. • Created and executed projects for entities in several sectors (e.g. financial services, industry, logistics, fashion, retail, energy, sports, entertainment), having worked with prestigious institutions such as the Council of Europe, DPDgroup, L’Oréal, NBA, Sacoor, Benfica, Amorim, Sonae, Goldenergy, Deloitte, or Sony. • Experience as VC Investor in several sectors and stages (pre-seed to series B, deal structure to exit and M&A). Board Member & Advisor in 20+ startups & scaleups in the last 7 years in several industries: eCommerce, entertainment, gaming, health, AR, sports, fintech, climate tech, blue economy. • Former Managing Director for a Rocket Internet venture in Asia (later exited), Managing Director for the largest daily deals website of Caribbean (bootstraped, ~4m$ revenues in 2.5y), Director Biz Dev for a German-based social app (raised +1m$ with a ppt, pivoted twice and failed with many learnings) and Co-founder of 360imprimir, a global leading printing platform (+70m€ in funding, +200 employees). • Regional Community Champion at World Economic Forum Global Shapers. Board Member at the German Federal Association for Sustainability, Author of the book "Binomial Technology & Sustainability", Former Curator of the Global Shapers Lisbon Hub, and Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Catholic University of Portugal, Universidad Europea and ISCTE Business School. • Strong International Academic Background (studied in Portugal, United Kingdom, Paris, Hong Kong, always top 10% class). Loves travelling, basketball, blues & heavy metal, and cinema.