Ricardo Macieira

After five years driving Airbnb business in Portugal – up to 2.3B€ of impact in the portuguese economy -, Ricardo decided to shift his career and moved to Fintech. He is currently the Country Manager for Revolut in Portugal. Revolut was launched in July 2015 as a digital alternative to the big banks. While the fintech initially drew in customers by allowing them to spend and transfer money abroad with the interbank exchange rate, the company has since attracted over 6 million customers in Europe with its spending overviews, budgeting controls, cryptocurrency exchange and trading features.

Ricardo has a degree in Design and worked for a few years as an Art Director and then co-founded the company Alok Design Brands. He also provides mentorship to entrepreneurs currently incubated in Startup Lisboa and he is part of the Board of Advisors at APDC.