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Manuel Lopes

Venture Development Manager

€920/day
Bern, CH
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Manuel

Ich bin ein unternehmerisch denkender Macher mit einer tiefen Leidenschaft für Innovation – in all ihren Ausprägungen. Ob als Start-up-Stratege bei der Entwicklung von Go-to-Market-Ansätzen, als Innovationsmanager in etablierten Unternehmen oder als Venture Builder, der neue Geschäftsfelder von Grund auf aufbaut: Mein Fokus liegt immer darauf, aus Ideen greifbare Ergebnisse zu machen.

Besonders fasziniert mich die Schnittstelle zwischen den afrikanischen und europäischen Innovationsökosystemen, weil hier enorme ungenutzte Win-win-Potenziale liegen. Ich verfüge über Erfahrung in Start-ups, Scale-ups, Venture Studios und Konzernen in der Schweiz, Deutschland und Kenia – an der Schnittstelle von Technologie, Impact und Nachhaltigkeit.

Am Ende geht es in meiner Arbeit darum, aus starken Konzepten skalierbare Ventures zu entwickeln, die über Kontinente hinweg messbaren Mehrwert schaffen.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • Swiss German

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Conversational

  • Portuguese

    Basic

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • manuel-lopes.ch
    Independent Management Consultant
    March 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
    Supporting companies in their innovation & Go-2-market strategy. Noteworthy gigs include:
    • Head of growth @Regini – A dutch/Kenyan start-up focussing on establishing savings-solutions in emerging markets
    • Digital strategy consultant @JeansFactory – development of digital strategy for swiss SME
    Innovation Go-2-market
  • NuaSense
    Co-Founder
    INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Building NuaSense - We design and build smart sensors, connect them seamlessly to our database, and deliver powerful insights that drive your operations to the next level.
    Venture Building Start-up Lean startup
  • wattx
    Venture Development Manager
    March 2022 - February 2025 (2 years and 11 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    wattx is one of Germanys leading corporate/B2B venture builder.
    • Boosted company and venture visibility by leading marketing initiatives – including content creation and PR management (>€100k/y service volume).
    • Enhanced website performance for wattx.io (+250% visitors) and triebwerk.ai (+100% visitors) by implementing technical and content SEO strategies and refining value propositions.
    • Co-Led the design and launch of the incubator program thevoltage.de (program on hold due to strategic shift)
    • Led projects with budgets up to €90k and took on key roles in larger projects, ensuring successful outcomes and client satisfaction.
    Venture Building Corporate Innovation

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Education

  • Master of Arts
    Universität St.Gallen
    2021
    Master of Arts in Business Innovation
  • Graduate Exchange, Corporate Management
    同济大学 (Tongji University)
    2020
    Graduate Exchange, Corporate Management

Certifications

  • Certificate in Advanced English
    Cambridge English
    2022

Skill set

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