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PEOPLE. BUSINESSES. REVENUE.

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53 Businesses Verified • 15+ Industries• 9 Cities• Web Summit 2025 COMMUNITY Partner

WHAT WE ARE BUILDING

Building Visibility & Access for an Invisible Economy

Less than 1% of Black founders are visible in Portugal's startup ecosystem.

The Challenge

We're generating millions, driving culture, creating jobs - but nobody sees us. This invisibility costs our community opportunities and our economy innovation.

Our Solution

MELLA Supply is changing that by creating a people-first, data-driven platform that turns invisible businesses into verified, investable opportunities.

Black and PALOP entrepreneurs networking at MELLA Talks Lisbon - community building for diaspora businesses

For Black & Diaspora Businesses

culture is power.

Faces = Business = Revenue

Get your business mapped and verified early. As a founding member, you’ll receive:

  • Early verification - A verified profile that corporates, media & investors search

  • Community access - WhatsApp group with 50+ verified founders

  • Spotlight opportunities at Web Summit 2025 - Exclusive Side events and curated community meet-ups

  • Quarterly Business Essentials Sessions to grow stronger - Real problems, real solutions, no theory

  • Partnership pipeline - Direct intros to corporates and investors

Be Featured → Add Your Business

Faces of the afro/palop Economy: People • Business • Revenue

Be Featured → Add Your Business

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MAPA MELLA - Find Verified Businesses

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Every pin tells a story. Every business is verified. Every connection is possible.

From the Afro hair salon that gets you right to the tech startup that's changing the game - MAPA MELLA is a live verified map of Black excellence in Portugal.

Click any pin to connect directly with verified Black-owned businesses

Black entrepreneur checking MAPA MELLA - verified directory of African diaspora businesses in Portugal

For Corporates, Investors & Media

Portugal's Black businesses generate millions you don't see. Serve markets you can't reach. Build innovations you haven't imagined.

We’re curating Portugal’s verified pipeline of Black & PALOP suppliers.

Early partners get:

  • First access to data and insights before public release

  • Warm introductions to verified founders

  • Brand visibility as a diversity & inclusion leader at Web Summit 2025

  • Opportunities to co-host side events, sponsor sessions, and create authentic content

Partners: Get Early Access to a Hidden Market

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Meet Us AT WEBSUMMIT

MELLA Supply’s activation at Web Summit 2025 is a week of powerful gatherings showcasing Afro & diaspora founders in Lisbon.

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ABOUT US

We can't grow what we can't see. We can't fund what we can't find.
We can't partner with what we can't verify.

MELLA is the infrastructure turning Black & PALOP businesses from invisible to investable—through people-first storytelling, verified data, and real connections.

Founded by us. Built for us. Open to all who understand that authentic community plus verified data equals economic power.

Why We're Building This

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