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What we do

MELLA Supply connects Afro Lusophone businesses in Portugal with the capital, customers and partners that fit them. Based in Lisbon.

  • INDEX

    We map founders

  • TABLE

    Curated rooms, three editions

  • EXCHANGE

    Both sides prepared

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Vision and mission

Mission

Make the Afro Lusophone economy, from Portugal to the PALOP countries and Europe, visible, connected and capable. From representation to ownership.

Vision

A Lusophone world where every good business can reach the right capital.

The organisation

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Ana Martins

Founder and President

Ana is a Cape Verdean Portuguese businesswoman based in Lisbon. She founded MELLA Supply and runs The Fam Kitchen with her mother. At Web Summit she went from founder (2023) to Community Partner to Women in Tech Ambassador (2026). She is also an EU Commission Opinion Leader and a faculty mentor for the Cabo Verde Digital programme.

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Danielle Taylor

Strategic Disruption Consulting · Program partner

Danielle is the founder of Strategic Disruption Consulting, a global social impact consultancy. She co leads the Black Capital Exchange with MELLA Supply and brings the investor side of the program.

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