MELLA brings founders, potential backers, professionals and organisations together around what businesses need to grow: suitable finance, expertise, customers and meaningful relationships.
Explore our workRight business. Right capital.
With Strategic Disruption Consulting, we are developing a two sided approach in which founders and potential backers prepare, exchange perspectives and explore appropriate next steps together.
Proposed pilot: Q1 2027
Explore BCXA gathering in development to showcase businesses and connect entrepreneurs, professionals, customers and partners. A space to discover the people and ideas shaping business.
In development for summer 2027
Listening to entrepreneurs and documenting their experiences helps shape our work. We are developing a report on Black and Afro descendant entrepreneurship, grounded in community perspectives and research.
Report in development
Rooted in Black and Afro Lusophone entrepreneurship, our work also includes ethnic minority led and women led businesses. You might be building a business, exploring how to back one or bringing professional expertise. We welcome people from all backgrounds who want to explore useful collaboration.
10 November
What would sustain a thriving Black entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem in Lisbon? Join a hosted conversation and meet people exploring finance, expertise and commercial opportunity.
11 November
Where is opportunity emerging beyond the familiar investment pipeline? Exchange perspectives on innovation, markets and capital fit, inside Web Summit.
Partners and ecosystem
Tell us what you are building, exploring or interested in contributing. Together, we can consider a useful next step.
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