Finance
Investment, lending or other funding suited to the stage of the business.
MELLA Supply · Lisbon
We organise impact.
Right business. Right capital.
Good businesses often grow outside familiar networks. MELLA Supply maps diverse led and women led businesses in Portugal and connects them with backers ready to look further.
Impact starts with who we see.
Where we look decides where capital goes.
We invite investors and companies already committed to impact, and those starting out, to widen the range of businesses they consider.
Not every business needs the same capital. A small, well placed investment can matter as much as a large one.
Three ways to back a business.
Access
Customers, contracts, distribution and relationships.
Expertise
Practical knowledge and operating experience.
Each comes with its own terms. They often work best together.
Black Capital Exchange
Prepare the ask. Prepare the response.
Already investing for impact, or considering it?
Our proposed pilot with Strategic Disruption Consulting works with both sides. Founders build a clear, evidence based ask. Backers define what they can offer and on what terms. Then they meet, with agreed next steps followed up.
Discover Black Capital ExchangeProposed pilot · Q1 2027
Meet us during Web Summit week
10 November
Black Capital Exchange
Capital, customers and expertise in diverse markets
An evening with founders, business leaders and backers.
19:00 to 21:00 · district.space, Lisbon
Request an invitationAttendance is subject to approval.
11 November
Redefining investment and innovation
Where is opportunity emerging beyond the usual pipeline?
VCs, angels and capital partners on finding the right capital.
14:00 · 50 minutes · Community Space, inside Web Summit
Register to attendValid Web Summit access required.
We map the ecosystem. Then we connect it.
We map businesses, people, skills and relationships. MELLA TABLE brings them into conversation. Black Capital Exchange turns conversation into preparation and accountable next steps.
Partners and ecosystem
Put your commitment to impact into practice.
Bring finance, commercial relationships or experience.