The Afro-Lusophone economy is here.We help make it visible and connected.
Mella Supply maps and connects the Afro-Lusophone economy in Portugal — founders, professionals, businesses and organisations.
We do it through an ecosystem map and curated gatherings — the MELLA TABLE series, now in its fourth edition.
Visibility is the starting point. Access is the goal.
The context
Talent exists. The connections are incomplete.
Afro-descendant founders and organisations are building businesses, creating jobs and shaping culture in Portugal.
Most of that work stays invisible to conventional networks. We close that gap with practical tools, spaces and connections.
What we do
From visibility to connection to access
Mella Supply is developing three connected areas of work.
MELLA INDEX
Mapping the ecosystem
A growing directory of Afro-Lusophone founders, professionals, businesses, organisations, events and resources — so the ecosystem is easy to find.
Explore the INDEX →MELLA TABLE
Creating space for useful conversation
Curated gatherings for Black and Afro-Lusophone founders, professionals and partners on the questions shaping business in Portugal.
Discover MELLA TABLE →10 November 2026 · Lisbon
MELLA TABLE 4 · THE NEXT ROUND
Where prepared businesses meet the right capital.
The fourth edition of the MELLA TABLE, one evening in Lisbon, presented with Strategic Disruption Consulting.
Black and Afro-Lusophone businesses come with a prepared ask. Investors, banks, corporate buyers and foundations come ready to answer.
Curated room, structured evening.
By invitation. Partner seats support the cohort and the evening.
Three editions. One room at a time.
MELLA TABLEFor the community
Be easier to find. Find others. Access relevant opportunities.
Mella Supply is for Afro-Lusophone founders, professionals, businesses, creatives, and organisations who want to increase their visibility and strengthen their connections.
- Join or contribute to the MELLA INDEX
- Discover people, organisations, events, and resources
- Attend selected MELLA TABLE gatherings
- Share relevant opportunities with the ecosystem
- Take part in programmes when applications are open
Partners and ecosystem
Who we work with
Mella Supply is incubated at Casa do Impacto (Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa) and partners across programmes, training, and events — including Strategic Disruption Consulting, co-presenter of MELLA TABLE 4.
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Programme partner · MELLA TABLE 4 co-presenter(opens in a new tab)
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Community partner 2025 · Ambassadors 2026(opens in a new tab)
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Ana Martins, founder of Mella Supply, was recognised as an EU Opinion Leader 2026.
The people are here.The businesses are here.The opportunity is here.
Mella Supply is helping build the visibility and connections that allow more of that opportunity to be recognised.