Finance
Investment, lending or other funding suited to a business's stage, ambitions and capacity.
MELLA Supply · Lisbon
We organise impact.
Right business. Right capital.
Your capital, expertise and connections could help a business take its next step.
MELLA Supply brings diverse entrepreneurs, women led businesses and purpose driven backers together. Rooted in Black and Afro Lusophone communities, we combine ecosystem mapping, preparation and meaningful connections to help the right resources meet the right businesses.
Impact starts with what, and who, we see.
An impact mandate does not automatically create a diverse pipeline.
Which businesses we encounter, whose experience we understand and how we assess opportunity shape where resources go.
We invite investors, professionals and partners to explore businesses beyond their usual networks, and consider how finance, expertise and commercial access could contribute to their growth.
Not every business needs the same capital. Not every backer needs to write a cheque.
What could you help move forward?
Access
Customers, contracts, distribution and relationships that open relevant opportunities.
Expertise
Practical knowledge, strategic guidance and operating experience that help a business execute its next step.
These resources can work together. Each brings different responsibilities, expectations and terms.
Black Capital Exchange
Prepare the ask. Activate the response.
Already investing for impact, or exploring how to get involved?
Our proposed pilot, which prepares both sides, with Strategic Disruption Consulting prepares founders to make clear, evidence led asks and helps backers assess where they could contribute.
Founders clarify their needs. Backers explore their role. Both come together for informed conversations and structured follow through.
Discover Black Capital ExchangeProposed pilot · Q1 2027
Meet us during Web Summit week
10 November
Black Capital Exchange
Exploring capital, customers, expertise and opportunities in diverse markets
An evening bringing founders, business leaders and people with relevant resources into the same room.
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 familiar investment pipeline?
A conversation with VCs, angels and capital partners on innovation, growth and finding the right capital.
14:00 · 50 minutes · Community Space, inside Web Summit
Register to attendValid Web Summit access required. Admission is not included.
We map the ecosystem. Then we connect it.
Our mapping looks beyond businesses alone. We seek to understand the people, capabilities, resources and relationships that make an ecosystem work.
MELLA TABLE gatherings bring that knowledge into conversation. Black Capital Exchange develops it into preparation, relevant connections and accountable next steps.
Partners and ecosystem
Put your commitment to impact into practice.
Bring your investment perspective, professional experience or commercial relationships. Explore where you could contribute.