Tech Talks Portugal

In this episode, we sit down with Sofia Correia de Sousa, a dynamic leader shaping business growth and operations at Happyfact while building meaningful projects across entrepreneurship, community leadership, and hospitality. As co-founder of W35 and One Shot, and board member at ANJE. Sofia brings a broad and practical perspective on what it takes to create, grow, and sustain ventures with vision and resilience.

This Tech Talks Portugal episode features Mariana Trigo, Founder & Engineering Manager at tekya.io, diving into her journey leading product teams through full E2E delivery in fast-paced startups across Fintech, Retail, Betting, Gambling, and Gifting.She shares strategies for aligning Product, Engineering, and Design under tight deadlines and limited info, key lessons from each industry shaping her leadership, and the biggest shifts managing teams in a 20-person startups to 15K orgs.Listeners get a real example of turning stakeholder chaos into breakthrough success.

In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Oksana Klimova, and we dive into the exciting world of fractional CTOs—why you might need one, when to bring one on board, and the surprising advantages over a full-time tech leader. We unpack the pros and cons, share real-life stories, and offer tips for companies aiming to scale smart. It's a must-listen for any founder thinking about their tech roadmap!

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re kicking off 2026 with a fascinating conversation with Ricardo Anjinhos, a Senior Backend Engineer who has navigated the choppy waters of job searching while working for both international and Portuguese companies. In this episode, we dig into how tough it really is to land a role in today’s market, the pros and cons of choosing international versus home-grown opportunities, and the joys and challenges of collaborating in multicultural teams.

In this episode, I sit down with Andreia Martins, CEO of Braga-based digital product agency Codepoint, to talk about what it really means to be a woman building tech in Portugal today. We dig into why female representation in ICT still matters when women account for only around a fifth of the tech workforce here, and what it actually looks like to break in, be taken seriously, and progress in this ecosystem. We also explore the role of flagship events like Lisbon’s Web Summit—how they can accelerate connections, open unexpected doors for founders, and why the real value often happens in the conversations and meetups around the conference, not just on stage.