Bio

Founder and CEO of Defined.ai (former DefinedCrowd), one of the fastest growing startups in the AI space. Hybrid background: from linguistics to engineering to AI. Hybrid experience: from research, to industry, to building a company from ground up. World citizen: born and raised in Portugal, lived in Spain, China and in the US since 2012. Travelled to more than 50 countries. 2021 Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Northwest 2020 Award Winner. Joao Vasconcelos 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner. Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network (entrepreneurial experience and thought leadership on artificial intelligence). Raised more than $80 million for Defined.ai, my first ever done company. Was the woman founder who raised the largest Series B in the US ($50.5 million). What moves me is always looking for the next challenge. Always getting myself out of my comfort zone. And passion for technology that changes the world. 2020 main awards: #27 Deloitte Fast 500 2020 (#1 in PNW); #27 in Inc.5000 in 2020 with 8550.28% growth in revenue from 2016 to 2019. VentureBeat AI Innovation Awards; 2019 main awards: Forbes America’s top 50 most promising artificial intelligence companies; hottest start-ups in Lisbon by Wired; top 100 most promising AI startups in the world by CB Insights; one of America’s best startup employers, as chosen by Forbes; 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021 by Goldman Sachs. For any media/event inquiry please contact julia.klimenko@defined.ai