Lurdes Gramaxo is partner & executive board member in Bynd Venture Capital, an Iberian Venture Capital with 3 early -stage funds under management, FCR Leading Ventures, FCR BA Venture Fund and FCR BYND TO IBERIA III. Lurdes is also President of INVESTORS PORTUGAL, the Portuguese Association for Early-Stage Investors. With +10 years of experience in early-stage investments in Iberia, in the pre-seed, seed and early -stage phases. In 2020 she was awarded Europe’s Female Investor of the Year, by BANd Deutschland.