Ana is working with a number of entities within the international startup and investor ecosystem such as European Commission and Global Entrepreneurship Network, as a Managing Director in Portugal. Ana is also the coordinator of the Business Angel Week since 2013, an initiative created by the European Business Angel Network. In its five editions and under her supervision, BAW became the world’s largest initiative on promoting angel and early stage investment, with over 1200 events in 60 countries. Ana created Connectology Investments which deals with entrepreneurship and investment readiness projects and also invests into early stage companies.