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Torcato Jorge

@torcatojorge

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Founder & CEO and product strategist driving AI-enabled growth, fintech, and cultural platform innovation.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can drive AI-enabled product strategy, scale platforms internationally, lead cross-functional teams, and shape fundraising and go-to-market growth.

I am a founder and product strategist with 10+ years building AI-driven products, fintech systems, and market-facing platforms across technology, culture, and public affairs.

As Founder & CEO of Raya Culture and former Chairman at Yupido S.A., I have led product strategy, fundraising, international expansion, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver scalable SaaS, media distribution, and algorithmic trading solutions.

I focus on leveraging AI, big data, and data-driven workflows to accelerate delivery, optimize operations, and create integrated social and financial ecosystems that connect digital engagement with real-world experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Founder & CEO

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Raya Culture

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Founded and lead Raya Culture, building a lifestyle super-app that merges social discovery, ticketing, and an integrated wallet to create transactional infrastructure for nightlife and cultural industries while driving fundraising and international expansion.

Product Strategy Digital Payments Go To Market Fundraising Team Leadership Analytics

Current

Innovation & Growth Consultant

Current

Independent Consultant

Jan 2017 - Present (9 years)

Provided strategic consultancy for startups across product, marketing, and regulatory compliance, applying AI, big data and business intelligence to inform strategy and optimize operations for multiple stealth ventures.

Consulting AI Strategy Big Data Go To Market Regulatory Compliance Growth Marketing BIツール Product Strategy

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Chairman

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Yupido S.A.

Jun 2015 - Present (10 years 7 months)

Led the board with strategic direction for a modular SaaS business management platform and oversaw development of a high-performance media distribution and ad tech solution to support SME operations and streaming delivery.

Board Leadership Product Management Strategic Planning SME Operations

Chief Marketing Officer

Topics Chat

Oct 2022 - Jul 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Owned marketing strategy, communications, and brand positioning, executing digital campaigns and strategic partnerships while managing marketing and growth teams to increase product adoption.

Marketing Strategy Positioning Digital Campaigns Growth Marketing Partnerships Team Management Communication Analytics

Founder & Product Strategist

InvesTech Startup

Jan 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Co-founded a trading technology venture and defined product vision and go-to-market for AI-powered algorithmic trading bots, coordinating quant developers, analysts, and compliance to validate trading models and risk frameworks.

Algorithmic Trading AI Strategy Product Vision Risk Management & Compliance Go To Market

Product & Marketing Strategist

Healthcare Startup

Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 (4 months)

Led product design and market strategy for a telehealth solution, defining feature sets, partner integrations and UX flows while coordinating go-to-market planning and regulatory-aligned product messaging.

Product Strategy Telehealth UX Design Go To Market Regulatory Compliance Messaging

Product & Strategy Lead

FinTech Startup

Jun 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Defined product vision and roadmap for a digital banking and insurance platform, prioritizing features to simplify B2B payments and embed insurance services while aligning business and technical stakeholders.

Product Roadmap Digital Banking Embedded Insurance B2B Payments Stakeholder Management Prioritization UX & Strategy

Marketer Trainee

Ministrum

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 (11 months)

Supported strategic marketing planning and competitive analysis, contributing to data-driven market research and digital marketing frameworks to inform segmentation and performance metrics.

Market Research Competitive Analysis Digital Marketing Analytics Segmentation Big Data Reporting & Strategy

Market Research Assistant

SFRH

Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 (11 months)

Supported data collection and analysis for opinion studies and market research, performing statistical analysis using SPSS to generate actionable insights and identify key trends.

Survey Design Data Collection SPSS Statistical Analysis Market Research Insight Reporting Quantitative Methods

Administrative Support Trainee

Câmara Municipal de Loures

Jun 2008 - Sep 2008 (3 months)

Provided administrative assistance in urban planning licensing processes and citizen support, managing certifications and official communications within the municipal department.