# António Lucena de Faria

> Portuguese entrepreneur and entrepreneurship educator António Lucena de Faria is the founding partner and president of Fábrica de Startups. He founded Methodus Sistemas in 1987, presented ActionFlow at DEMO in 2010, and has helped develop startup programmes including Energia de Portugal and Tourism Explorers. His recent writing examines practical business applications of AI.

- **Role:** Founding Partner and President at Fábrica de Startups S.A.
- **Organizations:** Fábrica de Startups S.A., Methodus Sistemas, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Startup Portugal, Startup Discoveries, ActionFlow, PortalFinanceiro.com, MTDS, SGPS, forumB2B.com, Selplus, FundManager
- **Nationality:** Portuguese
- **Education:** Degree in Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, MBA, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Executive management coursework, HEC Paris, Executive management coursework, London Business School, Entrepreneurship coursework, Babson College, Entrepreneurship coursework, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded or helped develop more than ten companies, according to his official team biography., Co-founded Fábrica de Startups in April 2012., Presented ActionFlow at DEMO Fall 2010.

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Began consulting at Arthur Andersen in Minneapolis; stayed less than two years.
- **1987** — Founded Methodus Sistemas, serving financial services with consulting and software.
- **1999** — Started PortalFinanceiro.com and MTDS, SGPS.
- **2000** — Co-founded and became CEO of forumB2B.com, involving Methodus, EDP and Galp.
- **2002** — Co-founded Selplus.
- **2008** — Created FundManager, focused on real estate fund management software.
- **2010** — Presented ActionFlow at DEMO in Silicon Valley.
- **2012** — Co-founded Fábrica de Startups in April; helped organize Energia de Portugal.
- **2016** — Co-founded the Startup Discoveries investment vehicle with partners.
- **2017** — Tourism Explorers launched with Turismo de Portugal.
- **2024** — Discussed the Pier 25 programme in Macau and published on AI-assisted business creation.
- **2026** — Published the IA sem filtros series on AI and measurable business applications.

## Achievements

- Founded or helped develop more than ten companies, according to his official team biography.
- Co-founded Fábrica de Startups in April 2012.
- Presented ActionFlow at DEMO Fall 2010.
- Represented Fábrica de Startups as a founding member of Startup Portugal.
- Helped develop Tourism Explorers with Turismo de Portugal, initially connecting 12 cities.
- Co-authored A Alma do Negócio.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published IA – E agora, o que fazer?, advocating short AI pilots with measurements of time, cost and quality.
- **2026-04** — Published IA sem filtros: Revoluções tecnológicas, reflecting on four technology eras and recalling AI work in 1985.
- **2024-10** — Spoke at Portugal Digital Summit about AI and startups, saying he had recently started another venture.
- **2024-07** — Published an account of an AI-assisted business creation demonstration.
- **2024-06** — Discussed the Pier 25 initiative with Melco in Macau.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fabricadestartups.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alucenafaria/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alucenafaria/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25