Beyond the founders

`Our teams`: Specialists across the full investment journey

Behind the scenes, we bring different skills to the same table. That’s how we keep the experience simple on the surface, and solid where it matters: what we assess, what we share, and how we support you over time.

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Senior leadership team

Our senior leaders set direction, uphold standards, and stay hands-on, leading by doing as much as by deciding.

Investment and impact team

We apply rigour before opportunities reach the platform. This team screens deals, challenges assumptions, and treats impact as part of the investment discipline, ensuring information is clear, measurable, and transparent.

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Product and development

We build the platform experience itself. This team turns complexity into a clean journey, improving security, reliability, and tools that help investors follow both progress and impact over time.

Marketing and community

We focus on clarity as much as reach. This team makes sure opportunities are communicated accurately and accessibly, so investors can evaluate them with confidence and context. turns complexity into a clean journey, improving security, reliability, and tools that help investors follow both progress and impact over time.

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Customer and operations

We keep the experience smooth and human. This team supports both investors and promoters, making sure questions get answered clearly and the operational engine runs reliably.

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Finance and people

We keep the experience smooth and human. This team supports both investors and promoters, making sure questions get answered clearly and the operational engine runs reliably.

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This is us

We manage Goparity as a company with discipline. This team ensures robust controls and sound stewardship. Our people team builds the culture and capability that let high standards hold over time.

Our `story`

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2011 - Where it all began

It all started with a solar project that traditional banks wouldn't fund. Nuno Brito Jorge got a group of friends together and they managed to fund it.

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2014 - The first believer

Nuno begins testing the model with APPDCM Lisbon, a Portuguese charitable organisation, the first institution to adopt it before it even had an official name.

2016- All in

Nuno steps away from his ventures in the renewables industry to dedicate himself fully to what Goparity would become.

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2017 - Goparity is founded

Nuno Brito Jorge reunites with Manuel Nery Nina, a former EU Parliament colleague, and Luís Couto, who brings financial expertise, to launch Goparity.

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May 2017 - The first project goes live

Goparity launches its first investment: a solar self-consumption installation for a tech company in Lisbon.

Dec 2018 - Regulated and official

Goparity is registered, regulated, and supervised by the CMVM, the Portuguese Securities Market Commission.

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Sep 2020 - First project in Latin America

Peruvian Resilient Farming becomes the first Latin American project funded through the platform, supporting small farmers producing certified organic coffee.

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Dec 2020 - First Project in Africa

Solar Kyenturegye Cooperative in Uganda becomes the first African project funded through the platform, bringing solar energy to a dairy cooperative.

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Mar 2021 - 10,000 users

The Goparity community reaches 10,000 registered users.

May 2021 - Goparity becomes a B Corp

Goparity earns B Corp certification, scoring above the average for Portuguese and financial sector companies.

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Jun 2022 - The Goparity app launches

Goparity's mobile apps go live on the App Store and Google Play, bringing impact investing to all devices.

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May 2023 - Goparity opens in Canada

Goparity expands to Canada, growing the team and tapping into a new market for impact investing.

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Jan 2024 - European license granted

Goparity is authorised under the European Crowdfunding Regulation, enabling cross-border operations across the EU under a single licence.

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Mar 2024 - 50.000 users

The Goparity community reaches 50,000 registered users.

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May 2025 - € 2.9M funding round

Goparity closes a second funding round, open to the community, to expand its offer, grow internationally, and reach profitability.

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Jul 2025 - 50M € invested through the platform

Goparity's community has collectively invested more than €50M in impactful projects through the platform.

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Aug 2025 - Largest campaign to date

2,881 investors lend €1.2M to Sea4Pain, a Portuguese company developing a non-opioid treatment for chronic pain.

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Nov 2025 - 150 loans setted

150 loans fully repaid through the platform, proving that impact and financial returns can go hand in hand.

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Dec 2025 - Certified as a Great Place to Work

Goparity earns Platinum HappyAtWork® certification, based entirely on employee feedback.

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Jan 2026 - Goparity acquires Bolsa Social

Goparity acquires Bolsa Social, the first impact crowdfunding platform in Spain, expanding into equity crowdfunding and strengthening its Iberian presence.

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Apr 2026 - First project in South East Asia

Aquila becomes Goparity's first South East Asian project, enabling clean solar energy for households in Malaysia.

Oct 2020

Here’s what it feels like to build Goparity from the inside

Goparity gave me the opportunity to grow by working on a product that actually matters to society! The platform channels capital into projects with real impact, which makes my work feel meaningful.

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Vasco Correia

Full Stack Developer

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Seeing hundreds of people come together to finance a renewable project never gets old. It’s proof that when access is equal, people genuinely want to back solutions.

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Madalena Miranda

QA & Tester

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Goparity challenges me to think critically, take ownership, and develop a solution-oriented mindset. I connect with using finance as a force for good and making sustainable investing more accessible.

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André Tapadas

Customer Success Manager

As a marketer, I always felt uneasy about a role that requires pushing consumption. What I love about Goparity is promoting projects that are building a more regenerative, doughnut-shaped economy.

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Mariana Aguiar

Marketing Director

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We’re not just building a platform: we’re reshaping how people access and think about sustainable finance. Every day, I’m motivated to help channel capital into industries and projects that aren’t just non-harmful, but are actively making the planet a better place. Being part of that shift makes everything we do feel purposeful.

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Rita Rodrigues

Head of Operations

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Goparity has given me the opportunity to scale what I was already building at Bolsa Social, bringing equity investing into a broader, more international context. It’s combining impact, finance, and strategy at a much larger level.

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Marta Abbad

Head of Equity

I found a work environment that encouraged me, always collaborative and engaging, where I’ve been able to be proactive and creative. Knowing that I’m working toward a meaningful goal motivates me to give it my all.

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Francesca Vecchio

Impact Intern

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Goparity has been my gateway to the financial world, from due diligence and negative financial screening, all the way to proper financial analysis and structuring of crowdlending campaigns. I’m helping organizations multiply their positive impact through financial leverage, democratizing the financial sector and helping citizens diversify their sources of income.

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Matias Aramburú

Sales Manager

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In the years working at Goparity, I’ve had the chance and autonomy to create a career for myself and grow into it. I’m very grateful for the trust Goparity had in me and in what I could become.

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Iara Comunello

Impact Manager

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‍Aquila: Goparity's first project in Southeast Asia 🌏

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Our teams: Specialists across the full investment journey