Violetta Chekan

Violetta Chekan is a Principal at Banco Português de Fomento based in Lisbon, Portugal, where she focuses on early-stage investing and structuring government-backed venture capital deals. Entering the venture capital industry at age twenty, she has accumulated over twelve years of operational and financial experience acting as both an institutional investor and a technology startup founder. Throughout her career, Chekan has successfully facilitated €20 million in direct capital deployment across 14 distinct transactions while collaborating with major state-backed entities such as Portugal Ventures. Her professional development includes completing the VC Unlocked program co-developed by Stanford University and 500 Global, alongside launching the advisory firm Vis Caeli to support emerging technology founders. Currently, her primary investment focus centers on identifying, funding, and scaling early-stage startups operating within the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and broader web3 ecosystems.