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entrepreneurs, professionals and investors. The wePinch (pinch is a term that comes from the English and in Portuguese means pinching) is a social network for startups. The ambition of this platform is to bring together in the same “place” those who can be the protagonists of new business development.

“The wePinch itself was born of a necessity when I found that there was an online place that allowed me to collaborate on projects, or find people for my projects,” says Andreia Onofre, the “moral author” of wePinch, the Business .

“We want to be the online referral network for startups, as a vehicle for swift and effective contact between who is launching a business, among professionals who liked to use his expertise collaborating on projects they believe and investors, “he explains.

As the most common social networks, the connection between entrepreneurs, professionals and investors can be made of “spontaneous” way and there may be direct contact between the actors of the network.

Sales Engine Online, the “plaintiff stuff”

With a total investment of 500,000 euros to the birth of wePinch was the creation of an alliance with Online Sales Engine (SEO), an agency of “performance marketing” Online, based in Portugal. “If I’m the ‘moral author’, the Sales [Engine Online] is the ‘author stuff’” having secured “the development of wePinch from day one by adopting the idea, investing and investing their human resources in the areas of development and design, “said Andreia Onofre.

driving this idea reveals that all funding for the wePinch “was supported by SEO” company that provided the well needed to launch this platform financial, human and material resources. “By the end of the first half, our commitment goes through and communicate internacionalizarmos, still using the support of SEO. Does not invalidate the analysis of other forms of financing the project, “says Andreia Onofre. “We are looking at some alternatives [funding], in particular, some community boards. The entry of investors is also an open scenario, “he added.

The objectives of

wePinch undergo an expansion to Brazil and “later to Latin America using the professional structure of Online Sales Engine already present on the ground.” “Within two weeks we will have the English version of wePinch and also the objective of soon entering the network in the U.S. market.”

Currently, this social network has a team of 11 members distributed between the areas of project management, programming, web design and traffic.