Paulo Trezentos
CEO, Co-founder at Iniciativa Liberal
Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolPaulo Trezentos is a veteran technology entrepreneur and academic with over a decade leading Aptoide, one of the top three global Android app distribution platforms serving 200M+ users. As CEO and co-founder he has driven implementation of open, decentralized protocols for in‑app purchases, advertising and reputation, blending product vision with deep systems expertise. He pairs startup leadership with an academic background—PhD and MSc in Computer Science—and a long teaching record in operating systems and computer architecture. Beyond Aptoide, he contributes to national startup and policy ecosystems through roles at Startup Portugal and Iniciativa Liberal, and has a history of founding and leading open-source and research initiatives dating back to Caixa Mágica and ADETTI. Notably, his career bridges applied research, platform-scale engineering and public-facing technology policy, reflecting a rare mix of technical depth and institutional influence.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciatura, IGE, Licenciatura, IGE at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de LisboaPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico
Github Skills (37)
solidity10
web3js10
ethereum10
blockchain10
smart-contracts10
embark10
firefox8
plug8
economy8
chrome8
chrome-extension8
ico8
browser-extension7
in-app-billing7
million7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AppStoreFoundation/docs
Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
AppCoins documentation
Contributions:43 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Aptoide/AppCoins-white-paper
Sep 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:132 commits, 4 PRs, 17 pushes in 8 months
servingapp-storeeconomyethereumblockchain
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