Tiago Costa Alves

VP Asia Pacific at Aptoide

After successfully leading a Series A round, Tiago is now VP Asia Pacific at Aptoide – one of the Top 3 Android App Stores in the world with 51 Million Active Users in 2014 and the goal of reaching 100 Million Active Users by the end of 2015.

He is in charge of the company’s strategy for Asia where he is looking to increase the number of local End-Users, App Developers, White-Label Partners and Payment Methods. Besides leading the Singaporean office, Tiago has also responsibilities over the Shenzhen office.

Before joining Aptoide, Tiago spent 12 years at Portugal Telecom where he had several technology-related roles: VoIP Engineer, Product Manager, CEO’s Office Consultant, Mobile VAS Team Leader.

He has a Software Engineering degree from the University of Macao, a Master Degree in Chinese Mandarin from the Beijing Language & Culture University and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of San Francisco (Fulbright Scholar and Dean’s Medal Award).