Timothy Alexander Vieira[1] (born 18 July 1975)[2] is a Portuguese businessman. Born in South Africa, he worked in Angola before relocating to Portugal in 2009. He became an investor on the television programme Shark Tank in 2015.
Biography edit
Vieira was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to parents of Portuguese origin.[3] His father was an aircraft engineer and his mother had come to the country via Mozambique.[4] He spent his childhood holidays in Portugal, at Portimão on the Algarve and his grandparents' farm in Vila Franca de Xira.[4]
Vieira studied two years of a course in business management and administration at the University of South Africa (UNISA), dropping out to establish a brewery. He completed his course at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[5] In 1999, he moved to Luanda, Angola. Once the Angolan Civil War ended, he relocated his family to the country, which required Portuguese-speaking professionals. His assets in Angola include the communications company Special Edition, as well as assets in the property and mobile telephone businesses.[4]
Vieira moved to Portugal in 2009.[1] His business interests in the country include raspberries and strawberries grown in the Alentejo, public Wi-Fi on the Lisbon Metro, and the purchase of public debt.[4] As of 2015, he was living in Cascais with his wife and three children.[4] In 2012, he established Tim's Garage, a gallery of his collections of automobiles, arcade video games and sporting memorabilia.[4] In 2015, he said "I'm a Christian, because I believe in Christ, and that I must act with others in mind. What we give we get back tenfold".[4]
In 2015, Vieira became an investor on Portugal's version of the television programme Shark Tank, broadcast on SIC. He was the biggest investor in the first series, investing over €1 million.[4]
On 25 April 2024, Vieira officially announced his candidacy for President of Portugal in the 2026 election. The candidacy requires 7,500 signatures to be valid.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Farinha, Ricardo (4 December 2019). "Estivemos com Tim Vieira na sua incrível garagem privada e museu de jogos arcade" [We were with Tim Vieira in his incredible private garage and museum of arcade games] (in Portuguese). NiT. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Investidor do Shark Tank Portugal é convidado do IEUA Sharing" [Shark Tank Portugal investor is guest for IEUA Sharing] (in Portuguese). University of Aveiro. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Pires, Bruno Filipe (1 October 2023). "Tim Vieira moved from South Africa to Portugal to make a difference in business, education and now also in politics". Essential Algarve. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "O tubarão que veio de África e aposta em Portugal" [The shark who came from Africa and bets on Portugal]. Visão (in Portuguese). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Tim Vieira no "Sintra Empreende" a convite da AE Sintra" [Tim Vieira at "Sintra Undertakes" on the invitation of AE Sintra] (in Portuguese). Sintra Notícias. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Bastos Pereira, Carolina (25 April 2024). "Tim Vieira recolhe assinaturas para se candidatar à Presidência da República" [Tim Vieira gathers signatures to be candidate for President of the Republic]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2024.