Tiago Rodrigues

hey, I’m Tiago, a software engineer and the CEO of Developh, a branding, web and product studio in Lisbon I started at 20, while still an undergraduate. Ten people, 50+ clients in seven countries, no outside capital.

I still design and write most of the production systems: payments and billing, auth and RBAC, Apple Wallet passes, real-time back offices. Two I’m proud of: a national wildfire-relief platform shipped in 72 hours, and a festival ticketing system that sold out. Completing an MSc in Computer Engineering at the University of Lisbon; keynoted FISTA’26 on going from student to founder.

In September 2026 I co-founded Forma with Diogo Barros, my childhood friend and partner at Developh: a Portuguese platform for practical learning in coding, AI, design and business. It opens on 1 November 2026 and is confirmed for Web Summit 2026 as an ALPHA startup.