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Brazilian entrepreneur

Roberta Lucca, London, November 2018.

Roberta Lucca (born 1978) is a Brazilian entrepreneur, and the co-founder and marketer-in-chief of the British game developer Bossa Studios. The company has won a BAFTA and raised $11.4 million in 2017.[1]

Early life and education

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Lucca was born in 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She studied computer science at PUC University in Rio de Janeiro and has two MBAs in management and marketing.[1] She worked in product and innovation with companies such as Globo TV and Vertu/Nokia.[2]

Lucca was the co-founder of WonderLuk, an online fashion marketplace that sold on demand 3D printed fashion accessories and jewellery until 2017. She was a co-founder of BOLDR, an AI assisted advisor that aims to help you become more self confident.[3] She's also a co-founder of Bossa Studios, a video games developer and publisher. The company raised $11,4 million dollars in 2017.[4][5] Lucca was on the BBC Girls Can Code, Disney's Minnie Challenge TV's programs.[2][6]

Bossa Studios is a games development studio creators of titles such as Worlds Adrift, Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator, and I Am Bread, with its headquarters in London[7]

• BAFTA award for Bossa Studios.[8]
• Forbes top 50 women in Tech.[9]
• Voted Top 35 Women under 35 by Management Today.[6][10]
• Top 30 Women in Games [11]
• everywoman's Entrepreneur of the Year finalist [12]
• UK Top 100 Influential People in Video Games [13]

1. ^ a b "Roberta Lucca Profile at Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
2. ^ a b Lucca, Roberta. "Roberta Lucca on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
3. ^ "Chatbot - Coach | BOLDR". boldr. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
4. ^ "Our Team | Bossa Studios". www.bossastudios.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
5. ^ "Bossa Studios Secures USD10m in Series A". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
6. ^ a b "Roberta Lucca speaker profile on Slush". Slush.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
7. ^ "Our Values | Bossa Studios". www.bossastudios.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
8. ^ "BAFTA 2012 Nominees and Winners". BAFTA. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
9. ^ Lucca. "Top Tech Women Europe". Forbes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
10. ^ "35 Under 35 2012 Management Today". managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
11. ^ "Top 30 Women in Games 2017". www.nbmevents.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
12. ^ "everywomans Finalists 2014". techuk.org. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
13. ^ "MCV Top 100 Influential people in Video Games". mcv.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

• Roberta Lucca on Twitter