Roberta Lucca Explained

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

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]

Career

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.

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^[6]

Awards

• BAFTA award for Bossa Studios.^[7]
• Forbes top 50 women in Tech.^[8]
• Voted Top 35 Women under 35 by Management Today.^{[9] [10]}
• Top 30 Women in Games ^[11]
• everywoman's Entrepreneur of the Year finalist ^[12]
• UK Top 100 Influential People in Video Games ^[13]

References

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