# Top 35 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Portugal in June 2026

## Indico Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, B2B

Indico Capital Partners is the leading independent Venture Capital firm in Portugal investing in global technology companies. Indico focuses on software as a service, artificial intelligence, internet of things, fintech, cybersecurity and digital companies, targeting investments at Seed to Series A level. Founded in 2017, the team at Indico werepreviously behind the majority of the Portuguese global tech success stories, as investors and entrepreneurs.Headed by the two most senior former Caixa Capital VC Team members, supported by a successful and experienced entrepreneur and a strong group of advisors, top entrepreneurs, they raised our first fund (authorized by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission - CMVM) from a cornerstone institutional investor (EIF) and international family/multi-family offices from Europe, US, and Australia. In addition to Silicon Valley, London, and Berlin, cities like Lisbon have emerging startup ecosystems. Portugal went through a difficult macro environment years ago which led to a growth in the entrepreneurship culture and investment. We have excellent tech graduates and a global mindset.Highly innovative companies like luxury eCommerce platform Farfetch, YC graduate machine learning translation platform Unbabel or the leading student accommodation marketplace Uniplaces have a strong Portuguese DNA and went to raise international rounds in the UK and the US - we want to back the next success stories of the ecosystem.

## Portugal Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Verticals:Enterprise, SaaS, Security, Networks, AI, VR/AR, Marketplace, Blockchain, Internet of Things, New materials, Electronics, Robotics, Cleantech, Agrotech, Seatech, Therapeutics, Digital Health, Diagnostics,  Innovative Accommodation, Tourist Entertainment Companies, Tour Operators, Wine, Nautical and Equestrian Tourism, Theme ParksMobile, Robotics Founded in 2012, Portugal Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Porto, Portugal. The firm is a part of the Banco Português de Fomento group. The firm seeks to invest in pre-seed, seed and series A stages

## Miguel Santo Amaro
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Communities, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Miguel is a tech entrepreneur (Coverflex, StudentFinance, and Uniplaces) and an early-stage tech investor via Shilling (new early-stage €30M Shilling Founders Fund).Miguel is the co-founder & CEO of Coverflex.com. The way we work is changing, but compensation — salary, bonus, equity, and benefits — has not evolved for decades. The currentrigid, one-size-fits-all approach is outdated and fails to satisfy the needs of the modern workforce. Coverflex is changing that. This all-in-one tech-enabled platform enables all companies — regardless of their size — to design, consolidate and personalise their compensation offers beyond salary. Companies can supercharge their employee benefits while saving both time and money. Coverflex calls this “Compensation as a Service”. Miguel is also the founder of Studentfinance.com (edtech startup promoting Income-Share -Agreements (“ISA”) to help increase educational opportunity and empower people to access high-impact careers) & Uniplaces.com (consumer marketplace to mid-to-long term rentals).Miguel is also a Partner, since 2017, in the most active pre-seed and seed VC in Portugal - Shilling.vc - as well as a lead mentor role in Techstars. Since then, Miguel led angel investments in more than 30 early-stage companies in Europe.Miguel is passionate about startups and entrepreneurship and serves as an advisor to a number of early-stage companies around Europe. Since 2017 he is an EO Portugal Founding Member, a peer-to-peer organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs across the world. He is married to Flávia and together they have baby Camila.

## Caixa Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Caixa Capital is the Private Equity and Venture Capital arm of banking Group Caixa Geral de Depósitos and has a track record spanning over two decades of activity, since the industry was created in Portugal. It is a leading investor in terms of funds under management, portfolio size and diversity.Caixa Capital´s mission is to invest in fundsand companies, led by highly qualified management teams, with high growth and valuation potential, that enable our funds to achieve an attractive risk adjusted return and for society at large to benefit sustainably from our activity.Currently with more than 700 million Euros under management and a portfolio of over 80 investments, Caixa Capital is a reference in this area with special links to the respective European sector associations.

## Alex Vassiliev
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Baby, EdTech

Alex Vassiliev is a Founder and CEO at Elixir Fine Foods.

## BlueCrow Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

BlueCrow Capital is a venture capital firm.

## Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maia, Porto, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Bright Pixel Capital (former Sonae IM) is the technology investment arm of the multinational group Sonae. With special focus on cybersecurity, infrastructure software, retail technologies, business applications and emerging tech, it has a portfolio of more than 60 companies, from early to growth stages. Bright Pixel acts as a partner that bringsspecialized know-how, global footprint, and a wealth of experience in helping companies from early stage to IPO.

## Leonid Dovladbegyan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Food Delivery, Delivery Service

Leonid Dovladbegyan is a general director of online hypermarket Vprok.ru.

## Olisipo Way
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Marketplace

Olisipo Way is an early-stage venture firm that focuses on IT investments. It invests in technology companies with very diverse and complementary skills. The initial portfolio of Olisipo Way comes from the innovation created within the Olisipo through the continuous stimulation of innovation among employees and the incubation of new businessventures.The firm was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Lisboa.

## MSM
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, B2B

MSM is a 45M€ early-stage impact VC fund. We invest in brave founders solving the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges.

## Dmitry Shklyar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Petersburg, Virginia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Finance, Grocery, Crowdfunding

Dmitry Shklyar is the founder of JobTop. Dmitry Shklyar attended Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics in 2002.

## Lince Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Retail

Lince Capital is an independent venture capital company. Lince Capital was born from the experience of a family group with over 30 years of experience in managing investment funds in various business areas, including real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and telecommunications.Lince Capital is distinguished by its personalized and excellentsupport, close and direct relationship with each of its investors and business partners, and the dedication of an experienced and dynamic team.

## REDangels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Internet of Things, Internet

They believe the unbelievable and trust the untrustable.

## Andrey Tsytsenko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Russia, Ohio, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Software, Food Delivery

Andrew Tsytsenko is a CEO/Co-founder – Motify App. He attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.

## Flyer One Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence

Flyer One Ventures is an international early-stage venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups from CEE region. The fund invests in future-proof startups, founded by exceptional teams, and operating on global markets worth more than $10 billion. Flyer One Ventures funds startups in Mobile, Health Tech, EdTech, Fitness & Wellness, B2BSaaS, Gaming, FoodTech, and AI/ML industries and helps them scale on international markets. Founded by the co-founder of BetterMe and supported by Genesis Tech, Flyer One Ventures has deep expertise in Digital Marketing, Product, PR, Branding, and Recruiting. Along with the financial investment, Flyer One Ventures actively supports its portfolio companies, helping them optimize Digital Marketing campaigns, hire R&D staff, build user-friendly products, and fundraise Series A and Series B rounds. Flyer One Ventures' ultimate goal is to support early-stage startups in the geographies with low access to early financing and help them become global leaders by mentorship and daily support.

## ENISA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

ENISA is a public company under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, through the Directorate General of Industry and Small and medium-sized enterprises which, since 1982, actively participates in the financing of viable and innovative business projects.

## Casa Verde Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Cannabis, Software, Health Care

As both the domestic and international markets continue to evolve and mature, Casa Verde maintains a view that cannabis will be among the most compelling investment themes of our generation.

## Brpx
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

A prominent European venture capital in Retail Technologies, Digital Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Emerging Technologies

## Vershina Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Software, Education

Vershina Capital is a venture capital fund with the focus on innovative business models and growing markets. We provide our financing and expertise to early stage startups in online education, foodtech, e-commerce and saas business models.

## Shilling VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

Shilling is an early-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional founders from the start.Shilling invests in a wide range of verticals and seeks out the biggest opportunities across all B2B and consumer categories. 
Leveraging the concept of Founder LPs, Shilling brings much more than capital and offers through its Shilling Platform, directaccess to successful founders and executives of leading companies. This platform supports entrepreneurs in validating and developing their ventures, which then accelerate their growth into global markets.

## Insta Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Advertising

Insta Ventures is a venture capital firm that has been investing in different IT technology sectors since 2019. Currently, we are looking for tech startups that are in the early stages of development of their products. Our investment team consists of experienced professionals with solid backgrounds in the IT sphere. Our goal is to help ambitiousteams create innovative products, spread them globally, and maintain fast-growing companies.Typically, we invest $100K-500K during a growing stage of a company's lifecycle (seed / late seed / pre-round A), and then help to develop its marketing and sales, as well as prepare the company for the next investment phase.We appreciate co-investments. Let's invest together!

## WISENEXT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

WiseNext is a venture and smart capital investment company. We focus on helping young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that have an impact on our society, providing capital, knowledge and networking.

## Raison Wealth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, SaaS

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## LC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

We’re an early stage European venture capital firm partnering with globally minded founders.We’re supportive, founder focused, and aim to work together with you as a close and collaborative team of independent thinkers. Along with the support of our entire network, each member of our team brings their own personal experience to the table. Thefirst ticket is up to 200K€ and the total investment in a given startup can be up to 1M€.We decide investments quickly, allowing the founders to get back focusing on growing the business.
Our team and network of international mentors help young startups to scale quickly and to prepare for the next rounds.Our partners have been investing in tech-based startups since 2000 and have a portfolio of more than 100 companies in the USA, Brazil, The Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

## Startup Lab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food Delivery

Startup Lab Russia is a pre-seed/early seed venture capital fund.

Startup Lab Russia invests in projects in the early stages and helps them grow, build a network of contacts, scale sales channels, optimize the business model and internal processes with leading experts, and then enter international markets.

## Shio Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Grocery


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## Cristina Fonseca
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, CRM

Cristina is a female software engineer and entrepreneur. She holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunications and Software Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon and before founding Talkdesk she worked as a researcher and built two other online businesses.Talkdesk is a platform that allows you to you create your call center in minutesand integrate it with a variety of top business tools, including Salesforce, Desk.com and Zendesk. Talkdesk raised more than $24M in the last 2 years from Salesforce Ventures, DFJ, Storm Ventures and 500Startups.Cristina leads the Talkdesk Lisbon office and her areas of focus include engineering, product and knowledge management. Cristina is proud of the role woman play in technology and society today. She is a Global Shaper and part of the Global Agenda Council on Europe, a World Economic Forum initiative.

## TMT Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media

TMT Investments PLC invests in high-growth technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has invested in over 65 companies to date. The Company’s objective is to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders,predominantly through capital appreciation. The Company is traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. www.tmtinvestments.com.

## Iberis Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Iberis is an investment manager that operates a value-oriented investment management.

## Market One Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce

Market One Capital | Seed fund empowering marketplaces and network effects platforms across Europe

## Cleo Sham
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, mHealth, Wellness

Cleo is Spotahome’s Chief Operating Officer. She oversees Spotahome’s global performance, delivery and expansion, and leads operations and customer experience, which covers Spotahome’s unique selling proposition -the Homecheckers, property listings, landlord management, regional development and the tenant experience. 
Prior to Spotahome, Cleo wasHead of Uber’s Regional Operations EMEA, where she was responsible for ridesharing operations in 45 countries after moving from Director of Operations, China. There she helped to turn Guangzhou, home to 12 million people in southern China, into Uber’s busiest city globally in little more than two years. Prior to Uber, she had worked at Mckinsey, Merrill Lynch and had launched a number of her own startups. Cleo is the first woman to join the Spotahome C-Suite. Cleo is a strong ambassador for women in business and LGBTQ+ inclusivity, recognised by her participation in leading events Women in Technology, EUROUT and Feminin Pluriel. She holds an MBA from Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution, where she was a Joseph Wharton Fellow, and graduated from Rice University with a triple-major in Economics, Managerial Studies and Sports Management. In her spare time, Cleo has a passion for sports, especially surfing and tennis. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, German and Spanish.

## Filipe de Botton
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery

Filipe de Botton

## COREangels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ílhavo, Aveiro, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Where startups can get much more than money, and Investors can professionally invest as angels.

## CaixaBank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed
- Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Portal web corporativo de CaixaBank. Información corporativa para Accionistas e Inversores, información comercial y sobre responsabilidad corporativa.

## Alexandre Relvas
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery

Alexandre Relvas