# Top 50 Gaming Startup Investors in Portugal in June 2026 ## Portugal Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 8 - 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 ## Shilling VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## Indico Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## COREangels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ílhavo, Aveiro, Portugal - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Alexis Bonte - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Apps Alexis Bonte is based out of Madrid, Madrid, and is the President and Group CEO of Stillfront Group. Alexis previously worked at eRepublik Labs as a Co-Founder and CEO. Alexis Bonte attended Regent's University London. ## Clever Advertising - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, PaaS, SaaS We are an online advertising company. Experts on leading monetization models. With cutting-edge online media campaigns, online content and traffic management. ## Chris Lee - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: iOS, Gaming, Android Chris Lee is an investor in Gaming. ## Amazon Alexa Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning The Amazon Alexa Fund is Amazon’s venture capital fund investing in artificial intelligence, frontier tech, voice, robotics, and digital health across consumer and enterprise. We invest in early- to growth-stage companies globally. To learn more, visit us at alexafund.com. ## Best Horizon - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Music, Gaming, Shipping Best Horizon is a venture capital platform that provides financing, mentoring, and access to their contact and partner network. They have invested in ICT startups for more than a decade. They also have a portfolio of half a hundred companies in Portugal, Spain, USA, Brazil, and the Netherlands. ## Niall Curran - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: iOS, Gaming, Android Niall Curran is the Chairman at COPA90. ## Roy Bhasin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Gaming Zeneca is a Writer, collector,Trader and Angel Investor ## Flyer One Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology 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. ## SharesPro - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Secondary Market, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence SharesPro is an independent analyst working on the US stock market, an expert on systematic investment and capital growth. SharesPro has extensive experience in stock markets and in-depth knowledge of investments, mergers, and acquisitions. The firm was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation. ## Rui Pereira - Type: Angel - Location: Linda-a-velha, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: iOS, Gaming, Android Rui Pereira is a co-founder and Vice President at OutSystems. Currently runs Professional Services, Technical Support and the IT groups. Before starting OutSystems, Pereira was a partner at WeDo Consulting, worked in various positions at Oracle in the US and Europe and Unilever. Has studied Computer Science, Business Management and Marketing. ## LD Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem. ## Hyperithm - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services A premier digital asset manager based in Tokyo and Seoul. ## 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. ## Ash Crypto - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, Web Apps, Blockchain Ash Crypto is a crypto trader. ## 4SV - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Online Games 4SV invests in nascent blockchain companies and advances the growth of their transformative technologies. ## Polygon - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem. ## Gabby Dizon - Type: Angel - Location: Pasig, Rizal, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community. ## ROK Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Gaming ROK Capital is a multi-strategy hedge fund and accelerator aiming to grow the Korean crypto ecosystem. ## MetaBros - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Web3, Gaming, Web Apps At MetaBros, we are more than just a marketing agency; we are your trusted partner in navigating the dynamic world of Web3. We specialize in crafting tailor-made marketing campaigns that not only expand your community but also ensure your message resonates with the right audience. ## Sérgio Oliveira - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: PaaS, Soccer, Sports Sérgio Oliveira ## APEX Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Changning, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: PaaS, Soccer, Sports APEX Capital is an equity investment fund. ## TKX Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Online Games TKX Capital is an investment firm. ## Waterdrip Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries. ## Emurgo ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming EMURGO Ventures is a venture capital initiative of Emurgo that promotes and finances Cardano blockchain startups and middleware development. ## Shio Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Grocery Shio Capital Venture Investments in Businesses that Change the World ## Sky Mavis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ho Chi Minh City, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Web3, Blockchain Blockchain: Gamified - Games with real, player-owned economies will become places where we live, work, and play - True digital nations ## Sandeep Nailwal - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Sandeep Nailwal is the co-founder and COO of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as the Co-Founder and CEO. He attended the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai. ## CaixaBank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Renewable Energy, Apps, Food Delivery Portal web corporativo de CaixaBank. Información corporativa para Accionistas e Inversores, información comercial y sobre responsabilidad corporativa. ## Moonrock Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency Moonrock Capital is a Blockchain Advisory and Investment Partnership based in London and Hamburg. ## Lasse Seppanen - Type: Angel - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, Computer Lasse Seppanen is the Game Lead for Everdale at Supercell. ## Semapa Next - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, B2B Semapa Next is a venture capital firm that invests in European-based companies aspiring to become global category leaders. ## Demium Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Demium is a talent investment company founded in Spain in 2013 with the aim of supporting the best professionals and helping them to carry out successful projects, always with an eminently digital and technological component. In November 2020, it's asset management company, Demium Capital, started operating with a first €50M fund to invest inmore than 75 early-stage startups per year (pre-seed/seed), becoming the most active venture capital fund in Spain. Startups such as Hannun, Voicemod, Swipcar, Citibox, Singularu or Landbot, among others have been created in the incubator. The company is present in five countries: Spain, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic ## MarketAcross - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Online Games We provide a complete end-to-end blockchain PR and marketing solutions. We guarantee results, by using blockchain storytelling to execute success-based full-stack marketing and growth campaigns. ## Aqua Spark - Type: VC Fund - Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Aquaculture, Seafood Aqua-Spark is an investment fund with a focus on sustainable aquaculture businesses around the world. The small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) they invest in are working toward the production of safe, accessible aquatic life, such as fish, shellfish and plants, in ways that do not harm their oceans. Their investors value the fact that each investmentaims to create triple impact—specifically, each investment is chosen for its potential to generate significant financial returns while also activating positive environmental and social outcomes.Aqua-Spark believes that committing to a long-term vision is the way to realize effective and lasting impact results. When it comes to investments, they do not seek quick exits; instead, they look for entrepreneurs who strive to build and scale toward the future, who see their business as major economic opportunities that can also help solve looming environmental and food security challenges over the long-term. As an essential of each investee, Aqua-Spark seeks sustainability.