Top 50 Hardware Startup Investors in Portugal (June 2026)
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Portugal Ventures
VC Fund
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16 | Portugal, United States, France | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $110k–$2.1M |
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Caixa Capital
VC Fund
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9 | Portugal, United States, Spain | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $120k–$12M |
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Armilar Venture Partners
VC Fund
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5 | Portugal, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $500k–$16M |
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Bynd Venture Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Portugal, Spain, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Health Care | $483k–$50M |
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HCapital Partners
VC Fund
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5 | Portugal, Spain, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Software, Power Grid, Information Technology | $1.1M–$8.5M |
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Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM)
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Portugal, Spain | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $1.1M–$35M |
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Faber
VC Fund
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4 | Portugal, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS | $34k–$25M |
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Novabase Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Portugal, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Analytics | $576k–$3M |
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Indico Capital Partners
VC Fund
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3 | Portugal, United States, Spain | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, E-Commerce, B2B | |
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LC Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Portugal, China, Poland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $11k–$4.9M |
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Brpx
VC Fund
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3 | Portugal, United States, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $318k–$15M |
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EDP Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Portugal, United States, Brazil | Seed, Series A | Software, Energy, Information Technology | $478k–$14M |
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200M
VC Fund
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2 | Portugal, Brazil, France | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Retail | $2.7M–$5.9M |
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REDangels
VC Fund
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2 | Portugal, Poland, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Mobile, Internet of Things, Internet | $11k–$3M |
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WISENEXT
VC Fund
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2 | Portugal, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Internet | $165k–$1.6M |
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Innovation Nest
VC Fund
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2 | Poland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce | $25k–$11M |
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Grupo Lusiaves service
VC Fund
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2 | Sweden, Portugal | Seed, Post-IPO Equity | Computer, Consumer, Software | $81k–$330k |
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EIT Urban Mobility
VC Fund
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2 | Spain, Sweden, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Transportation, Information Technology | |
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Shilling VC
VC Fund
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2 | Portugal, Spain, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Internet | $208k–$16M |
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Iberis Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Portugal, Spain, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $2.2M–$43M |
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Beta Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal, United Kingdom | Seed | Software, Health Care, Biotechnology | $476k–$3.1M |
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Dispatch Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Financial Services | |
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Olisipo Way
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal | Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note | Software, SaaS, Communities | |
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Kamay Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Mexico, Colombia | Pre-Seed, Seed | FinTech, Lending, Restaurants | |
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Knight Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, China, Spain | Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | |
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Rothschild & Co.
VC Fund
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1 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Series B, Series C | Software, Health Care, Internet | |
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Metro
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, United States | Series A, Seed, Series C | Hospitality, Restaurants, Retail | |
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Critical Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal, United States | Seed, Series A | Medical, Computer, Genetics | |
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Sandra Lyness
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, Denmark, Portugal | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | SaaS, Software, B2B | |
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Techstars Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Ideias Glaciares
Angel
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1 | Portugal, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed | Wellness, SaaS, Video | $159k–$1.4M |
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Marc de Jong
Angel
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1 | Portugal | Seed | Sensor, Software, Wind Energy | |
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Explorer Investments
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal, Spain, Brazil | Private Equity, Seed | Manufacturing, Retail, Restaurants | |
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António Félix da Costa
Angel
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1 | Portugal | Seed | Sports, Marketplace, Augmented Reality | $2.3M–$8.1M |
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FORWARD.one
VC Fund
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1 | The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Semiconductor, Audio | |
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Atlante
VC Fund
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Critical SGPS
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal | Seed | Computer, Software, Information Technology | |
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BlueCrow Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates | Seed | FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments | |
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Verizon Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Israel, Canada | Series B, Series A | Software, Mobile, SaaS | |
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Ryan Petersen
Angel
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1 | United States, India, Brazil | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | |
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Oxy Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Italy, Portugal | Private Equity | VoIP, Software, Wireless | |
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Lasse Seppanen
Angel
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1 | Portugal | Seed | Gaming, Computer | |
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Keensight Capital
VC Fund
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1 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Private Equity, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | |
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Wayra
VC Fund
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1 | Spain, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | |
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Lince Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates | Seed | Information Technology, E-Commerce, SaaS | |
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Delta Blockchain Fund
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Switzerland, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software | |
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Pathena
VC Fund
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1 | Portugal, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series C | B2B, Marketing, Advertising | $1.4M–$39M |
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Andy Chung
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, France, Denmark | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | SaaS, Software, Machine Learning | $584k–$3.7M |
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Farfetch
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Spain, Nigeria | Corporate Round, Convertible Note | Fashion, E-Commerce, Retail | $33k–$790k |
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COREangels
VC Fund
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1 | Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $159k–$5.3M |
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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
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 225
- Round size: Seed $110k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $110k–$658k
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2011
Portfolio highlights
- PLUTOS — We are here to make sure that your Puppy gets the best treat! PLUTOS were created specifically for dogs to have fun. Find out our dog healthy chews.
- SCUBIC — SCUBIC is a developer of a cloud-based analytics platform. They were designed to help water utilities and industries improve the management of water supply systems. They combine water management, energy efficiency techniques, data science, hydraulics, and software engineering in order to deliver impactful solutions that improve systems andprocesses. They are specialized services that account for the energy usage in homes, service buildings, or industrial plants.
- KeepIt Energy — KeepIt - KeepIt will place an energy storage technology on the market and thus contribute to a successful energy transition. This technology, which can potentially be used in different market segments, from home solar systems in developing countries to grid support in developed countries, will make an important contribution to harmonisingproduction and consumption in a world that runs on electricity produced entirely from renewable sources. KeepIt is a spin-off from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, stemming from the doctoral work in which its founding partners were involved.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $120k–$2.5M; Series A $3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Veniam — Transfer 10x more data for your video telematics, fleet operations, industrial IoT or connected vehicles.
- Noxus — At Spot, we're crafting the operating system for tomorrow's workforce, harnessing AI to streamline influencer marketing. Our platform empowers agencies, businesses, and content creators to collaborate effectively and reach audiences with ease.
- Infraspeak — Infraspeak is an Intelligent CMMS Software that brings outstanding flexibility, connectivity and intelligence to your operations.
Armilar Venture Partners is Portugal's leading venture capitalist. An independent VC with a 20-year-old history, a high-performance track record and an international footprint, Armilar is a deep-tech investor in ICT, HealthTech and CleanTech.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4.8M; Series A $4M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $53M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Equall — Equall offers legal AI systems to help companies and lawyers evaluate and control risk.
- DOJO AI — Dojo AI is pioneering the Marketing Operating System (MOS) category, providing challenger brands with enterprise-grade marketing infrastructure. Its proprietary technology combines real-time market intelligence, specialized AI agents, and automated workflow orchestration in one unified platform.The Dojo MOS enables marketing teams to run theirentire operation - from market research and strategy to content creation and campaign execution - through a single, intelligent system. The platform features a proprietary graph engine for real-time market intelligence, marketing-specific language models, and autonomous AI agents trained for specialized marketing tasks.Built for challenger brands looking to compete more effectively, Dojo eliminates the need for multiple point solutions and reduces dependency on external agencies. The platform continuously learns and optimizes, providing companies with compounding advantages as they scale their marketing operations.
- DareData —
Bynd is a leading Iberian Venture Capital firm
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, Spain, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $483k–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $576k–$2.1M; Series A $5.5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $11M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Pollen — Pollen is developing a universal battery-swapping network for mopeds and motorcycles, enabling riders to quickly exchange depleted batteries for fully charged ones, reducing downtime and supporting efficient, scalable electric mobility in urban environments.
- Wio Capital — Wio Capital is a wealthtech company that builds an AI-powered wealth management platform for financial advisors, offices, and bankers.
- Spacebackend — Spacebackend is redefining how aerospace teams handle mission-critical integration. Our platform, Lynapse, is an AI-powered system integration environment designed for engineers-in-the-loop. We empower software integration and AIT/AIV teams to bridge the gap from hardware interface to flight-ready software - starting in the design phase andcontinuing through end-to-end integration.By decoupling software readiness from physical hardware and leveraging AI to automate the implementation of complex interfaces, we reduce integration effort from years to days. Lynapse uses AI to convert complex ICD documentation into digital models, automatically producing, testing, and validating platform-agnostic source code.Our workflow ensures every line of code is deterministic, engineer-approved, and fully traceable from documentation to deployment. Whether you are generating platform-agnostic code from scratch or validating existing flight software against a digital ICD model, Lynapse exposes failures and readiness gaps early - when it matters most. Build integration readiness today.
We are an independent private equity firm, investing in a broad spectrum of companies through dedicated funds.
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- Industry: Software, Power Grid, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.2M; Series A $4.7M–$8.5M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Automaise — Radically improve your customer care operations by focusing where the volume is and helping your agents do a better job.
- Libattion — Sustainable, modular, grid-scale battery energy storage solutions with CO2-certificate. For industrial and commercial applications.
- Eneida — Operational Analytics LV Apps, software and smart sensor for LV Network Monitoring, Control, and Visibility
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Portugal, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 89
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$7.3M; Series A $5.4M–$15M; Series B $15M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EatTasty — Fresh food delivery service in Lisbon. Easy to choose and order. Free delivery. Discover our delicious lunches and dinners!
- Encord — Encord is the multimodal data layer for physical AI. Manage, curate, annotate, and align petabytes of data - from sensor streams to video to text. Trusted by 300+ AI teams including Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.
- Tidal Cyber — Tidal Cyber helps enterprise organizations to define, measure, and improve their defenses to address the adversary behaviors that are most important to them. It also helps to assess, organize, and optimize defenses with a deep understanding of the threats.
Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action. The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early-stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams and expert advisors to actively helpfounders build global companies powered by AI/Data, Web3 or Ocean/Climate technologies.Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF or YData.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 82
- Round size: Seed $549k–$5.5M; Pre-Seed $34k–$3.8M; Series A $5M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Vyoma GmbH — Vyoma ensures satellite safety and real-time mapping of space objects with cameras on satellites paired with automation services.
- Apres — Apres is a distributed learning engine built to enable high-performance, user-friendly AI for the world.
- RESONIKS — It's data that drives resilient and sustainable supply chains. Implement SUPPLYZ solutions to gather real-time inventory data for your products and materials and use this data to automate your processes, offer new services and prevent supply chain disruptions. SUPPLYZ can be implemented for both industrial and consumer applications
Novabase Capital, Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA is a venture capital firm owned entirely by Novabase SGPS, SA. Its main purpose is to find and support Portuguese ICT business projects – in early development or expanding – with high potential. Novabase Capital has an unique, specific expertise and a long track record in the development oftechnology-based SMEs throughout Portugal.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Analytics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $576k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $13M in 2011
Portfolio highlights
- WEEZIE — Weezie offers all-in-one fiber network management software focused on the automation and digitalization of all internal processes.
- Glartek — Glartek is a technology-enabled services company focused on Industrial Internet of Things and Augmented reality solutions. With their experience in development solution for industry and their knowledge in field management, they are able to provide the best expertise in cloud analytics and augmented reality tools for the industry.
- HypeLabs — HypeLabs is the company that created the Hype SDK, an interoperable mesh networking software that improves connectivity on all kinds of devices, from mobile to desktop to IoT, allowing them to connect even when there is no internet. The software works by intelligently connecting devices in local mesh networks using existing connectivitytechnologies, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa and others. This network enables content to securely hop between devices, until it reaches a destination or an Internet exit point, improving range and deliverability.Founded in 2016, the company is located in San Francisco (USA), Porto (Portugal), London (UK) and Krakow (Poland). AngelPad #10 (Spring '16) alumni & Deutsche Telekom WARP alumni.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- FRVR — FRVR brings captivating games to billions of players instantly.
- Indie Campers — Indie Campers offers adventurers the opportunity to start their journey in one location and end it in any of our other depots, while delivering an outstanding customer service for a unique and unforgettable experience.
- Oceano Fresco — Oceano Fresco develops and produces bivalves varieties with superior performance for shellfish farmers at a competitive cost, respecting environmental sustainability and ensuring consumer safety.They use a multi-disciplinary approach including expertise in molecular biology, genetics, animal physiology, computational biology and intellectualproperty to select value adding traits to shellfish farmers and contribute to the sustainability and profitability of the aquaculture industry.They work with hatcheries, nurseries and research centers in order to test and validate their solutions and ensure that they suit the specific needs of each customer, in each technical and environmental context.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Geography: Portugal, China, Poland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $262k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $11k–$329k
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $17M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Cleanwatts — We simplify, amplify and accelerate energy decarbonization for companies and communities around the world. Our clients call upon us to improve their energy efficiency performance and to increase their access to affordable clean energy. Join Cleanwatts today.
- Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
- Brands&Ninjas — SaaS to control the performance of physical marketing campaigns on retail.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $409k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $318k–$1.3M; Series A $7.2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Chord — Chord is a commerce data platform purpose-built for modern brands. Chord enables brands to unify, synthesize, and orchestrate their data to drive radical decisions and revenue.
- Didimo — Didimo creates realistic high-fidelity digital humans. Simple, fast, accurate user-generated avatars to integrate into your app, game or site.
- Probely — Probely is a web application and API vulnerability scanner for agile teams. Automate Security Testing by adding Probely into your SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
EDP Ventures is the venture capital arm of EDP. We invest in early-stage startups working in the energy space
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- Industry: Software, Energy, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $478k–$3M; Series A $1.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $8M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Drivit — Drivit turns any smartphone into a high-quality telematics device. Power your mobility app with features that will show you the best way to a safer, cheaper and more sustainable driving.
- Voltbras — We connect charging networks to electric vehicle and fleet drivers, from the management of points to payment for the service
- Delfos Energy — Why did it Fail? Avoid unexpected failures across your assetsReduce the risk of unexpected failuresmoreOptimize Maintenance Windowsmoreretain and scale up operational knowledgemoreplatform real time monitoring, analysis and predictions for renewable energy and oil&gas assetsVIEW OUR APPLICATIONS customer and partnerssee what our customers say about our solutions TestimonialsYour failure prediction alarm, helped us avoid an
200M is a Portuguese public fund of 200 million euros designed to co-invest with the best VCs from around the world in startups which are growing their business out of Portugal.
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- Industry: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, Brazil, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$5.9M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
- Coverflex — Coverflex is on a mission to improve the way companies compensate their people, making it more transparent, flexible and easier for everyone to make the most of what they get. Through a fully digital solution, Coverflex helps companies manage every part of compensation beyond salary — benefits, insurance, meal allowance and exclusive discounts —while empowering people to spend on what suits them best.
- Sound Particles — A CGI-like software for Sound Design, capable of using particle systems to generate thousands of sounds in a virtual 3D world
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- Industry: Mobile, Internet of Things, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Portugal, Poland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $110k–$3M; Angel $55k–$181k; Pre-Seed $11k–$55k
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HypeLabs — HypeLabs is the company that created the Hype SDK, an interoperable mesh networking software that improves connectivity on all kinds of devices, from mobile to desktop to IoT, allowing them to connect even when there is no internet. The software works by intelligently connecting devices in local mesh networks using existing connectivitytechnologies, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa and others. This network enables content to securely hop between devices, until it reaches a destination or an Internet exit point, improving range and deliverability.Founded in 2016, the company is located in San Francisco (USA), Porto (Portugal), London (UK) and Krakow (Poland). AngelPad #10 (Spring '16) alumni & Deutsche Telekom WARP alumni.
- Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
- Sensefinity — Sensefinity The Blockchain IoT Transformation Company Building the Internet of Cargo Where Assets autonomously connect to processes
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.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $478k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $165k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- pleez — Pleez offers Restaurant's an optimisation of their menu within Delivery Platforms, so that they can have a revenue increase up to 25%.
- Volup — Volup is a premium food delivery app that partners exclusively with top-tier chefs and restaurants.
- Relive — Relive is empowering the next generation of real estate entrepreneurs, with a mobile app that allows them to work for themselves, from anywhere, while saving time and earning commissions faster.
Innovation Nest invest in early stage B2B SaaS startups from Europe and help them grow from local to global using our network of contacts and strong in-house competencies. It strongly believes that the path to growth leads through Silicon Valley and strongly encourage our portfolio startups to set up presence there. The company supports high-techcompanies to grow faster and scale their business globally.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Poland, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 75
- Round size: Seed $25k–$2.5M; Series A $4.5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2011
Portfolio highlights
- Kenjo — All-in-one human resources (HR) software created for SMEs that need to optimise their processes. Click to find out more!
- Antavo Enterprise Loyalty Cloud — Engage non-loyalty members with our promotion technology and build your customer loyalty program faster with our AI-powered loyalty management software.
- AI Clearing — AI-powered platform for construction progress tracking and quality control, supporting contractors and asset owners in energy, utilities, infrastructure, and civil construction projects.
Lusiaves Group, founded in 1986 in Marinha das Ondas (Figueira da Foz), has continuously invested in vertical integration of the poultry sector to ensure full control of the entire animal production process. The verticalization of the industry is made possible by a commitment to continual learning about the poultry market and through the adoptionof agrifood innovation, food quality and safety, animal health and nutrition, sustainability, and human resources as the cornerstones of its operations. Those bets enabled the Lusiaves Group to grow and expand, combined with solid teamwork, supported by career advancement, and the ability to continually improve individual and collective work daily.
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- Industry: Computer, Consumer, Software
- Stage:Seed, Post-IPO Equity
- Geography: Sweden, Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Post-IPO Equity $81k–$330k
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Meight — Run your cargo on budget and on time with a few simple clicks, from your laptop. Forget phone calls, driver headaches, hardware and tech nightmares, forever.
- Scandi Standard — Welcome to Scandi Standard. We want to inspire you to choose chicken: a good, healthy choice, which is ideal for today’s consumers. We sell the finest Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish chicken under the Kronfågel, Danpo, Den stolte Hane and Naapurin Maalaiskana brands. We are the leading chicken producer in the Nordic region, serving thedomestic and export markets.In June 2013, we created the Nordic region's market-leading chickenbased product group when Scandi Standard was established. The Company was created by gathering the largest poultry operations in the region into one collective group. At present, the Group has an annual turnover of approximately SEK 5.2 billion and almost 1,700 employees.
EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Europe’s leading community for impact-driven start-ups and scale-ups in urban mobilityWe want to move cities toward a more sustainable future by partnering up with start-ups and scale-ups like yours. Our Impact Venturesdivision gives you access to funding and support channels to deliver financial, environmental and social impact on the urban landscapes around us. Our tools are: Funding through grants and equity investments, Knowledge and training through partner-led programmes, networking and introductions through dedicated support to our equity portfolio companiesOur investments provide you with a boost on your growth journey, and our network connects you with the right stakeholders in the public policy sector — on a regional, national and European-wide scale — to put your company on the map and bring your urban mobility services to the people who need it the most.If you’re like us and have a drive to shape the cities of our future, join our community of engaged and esteemed impactful ventures by applying for one of the many different programs we offer.
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- Industry: Software, Transportation, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Spain, Sweden, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Smart Point — We are entering the age of convenience and immediacy. A Smart Point automates the reception of any product you shop online, and any service available in your city, from pharmaceuticals, to flowers and dry cleaning. All delivered in 1 hour and available to pick up at your convenience.
- Parabol — As Parabol, we use our innovative power for smart mobility systems and traffic safety all over the world.
- Fastlane — Discover seamless logistics control with our cutting-edge transport management software. Streamline operations, optimize routes, and enhance efficiency effortlessly. Try our solution for comprehensive control today!
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, Spain, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $603k–$5M; Pre-Seed $208k–$3M; Series A $2.4M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Algori — Improving FMCG growth with the fastest and most granular insights from 45,000 shoppers in Spain
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- Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
Iberis is an investment manager that operates a value-oriented investment management.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Portugal, Spain, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$3.2M; Series A $6M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LOQR — Increase your business and reduce costs with the best AI-Powered Journey-as-a-Service provider for financial institutions.
- Connected — Connected is a startup that offers affordable connecting humans, unleashing a new wave of IoT-based business models and contributing to bridge the digital gap.
- Sound Particles — A CGI-like software for Sound Design, capable of using particle systems to generate thousands of sounds in a virtual 3D world
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $476k–$3.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zen8 — Explore Connected Swim Training at zwim.com. Smart Swim Trainer + data + immersive game = real swim power. Train at home, get faster in the water. Join the waitlist now.
- LoopOS — LoopOS is a comprehensive Circular Economy ERP system designed to optimize and streamline multiple processes including buybacks, returns, trade-ins, repairs, and consumer-to-consumer transactions. It focuses on providing tools to measure the impact of the activities.
- PFx Biotech — PFx Biotech transforms food through bioinnovation by creating sustainable and nutritional alternative protein solutions.
Dispatch Ventures invests in founders building early-stage technology companies. Over the years, Dispatch has nurtured dozens of startups- helping them find corporate clients, skilled employees, gain media coverage, and raise millions in venture capital.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Leav — Sign up for a free trial of the most intuitive mobile self-checkout platform designed for today's retailers.
- Meight — Run your cargo on budget and on time with a few simple clicks, from your laptop. Forget phone calls, driver headaches, hardware and tech nightmares, forever.
- Stamped Technologies — Stamped is an accounting firm using technology to provide SMEs with fast, easy and affordable financial and corporate tax preparation.
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.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Communities
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- sheerME — SheerME is Revolutionising the way people find, book, and pay for their Wellness and Beauty services powered by a benefit-based walletOur approach is based on Discovery, Transaction & Reward to create more online visibility, reach, conversion into new business, loyalty, and frequency through our wallet and cashback ecosystem, to all ourpartners in the beauty and wellness sectors.This made us a fresh and different option in this sector where there are mainly SaaS players, and we bring marketplace with no monthly fee, only a commission for business sent through our owned and partner channels.
- Checkfirst — Create AI-powered inspection workflows that collect and verify on-site data, effortlessly.
- OSCAR — On-demand app for home services like repair, cleaning and laundry with fixed prices in less than 30 minutes.
Kamay Ventures is the first corporate venture capital fund open to multiple corporations.
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- Industry: FinTech, Lending, Restaurants
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Mexico, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kilimo — Kilimo is a Big Data solution for water management in agriculture.. It features climate monitoring by using satellite and site data to provides prescription for each crop and increase water use efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cordoba, Argentina.
- Altscore — AltScore offers Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) tools for MSMB lending that provide cutting-edge underwriting, client experience, and smart collections.
- Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
Knight Capital is helping founders from series A to series B and beyond.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Kingdom, China, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Zephr — Zephr personalized paywall and subscription management software solutions drive digital revenue growth for leading publishing and media brands.
- Paiger — Enable recruiters to market candidates, jobs, and themselves. Win new business, attract candidates, and build personal brand with Paiger. Book a demo now.
- Infraspeak — Infraspeak is an Intelligent CMMS Software that brings outstanding flexibility, connectivity and intelligence to your operations.
Rothschild has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. Today, it provides Investment Banking, Corporate Banking and Private Banking & Trust services to governments, corporations and individuals worldwide.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Internet
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Firenze — Firenze aims to expand financial services by extending investment-backed lending to a wider audience, recognizing its importance in wealth creation and preservation. The founding team aims to democratize Lombard lending, making it accessible to all, while focusing on mass affluent clients.
- Stokelp — Stokelp is the first overstock recovery marketplace dedicated to food manufacturers.
- Agilio Software — Agilio Software helps professionals in the dental, primary care and hospital sectors automate and optimise their operations management. Click here to learn more
METRO GROUP is a Germany-based holding company and international retailing company. It operates numerous outlets in various countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. The Company operates a portfolio of sales brands, which offers a range of services for private and commercial customers. The portfolio comprises Metro Cash & Carry brand, which isactive in the self-service wholesale industry, Real hypermarkets brand, which operates the Real stores across Europe offering both food and non-food products; Media Markt brand, which is active on the European market in the consumer electronics retailing industry; Saturn brand, which operates consumer electronics stores and Galeria Kaufhof brand, under which the Company operates department stores in Germany and Belgium. The Company is also engaged in the real estate operations (Metro Properties), logistics (Metro Logistics), Information Technology (Metro Systems) and advertising services.
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- Industry: Hospitality, Restaurants, Retail
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series C
- Geography: Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
- orderbird — The iPad POS system orderbird POS is a complete POS solution that is ideal for bars, restaurants and clubs. The cash register system can be individualized according to your needs. It will send the waiter's orders directly & wireless to the kitchen and bar. The iPad POS system will provide detailed reports per day, month, waiter and shift.The system operates via WiFi with pre-configured printers that are available in the orderbird store. orderbird POS is the perfect combination of low costs and high performance.orderbird was founded in 2011 by Jakob Schreyer, Bastian Schmidtke, Patrick Brienen and Artur Hasselbach with the goal of establishing a more affordable and intuitive POS system that fits the real needs of the modern catering industry. The fast-growing company is currently home to more than 100 employees at its Berlin location. Over 5,000 customers — restaurants, cafés, bars, clubs, ice cream shops and beer gardens — in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland are already using the orderbird POS system.
- Retail Media Group — Retail Media Group GmbH (RMG) is a cross-industry marketing platform for retail data. RMG monetizes retail and customer insights from leading retailers such as Media Markt, Saturn, real, Thalia and Metro. Based on these data, RMG enables advertisers to address their respective target audiences individually and without scatter losses. With a digitalreach from more than 60 million IDs, it is a leading partner in the European trade sector. RMG is the Center of Competence when it comes to the effective handling of customer insights in retail marketing compliant with data protection regulations. Furthermore, the company strives to advance the digital transformation of the trade industry.
We invest in game-changing companies with the power to transform the way the world uses technology.
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- Industry: Medical, Computer, Genetics
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Portugal, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- hOS — hOS is an early-stage AI technology company.
- CBR Genomics — We apply our end-to-end solutions to hand genetic reports at the clinical desk. We make Genomics accessible!
- RunSafe Security — Secure embedded systems with RunSafe Security's runtime cybersecurity protection, integrating build-time defenses without affecting performance.
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- Industry: SaaS, Software, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: United Kingdom, Denmark, Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Dot — Sell More by Selling Earlier
- Unlock — Unlock is a video-based platform packed with unique experiences your team will love.
- Cosmos Video — Cosmos Video is the virtual venue platform that allows people to work, hang out, and socialize together.
Techstars helps founders succeed. Through our global accelerators, we invest in early-stage startups led by founders building a better future for everyone.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 233
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ello — Welcome to Ello.co - casino reviews for safe gambling. We stand on the shoulders of reviewers who have been around since the late 1990s.
- Two Bit Circus — Dive into an immersive world of fun with friends at Two Bit Circus. Enjoy our unique blend of VR, arcade games, and story rooms designed for teamwork and shared victories.
- Cognitive Space — Automating satellite operations and satellite Data-as-a-Service through AI to empower the use of space.
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- Industry: Wellness, SaaS, Video
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $250k–$1.4M; Pre-Seed $159k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Replai — Without data, creative choices are just guesswork. Replai helps you understand the difference between a creative that your audience acts on and one that is just another scroll.
- sheerME — SheerME is Revolutionising the way people find, book, and pay for their Wellness and Beauty services powered by a benefit-based walletOur approach is based on Discovery, Transaction & Reward to create more online visibility, reach, conversion into new business, loyalty, and frequency through our wallet and cashback ecosystem, to all ourpartners in the beauty and wellness sectors.This made us a fresh and different option in this sector where there are mainly SaaS players, and we bring marketplace with no monthly fee, only a commission for business sent through our owned and partner channels.
- MIGHTY — MIGHTY is a maker of healthy food fridges for the workplace. Their healthy food fridges use a software platform that organizes and coordinates logistics with local storage and distribution partners.
Marc de Jong has had an extremely successful career with Phillips where he was previously a member of the Royal Philips Group Management Committee. He was CEO of various divisions within Philips and CEO of the automotive and identification businesses of NXP Semiconductors before beginning his own management consultancy. Marc de Jong holds aMasters in Physics and Mathematics from the Free University of Amsterdam, further qualifications in Economics and two MBA’s, one from the University of Rochester in the United States and another from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
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- Industry: Sensor, Software, Wind Energy
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Fibersail — “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” (William Kelvin)Fibersail develops a shape sensing system based on FBG fiber optic research and development to monitor and analyze wind turbine blades in terms of shape, condition, and behavior. The real-time information provided by our system will help wind turbine operators maximize performanceand availability while preventing failures and minimizing maintenance costs from their assets.Our unique solution and approach with fiber optic sensors make it possible for a very easy and simple integration along the entire length of any critical structure ensuring the monitoring of its precise shape and behavior.Fibersail - Shaping the structures of tomorrow.
Founded in 2003, Explorer is Portugals leading independent management company of alternative assets, with a reputation for outstanding quality, in-depth experience and an excellent track record.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Retail, Restaurants
- Stage:Private Equity, Seed
- Geography: Portugal, Spain, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- ETHIACK — Identify vulnerabilities before they get exploited. We combine Machine and Human Ethical Hacking for both in-depth and in-breadth security testing.
- eSelf AI — Design lifelike AI avatars and video chatbots that speak 30+ languages. eSelf AI helps you scale your business and boost engagement with innovative video tools.
- Jove Insurance — Jove provides business and protection insurance to contractors, freelancers and SMEs, powered by tech and driven by social good.
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- Industry: Sports, Marketplace, Augmented Reality
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $2.3M–$8.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MyLADS — MyLADS is a startup that loves fan engagement and sports! To accomplish this goal MyLADS created an engagement tool, where football fans, through an app, get to be part of their favorite football team family. MyLADS stands out because it offers exclusive and unique experiences to the fans, bringing them closer to their club and players, narrowingdown the existing gap. Our lucky users will get access to this money can’t buy experiences and official clubs collectibles patented, the LADS Collectibles.
- Exclusible — Step into the future with Exclusible. Explore how we're driving innovation in the Metaverse, Roblox, and Fortnite, helping brands create impactful digital experiences.
We are a leading non-profit establishing new relationships between agriculture and nature. Protecting the natural world and treasured wildlife.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Semiconductor, Audio
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Optics11 — Experience the cutting-edge of fiber optic sensing solutions with Optics11, a global leader empowering data-driven decision-making for a secure society. Optics11 specializes in reliable, highly sensitive, and accurate monitoring solutions, catering to the critical needs of sectors such as energy and defense. Trusted by industry leaders such as Airbus and Sony, these solutions enhance operational efficiency through real-time data monitoring. In the energy sector, Optics11's technology excels in partial discharge monitoring for transformers, cable joints, and switchgear across diverse settings. This technology is specifically engineered to protect vital assets, ensuring their safe and reliable operation, while minimizing downtime. In the defense sector, Optics11 offers advanced systems that provide situational awareness and bolster security. These solutions help military organizations detect and locate threats, monitor perimeters, and protect critical underwater infrastructure. With deep expertise in fiber optic sensing and a commitment to progress, Optics11's innovative solutions are leading the way in sensing technology. Embrace data-driven decision-making with Optics11, shaping a more secure and efficient world.
- Voltfang — We integrate used electric car batteries into a battery storage system and thus build up a decentralized storage network.
- QuiX — The fastest way to a quantum future
The first EV Fastcharging Network enabled by renewables, energy storage and 100% grid-integrated.
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Atlante Infra Portugal — Atlante Infra Portugal is a electronic and electrical energy equipment production company.
Critical SGPS is a financial services company that serves sectors such as aerospace, energy, education, and health care.
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- Industry: Computer, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Watchful Software — Watchful Software is focused on providing data-centric information protection that works. With the massive amounts that have been invested in securing the network perimeter, one thing has become painfully clear: today's enterprises must secure the information itself.
BlueCrow Capital is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Bighub — Bighub is a marketplace integration technology and sales accelerator that synchronizes with over 30 marketplaces in a single ecosystem.
- Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
- Maven Pet — Maven is a SaaS pet tech startup that provides a personal vet to track the pet’s safety and health 24/7.It focuses on using technology to improve the quality of life for pets, as well as offering pet owners peace of mind and a way to keep track of their pet's safety, health, and well-being on a continual basis through their own personalveterinarian.It was started by the founders of Findster Technologies in 2021 and is based in Porto, Portugal.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, SaaS
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, Israel, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 142
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- TileDB — TileDB is the foundational database designed for scientific discovery. Powered by shape-shifting arrays, TileDB resolves the complexity of multimodal data like population genomics, proteomics, single-cell and bioimaging so scientists and data teams can effectively glean biologically meaningful insights that drive drug and target discovery.
- Pivotal Commware — Pivotal Commware was established in 2016 to commercialize a breakthrough in electromagnetic physics, Holographic Beam Forming™ (HBF). Years ago, Pivotal’s founders recognized that wireless demand for data would outgrow the complex coding, multiplexing and modulation schemes that network operators have deployed thus far. Beamforming was theanswer, but existing high cost, size, weight and power-consuming (C-SWaP) solutions were not. That’s why Pivotal assembled a team experienced in advanced commercial antenna and RF circuit design, advanced DARPA technology programs, and, uniquely, active/nonlinear metamaterials. Beyond technology, Pivotal also offers the depth and breadth of skills to develop integrated, end-to-end solutions.
- Origin AI — Origin's AI WiFi Sensing technology and products provide a solution to keeping homes safe and secure, while maintaining privacy and comfort. Home, health and automotive. Learn more today.
Ryan Petersen is the CEO and Founder of Flexport. Prior to starting Flexport to fix the user experience in global trade, Ryan was co-founder and CEO of ImportGenius.com, a data-as-a-service business for global shipping. He holds a degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, India, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Nuvo — The only onboarding platform with native fraud prevention and automated credit risk assessment from a portfolio of credit risk insights.
- Teleport — Teleport is ridesharing reimagined as a protocol. By distributing ownership and governance of the network, riders get cars cheaper and faster, drivers earn more, and entrepreneurs can innovate on top.
- Little Umbrella — Future is Fun with Social & AI Games. At Little Umbrella, we create AI-powered games that deliver immersive experiences, bringing families, friends, and communities closer together. Proudly serving a growing community of over 30 million players
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- Industry: VoIP, Software, Wireless
- Stage:Private Equity
- Geography: Italy, Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Nonius Hospitality Technology — Integrated Cloud Based Hospitality Technology Solutions to Enhance Guest Experiences with Chromecast, TV, Wi-Fi, Networks, Signage and Voice.
- Automaise — Radically improve your customer care operations by focusing where the volume is and helping your agents do a better job.
- SIF Italia — SIF Italia is a real estate based firm that provides property, asset management and condominium administration services.
Lasse Seppanen is the Game Lead for Everdale at Supercell.
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- Industry: Gaming, Computer
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Doppio Games — Harnessing the power of AI to craft groundbreaking games you can play using only your voice. Setting the stage for the next gen of entertainment.
Keensight Capital is a European Growth Buyout investor with deep expertise in Technology and Healthcare.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Private Equity, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Advancis — Advancis offers innovative PSIM solution for scalability, architecture and project support with cost efficiency.
- Plat4mation — As ServiceNow Elite partner, we make work flow so people can get work done quickly, easily, and unimpeded.
- Advancis Software — Advancis is based on the principle of constant growth by developing sustainable and well-designed solutions for its customers, relying on the work of competent and high-performing employees. In addition to its completely in-house in Langen/Frankfurt developed product WinGuard that is flexible with regard to customer requirements and extensibleanytime, Advancis also offers the necessary services such as support, service and maintenance – this means qualified customer care and high investment protection.
Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with drivenentrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 236
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Glim — At Glim believe that crypto will revolutionize the financial service industry and that Latin America is a perfect place for that disruption to start. Glim has created a platform that, through a B2B2C model, will allow employers to offer very valuable financial benefits such as multi-currency salary collection, yield generation, a debit card withautomatic exchange and settlement in fiat and crypto currency, financial education and others, all available in Glim’s mobile app.
- Omnix Corp — Omnix connects to all customer systems, managing their information and triggering actions when there are operational failures. Currently our clients are large companies in the Retail and Telco sector, where our solution allows complete visibility and traceability of inventory.
- YBVR — YBVR provides high-quality video VR streaming experiences: Immersive, interactive, and enriched, Live, and VoD.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Portugal, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- pleez — Pleez offers Restaurant's an optimisation of their menu within Delivery Platforms, so that they can have a revenue increase up to 25%.
- Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
- OSCAR — On-demand app for home services like repair, cleaning and laundry with fixed prices in less than 30 minutes.
Delta Blockchain Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund lighting the path of blockchain innovation by supporting developers and visionaries building the world of decentralization.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Karma3 Labs — Building trust and reputation for the open web
- Alterscope — Solity Network provides the infrastructure for Decentralized Finance to enable real-time processing of risk across chains, protocols, and liquidity pools.
- Token Flow Insights — Contextualized data and analytics for the blockchain ecosystem. The only analytics solution that maps flows and contextualizes blockchain transaction data between protocols.
Pathena is an investment firm engaged on boosting the success of information technology and digital biomedical companies.
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- Industry: B2B, Marketing, Advertising
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series C
- Geography: Portugal, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$3.3M; Series A $4.4M–$30M; Series C $39M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BIZAY / 360imprimir — • Bizay has empowered more than 1 Million SMB’s to grow their businesses during the last 5 years.• Bizay is a tech-based B2B Marketplace for made-to-order products. Running a fabless business model (no capex), it leverages on the idle capacity of production partners to meet the needs of the SMB’s.• Started on printing, packaging, textile andprofessional products and now applying the same model in furniture, food and 3D printing (amongst others).• 360imprimir / 360onlineprint - rebranded to Bizay - Your bussiness your way - to reflect the unlimited product categories. • Bizay is the customer facing brand (the SMB’s do not meet the production partners) and its tech platform manages the production by: o Using data and algorithms to aggregate different orders and to decide in which suppliers to produce them, driving huge efficiency and speed gains. o Enabling full tracking of the orders in the different production partners and automating pre-production processes.• Bizay differentiates themselves from other players by offering: o Online configuration of the products (options to customize and personalize). o Competitive pricing for small and medium orders (similar price per unit as for large orders), 48 hours of delivery time (instead of several weeks) and guaranteed quality (customer-facing brand ensuring high quality levels). o Integrated value chain in a single offer (on-demand design services provided by external providers).• Originally selling in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and México, the company raised B round of 18m€ one year ago (communicated in April) in order to launch new countries.• 17 new countries were launched in 2019 simultaneously (including DE, FR, UK and USA).• In 2019, 8 months of trading in the new countries confirm: o Competitiveness pricing of their offer in all the market. o Market deepness and sound acquisition metrics.
- Promptly — Health Analytics Patient Report Outcomes, Health Care, Value based health
- NVision Imaging Technologies — NVision Imaging Technologies is leveraging advances in quantum physics to enable the first routine, convenient and affordable use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for assessing early patient response to cancer treatment at the metabolic level.
Andy Chung is the Partner and Founder of Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company. He previously worked at AngelList as a Partner. Andy Chung attended University of Cambridge.
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- Industry: SaaS, Software, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: United Kingdom, France, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $584k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Qatalog — Connect tools, resources and teams in one digital Work Hub. Find information quickly, collaborate effectively. Set up your Work Hub.
- Purple Dot — Sell More by Selling Earlier
- Cosmos Video — Cosmos Video is virtual office software for remote teams, cohort-based learning, and creative studios. Always-on spatial video with proximity-based audio.
Farfetch operates an e-commerce website that unites various independent fashion boutiques. It offers bags, coats, dresses, jackets, jewellery, swimwear, trouser, shoes, knitwear, suits, shorts, and accessories. They operate a modular end-to-end technology platform purpose built to connect the luxury fashion ecosystem worldwide. Their vision wasto create a single operating system that could address the complex demands of consumers and luxury sellers alike. Their platform is built on an API-enabled proprietary technology stack, which provides the foundation for the three main components: applications, services and data. Farfetch serves women, men, and kids. Jose Neves founded the company in 2008, with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
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- Industry: Fashion, E-Commerce, Retail
- Stage:Corporate Round, Convertible Note
- Geography: United States, Spain, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Convertible Note $33k–$790k
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Decommerce — Decommerce is community software that allows brands to create communities on their websites or landing pages.
- Nettle Labs — Nettle is a decentralised payment solution that rewards consumers and businesses for going Net Zero. Nettle makes it easy to take crypto payments globally, reward customers and reduce your CO2e emissions, all in one place.
- Me Protocol —
Where startups can get much more than money, and Investors can professionally invest as angels.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $253k–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $159k–$549k
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Vartheo — Vartheo is at the forefront of transforming traditional marketing research with AI-Powered solutions.
- Aloha — Aloha is an AI-powered all-in-one solution designed to help small hoteliers and vacation rental managers manage bookings, operations, marketing, and payments seamlessly. Our platform combines powerful tools such as Aloha Pro for property management, Aloha Pay for payment processing, Aloha Safe for guest insurance, and Aloha Store for additionalservices, all enhanced by intelligent AI agents to automate tasks, optimize revenue, and improve guest experiences. With a rapidly growing customer base and expansion into the U.S. and Latin American markets, Aloha empowers hospitality businesses to scale efficiently and deliver exceptional service.
- HunterHero — Hunterhero combines proactive candidate sourcing with a network of autonomous recruiters to help companies find talent more effectively.
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