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Top 20 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Portugal in July 2025

A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Manufacturing startups based in Portugal. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from Portugal. We update this investor list every month.

Top 20 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Portugal in July 2025

Investor Manufacturing Portugal investments
Portugal Ventures 8
Caixa Capital 5
Armilar Venture Partners 5
REDangels 3
HCapital Partners 3
Innovation Nest 2
EDP Ventures 2
Indico Capital Partners 2
Notion Capital 2
Olisipo Way 2
Join Capital 2
Lince Capital 1
Iberis Capital 1
Novabase Capital 1
Techstars Autonomous Technology 1
Beta Capital 1
Oxy Capital 1
Bynd Venture Capital 1
Cornerstone VC 1
Golden Egg Check Capital 1
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Portugal Ventures VC Fund · Porto, Lisboa, Portugal · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Portugal, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Hoopers — Global basketball community platform connecting players, fans and enthusiasts through products, contents, experiences and NFTs.
  • Winalist — Discover and book curated wine tours, tastings, and exclusive wine and spirits experiences across Europe and the US. Explore top vineyards and enjoy personalized recommendations with Winalist.
  • Corium Biotech — Corium Biotech is an R&D company dedicated to the bioproduction of exotic leather destined to answer the current leather market needs for performant materials that respect both the environment and animal wellbeing.
Caixa Capital VC Fund · Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Portugal, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
  • 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 VC Fund · Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Series A, Seed, Funding Round
  • Portugal, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Rows — Combine the power of a spreadsheet with built-in integrations from your business apps. Automate workflows and build tools that make work simpler.
  • Veeton — Veeton is the creator of an artificial intelligence-powered platform for automated fashion imaging. The company's platform provides fashion firms with an alternative to photo sessions by generating a limitless range of high-quality on-model images using only packshot photos, instantaneously and at a fraction of the cost, allowing clients tocreate e-commerce shoots in a few clicks.
  • Cintoo — Cintoo is essential for BIM to bridge the gap between your physical and virtual worlds.
REDangels VC Fund · Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
They believe the unbelievable and trust the untrustable.
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Investment focus
  • Internet of Things, Mobile, Internet
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Portugal, Poland, Germany
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
HCapital Partners VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
We are an independent private equity firm, investing in a broad spectrum of companies through dedicated funds.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
  • Libattion — Sustainable, modular, grid-scale battery energy storage solutions with CO2-certificate. For industrial and commercial applications.
  • Routal — SmartMonkey provides learning AI software solutions for logistics services and field operations. SmartMonkey software learns from a company’s operational and logistics digital history, utilizing existing technology and knowledge as well as IoT methodologies to ensure accuracy in data poor environments.
  • Eneida — Operational Analytics LV Apps, software and smart sensor for LV Network Monitoring, Control, and Visibility
Innovation Nest VC Fund · Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
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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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Poland, United States, United Kingdom
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.
EDP Ventures VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
EDP Ventures is the venture capital arm of EDP. We invest in early-stage startups working in the energy space
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Energy
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, Portugal, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
  • Captura — Captura is harnessing the power of the ocean to heal the climate through Direct Ocean Capture technology.
  • Splight Tech — Splight is an Artificial Intelligence Company, that creates Artificial Energy, the greenest energy ever made. Artificial Energy is energy that would have not been generated but for the application of digital solutions to existing power infrastructure. Running over a proprietary, powerful and transparent digital platform, Artificial Energyproduction leverages the unutilized capacity of the grid to generate energy combining big data capture and processing with state-of-the-art technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. We create expanded pools of benefits for our clients by increasing revenues, reducing operating and maintenance costs, eliminating or delaying capital expenditures, lowering the cost of capital, and ultimately increasing profitability while directly contributing to the full decarbonization of the energy industry.
  • Mixergy — Hot water is central to energy management. We help homes, buildings, and utilities transition to a cleaner, more resilient future.
Indico Capital Partners VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal · 8 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, E-Commerce, B2B
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Portugal, United States, Spain
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.
Notion Capital VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 23 investments in the past 12 months
Notion Capital is a VC firm focused on European SaaS and Cloud.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Orus — L'assurance professionnelle que vous attendiez. Plus juste, rapide, simple et humaine. Souscrivez en 5 minutes et recevez votre attestation sous 48 heures.
  • Zango — Zango is an AI-powered compliance automation platform designed to help financial services firms manage regulatory change across multiple regions, including the UK and EU. Leveraging cutting-edge AI, the platform performs real-time horizon scanning, automated gap analysis, and human validation to ensure accuracy and maintain security andtransparency. Backed by industry-leading investors, it empowers compliance teams to dramatically accelerate processes and reduce manual oversight.
  • OpenTrade — OpenTrade providers web3 treasurers, institutions, and accredited investors access to on-chain structured financial products backed by investment grade RWAs.
Olisipo Way VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Communities
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
  • Portugal
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.
Join Capital VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 5 investments in the past 12 months
JOIN Capital is an early stage VC focused on pre-Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech. Our portfolio companies are front and center at factories, delivering smart machinery and robotics for high-volume manufacturing. They’re behind the scenes with powerful algorithms for managing global production systems. They rethink andrewire essential processes, with the goal of maximizing human capabilities. We invest in technologies related to core business functions: operations, manufacturing, data analytics, supply chain and software development. We seek innovative solutions to real customer problems that have achieved product-market fit. Technologies we invest in include: machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, smart sensors.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • PhotonPath — Enabling seamless integration between Photonics and Electronics for a faster, more connected and sustainable future
  • 36ZERO Vision — With the AI-powered software solutions from 36ZERO Vision, automated quality control becomes easy, fast, and accessible to all
  • FaradaIC Sensors — FaradaIC Sensors is to commoditize gas sensors and provide flexible gas sensing at a cheap cost for the expanding market of IoT applications.
Lince Capital VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal · 5 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, E-Commerce, SaaS
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Portugal, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
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.
Iberis Capital VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Iberis is an investment manager that operates a value-oriented investment management.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, B2B
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • D-Orbit — End-to-end services for the New Space industry, including platform engineering, launch and deployment, and decommissioning.
  • 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.
  • Tryp.com — Find the best travel deals with artificial intelligence. Our algorithm connects flights, trains, and buses for perfect trips with matching hotels.
Novabase Capital VC Fund · Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Portugal, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • WEEZIE — Weezie offers all-in-one fiber network management software focused on the automation and digitalization of all internal processes.
  • Glartek — Glartek's Augmented and Connected Worker solution enables increasing efficiency, safety, and excellence in all industrial operations.
  • 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.
Techstars Autonomous Technology VC Fund
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Investment focus
  • CleanTech, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Portugal
Portfolio highlights
  • Guardion, Inc
  • OmniPreSense
  • GRAPHENEST — Graphenest is a nanotechnology company focused on high-value graphene-based solutions for advanced composites and functional coatings & inks markets.
Beta Capital VC Fund · Porto, Lisboa, Portugal · 2 investments in the past 12 months
We support innovative tech ventures to unlock its potential by providing smart funding and hands-on advisory.
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Investment focus
  • VoIP, Software, Wireless
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Portugal
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
  • Vawlt — Simplify your company's transition to the cloud, improve security standards, and optimize storage resource usage.
Oxy Capital VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Oxy is the company the first Private Equity in Portugal to create a co-investment program at the company level.
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Investment focus
  • VoIP, Software, Wireless
  • Private Equity
  • Italy, Portugal
Portfolio highlights
  • Nonius Hospitality Technology — Integrated Cloud Based Hospitality Technology Solutions to Enhance Guest Experiences with Chromecast, TV, Wi-Fi, Networks, Signage and Voice.
  • SIF Italia — SIF Italia is a real estate based firm that provides property, asset management and condominium administration services.
Bynd Venture Capital VC Fund · Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Bynd is a leading Iberian Venture Capital firm
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Health Care
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Portugal, Spain, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Dealcar — DEALCAR is a company that digitalizes the used car market through a SaaS platform, enabling fully digital transactions. This platform creates a network effect benefiting dealers, partners, and customers. • Dealers: Increase revenue by selling extra products and boost sales by reducing turnover time. • Partners: Distribute products at the pointof sale without marketing expenses, lowering operational costs. • Consumers: Purchase a used car easily in just three steps, enjoying a smooth, trusted process similar to renting but with the benefits of owning a car.
  • nuuEnergy — nuuEnergy is a tech-enabled solution aiming to revolutionize the heat pump installation industry. By leveraging technology and industry expertise, we streamline the purchasing and installation process. Our unique approach, refinanced through innovative strategies, promotes a self-reliant and carbon-neutral lifestyle for all our customers.
  • 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.
Cornerstone VC VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Cornerstone VC operates as a venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United Kingdom, Portugal, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Definely — Definely creates legal tech solutions to free lawyers from frustration, saving them time when understanding, drafting and reviewing legal documents.
  • Litehaus — Litehaus | Modular Homes We build turnkey modular homes quickly, economically and sustainably. High-quality steel, wood and 3D concrete construction solutions, solutions adapted to your needs. Request a quote.
  • ComplyStream — ComplyStream enables faster and smarter FinCrime alert resolution by unifying your fragmented data, communication and workflows in a single AI-native platform.
Golden Egg Check Capital VC Fund · Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Het venture capital fonds van Golden Egg Check investeert samen met de beste angels en VCs in snelgroeiende techbedrijven.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • The Netherlands, Germany, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Haaven — Haaven is a homebuilding platform that places customers at the centre, surrounded by the best architects, engineers, and builders. Build your space with Haaven. Pick a design from our Collection or create a Custom design. Haaven helps you from design to the build to aftercare
  • Cawa — The carbon credit platform for real climate impact
  • NOX Energy — NOX Energy's software connects home energy assets to energy markets, allowing utilities and OEMs to offer cost-effective contracts to customers.
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