Top 15 Medical Startup Investors in Portugal
A list of 15 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Medical startups based in Portugal. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Medical companies from Portugal. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Medical Startup Investors in Portugal
Investor | Medical Portugal investments |
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Portugal Ventures | 8 |
Armilar Venture Partners | 5 |
TheVentureCity | 3 |
Caixa Capital | 3 |
Vesalius Biocapital Partners | 3 |
SOSV | 2 |
Critical Ventures | 2 |
Green Innovations | 1 |
Social Impact Fund | 1 |
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund | 1 |
Boule Diagnostics | 1 |
Demium Capital | 1 |
Artesian VC | 1 |
ChangePartners | 1 |
TheVentureCity | 1 |
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
- Unlockit — Revolutionizing Real Estate Transaction Management. Streamline your processes and unlock success with Unlockit's advanced solutions
- Tonic App — Tonic App is a B2C2B digital health company building a professional ecosystem for medical doctors. Tonic App helps medical doctors to diagnose and treat their patients by curating, for them, in a single mobile platform, the best professional resources from peers, publishers, regulatory bodies, recruiters, providers & the industry.
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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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- 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.
- Tonic App — Tonic App is a B2C2B digital health company building a professional ecosystem for medical doctors. Tonic App helps medical doctors to diagnose and treat their patients by curating, for them, in a single mobile platform, the best professional resources from peers, publishers, regulatory bodies, recruiters, providers & the industry.
TheVentureCity is a global early stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe and Latam. We believe in founders who expect more from their VC. Our data-driven nature allows us to see beyond borders, knowing talent has no zip code. Which is why we have international hubs in Miami, Madrid, San Francisco and SaoPaulo. We create a steady current of resources, offering a combination of bespoke data insights and guidance from experienced operators. With product-led growth at our core.With more than $160M under management, we invest from pre-seed/seed with a ticket size from $100-300k to Series A with $1-4M.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Spain, Brazil
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- Spike Technologies — Spike technology, REST API end-points, and Cloud architecture are designed with data privacy and security at heart. We process billions of data points for
- Tiny Health — Tiny Health is the first at-home gut health test for moms and babies 0-3 years. Detect any gut imbalances early on and prevent chronic conditions.
- Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor
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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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Portugal, United States, Spain
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- HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
- 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.
- Infraspeak — Infraspeak is an Intelligent CMMS Software that brings outstanding flexibility, connectivity and intelligence to your operations.
Vesalius Biocapital Partners invests in companies active in human health through venture capital funds raised since 2007. They have contributed to developing 20 companies since inception.With more than € 150 million under management in two funds. Vesalius Biocapital Partners plays the role of lead investor in the large majority of its financingrounds.Their companies are based in Europe allowing easy interaction with management.They invest in all stages of development and do not shy away from relatively early-stage projects with a sound proprietary technology and corresponding IP, unique team skills and a clear competitive edge based on solid data.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands
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- CatalYm — Catalym develops antibodies against a placental factor which is overexpressed by various tumour types.
- inHEART — inHEART is a spin-off from IHU Liryc and Inria, two top-tier research centers respectively in cardiac electrophysiology and digital science and technology, that develops software solutions for medical image analysis and cardiac modeling in heart rhythm disorders. inHEART vision is to make the bridge between radiology and cardiology to become aworldwide leader in image-guided diagnosis, therapy planning and navigation software solutions for heart rhythm disorders.
- Memo Therapeutics — Memo Therapeutics AG (MEMO) is an innovator in the field of antibody discovery and immune repertoire analysis.Its MemoMAB™ platform creates a recombinant in vitro copy of an individual’s B cell / antibody repertoire, which is then banked as a library. The resulting unique, large and relevant antibody libraries represent the individual’simmune repertoire and are expected to contain an unprecedented number of relevant and rare antibodies. This leads to entirely new possibilities in immune repertoire analysis and antibody discovery.MemoMAB™ is deployed in proprietary antibody lead discovery programs and is made available in collaborations.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates.
HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- NovoNutrients — NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and additives for food and feed by developing proprietary microbes and advanced gas fermentation systems.
- Sodex Innovations — Sodex Innovations is a company which is specialized in developing assistance-systems and automating-kits for excavators
We invest in game-changing companies with the power to transform the way the world uses technology.
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- Medical, Computer, Genetics
- Seed, Series A
- Portugal, United States
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- 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!
- 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.
International, Life Sciences, Biotechnology
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- Medical, Genetics, Health Care
- Series A
- Portugal
Portfolio highlights
- CBR Genomics — We apply our end-to-end solutions to hand genetic reports at the clinical desk. We make Genomics accessible!
SIF provides financial support for public charities & acts as a fiscal agent for charities and foundations.
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- Apps, Video, Medical
- Seed
- Portugal, United States
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- Criam — CRIAM stands for Chemical Reaction and Image Analysis for Mobility. We are a Medtech startup born in January 2016 focused in the Point-of-Care diagnostic segment. Our mission is to provide fast, affordable and in-situ blood test analysis to empower people with instant information about their well-being and health conditions. With our device as aplatform approach we will be able to monitor, control and contain diseases worldwide.
- MemoryWell — MemoryWell is a digital platform for storytelling that brings the skills of professional writers to the challenge of helping elders tell their life story. With MemoryWell+, you can build a collaborative timeline around that story, adding photos, videos, letters and documents. Everyone has a story, let us help you capture it.
The Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund is the strategic venture fund of the Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Germany, Belgium
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- Actym Therapeutics, Inc. — Actym Therapeutics is developing key biotech to help target intractable immune pathways in the tumor microenvironment.
- Glox Therapeutics — Developing novel precision antibiotics based on protein bacteriocins, to target Gram-negative Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR) pathogens.
- Asgard Therapeutics — Asgard Therapeutics is a private biotech company exploring the application of direct cell reprogramming technologies for cancer immunotherapies. Formed as a spin-off from Lund University, the Company is pioneering a gene therapy approach based on its proprietary TrojanDC technology, designed to set in motion immune responses based on the biologicalproperties of professional antigen-presenting cells.
Boule develops, manufactures, and markets hematology analyzers for both human and veterinary markets. Read more about us here.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Health Care, Medical Device
- Series A
- Portugal
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- Biosurfit — At biosurfit they are working to shape the future of in-vitro diagnostic testing. They want health providers to have all the necessary information to make the best possible diagnostic and treatment decision when they are with their patients
Demium is a talent investment company founded in Spain in 2013 with the aim of supporting the best professionals and helping them to carry out successful projects, always with an eminently digital and technological component. In November 2020, it's asset management company, Demium Capital, started operating with a first €50M fund to invest inmore than 75 early-stage startups per year (pre-seed/seed), becoming the most active venture capital fund in Spain. Startups such as Hannun, Voicemod, Swipcar, Citibox, Singularu or Landbot, among others have been created in the incubator. The company is present in five countries: Spain, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic
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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Spain, Portugal, Poland
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- Coolx — Coolx has a mission to bring technology to the service of forests. Through satellite technology and AI we help environmental consultancies, engineers and forestry managers to optimize the analysis, management and forest conservation.
- Holaglow — Holaglow is an aesthetic medicine and cosmetic dermatology provider of personalized services.
- Nuwe — Nuwe is a startup disrupting how tech professionals get hired and improve their skills, while at the same time it changes the way companies do people management and recruitment. To achieve that,we have developed a gamified platform which allows users to take challenges, participate in projects and contribute to Nuwe’s community sharing knowledgeand helping other users out. All of this contributes to their path to getting a job and their professional self-development.Companies can ask for personalized challenges, getting access to a database of validated users. For companies, wanting to participate in Nuwe’s selection processes not only get a database of validated users, but they generate a huge impact within tech communities which helps them gain a better reputation and have access to more qualified talent in the future. Moreover, companies can also ask for internal employee analytics which will help them optimize their overall performance.
Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States, Hong Kong
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- Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
- Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
- Braingaze — Braingaze solves major challenges around cognitive disorders of the brain. We use a patented neuro-biomarker based on small involuntary eye movements. These are triggered by functional games, the resulting signal is analysed using algorithms trained by Deep Learning based on actual real patient / control cases. We adress pre-symptomatic stagesof Alzheimer's disease and the most common child cognitive disorder ADHD. Our tools are on the market and covered by a CE Mark as a medical device. Our pipeline includes detection / diagnostic tools as well as digital therapy solutions that have shown to reduce symtoms by over 50%.
ChangePartners is an independent company dedicated to mid-size transactions in the Iberian market.
They develop high value added solutions specific to each particular situation , offering a fair and unbiased opinion. Their independence guarantees no conflicts of interest. Their small size and focus ensures full dedication to each transaction.
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- Medical, Therapeutics, Biotechnology
- Seed
- Portugal
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- Exogenus Therapeutics — Exogenus Therapeutics is engineering cell biology for innovative therapeutic solutions.Exo-T is a biotechnology company dedicated to the pre-clinical and clinical development of innovative cellular-based therapies applied to regenerative medicine, specifically for the skin lesions treatment. The company is presently developing its first product,Exo-Wound, for the treatment of chronic wounds.The project that led to the creation of the company (Nanoinspire) participated in COHiTEC 2014 program and is the result of the research developed in collaboration with Crioestaminal SA, Biocant, and Centre for Neurosciences and Cellular Biology of Coimbra University.
Our ticket size ranges from $100-500k for Pre-seed/Seed and $1-4M for Series A companies. We're in search of promising-founders with product-driven mindsets who have a passion for building. Those who've fallen in love with data. For we believe in fit---both product and with the team here. Got a great idea? Come to TheVentureCity and give it the expertise to help it grow.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Spain, Brazil
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- Devengo — Light-speed transfers. Our Instant Payments API enables seamless integration to automate payouts to your customers in Europe and the UK.
- Plexigrid — We provide tailored solutions for electricity systems by using data analysis and optimization technology.
- BrandLovrs — BrandLovrs provides a one-of-a-kind model for gamifying influencer marketing campaigns Brands may use the BrandLovrs platform to collaborate with a large number of producers for scalable and gamified influencer marketing.
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