Top 20 Mobile Apps Startup Investors in Portugal in May 2026
Top 20 Mobile Apps Startup Investors in Portugal in May 2026
| Investor | Mobile Apps Portugal investments |
|---|---|
| Portugal Ventures | 5 |
| Vesalius Biocapital Partners | 4 |
| Armilar Venture Partners | 4 |
| REDangels | 3 |
| TheVentureCity | 3 |
| Shilling VC | 3 |
| LC Ventures | 2 |
| APEX Capital | 1 |
| ADvantage | 1 |
| Caixa Capital | 1 |
| Morningstar Ventures | 1 |
| Clever Advertising | 1 |
| LeadX Capital Partners | 1 |
| Rui Ferreira | 1 |
| TheVentureCity | 1 |
| Semapa Next | 1 |
| Oxy Capital | 1 |
| SOSV | 1 |
| Beta Capital | 1 |
| Moonrock Capital | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!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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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Portugal, United States, France
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- AddVolt — AddVolt is a technology based company that tackles markets where there is a high potential for diesel costs reduction through the generation of solar and kinetic energy, while other secondary savings are generated (e.g. maintenance).
- Hephaesnus — Hephaesnus is an industrial technology startup dedicated to the development of products and technologies for forest firefighting.
- Floating Particle — Floating Particle is a technology and innovation company that drives an innovative solution for waste management and clean energy. Floating Particle specializes in IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning to provide cutting-edge technology to the customers.
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 A, Series B, Series C
- Belgium, Germany, France
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- Caresyntax — Caresyntax is the only enterprise-scale surgical data solution you need to make surgery smarter, safer, and more profitable.
- ENYO Pharma — ENYO Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Jan, 2014, by four scientists of the Infectiology Research Center in Lyon, France, and three seeding partners (2 privates and 1 public).The company is based in the Infectiology Center of Lyonbiopôle in Lyon, France and maintains tight collaborations with the seminal Inserm team and theBSL4 laboratory Inserm-Jean Mérieux.ENYO Pharma has licensed several Inserm patents issued from the discoveries of the founding scientists and developed a unique platform for the identification of intracellular therapeutic targets and molecules.The company is developing treatments against the most important viruses and is thriving to become a global leader in anti-virals. Research and Development is currently focused on human infecting viruses, with the first two programs being dedicated to the treatment of severe and seasonal flu and chronic hepatitis B. The company plans to conduct its molecules to Phase II clinical trials.
- Inflammatix — Inflammatix develops rapid point of care diagnostic tests by reading the immune system, and resolves major clinical health challenges.
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
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- Cintoo — Cintoo is essential for BIM to bridge the gap between your physical and virtual worlds.
- Automaise — Radically improve your customer care operations by focusing where the volume is and helping your agents do a better job.
- Sword Health — Sword delivers AI Care with clinical oversight to prevent pain, support recovery, and promote whole-body health. Trusted by employers and health plans.
They believe the unbelievable and trust the untrustable.
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- Mobile, Internet of Things, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Portugal, Poland, Germany
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- 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
TheVentureCity is a global early-stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe, and Latam. With more than $150M under management, the firm invests from pre-seed and seed with a ticket size from $100-500k to Series A with $1-4M.
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- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Spain, Brazil
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- Count — Explore, refactor, and share your data at warp speed.
- Tansley — Tansley is a group of companies (Guaw, Milbby, Brand Story, Bookish) focused on fostering consumer ecosystems around hobbies and passions.
- Passport — Passport is the modern shipping carrier for international ecommerce that helps direct-to-consumer brands ship their products internationally.
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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- Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Portugal, Spain, United States
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- BetterPic — Forget expensive, complicated photoshoots. Get your professional headshots on the go, with 8 selfies/casual photos in less than an hour. High-quality customer service, top data privacy, and a clear money-back guarantee policy.
- Nilo — Nilo is a collaborative 3D platform that works across desktop, mobile, Discord, and Telegram. It combines generative AI with world-building tools, allowing users to generate assets, characters, animations, and code from natural language or drawings. The result: a radically simplified creation experience that lowers the barrier to entry andaccelerates how quickly new ideas can be built, tested, and shared.It’s creation at the speed of culture: whether spinning up a game inspired by today’s viral sound, turning a group chat joke into a playable world or crafting a custom hangout, Nilo transforms imagination into interaction — instantly and collaboratively.Nilo’s key features include:Text-to-3D generation: Create characters, environments, and code from prompts or images. Browser-Based: Nilo runs entirely in your browser - no installs, no downloads, no friction. Voice-enabled coding: A built-in AI-powered code editor that supports spoken commands and natural language for playful, social programming. Real-time multiplayer: Co-create and play with friends instantly.Nilo was founded in April 2024, bringing together veterans from Fortnite, Twitch, YouTube, Snapchat, Microsoft, Adobe, Blizzard, VRChat, Rec Room, and major VFX projects such as Avatar and Star Wars.
- specter automation — Construction is the second least digitized sector in the world with 96% of all data being unused. Although detailed planning data is created upfront, a lack of suitable digital tools prevents its transfer to the construction site. SPECTER’s web-based construction management software uniquely incorporates the core components of constructionplanning, reducing the organizational burden on construction management and helping to meet project timelines and budgets.
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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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Portugal, China, Poland
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- 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.
APEX Capital is an equity investment fund.
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- PaaS, Soccer, Sports
- Series A
- China, Portugal
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- Zannan — Zannan specializes in the production of zhan catalysts and HNBR rubber.
- RealFevr — Collect moments with the most iconic video moments of your favourite football players.
ADvantage Sports Tech Fund invests in early-stage technology companies aimed at shaping the future of sports. ADvantage is backed by leAD Sports, an initiative spearheaded by the grandchildren of Adi Dassler to further sports innovation, and global hybrid venture capital platform, OurCrowd. ADvantage is leveraging a strong global network to sourceleading opportunities in the spaces of fan engagement and experience, connected athletes and communities, and derivative sports (eSports, fantasy, and new sports).
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- Sports, eSports, PaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, India, Israel
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- Rooter — Rooter is an Indian game streaming platform that organizes multiple esports tournaments and owns many gaming IPs. It focuses on the massive mobile gaming market of more than 350 mn gamers. Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon afterthe outbreak of COVID-19, Rooter forayed into game streaming to build one of the country’s biggest communities of gamers as well. Rooter has reached out to more than 23 mn users with an average user watching Live game streams daily for 26 mins. Rooter also runs the biggest community program to build the next million game streamers in India. Today Rooter is the biggest streaming platform in India available across Android, iOS, and Desktop.
- Ladder — Get stronger & workout more. Free 7 day trial, no credit card needed!
- Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
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.
- 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.
We are a proprietary investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology, primarily focused on the Elrond Ecosystem.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Aark — Trade crypto perpetuals with up to 1000x leverage, zero gas fees, and an industry-low 0.01% trading fee. Earn payback on losses with VIP rewards. RWA & altcoin perps on Arbitrum. Backed by OKX Ventures.
- Itheum — As we enter the web3 and metaverse era; Itheum unlocks data silos and generates new value for your data.
- Fanable — Fanable is a Web3 marketplace specialized in Pokémon, comic books, and collectibles, allowing users to purchase, sell, and engage with their favorite products in both physical and digital forms.
We are an online advertising company. Experts on leading monetization models. With cutting-edge online media campaigns, online content and traffic management.
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- Mobile Apps, PaaS, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Portugal, United States
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- Lympid — We believe that anyone should have access to the amazing opportunities found on the blockchain, from DeFi protocols (aave, compound, yearn…) to Crypto Indexes, there's so much to discover! At Lympid you will be able to do it all easily in the same app, and directly through EUR.
- 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.
- RealFevr — Collect moments with the most iconic video moments of your favourite football players.
Driving digital transformation of consumer industries. As a leading growth capital investor, we combine deep investment experience with commercial reach.
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- SaaS, Software, Restaurants
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Germany, France, United Kingdom
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- Motatos — Motatos is an online retail store that offers a wide variety of food, beverages, and household products to customers.
- Matsmart — Matsmart sells surplus food online. A major part of the food would otherwise be thrown away due to packaging changes, short or expired expiry dates or other reasons. During 2017, Matsmart saved 2022 tonnes of food from going to waste. The company has seen explosive growth, reaching recurring revenues of SEK 200 million. Matsmart was founded by KarlAndersson, Erik Södergren and Ulf Skagerström, and launched in Sweden in 2014. Since then, the company has also expanded to Norway and Finland. Long live the food!
- 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.
Rui Ferreira
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- Mobile, Internet, Nutrition
- Seed
- Portugal
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- Nutrium — Nutrium is the most up-to-date nutrition software for dietitians and nutritionists to manage their nutrition business with nutritional assessment, meal planning and progress tracking.
- YouClap — YouClap is changing the way people engage with each other through challenges. Millennials and Gen Zers keep consuming more online content, with mobile video as king, but what if viewers could be something more? Not just passive content watchers but active participants. This is what's happening with online challenges but, in spite of theirpopularity, major social media platforms weren't built with challenges in mind, lacking dedicated features. This is where YouClap comes in, as a balanced interactive playground for content.
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, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Spain, Brazil
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- Count — Explore, refactor, and share your data at warp speed.
- Tansley — Tansley is a group of companies (Guaw, Milbby, Brand Story, Bookish) focused on fostering consumer ecosystems around hobbies and passions.
- Passport — Passport is the modern shipping carrier for international ecommerce that helps direct-to-consumer brands ship their products internationally.
Semapa Next is a venture capital firm that invests in European-based companies aspiring to become global category leaders.
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- SaaS, Information Technology, B2B
- Series A, Seed
- Portugal, United Kingdom
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- Ferovinum — We are a technology enabled supply chain financing partner for the wine and spirit industries. Our platform funds wine producers, whisky distillers, bottlers and merchants.
- Meisterwerk — B2B SaaS Operating System for SMB field service and craftsman companies
- Overstory — Overstory applies artificial intelligence to high-resolution satellite imagery to provide real-time analytics of natural resources. We help to prevent forest fires, deforestation, power outages and are on a mission to create a more sustainable environment. Our insights on the quantity and quality of natural resources help to improve decision-makingby electric utility companies, forestry companies and NGOs.
Oxy is the company the first Private Equity in Portugal to create a co-investment program at the company level.
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- VoIP, Software, Wireless
- Private Equity
- Italy, Portugal
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- Nonius Hospitality Technology — Integrated Cloud Based Hospitality Technology Solutions to Enhance Guest Experiences with Chromecast, TV, Wi-Fi, App, Signage and Voice.
- SIF Italia — SIF Italia is a real estate based firm that provides property, asset management and condominium administration services.
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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- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- 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.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
We support innovative tech ventures to unlock its potential by providing smart funding and hands-on advisory.
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- VoIP, Software, Wireless
- Seed, Funding Round
- Portugal
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- 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.
Moonrock Capital is a Blockchain Advisory and Investment Partnership based in London and Hamburg.
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- Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Rebar Labs — Rebar Labs is a company that offers research services and infrastructure for bitcoin. The company wants to help users in the Bitcoin ecosystem create more effective and better experiences by addressing issues related to maximum extractable value and offering services that guarantee equitable value distribution.
- Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.
- Tren Finance — Tren Finance: a secure DeFi liquidity protocol offering seamless asset swaps, yield opportunities, and cross-chain compatibility through automated smart contracts, redefining liquidity for users and institutions.
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