# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Portugal in June 2026

## Signum Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

They are a Singapore-based firm that exclusively consults in Blockchain-enabled companies. Their mission is to realize the future of Blockchain economy by consulting in game changing projects and companies. They participate in Pre-sale stages of Token Generation Events and Equity investments.

## BREEGA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours.

## Start Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: InsurTech, Software, Insurance

BiG Start Ventures is an early-stage VC investing globally in B2B Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech and Cybersecurity. Onetier Partners, SCR, S.A.

## Franklin Templeton
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Franklin Templeton offers strategies in equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and digital assets. A significant portion of its offerings includes municipal bond management and tax-free income solutions designed for diverse financial goals. In addition to traditional asset management, the entity maintains a presence in private markets and alternativeinvestment vehicles. Its services also encompass the provision of fund commentary, performance metrics, and tax-related information to assist with portfolio oversight. The firm distributes research and market analysis to support investor decision-making within the global financial landscape.

## Maelstrom
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence

Managed by the family office of Arthur Hayes (co-founder, BitMEX), Maelstrom is building a long-term portfolio across Venture, Liquid, Private Equity, and Public Markets, focused on infrastructure companies and assets that will form the foundation of the next wave of trustless decentralization.We back high-conviction opportunities ranging fromearly-stage equity and token investments to private and public market positions, bringing to each cap table the experience, relationships, and resources of having built one of the industry’s first profitable unicorns from the ground up.

## Arthur Hayes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Arthur Hayes is based out of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island and is the Advisor of Upexi. Arthur previously worked at BitMEX as a CEO. Arthur Hayes attended the University of Pennsylvania.

## Dragonfly
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A cross-border cryptoasset investment firm. Global from day one.

## dlab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, FinTech

Early-stage venture capital and resources for startups exploring new frontiers in web3, decentralization, and blockchain technology.

## Galaxy Digital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals shape a changing economy.

## HTX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

HTX serves its 10 million+ users worldwide with secure and stable trading services. Here at HTX, you can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, SHIB, and over 500 quality cryptocurrencies anywhere, anytime.

## Hashed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.

## dao5
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Virgin, Utah, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

An experimental cryptocurrency investment fund that will convert into a decentralized autonomous organization.

## SharesPro
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Seed
- Focus: SaaS, EdTech, Gaming

SharesPro is an independent analyst working on the US stock market, an expert on systematic investment and capital growth.
SharesPro has extensive experience in stock markets and in-depth knowledge of investments, mergers, and acquisitions.
The firm was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation.

## Waterdrip Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries.

## Cetacean Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Delaware, Ohio, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Finance, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency

We place investments & form partnerships with disruptive visionaries to accelerate their ideas to market.

## Solana Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Solana, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Solana Ventures' mission is to accelerate the growth of the Solana blockchain and adjacent ecosystems by providing capital to the most promising teams building in the crypto ecosystem.

## Balaji Srinivasan
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Balaji S. Srinivasan is the Co-Founder and Board Member of Coin Center. He was the CTO of Coinbase and cofounder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and Coin Center. Dr. Srinivasan holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. He also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including anonline MOOC.

## Mats Diedrichsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Video, FinTech

Mats Diedrichsen joined Delivery Hero in January 2015 as Chief Marketing Officer. Mats is responsible for all marketing activities globally. Before joining Delivery Hero he has over the last 6 years successfully held CMO roles with several ecommerce startups in Berlin and London managing large size marketing teams focused on high growth andinternationalization. Before entering the startup scene he worked for Dell and Google in total 6 years holding different international marketing roles in Dublin and Copenhagen. Mats hold an MSc in Economics from Lund’s University.

## Gemini
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

The crypto super app for trading, predicting, and earning. Buy 90+ cryptos, trade prediction markets, and earn with staking and the Gemini Credit Card.

## Wintermute
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A leading algorithmic trading firm focused on building liquid and efficient markets in digital assets.

## Armilar Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## Stableton Financial
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Series C, Series D
- Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Explore private blue-chip tech investment opportunities with Stableton. Diversify your portfolio with top private tech companies, offering liquidity, transparency, and growth potential.

## Accomplice
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Internet

Accomplice is a venture firm and contemporary family office. We have been part of the origin story of AngelList, Carbon Black, Coinlist, Currencycloud, DraftKings, FalconX, FLOW, Freshbooks, Integral Ad Science, Hopper, HQO, Luna, Near, Orchard, Patreon, PillPack, Plastiq, Recorded Future, SecurityScorecard, Skillz, Veracode, Work Human, WHOOP, Zoopla, and more. We are also founders behind Accomplice Blockchain and the Spearhead operator-angel movement.

## NEAR
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence

NEAR is the unified commerce layer for unlocking asset liquidity and empowering agents to autonomously transact.

## LC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## Polychain
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

The emergence of bitcoin and subsequent blockchain technologies has generated a new digital asset class in which scarcity is based on mathematical properties. Through cryptographic verification and game-theoretic equilibrium, blockchain-based digital assets can be created, issued, and transmitted using the software. Polychain Capital is committedto exceptional returns for investors through actively managed portfolios of these blockchain assets.

## BH Digital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

BH Digital offers institutional investors access to a diverse array of compelling opportunities. Brevan Howard Digital combines Brevan Howard's institutional governance, controls, and risk management with specialized expertise inherent to crypto markets in both investing and business operations.

## Bybit
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in March 2018 to provide a professional platform with an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service, and multilingual community support for crypto traders. The company offers innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, and API support to retail andinstitutional clients worldwide, and aims to be the most dependable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.

## Hugo Arevalo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Fashion, FinTech

Hugo Arévalo is co-founder of Buytheface , Bright & Sharp , and Albau Ventures . In addition, he has invested in: Jobandtalent , Cabify , Ontruck and Deporvillage : and has led the 50M € round of Hawkers . One of its criteria is the qualification of management. Lately, it is focused on investing in marketplace, fintech and ecommerce, althoughit is open to any sector. Among his exits, Tuenti and Buytheface stand out .

## Deribit
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ermelo, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services

World's biggest Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Exchange and the most advanced crypto derivatives trading platform with up to 50x leverage on Crypto Futures and Perps.

## Hypersphere Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Hypersphere Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and develops blockchain technology. A Hypersphere is an investment group leveraging on-chain treasuries, decentralized organizations, and governance to increase the utility of the blockchain networks in which we invest.

## Fulgur Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

We believe in Bitcoin as a next generation politically neutral monetary system, the foundation for decentralized finance of the future. While Bitcoin is an efficient settlement layer, it needs a Layer-2 solution for everyday transactions. That is why we support development of the Lightning Network - an essential step towards decentralized finance.As technology entrepreneurs we combine decades of experience creating business from zero and scaling it in emerging and fast-growing industries.We support outstanding teams in several ways: writing checks of $50-$200k for pre-seed startups; granting rewards for acknowledged contributions to the ecosystem; providing startup advisory and mentoring; investing in later stages.Along the way we help startups to navigate cryptocurrency legal and regulatory environment according to the evolving industry standards and best practices.

## Nuno Sebastiao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Banking, Finance

Prior to starting Feedzai, Nuno was an engineer for the European Space Agency, and worked closely with several successful technology startups.In 2011, Nuno, along with his fellow co-founders Paulo Marques and Pedro Bizarro, established Feedzai to fight financial fraud with advanced machine learning technology.Fast forward to today, Nuno hasbeen named the Entrepreneur of the Year by London Business School, shared a stage with tech leaders such as Stephen Hawking and Steve Wozniak, and has been the driving force of Feedzai’s global growth.Under Nuno’s leadership, Feedzai has raised more than $282 million in venture funding, surpassed 500 employees, and continues to keep commerce safe for many of the leading banks, retailers, and payment processors around the globe.Nuno has an MBA from the London Business School.

## Boost VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain

Boost VC: The Pre-Seed Fund Making Sci-FI a Reality. Investing in crypto, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, Ocean Tech, Space Tech, human augmentation, exoskeletons and more.

## Job van der Voort
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Job van der Voort is the Co-founder and CEO of Remote. He previously worked at GitLab as a VP of Product. Job van der Voort attended the University of Amsterdam.

## Wintermute Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Wintermute Ventures is the investment arm of Wintermute, a global algorithmic trading firm, liquidity provider, and leading OTC desk in digital assets. Drawing from Wintermute's expertise in pioneering DeFi trading and powering liquidity across the entire ecosystem, Wintermute Ventures is uniquely positioned to back early-stage Web3 projectswith hands-on support. Focused on long-term growth, the company takes a flexible approach, investing from early ideation to later-stage expansion. Committed to developing strategic relationships and driving positive outcomes, Wintermute Ventures prioritizes decentralized ownership, ensuring its investments align with the company’s broader vision of a decentralized future. Since 2020, it has invested in over 100 projects.

## Shilling VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

Shilling is an early-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional founders from the start.Shilling invests in a wide range of verticals and seeks out the biggest opportunities across all B2B and consumer categories. 
Leveraging the concept of Founder LPs, Shilling brings much more than capital and offers through its Shilling Platform, directaccess to successful founders and executives of leading companies. This platform supports entrepreneurs in validating and developing their ventures, which then accelerate their growth into global markets.

## MS&AD Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Insurance

MS&AD Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm set upby MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings as its affiliated company.

## Nuno Job
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Nuno Job is the co-founder of Decipad.

## 200M
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Retail

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.

## Crypto Dog
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Bitcoin

The Crypto Dog is an angle investor.

## Beta-i
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Computer, Software

Global innovation consultancy helping world-class companies design and scale collaborative, open and corporate innovation strategies, products and ecosystems.

## Partech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.

## FunFair Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Douglas, NA - Isle of Man, Isle of Man
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

FunFair Ventures is a venture capital business .Funfair Ventures funds early stage blockchain projects with a focus on both equity and tokens.

## ZBS CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

ZBS Capital - distinguished crypto venture fund, backed by major media resources including CryptoDiffer.

## SOSV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

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.

## Moonrock Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency

Moonrock Capital is a Blockchain Advisory and Investment Partnership based in London and Hamburg.

## Alex Atallah
- Type: Angel
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games

Alex Atallah is a Co-Founder of OpenSea. Attended Stanford University.

## Delphi Digital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Delphi Digital is a leading cryptocurrency research firm, providing cutting-edge insights and updates to a community of over 30,000 investors and venture firms.

## OKX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Software

OKX is the second largest global crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 ecosystem. With monthly Proof of Reserve releases, OKX is trusted by over 50 million global users. OKX is the fastest and most reliable crypto trading app for professional traders everywhere.
- Buy, sell, and trade 350+ tokens with 100+ local currencies
-Duplicate moves from top traders in the industry in just one click
- Explore Web3 and take control of your crypto, NFTs, and digital assets with the OKX WalletWith its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX’s vision is a world where financial access is backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.

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