Top 20 Platforms Startup Investors in Portugal in May 2026

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• Northsea — Northsea is an AI-native research platform that helps consultants, investors, and strategy teams generate deeper customer insights with a fraction of the effort.
• 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.
• Balthazar — Balthazar is a SaaS platform for hardware R&D that automates experiment tracking in the lab. It facilitates collaboration, ensures knowledge retention, and serves as the backbone of AI-driven research.

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• Vyoma GmbH — Vyoma ensures satellite safety and real-time mapping of space objects with cameras on satellites paired with automation services.
• Biographica — Biographica is a computational biology company that develops software tools and platforms to support genomic data analysis, interpretation, and visualization for research and clinical applications. Its solutions are designed to help scientists, clinicians, and bioinformaticians process complex genomic datasets, annotate genetic variants, andexplore biological insights through integrated workflows and interactive visualizations. The company’s platform combines data management, algorithmic analysis, and graphical interfaces to streamline tasks such as sequence alignment, variant calling, functional interpretation, and cohort comparison. Biographica’s tools support interoperability with common bioinformatics formats and pipelines, enabling users to integrate genomic workflows with existing research infrastructure. The company also provides APIs and developer tools to allow custom integration, automation, and extension of analytic capabilities within broader computational environments. Its offerings are used across life sciences research, translational projects, and precision medicine initiatives that require scalable, interpretable genomic data analysis.
• Luminate Medical — Luminate Medical is developing LILY, the world's first pain-free and portable solution to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.

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• FINDIQ — FINDIQ is a young company based in the heart of the Ostwestfalen-Lippe industrial zone. We have developed a novel strategy as a software producer to intelligently integrate knowledge management and help solutions for machine service. FINDIQ develops its service solution with the industry, whether for machine makers, operators, or service providers.
• Protex AI — Protex AI develops an AI-powered proactive health and safety technology that enables an injury-free industrial workplace. The company allows EHS teams to adopt proactive safety cultures and in doing so realize an injury-free workplace.
• Bound — Bound helps SME's protect themselves from currency risk, whilst using technology to simplify the process. We aim to help the 78% of SME's who are at risk of losing money everyday

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• Seyna — Seyna Seyna provides an insurance creation, management and distribution platform for brokers to protect their customers.
• FINN — At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees asevery journey is CO2 compensated.
• MyEdSpace — MyEdSpace offers high-quality online courses created by experts with tailored resources for KS2 (Year 5/6), KS3 (Year 7-8), GCSE, and A-level students.

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• introw — We help B2B sales, marketing & partnership teams to unlock warm referral leads in their partner ecosystem through AI. Allowing them to discover & co-sell on these leads from within their sales tools.
• Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
• Stardust — Stardust Analytics (meetstardust.ai) is a Swedish-based AI startup that provides a SaaS platform for advertising performance — using artificial intelligence to analyze what makes certain ads successful and automatically generate new high-performing ad content. Specifically, Stardust’s AI engine “reads” top-performing ads (frames, words, visuals)to identify the patterns behind success, then uses those insights to create new ad briefs and content, shifting advertising from guesswork to data-driven creativity. The goal: help brands and advertisers save time, increase conversions, and consistently scale ad performance without manually testing endless variations.

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• XFA — XFA secures devices by verifying security status at login via browser extension and apps.
• Orq.ai — Orq.ai is the platform to build, ship, and scale AI fast and in control. Give your teams one secure place to develop, test, deploy, and monitor GenAI applications.
• Altura Platform — Altura Platform helps you to identify opportunities, collaborate on writing your bid and analyse data on your performance.

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• Volt Games — Volt Games primarily focuses on crafting mobile games for android and ios.

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• Zibra AI — Zibra Liquids is a real-time and cross-platform physically correct fluid simulation plugin for game developers
• Pacific Meta — Pacific Meta is a tech startup that creates a web3 platform with the goal of offering guidance to businesses using blockchain technology. The firm platform aids in the product's localization for the Japanese market and offers community management services, enabling businesses to promote themselves on social media platforms and work withinfluencers in the cryptocurrency space.
• Alliance Games — Build Beyond Limits. Multiplayer for the Next, Decentralized Era.

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• Imageryst — Imageryst automatically extracts satellite imagery insights to enhance global strategic and operational decisions.
• Plain Tiger — Elevate your hotel and spa with Plain Tiger's B2B marketplace. Source sustainably from our curated portfolio of consumables suppliers, featuring leading products for spas, hotel rooms, and operations. Connect with verified sustainable suppliers, fueling an eco-conscious shift in hospitality.
• Triple — The best payment data enrichment solution. Our API includes fraud detection, transaction enrichment, categorization, subscriptions, and carbon footprint.

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• Zynap — Preemptive cybersecurity for enterprises and MSSPs. Automate workflows and turn threat intelligence into action, with less manual work.
• InfiniteWatch — InfiniteWatch provides a monitoring service for digital platforms. The system tracks web, voice, and AI agent interactions made through digital products. It collects data from these interactions to identify issues and opportunities for action. The service helps businesses understand how users interact with their online tools and services. It offersinsights that can support decision-making related to digital operations. The platform is designed to help organizations manage and review their digital performance.
• THEKER Robotics — THEKER Robotics is a startup developing intelligent general-purpose robots for sectors such as waste management and logistics.

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• Stotles — Get instant access to public sector tenders and activities. Monitor early buying signals tailored to your business. Connect with key stakeholders in just a few clicks.
• Plancraft — MISSION We empower our customers to focus on what they love: crafts & construction VISION In times of automation, individual and high-quality work of craftsmen will be as demanded as ever. Plancraft paves the way for profitable projects by bringing powerful calculation to an easy-to-use and accessible level.
• SPARETECH — SPARETECH builds the leading availability platform for industrial spare parts

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• Alter — Alter is an open source, cross-platform SDK consisting of a real-time 3D avatar system and motion capture built from scratch for web3 interoperability and the open metaverse.
• Volt Games — Volt Games primarily focuses on crafting mobile games for android and ios.
• Pocket Burger Games — IAP funded, system driven mobile games in blue ocean markets.

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• RobCo — Easily automate the repetitive tasks in your production facility with modular industrial robots from RobCo.
• BioThrust — Our Bionic Bioreactors are the first ever solution to controllable & scalable cell therapy manufacturing and stem cell-based biomanufacturing.
• Collie — Discover how Collie helps farmers achieve higher grass yields, increased milk production, and reduced labor. Manage your pastures easily with our innovative app.

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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.

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• Teskin — Teskin is a developer and a publisher of popular games and is one of the leaders in the casual mobile games category with millions of satisfied players.We are passionate about creating the best games in the market focusing on quality, innovation, gaming experience and great added value for our players.We are based in the center of Israel andour team is made up of people who just love what they do - and do it the best.
• Volt Games — Volt Games primarily focuses on crafting mobile games for android and ios.
• Polygon — Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.

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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.

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• Volt Games — Volt Games primarily focuses on crafting mobile games for android and ios.

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• OrtCloud — OrtCloud provides specialized cloud infrastructure optimized for AI agents and workloads requiring deterministic, predictable performance.
• Cortex AI — Cortex AI is engaged in robotics engineering, which develops models that power general-purpose robots.
• FDcare — FDcare provides comprehensive health care services to customers.

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• Volt Games — Volt Games primarily focuses on crafting mobile games for android and ios.

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• Hole19 — Download Hole19's free Golf App with GPS, Scorecard and Rangefinder for iOS and Android. Plus connect with your golf buddies. Now ready for watch
• Netwealth — Netwealth provides expert investment management and tailored wealth planning solutions, helping you confidently achieve your financial goals.
• SmartUp.io — SmartUp is the ultimate platform for peer-to-peer knowledge creation, sharing and exchange.Conceived and developed by a seasoned team of founders and investors behind Founders Forum, Spotify, Siri, lastminute.com and others, SmartUp now hosts more than 150,000 members and is used around the world by startup founders, companies, innovators,business schools and curious entrepreneurs.SmartUp’s intuitive learning system provides communities engaging and fun ways to contribute and consume bite-sized pieces of knowledge and insight. Its powerful platform unlocks your community’s real knowledge to help every member unleash their potential.