# Afonso Granate Fernandes

> Afonso Granate Fernandes is a seed investor at Portugal Ventures backing NFC. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afonsogranatefernandes/?originalSubdomain=pt

Afonso Granate Fernandes is a seed investor at Portugal Ventures focused on NFC and Ticketing. Afonso Granate Fernandes is the Investment Manager at Portugal Ventures.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NFC | 1 | 50% |
| Ticketing | 1 | 50% |
| Event Management | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Azitek | Azitek develops a low-cost RFID technology intended to provide indoor and outdoor geolocation solutions. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 10, 2019 | http://www.azitek.io |
| beamian | Beamian offers a complete all-in-one event management solution comprising two major components: - A cloud platform (that enables organisers to create and manage all tasks related to an event) and; - Physical identifiers: smart badges (that identify visitors) and beamers (IoT devices that identify sites, brands and exhibitors) used during theevent and which record all interactions between attendees, brands and exhibitors;The service specializes and adapts to five verticals: Job & Career Fairs; Food & Drinks events; Corporate and Brand events; Music Festivals; Global Fairs & Venues; | $681.6K | Seed | Jun 30, 2019 | https://x.com/beamian_events |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grow](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grow-jose-de-mello) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Portugal Ventures

VC Fund · Porto, Portugal

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

5 contacts available at Portugal Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adelina Figueiredo | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adelina-figueiredo |
| Afonso Granate Fernandes | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afonso-granate-fernandes |
| Angela Areal | Portfolio Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngela-areal |
| António Martinez | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ant%C3%B3nio-martinez-31be |
| Maria João Almeida | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-joo-almeida |

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## FAQ

### What does Afonso Granate Fernandes invest in?

Afonso Granate Fernandes invests primarily in NFC, Ticketing and Event Management startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Afonso Granate Fernandes?

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### When did Afonso Granate Fernandes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Afonso Granate Fernandes closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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