Beta Capital
VC Fund
Porto, Portugal
Beta Capital is a VC fund in Porto focused on Software and Biotechnology. Beta Capital was founded in September 24, 2003 by a group of entrepreneurs and enthusiasts for innovation with the goal of financing innovative start-ups.The company is a specialist venture capital firm investing in new technology-based projects at their early stages (seed capital and start-ups).We work in close cooperation with severalPortuguese entities belonging to the Scientific and Technological National System (which includes Universities and R&D Centres) in order to foster scientific innovation.Typically we provide hands-on support to our portfolio companies by building relationships with entrepreneurs based on mutual respect and contributing with our experience to achieve success.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 6%
Last updated:
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Industries Beta Capital invests in
Stages Beta Capital invests in
Countries Beta Capital invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $476k–$3.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (35%)
- Biotechnology 4 (24%)
- Health Care 3 (18%)
- Mobile Apps 2 (12%)
- Manufacturing 2 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (41%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (35%)
- Funding Round 2 (12%)
- Series A 1 (6%)
Country
- Portugal 12 (71%)
- Spain 1 (6%)
- Brazil 1 (6%)
- United Kingdom 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zen8 aims to democratize access to swimming training without having to go to a swimming pool using a solution that combines technical hardware with gaming elements. | $1.7M / Seed / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| A disruptive startup developing human milk proteins as alternative proteins by precision fermentation. | $2.9M / Seed / Jun 06, 2025 | ||
| 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. | $3.1M / Seed / Feb 17, 2025 | ||
| Cell4Food helps democratize access to new proteins and fibers with origin in cell-based agriculture production. | Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| Candam specializes in developing technology for the waste management solutions sector. It has developed a cost-effective Smart Ring technology capable of recognizing all types of packaging material. Its patented system recognizes all types of packaging material in real time due to acoustic techniques combined with AI algorithms. It aims to improvewaste collection with the use of technology. | $1.2M / Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| Azitek develops a low-cost RFID technology intended to provide indoor and outdoor geolocation solutions. | $806K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 19, 2024 | ||
| Vawlt is a dynamic storage platform that simplifies the operation of multiple clouds while improving data security standards.The company is working in several technologies related to data security because we believe everyone is entitled to control and decide the destiny of their own data, and companies should be more responsible in handling suchvaluable, and personal, assets.Vawlt is a start-up from Lisbon, Portugal, founded by researchers from a very prolific R&D group - LASIGE - within the University of Lisbon. | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Crivo is a venture capital firm that focuses on creating value and improving people’s lives through technology. Crivo was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
| Heaboo is a technological company focus on the R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization of a stand-alone and passive device capable to corrects the response time of the hot water supply in taps or shower mixers increasing the energy and water efficiency of the building. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Aveiro. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 24, 2023 | ||
| GovWise® is a Data Science product company, joining professionals with more than 30 years of accumulated experience in GovTech, and aims to generate economic and social value for Public Entities and Companies that work with Govts, applying Artificial Intelligence on open data of the Public Sector. GovWise® is an R&D project in ArtificialIntelligence, invested by public and private Venture Capital. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 14, 2023 | ||
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FAQ
What does Beta Capital invest in?
Beta Capital invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Beta Capital invest in?
Beta Capital typically joins rounds of $476k–$3.1M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Beta Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Beta Capital took part in.
When did Beta Capital last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Beta Capital closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 17 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?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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