# Braincapital

> Braincapital is a VC fund backing Energy, Chemical and Railroad. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jbrazao
- Website: http://www.braincapital.pt

Braincapital is an angel Investor offering financial opportunities for companies. It is looking for projects out of Portugal.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Chemical | 1 | 50% |
| Railroad | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Freight Service | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChemiTek | They develop, produce and commmercialize, environmental friendly, detergents for several industries, providing customers an innovative, customized and value-added solution.CHEMITEK wants to stand out for its innovative products. The position is find partners who have specific problems where we can act and solve with their Know-How, providing theideal products for each area / customer. | $658K | Pre-Seed | Jul 10, 2019 |  |
| MUB cargo | MUB cargo is an online platform that connects people and companies that need to transport cargo with a network of transporters willing to pickup and deliver those items. For transporters, MUB cargo gives access to an online platform with several cargo requests in order to maximise their capacity in use, taking advantage of the average 30% wastedcapacity on every trip that is made. For people and companies who need to transport any cargo, MUB cargo provides an easy way to access transportation solutions at affordable prices.Being online for over a year now, MUB cargo launched its iOS version in November 2016, and the Android and Web versions in February 2017. The platform that is currently online already counts with more than 400 licensed transporters, 10k registered users (mostly companies) and around 1000 transactions. The number of transactions has been growing on average 40% every month for the past six months.MUB cargo has also been awarded in several competitions associated with innovation: finalists at Prémio Empreendedor XXI; winners of the European Youth Award 2017 - 'Sustainable Economics' category; winners of Prio Jump start (2017); 2nd Place at the Volkswagen Financial Services Startup Battlefield (2017); finalists of NOS Innovation Award 2016. | $549K | Seed | Apr 06, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Castel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Braincapital invest in?

Braincapital invests primarily in Energy, Chemical and Railroad 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.

### When did Braincapital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Braincapital 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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