# BrainTrust

> BrainTrust is a VC fund in Alverca. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alverca, Portugal
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5303957?trk=prof-exp-company-name
- Website: http://www.braintrust.pt/

BrainTrust is a VC fund in Alverca. Seed capital for entrepreneurs with ideas who want to start a company Expansion capital for existing businesses that want to expand, preferably out of the country Rescue capital to companies in difficulties but whose project can be recovered much more than money.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BrainTrust. Shizune tracks 7 team members at BrainTrust. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/braintrust?utm_source=investor_profile

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Brazao | CEO, Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-brazao |
| Joao Matos de Carvalho | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joao-matos-de-carvalho |
| Jose Pedro Salas Pires | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-pedro-salas-pires |
| Mário Garrido | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m%C3%A1rio-garrido |
| Nuno Archer | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuno-archer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MyAvana | MyAvana, formerly known as Madame You, provides hair care recommendation system, combining artificial intelligence and hair care experts to support and guide women with their hair care. It offers a hair analysis service to recommend the best hair products and styling techniques for your unique hair type and texture. | $5.9M | Seed | Aug 09, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amazon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Duo Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duo-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hatzimemos / Libby](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatzimemos-libby) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-global-capital-ngc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Age Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-age-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prisma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prisma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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### Who are the partners at BrainTrust?

The team at BrainTrust includes João Brazao (CEO, Partner), Joao Matos de Carvalho (Partner) and Jose Pedro Salas Pires (Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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