# Bynd Venture Capital

> Bynd Venture Capital is a VC fund in Lisbon backing Software and SaaS. See 74 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 74
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Fund size: $11M
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bynd-venture-capital
- Website: https://bynd.vc/

Bynd Venture Capital is a VC fund in Lisbon focused on Software and SaaS. Bynd is a leading Iberian Venture Capital firm with focus on seed / early stage technology startups

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $483k–$5.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $552k–$2.1M |
| Series A | $2.3M–$50M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 20% |
| SaaS | 8 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 9% |
| Health Care | 6 | 8% |

119 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 47 | 64% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 12% |
| Series A | 8 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 1% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Portugal | 25 | 34% |
| Spain | 20 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 7% |
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Pinto | Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-ferreira-pinto |
| Ana Paula Reis | Partner, Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-paula-reis |
| Guilherme Frederico Pestana Transmontano | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guilherme-frederico-pestana-transmontano |
| Joao Costa | Founder, Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joao-costa-2 |
| Lurdes Gramaxo | Partner, Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lurdes-gramaxo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wio Capital | Wio Capital is a wealthtech company that builds an AI-powered wealth management platform for financial advisors, offices, and bankers. | $1.4M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Pollen | Pollen is developing a universal battery-swapping network for mopeds and motorcycles, enabling riders to quickly exchange depleted batteries for fully charged ones, reducing downtime and supporting efficient, scalable electric mobility in urban environments. | $3.8M | Seed | May 07, 2026 |  |
| Spacebackend | Spacebackend is redefining how aerospace teams handle mission-critical integration. Our platform, Lynapse, is an AI-powered system integration environment designed for engineers-in-the-loop. We empower software integration and AIT/AIV teams to bridge the gap from hardware interface to flight-ready software - starting in the design phase andcontinuing through end-to-end integration.By decoupling software readiness from physical hardware and leveraging AI to automate the implementation of complex interfaces, we reduce integration effort from years to days. Lynapse uses AI to convert complex ICD documentation into digital models, automatically producing, testing, and validating platform-agnostic source code.Our workflow ensures every line of code is deterministic, engineer-approved, and fully traceable from documentation to deployment. Whether you are generating platform-agnostic code from scratch or validating existing flight software against a digital ICD model, Lynapse exposes failures and readiness gaps early - when it matters most. Build integration readiness today. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| nuuEnergy | nuuEnergy is a tech-enabled solution aiming to revolutionize the heat pump installation industry. By leveraging technology and industry expertise, we streamline the purchasing and installation process. Our unique approach, refinanced through innovative strategies, promotes a self-reliant and carbon-neutral lifestyle for all our customers. | $5.1M | Seed | Feb 17, 2026 |  |
| Adcities | Adcities is an OHH advertising network, which specializes in geocontextual data that aims measurable and targeted outdoor campaign. | $3.5M | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Reveni | Reveni is an instant refund platform for e-commerce that prevents fraud in returns and delivers instant refunds to customers. | $8.8M | Series A | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Sax AI | Sax AI is an AI powered KYC platform that enables banks to automate customer onboarding and compliance processes. | $1.7M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| nuuEnergy | nuuEnergy is a tech-enabled solution aiming to revolutionize the heat pump installation industry. By leveraging technology and industry expertise, we streamline the purchasing and installation process. Our unique approach, refinanced through innovative strategies, promotes a self-reliant and carbon-neutral lifestyle for all our customers. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| OmniumAI | OmniumAI are developing CibusAI to revolutionise traditional food reformulation. |  | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Manie | Manie is an energy consulting company that helps customers manage their energy needs and offers free comparison and switching services. | $1.1M | Seed | Apr 23, 2025 |  |

10 of 74 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Shilling VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shilling-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
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- [4Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4founders-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Athos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/athos-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bynd Venture Capital invest in?

Bynd Venture Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 74 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bynd Venture Capital's check size?

Bynd Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $483k–$5.3M at Seed, $552k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed and $2.3M–$50M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bynd Venture Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Bynd Venture Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Bynd Venture Capital?

The team at Bynd Venture Capital includes Francisco Pinto (Managing Partner), Ana Paula Reis (Partner, Executive Director) and Guilherme Frederico Pestana Transmontano (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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