Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento
VC Fund
Porto, Portugal
Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento is a VC fund in Porto focused on AgTech and FinTech. Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (IFD), with headquarters in Porto, has as its main goal to direct public financial resources, preferentially leveraged by private co-financing, and in particular Financial Instruments (FI) of Equity / Quasi-Equity and Mid- to Long-Term Debt, so that “viable” SME may increase their equity capital andfinance their investments, while developing their activity in industries concerning tradable goods or services, in the start-up, growth or transfer of ownership stages. Created on the 21st of October of 2014 by the Decree-Law No. 155/2014, IFD is a State-owned financial company, registered with the Banco de Portugal under number 316, whose object is to perform operations to mitigate market failures in financing to small and medium enterprises (SME), through the management of investment funds, other autonomous sets of assets or instruments of a similar nature, co-financed by public funds to support the economy, and the performance of credit operations, including issuance of guarantees and other commitments.IFD’s Mission is to design, structure and operationalise financing solutions that address market failures in Portuguese SME access to finance, thus contributing to economic development and to the creation of wealth and employment, with growing volumes of added value.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento invests in
Stages Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento invests in
Countries Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Lending 1 (50%)
- Internet 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Debt Financing 1 (50%)
Country
- Brazil 1 (50%)
- Portugal 1 (50%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederico Serras Gago
Chief Investment Officer
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Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Marketplace is a B2B cloud based platform for real transactions of agricultural products. We have built a complete digital solution with different added value services: marketplace to buy & sell, logistics services, quality inspections, secure payments and legal support. We believe our project is grounded on values of transparency and fairtrade, and our business model aims to redistribute the value in whole food supply chain, in order to increase returns to those who assume more risks (e.g. farmers) and reduce the amount paid by the agro-industry buyers. We believe the platform’s model we envision is innovative and disruptive. | $678.4K / Seed / Mar 22, 2019 | ||
| IOUU was created with a great idea:Reinvent traditional financial services and ensure a better deal for everyone.We are a Fintech (finance + technology) with a team of ambitious, innovative and passionate people committed to the democratization of finance and providing simpler, faster and cheaper access to financial services based on the beliefthat innovative and creative solutions offer more value and a better experience.We encourage opportunities for people, companies, and investors, providing a better deal for everyone.We connect businesses and individuals looking for credit with investors and institutions with money to lend.Our platform is more efficient and transparent than traditional loans and we believe it is a better system for everyone.We want to lead the reinvention of a new industry by developing ethical and responsible ways to deliver greater value and better opportunities to our customers. We use technology to provide easy, fair and secure access to credit. We are building long-term relationships and helping clients access better credit through financial inclusion and personalized development.For us, access to credit should be perfect. We want to be recognized for our ideas, innovative technology, and commercial success. By combining non-traditional data sources and machine learning, we seek to provide access to better credit and greater convenience for digital banking. | $50K / Debt Financing / Sep 27, 2018 |
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What does Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento invest in?
Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento invests primarily in AgTech, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento includes Frederico Serras Gago (Chief Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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