# Maria João Almeida

> Maria João Almeida is a seed investor at Portugal Ventures (Lisboa) backing Gaming and Fitness. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures)
- Location: Lisboa, Portugal
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-jo%C3%A3o-almeida-496280b9

Maria João Almeida is a seed investor at Portugal Ventures in Lisboa focused on Gaming and Fitness. Maria João has 19 years of experience in the Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry. She has vast experience in investment analysis, company evaluation and financial modelling as well as the management and monitoring of the portfolio of affiliated companies. She has conducted several full-life cycle investments, from feasibility analysis tostructuring investment and managing the investment portfolio company until final divestment. Before becoming part of the Venture Capital and Private Equity industry she spent 2 years at KPMG in both the financial audit and tax departments. Maria João is currently part of Portugal Ventures' Private Equity business unit.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BHOUT | BHOUT is a gaming company with the heart of a fitness leader that created the first Boxing Bag with a brain by combining sensors on the bag with 3D Computer Vision, breakthrough Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. At its center lies a ENTERTRAINMENT ecosystem that’s gamifying everyone’s killer instinct to fight for fun. Create Content,Play, Fight, Compete. BHOUT’s clients believe a right hook is key to a right mind. BHOUT believes gaming technology can bring the two together. Everyone can feel their best by being the baddest.App. Bag. Clubs. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Bioworld | We co-create sustainable and circular solutions from industry waste with a positive economy, environmental and social impact in the planet. We redesign packaging solutions through circular business models, preserving quality and boosting end-of-life products. We create new biopolymers biodegradable, resistant and with transparency. | $120.7K | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [COREangels Lisbon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coreangels-lisbon-a167) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newchip Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newchip) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Portugal Ventures

VC Fund · Porto, Portugal

Verticals:Enterprise, SaaS, Security, Networks, AI, VR/AR, Marketplace, Blockchain, Internet of Things, New materials, Electronics, Robotics, Cleantech, Agrotech, Seatech, Therapeutics, Digital Health, Diagnostics, Innovative Accommodation, Tourist Entertainment Companies, Tour Operators, Wine, Nautical and Equestrian Tourism, Theme ParksMobile, Robotics Founded in 2012, Portugal Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Porto, Portugal. The firm is a part of the Banco Português de Fomento group. The firm seeks to invest in pre-seed, seed and series A stages

5 contacts available at Portugal Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adelina Figueiredo | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adelina-figueiredo |
| Angela Areal | Portfolio Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngela-areal |
| António Martinez | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ant%C3%B3nio-martinez-31be |
| Maria João Almeida | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-joo-almeida |
| Nuno Ferreira de Almeida | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuno-ferreira-de-almeida |

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## FAQ

### What does Maria João Almeida invest in?

Maria João Almeida invests primarily in Gaming, Fitness and eSports 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 Maria João Almeida last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maria João Almeida closed in Jan 2023. 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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