# Portugal 2020

> Portugal 2020 is a VC fund in Lisbon backing Cannabis, Sensor and Medical. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/programa-operacional-capital-humano/?originalSubdomain=pt
- Website: https://www.portugal2020.pt

Portugal 2020 is a VC fund in Lisbon focused on Cannabis and Sensor. Portuguese Public Funding Agency

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cannabis | 2 | 40% |
| Sensor | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Hospital | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Portugal | 2 | 40% |
| Ireland | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals | SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals is a leading EU-GMP European pharmaceutical and biotech company with a global footprint of distribution for the largest and most advanced EU GMP-certified cannabinoid-containing pharmaceuticals portfolio.At SOMAÍ, we are building a leading global brand with the most robust pipeline of innovative cannabis-based therapeutics.We envision a world where people live a healthy lifestyle empowered by natural cannabis medicine.SOMAÍ owns a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and indoor cultivation in Lisbon, Portugal, and has global sales teams in the largest medical cannabis markets. We are continuing to make acquisitions and global brand partnerships that make us one of the few vertically integrated companies in the EU able to cater to the diverse needs of fast-growing global cannabis markets. | $1.8M | Grant | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Botanical Holdings | Botanical Holdings runs a holding company for investments with the goal of providing shareholders with competitive returns in certain legal cannabis market segments. The company's platform offers operational management to its risk-adjusted portfolio of businesses in this dynamic market sector along with an asset portfolio that includes goods,services, and capabilities across the legal cannabis industry, allowing investors to put their money and resources to use and earn higher returns. | $6.2M | Grant | Mar 23, 2021 |  |
| SENSOMATT | SENSOMATT produces health monitoring devices for dealing with social-health problems in accordance with the UN sustainable development goals. Their solutions include producing sensitive hardware to collect data and combining sensor data with examinations. | $337.4K | Grant | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| SENSOMATT | SENSOMATT produces health monitoring devices for dealing with social-health problems in accordance with the UN sustainable development goals. Their solutions include producing sensitive hardware to collect data and combining sensor data with examinations. | $38.8K | Grant | Feb 01, 2020 |  |
| Delox | Delox is a spin-off of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), whose goals consist in the design, development, and production of a vast portfolio of automatic biodecontamination robots. Target applications include the sterilization of medical devices in hospitals, health centers and field hospitals (for humanitarian missions,catastrophe situations, and war zones); room biodecontamination in hospitals, pharma, food industry and space; and laboratory equipment biodecontamination. |  | Grant | Jul 01, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EIT Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-health) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ESA Business Applications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-space-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [H2020-SME-Instrument program](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h2020-sme-instrument-program) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Portugal 2020 invest in?

Portugal 2020 invests primarily in Cannabis, Sensor and Medical startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Portugal 2020 last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Portugal 2020 closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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