# Rui Bento

> Rui Bento is a seed investor in Lisbon backing Internet and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruibento
- Website: https://x.com/rrruibento
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rui.bento

Rui Bento is a seed investor in Lisbon focused on Internet and Software. Rui Bento is the CEO and Co-Founder of a Stealth startup. He previously founded and served as CEO for Kitch (exited to Glovo/Delivery Hero), and led Uber in Portugal and Spain and Uber Eats in Southern Europe. Rui Bento is an Computer Scientist with an MBA from UC Berkeley.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Drivit | Drivit is on a mission to help companies bring meaningful mobility services to the market. Our driving analytics solution can be integrated into any app to turn smartphones into high-quality telematics devices that both promotes safer and more sustainable behaviours and address business challenges. | $549.5K | Seed | Sep 01, 2019 | https://www.drivit.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Banco de Investimento Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-de-investimento-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EDP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rui Bento invest in?

Rui Bento invests primarily in Internet, Software and InsurTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rui Bento?

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### When did Rui Bento last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rui Bento closed in Sep 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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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