# Sensei

> Sensei is a VC fund in Lisbon backing Gaming, Social and PC Games. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sensei-tech
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/sensei_tech
- Website: https://www.sensei.tech
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senseiretail

Sensei is a VC fund in Lisbon focused on Gaming and Social. Sensei offers a scalable, seamless store-wide solution that empowers the stores of the future to be check-out and cash free.Through an integrated system of cameras and AI algorithms, Sensei enables a new era of Phygital stores able to capture in-store product data and shoppers’ activities, to offer a wealth of analytics and smooth, frictionlessshopping experience.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Sensei. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Sensei. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sensei-3?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 100% |
| Social | 1 | 100% |
| PC Games | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Varandas de Sousa | Hardware & Deployment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-sousa |
| Joana Rafael | COO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joana-rafael |
| Nuno Moutinho | CTO and Co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuno-moutinho-1276 |
| Paulo Carreira | CSO and co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paulo-carreira |
| Vasco Portugal | CEO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vasco-portugal |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astra Nova | Astra Nova is a Web3 RPG that throws players into the center of an inter-dimensional conflict between godlike avatars of Chaos and Order.In our dynamic, story-driven 3rd Person Action Adventure, players explore the mysteries of their new home planet, battle to unite warring factions & rally their forces against the coming onslaught of TheAccretion.As the Final Envoy, players control their destinies, from designing their own custom character & choice of specialty skills to navigating a storyline full of twists and turns.Action Gameplay is enhanced by a unique Companion System allowing players to swap in either story-based MPCs or NFT-powered NPCs.Diplomatic Gameplay includes a Resource Management game mode further enhanced by our unique NFT-compatible Outpost System. | $1M | Seed | Apr 19, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boba Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boba-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brinc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brinc-io) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BTS Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bts-global-73a0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BTS LABS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bts-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Equinox](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equinox-b903) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kanga Exchange](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanga-exchange) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sensei invest in?

Sensei invests primarily in Gaming, Social and PC Games startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Saudi Arabia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sensei?

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### Who are the partners at Sensei?

The team at Sensei includes Francisco Varandas de Sousa (Hardware & Deployment Manager), Joana Rafael (COO and Co-Founder) and Nuno Moutinho (CTO and Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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