# Simão Cruz

> Simão Cruz is a seed investor at Lightshift Capital (Lisbon) backing Blockchain and Bitcoin. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lightshift Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightshift-capital)
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simao-cruz/

Simão Cruz is a Founding Managing Partner at Lightshift Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 25% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akave Cloud | Akave is a decentralized data management network that supports the next generation of data-driven apps and marketplaces. | $6.7M | Seed | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| Arda Labs | Arda Labs is the first universal operating system for real estate, enabling seamless execution across assets, finance, and data. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Akave Cloud | Akave is a decentralized data management network that supports the next generation of data-driven apps and marketplaces. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| Portals | Portals is a platform that makes Web3 simpler by making it simple for anyone to combine intricate DeFi operations. | $2M | Seed | May 03, 2023 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightshift Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightshift) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blockchain Builders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-builders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blockchange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchange-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Brain Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-brain-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daedalus Angel Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daedalus-angel-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lightshift Capital

VC Fund

Lightshift Capital is an early-stage investor and invests in blockchain, crypto, and web3 projects with the potential to transform the financial services sector.

1 contacts available at Lightshift Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simão Cruz | Managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sim%C3%A3o-cruz |

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## FAQ

### What does Simão Cruz invest in?

Simão Cruz invests primarily in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Ethereum startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Simão Cruz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simão Cruz closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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