Sonae
VC Fund
Maia, Portugal
Sonae is a VC fund in Maia focused on SaaS and Retail. Sonae is one of the biggest private employer in Portugal, with about 40,000 staff. With each employee having had different training and career paths, all of them are treated as individual cases. This approach is immediately evident in the care taken by the company to select and integrate new staff, a process which seeks to match the personaland professional profiles each employee with the specific demands of the tasks to perform.They genuinely believe that people are at the heart of their success; that their skills are intimately linked to results; that the human factor is the key factor. They are a people company that deal with people every day. Their final goal is always customer satisfaction.The HR policy follows the strategy of the business, its demands, pace and ambitions. It contributes actively towards the company’s mission of sustainably creating value.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Sonae invests in
Stages Sonae invests in
Countries Sonae invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Series A
- $6.2M–$85M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (20%)
- Retail 1 (20%)
- Internet 1 (20%)
- Robotics 1 (20%)
- Software 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (40%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Equity Crowdfunding 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Spain 3 (60%)
- Portugal 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claudia Azevedo
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Fuencisla Clemares
Member Board Of Directors
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Member Board Of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joao Amaral
Chief Development Officer
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Chief Development Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joao Dolores
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Marco Cunha
Supply Chain Director
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Supply Chain Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEKER Robotics is a startup developing intelligent general-purpose robots for sectors such as waste management and logistics. | $85M / Series A / Jun 11, 2026 | ||
| Rethink Foods Company focuses on making plant-based and clean-label ice creams. Rethink Foods Company was founded in 2018 and was headquartered in Madrid, Spain. | $955.8K / Equity Crowdfunding / Oct 11, 2023 | ||
| The Movvo platform delivers smart business intelligence solutions for owners and operators of retail and commercial real estate that turns data into improved retail performance and better value engineering decisions. The platform combines consumer behaviour wireless sensor technology and digests other public and private datasets, enhancing theunderstanding of the data by applying machine learning to provide fast and easy interpretation of this data delivering insights and rapid scenario-planning. Whether it is measuring ROI or reporting KPI's, the Movvo platform has these bases covered. Where it comes into its own is via the application of machine learning Want to easily prepare a leasing pack that maximises the rental value, what to create additional incremental value from asset investment decisions, want to know the impact of changing the tenant from apparel retailer to food & beverage? The Movvo platform can deliver prescriptive intelligence and more. | $6.2M / Series A / Jun 07, 2016 | ||
| ulaBox is an online retail platform for consumer packaged goods. The main goal of ulaBox is to provide household basics to your home, in a friendly way, simplifying that annoying purchase process. | $5.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 28, 2015 | ||
| The Movvo platform delivers smart business intelligence solutions for owners and operators of retail and commercial real estate that turns data into improved retail performance and better value engineering decisions. The platform combines consumer behaviour wireless sensor technology and digests other public and private datasets, enhancing theunderstanding of the data by applying machine learning to provide fast and easy interpretation of this data delivering insights and rapid scenario-planning. Whether it is measuring ROI or reporting KPI's, the Movvo platform has these bases covered. Where it comes into its own is via the application of machine learning Want to easily prepare a leasing pack that maximises the rental value, what to create additional incremental value from asset investment decisions, want to know the impact of changing the tenant from apparel retailer to food & beverage? The Movvo platform can deliver prescriptive intelligence and more. | $2.5M / Seed / Dec 10, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does Sonae invest in?
Sonae invests primarily in SaaS, Retail and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sonae invest in?
Sonae typically joins rounds of $6.2M–$85M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sonae's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sonae took part in.
How do I contact Sonae?
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Who are the partners at Sonae?
The team at Sonae includes Claudia Azevedo (Chief Executive Officer), Fuencisla Clemares (Member Board Of Directors) and Joao Amaral (Chief Development Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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