# Vasco de Mello

> Vasco de Mello is a seed investor backing Energy and Energy Efficiency. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Vasco de Mello is a seed investor focused on Energy and Energy Efficiency. Vasco de Mello is Chairman and CEO of BRISA – AUTO-ESTRADAS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. A manager by training, with a bachelor’s degree from the American College of Switzerland (1978), and the attendance of the “Training Program” at Citicorp, in New York, and Banco Crefisul de Investimentos, in S. Paulo, Brazil (1978-1979), Vasco de Mello has held numerousexecutive positions in companies of the José de Mello Group (1980-1991) and was Chairman of Banco Mello and Companhia de Seguros Império (1992-2000).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bling Energy | Bling Energy is a startup that focuses on providing more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, mostly through solar panels. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 12, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lince Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lince-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vasco de Mello invest in?

Vasco de Mello invests primarily in Energy and Energy Efficiency 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.

### When did Vasco de Mello last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vasco de Mello closed in Sep 2024. 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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