Top 20 Retail Startup Investors in Portugal (October 2026)

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• Aptoide — Find, discover and download the best apps and games for Android in the official Aptoide app store
• Unlockit — Unlockit will offer to public and governmental bodies the guarantee that everything within a real estate transaction is recorded, meaning better industry regulation, more taxes and public fees collected, and less overall fraud and money laundering activities.
• Outgoing — A ticketing tool that allows organizers to sell tickets directly on WhatsApp and Instagram. Users can purchase tickets through a personalized checkout process entirely within the chat, without registration or redirects. It also offers customer support that answers questions in real time.

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• Wall-i — Wall-i is a programmatic outdoor advertising network, that displays ads on screens for segmented audiences, by age, gender, location, and market. Wall-i aims to be the Google Ads of the outdoor advertising. By combining plug-and-play screen incorporation and audience recognition technology (age, gender and mood), with a CPV /CPM businessmodel, it enables real-estate owners to monetize LCD screens and tablets with ads.
• Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
• UpLink — Tellent Recruitee helps you hire faster, work better together, and win top talent without the bottleneck; powered by AI-driven features.

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• Tryp.com — Cheap trips and travel deals to destinations worldwide. Compare top offers, discover new places and grab the best price on your next getaway.
• Reckon.ai — Whether you're building an unattended store or supplying the equipment behind it, Reckon's patented AI technology transforms existing infrastructure into smart, autonomous assets.
• Jscrambler — Jscrambler is the leading client-side security solution for JavaScript in-app protection and real-time webpage monitoring. Start your free trial today!

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• Bighub — The All-in-One Platform for european marketplace growth. Integration, Catalog SEO, Pricing, Financing, Logistics, Helpdesk, and Resale.
• Flowbotic — development and manufacturing of AGVs and AMRs
• Bling Energy — Bling Energy is a startup that focuses on providing more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, mostly through solar panels.

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• Replai — Founded in 2019, Replai is the world’s first video-based creative insights platform that empowers brands to maximize the performance and engagement of their videos. Blending computer vision and AI technology, Replai has solved a long-standing problem that helps brands recalibrate their videos so they can maximize growth and build communities.Replai partners with some of the biggest global brands and mobile apps companies. Based in San Francisco, Replai is a privately-held, venture-backed company, with offices in London and Porto.
• sheerME — SheerME is Revolutionising the way people find, book, and pay for their Wellness and Beauty services powered by a benefit-based walletOur approach is based on Discovery, Transaction & Reward to create more online visibility, reach, conversion into new business, loyalty, and frequency through our wallet and cashback ecosystem, to all ourpartners in the beauty and wellness sectors.This made us a fresh and different option in this sector where there are mainly SaaS players, and we bring marketplace with no monthly fee, only a commission for business sent through our owned and partner channels.
• MIGHTY — MIGHTY is a maker of healthy food fridges for the workplace. Their healthy food fridges use a software platform that organizes and coordinates logistics with local storage and distribution partners.

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• Motatos — Motatos is an online retail store that offers a wide variety of food, beverages, and household products to customers.
• Matsmart — Matsmart sells surplus food online. A major part of the food would otherwise be thrown away due to packaging changes, short or expired expiry dates or other reasons. During 2017, Matsmart saved 2022 tonnes of food from going to waste. The company has seen explosive growth, reaching recurring revenues of SEK 200 million. Matsmart was founded by KarlAndersson, Erik Södergren and Ulf Skagerström, and launched in Sweden in 2014. Since then, the company has also expanded to Norway and Finland. Long live the food!
• Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.

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• Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
• orderbird — Orderbird is focused on building an intuitive and customer-centric solution helping hospitality merchants by introducing Germany’s first iPad-based POS. It is a provider of Integrated Software solutions for independent restaurateurs and SMBs. It is offering its customers professional, easy-to-use POS systems and add-on products optimizing theirbusiness operations and providing a flexible alternative to costly, time-consuming, and paperwork-intensive legacy systems.
• Gastrozentrale — Gastrozentrale.de is a B2B online shop for kitchen technology and restaurant/catering equipment. From small food stands to canteen kitchens, customers can easily order napkins, industrial refrigerators or patio heaters online.

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• Solfium — Solfium is a one-of-a-kind solar energy company dedicated to providing the best solutions for your house, business, or industry. Everything we do is driven by the desire to provide you with the greatest possible experience.
• Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
• Sensify — Sensify is a cloud platform that monitors the cold chain of products in real-time.

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• Adsmurai — Adsmurai presents the solution to plan, launch, measure, and scale your Paid Media campaigns across all platforms.
• Wiremind — Wiremind is a start-up dedicated to the field of Revenue Management & Pricing decision tools for the transportation & tourism sector.
• Restaurantes.com (formerly Restalo) — Restalo.es ahora es @RestaurantesCom

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• pleez — Pleez offers Restaurant's an optimisation of their menu within Delivery Platforms, so that they can have a revenue increase up to 25%.
• Volup — Volup is a premium food delivery app that partners exclusively with top-tier chefs and restaurants.
• Mediaprobe — Not all impressions are created equal. Understand the emotional impact of your content. Learn about Mediaprobe - Next-gen media measurement.

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• Sensei — We are the leading European provider of autonomous stores, with an AI-powered solution to build efficient operations and deliver a seamless shopping experience.
• Coverflex — Coverflex is a compensation management platform for teams to manage and enjoy multiple benefits. Coverflex is on a mission to improve the way companies compensate their people, making it more transparent, flexible, and easier for everyone to make the most of what they get. Through a fully digital solution, Coverflex helps companies manage everypart of compensation beyond salary — benefits, insurance, meal allowance, and exclusive discounts — while empowering people to spend on what suits them best.
• Sound Particles — A CGI-like software for Sound Design, capable of using particle systems to generate thousands of sounds in a virtual 3D world

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• Luca — Luca's learning platform provides learning programs for primary and secondary school students. The learning platform offers pre-recorded K12 videos, gamified content and AI powered personalized study paths, covering the entire official academic curriculum and national exams prep. Luca is a VC backed startup with HQ in Madrid & MexicoCity
• Neuraspace — Focus on fewer alerts with more time to manoeuver, with a scalable AI/ML solution from Neuraspace
• Spotlite — Spotlite combines satellite data with AI to predict infrastructure risks before they become problems.

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• Ampaire — Ampaire is making flying more accessible to more people from more airports by developing electric aircraft that are safe, clean, quiet, and less costly.
• Funnel — Our revolutionary CRM property management software saves both time and money for agents and owners while making leasing more efficient.
• Researchly — Researchly allows users to research any topic online and work alongside AI agents to help get the work done. Write research drafts collaboratively, using any AI model, chat with ideas and discussions, use MCPs and skills, integration with company research agents, and more.

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• Tenoro — Tenoro is an AI-powered company that provides supply chain, warehouse, and automation services.
• Trebellar — Trebellar provides advanced data analytics for building occupancy, energy efficiency, and climate optimization. Maximize your workplace productivity with our intelligent building solutions.
• Cori Clinical — Cori Clinical provides AI-driven software for clinical development teams. The platform manages study documents end to end with version control, permissions, and comprehensive audit trails. It tracks deadlines and regulatory requirements to maintain compliance across protocols, submissions, and site communications. Automated workflows route tasks, generate checklists, and prepare documentation for reviews. AI tools classify files and extract metadata to reduce manual effort and standardize records. Built-in access controls and logging support audit readiness and data protection. The system serves sponsors, CROs, and research sites that need consistent processes for documentation and oversight.

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• BIZAY — Bizay enables the world’s largest catalogue of customizable products. Its technology platform operates across Europe, South and North America, and digitalizes the booming and huge industry of product customization by empowering brands, people and societies to self-express. It enables local manufacturers, brands, and wholesalers to offercustomization on any product in the world and reduces the cost of production by half through batching and supply-chain optimization technologies. Our platform/technology is aimed at three customer targets:(i) B2B2C provides a platform for businesses to design and sell customized products from Bizay’s existing product catalogue, with the four main customer segments: Resellers, Content Creators (Independent artists, influencers or event or managers that want to sell customized merchandise with their branding, designs or artwork), e-Commerce entrepreneurs (Small entrepreneurs that aim to expand their catalogue and upgrade their business by adding customized products to their online stores), as well as big household brands & enterprises (well-established business in need of a partner that is capable of handling large volume of customized products orders or to expand their existing offer)(ii) B2B, which is focused on SMBs, provides an extensive product catalogue for customized products to be used in several industries (ex: uniforms for restaurants and bags for retail shops) (iii) Customization-as-a-Service (CaaS), where clients (typically major brands) capitalize on Bizay’s technology, expertise, customization options, techniques and offline suppliers to customize their own products
• Nutrium — Nutrium is the most up-to-date nutrition software for dietitians and nutritionists to manage their nutrition business with nutritional assessment, meal planning and progress tracking.
• Neuraspace — Focus on fewer alerts with more time to manoeuver, with a scalable AI/ML solution from Neuraspace

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• DoJob.ai — Hybrid Intelligence Innovation Project
• OSCAR — OSCAR offers a variety of fixed-price home services, including maintenance, cleaning, laundry, and beauty services, all accessible through a user-friendly app. Customers can easily schedule appointments for these services, with options available for immediate bookings. Additionally, OSCAR provides repair services for household appliances likewashing machines and boilers, ensuring convenience for users. The platform streamlines the process of finding and scheduling necessary home services, catering to the needs of busy individuals and families. Through its comprehensive service offerings, OSCAR simplifies home management for its users.
• Fluxe Insurance Software — Fluxe develops a wide range of digital tools, cyber security, blockchain, and AI software for the insurance industry.

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• Mixergy — Our hot water solutions help homes, buildings, and utilities transition to a cleaner, more resilient future.
• Spotlite — Spotlite combines satellite data with AI to predict infrastructure risks before they become problems.
• Delfos Energy — Why did it Fail? Avoid unexpected failures across your assetsReduce the risk of unexpected failuresmoreOptimize Maintenance Windowsmoreretain and scale up operational knowledgemoreplatform real time monitoring, analysis and predictions for renewable energy and oil&gas assetsVIEW OUR APPLICATIONS customer and partnerssee what our customers say about our solutions TestimonialsYour failure prediction alarm, helped us avoid an

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• Pawer — Pawer is a digital platform that provides health and wellness services for pets, specifically designed for dogs and cats. The platform offers a range of services through its mobile application, including remote veterinary consultations, reimbursement for veterinary expenses, and discounts on pet products. It focuses on delivering accessible andcomprehensive pet care solutions, offering coverage for emergencies, regular check-ups, vaccinations, and preventive services.
• hypt — hypt is a Swiss based SaaS marketing solution that empowers companies to digitalize word-of-mouth. By using our word-of-mouth manager companies are able to activate 40% of their customers to send out a personal recommendation to their peers increasing sales through word-of-mouth by 4 times. Our solution empowers our ICP customers in the finance andinsurance segments to strategically use and optimize the most authentic and cost effective advertising channel – word-of-mouth – and makes it an accessible asset of every marketing mix.
• Ex Nunc Intelligence — Ex Nunc Intelligence provides professionals with thorough summaries of legal information, credible responses to legal issues, and automated legal document preparation features.

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• iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
• Obud — Obud is a wellness reservation systems that is designed for holistic health and lifestyle management purposes. The company's systems offer a comprehensive suite of tools for booking wellness activities, managing schedules, and accessing curated wellness programs, enabling wellness centers to streamline their operations, enhance userengagement, and promote a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
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• Chamelio — Chamelio builds intelligent technology for in-house legal teams. We understand that every in-house legal team operates uniquely - shaped by their industry context, company culture, and strategic priorities. Our platform adapts to these distinct characteristics, delivering hyper-personalized workflows that evolve with your team's specific needs.
• Bria — Bria is a Computer Software company.
• Mesh Security — Mesh Security is the industry’s first complete Zero Trust Posture Management (ZTPM) SaaS platform, a single source of truth that enables companies to implement a unified Zero Trust Architecture on top of their existing stack. Without using agents, Mesh effortlessly and seamlessly maps a company’s entire cloud XaaS estate in minutes, providing fullcontextual visibility, control, and protection of the Everywhere Enterprise.