Amaral Family Investments
Family officeLisbon
Investment thesis
As a multi-generational family office, Amaral Family Investments focuses on safeguarding and growing family wealth across a diverse set of asset classes including public markets, real estate, and private businesses. Its approach emphasizes strong governance and data-driven decision-making to achieve sustainable growth while preserving capital for future generations. The firm draws on more than 30 years of experience in retail and wholesale, having built and grown market-leading businesses, and it also engages in philanthropic activities intended to create positive community impact aligned with the family's values.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 9 of 27 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2EdTech ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2SaaS ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1
HQs:Portugal×4United States×2Poland×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathMedical cannabis company focused on organic cultivation, processing, and extraction for the European market.
Noxus builds an AI platform for enterprise resolution work, using AI "Co-workers" that handle complaints, documents, and tickets end-to-end by gathering evidence, applying policy, and performing auditable write-backs across enterprise systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Bivalvia produces oysters (Crassostrea Gigas) for commercial sale, operating hatcheries and growing facilities across Portugal to supply quality marine products to customers and partners.
AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTechRia Formosa, PT
Molecular diagnostics company offering clinical PCR systems using automation and microfluidics; acquired by QIAGEN in September 2020.
BiotechHealthtechAlbuquerque, US
Thomas Duensing(Executive Officer)Dennis Hynson(Executive Officer)Jack T. Ball(Director)J. Michael Schafer(Director)Janette Phi(Executive Officer)Bo E.H. Saxberg(Director)
SPV managing CTT's Portuguese real estate portfolio of 398 retail, logistics, and office assets valued at €137.7 million, in which the firm acquired a 26.3% stake alongside Sierra Investments and others.
A network of over 3,300 convenience stores across Spain and Argentina focused on proximity and affordability.
A free, peer-to-peer coding school (part of the global Escola 42 network founded in Paris in 2013) supported by Amaral Family Investments.
One of Poland's largest wholesale distribution companies, supplying food and FMCG products to independent retailers.
A Mozambique-based foundation working to create opportunities for adolescent girls and women to become leaders and agents of positive change in their country.
Grupa Eurocash operates an online grocery platform (Frisco) that implements a deposit system for beverage packaging in Poland.
E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Global platform for travelers to track past trips and plan future adventures.
Boutique hotel property in Marrakech, Morocco combining modern luxury with traditional Moroccan design.
Software company building an AI operating system for business intelligence and automation.
Stock Spirits Group is a European alcoholic beverage company that produces, imports, and distributes a portfolio of more than 80 local and regional spirits brands, including vodkas, flavoured liqueurs, rum, brandy, whisky, and tequila.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumer
Thirsty Logic develops wine-focused search technology, built on the Able Grape wine search engine.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechSaaSNew York, US
Michele Anderson(Co-founder & CEO)Doug Cook(Co-founder & CTO)
Tech-driven furniture company offering customizable storage solutions via an online configurator and AR tools.
Universidade Católica Portuguesa is a university whose research page describes its scientific research activities organized around the UN Sustainable Development Goals, operating through 15 research units and knowledge-transfer offices.
EdTech
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Amaral Family Investments focus on?
- Amaral Family Investments focuses on Consumer, Retail Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Amaral Family Investments located?
- Amaral Family Investments is headquartered in Lisbon, PT.
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