Beta Capital
Venture capitalPorto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Beta Capital backs disruptive, technology-intensive ventures led by ambitious, skilled founders that aim to solve large untapped global needs. It is sector-agnostic, focusing on the quality of the people, technology and market rather than a specific industry. The firm concentrates on early stages, supporting projects from MVP and proof-of-concept through to scaling sales and teams internationally. It typically invests around EUR 250k to EUR 1m per project, can lead syndicated rounds and co-invest with others, and works with its network to help secure follow-on financing. Beta Capital takes minority positions and stays hands-on as an advisor without running day-to-day operations, and is incorporating ESG/SFDR considerations into its policies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesBiotech ×9Healthtech ×6SaaS ×6Medical Devices ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Digital Health ×3FoodTech ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:Portugal×9Spain×1
Investments · 30 tracked
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IMMUNETHEP is a biotechnology company, spun off from the University of Porto, developing immunology-based technology originating from the Laboratory of Immunology of ICBAS.
BiotechHealthtechCantanhede, PT
Pedro Madureira(Founder & CSO)Bruno Santos(CEO)
Co-investorsPortugal VenturesVenture Catalysts
Biopremier supplies molecular diagnostic products and laboratory equipment, including real-time PCR and ELISA test kits for detecting pathogens, mycotoxins, and food adulteration in food, animal feed, and environmental and veterinary samples.
BiotechFoodTechMedical Devices
Bullet Solutions provides education scheduling and timetabling software that automates the creation of class schedules for schools and universities.
EdTechSaaS
Delox develops bio-decontamination systems using hydrogen peroxide vapor technology for small enclosures, laboratory equipment, and other controlled environments that require high contamination control.
BiotechHardwareHealthtech
Equigerminal is a veterinary genetics and diagnostics laboratory offering DNA tests (disease risk, coat colour, parentage) and laboratory pathogen and health panels for animals such as horses, dogs, and cats.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthPenela, PT
GovWise is an AI-powered platform that helps companies find, manage, and respond to public sector tenders, using over 10 years of market data to automate tender screening, proposal preparation, and competitive market analysis.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsAugust One
HeartGenetics is a digital health company that applies software and analytics to genetic data, operating a licensed medical genetics laboratory and its HEARTDECODE reporting system.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsArmilar Venture Partners
Idea Puzzle is an online decision-making software that helps doctoral researchers and early-career academics improve the coherence of a research proposal, article, or thesis through a framework of 21 questions grounded in the Philosophy of Science.
EdTechSaaS
LoopOS is a no-code platform for orchestrating after-sales and circular operations, unifying trade-ins, returns, repairs, refurbishment, and resale channels with embedded AI for pricing and product condition diagnosis.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investors3xP Global
Nonius develops cloud-based technology solutions for the hospitality and healthcare sectors, serving global hotel chains, independent hotels, and other market verticals.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMaia, PT
Leonel Domingues(Founder)
Nuada makes the Exo Glove, a wearable exoskeleton glove with a bracelet-based mechanical support system and artificial tendons that enhance hand grip and hold objects up to 20 kg without active effort.
HardwareMedical DevicesRobotics
Nutrium provides nutrition software for dietitians covering booking, meal plans, appointments and follow-up, and offers Nutrium Care, an employee nutrition benefit combining online dietitian appointments, AI-assisted monitoring and corporate nutrition workshops.
Digital HealthSaaSWellness & FitnessBraga, PT
André Santos(Founder)
Co-investorsLince CapitalOW Ventures
PFx Biotech develops alternative protein products aimed at meeting high nutritional standards and offering health-promoting properties.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtech
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Stemmatters is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) focused on regenerative medicine, providing product and process development plus cGMP production and clinical translation of medicinal products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Vawlt provides a multicloud data storage and security solution that moves company data to the cloud across multiple providers (cloud-of-clouds), aimed at organizations seeking greater data control and security.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureLisbon, PT
Ricardo Mendes(Co-Founder & CEO)inTiago Oliveira(Co-Founder & CTO)inAlysson Bessani(Co-Founder & Tech. Advisor)in
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersBasinghall PartnersLince CapitalShilling VC
Provides DNA-analysis services based on Next Generation Sequencing, initially for the food industry.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Beta Capital made?
- Beta Capital has 30 tracked investments.
- What stage does Beta Capital invest at?
- Beta Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Beta Capital's typical check size?
- Beta Capital typically writes checks of $270K – $1.1M.
- What sectors does Beta Capital focus on?
- Beta Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Beta Capital located?
- Beta Capital is headquartered in Porto, PT.
- Does Beta Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Beta Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Beta Capital co-invest with?
- Beta Capital most often shares deals with Armilar Venture Partners, Lince Capital, August One, among 8 tracked co-investors.
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