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Lince Capital
Venture capitalLisbon · Seed–Late Stage · 36 people tracked
Also known as Lince
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Investment thesis
Hybrid VC/PE/real estate investor backing Portuguese scaleups (Feedzai, Sword Health) plus hotels, industrial and health ventures, leveraging 30+ years of family-platform experience beyond software-first VC.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 36 people
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What they invest in
from 22 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Consumer ×3Fintech ×3Travel & Hospitality ×3Biotech ×2Cybersecurity ×2Digital Health ×2
HQs:Portugal×11United Kingdom×2Cayman Islands×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa ×2University of Lisbon ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×5Engineering ×5Computer Science ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
ActualSales ×2LASIGE ×2Microsoft ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 32023 · 42021 · 112 dated
AceCann cultivates, processes, and extracts medical cannabis products aimed at the European market.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsAmaral Family InvestmentsBlueCrow CapitalCasa Verde Capital
AlgarExperience offers boat tours and sea-based experiences along Portugal's Algarve coast, including trips to the Benagil Caves and Ponta da Piedade, dolphin watching, sunset cruises, water sports, and yacht charters.
ConsumerTravel & Hospitality
Bairro do Avillez is a gastronomic destination in Lisbon's Chiado district, created by chef José Avillez, that brings together four distinct dining concepts in one historic building.
ConsumerLisbon, PT
José Avillez(Chef & Founder)
BHOUT manufactures an AI-enabled punching bag that uses psychology, gamification, and behavioral nudging to enhance workout experiences across home, gym, and hybrid fitness environments.
AI & Machine LearningGamingHardwareSports TechPorto, PT
Mauro Frota(Founder)in
Co-investorsCOREangelsExplorer InvestmentsPortugal Ventures
Bizay is an online printing platform where businesses order customized marketing and promotional products including business cards, flyers, stickers, banners, packaging, branded clothing, and office supplies.
Advanced ManufacturingE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsIndico Capital PartnersLeadX Capital PartnersShilling VCEuropean Investment BankIberis CapitalOmnes Capital
Cargofive provides digital software to freight forwarders and shippers to automate manual logistics operations and streamline international trade management.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLisbon, PT
Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorShilling VCTechstars
Coverflex offers a compensation management platform that lets companies build flexible, personalized compensation and benefits packages for their employees, aiming to reduce costs and give workers more value.
FintechHR TechInsurTechSaaS
Luis Rocha(Founder)Miguel Santo Amaro(Founder)Nuno Pinto(Founder)Rui Carvalho(Founder)Tiago Fernandes(Founder)
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersBerliner Volksbank VenturesDraycottEndeavor CatalystMS&AD VenturesPolytech Ecosystem Ventures+5 more
Feedzai provides AI-powered fraud detection and financial crime prevention for banks and financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Nuno Sebastião(Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO)inPedro Bizarro(Founder)inNuno Sebastiao(Founder)inPaulo Marques(Founder)
Co-investors33NArmilar Venture PartnersBonsai Partners SGEIC, SABright Pixel CapitalConexo VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+15 more
FRVR operates a platform that publishes and distributes a large catalog of casual browser and mobile games across genres such as puzzle, arcade, racing, sports, and merge games.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentLondon, GB
Chris Benjaminsen(Founder)inDan Friedlaender(Founder)inBrian Meidell(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelHiro CapitalIndico Capital PartnersMakers FundSamsung NextIberis Capital
GuestReady offers short-term and vacation rental management services, handling bookings, guest support, and check-ins for properties.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
Co-investors808 VenturesConny & Co.VentureSouqImpulse VC
Hijiffy provides a conversational AI platform that connects guest communications, hotel systems, and direct booking tools, enabling hotels to automate customer service and boost bookings through 24/7 AI-powered assistance.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & HospitalityAlentejo, PT
Tiago Araújo(CEO)inPedro Gonçalves(COO)inJosé Mendonça(CTO)in
iLoF operates a cloud-based library of optical fingerprints built with photonics and AI, offering a non-invasive, blood-based screening test that stratifies patients for clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthLondon, GB
Co-investorsFaberLunar VenturesSie VenturesBerggruen Holdings
Kencko produces freeze-dried, plant-based smoothies and nutritional products designed to help consumers meet daily fruit and vegetable intake targets while reducing food waste.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Tomás Froes(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCheyenne VenturesDraycottFLORA VenturesGATHER VENTURESLocalGlobe+7 more
Leadzai provides a platform for digital marketing providers—agencies, media partners, and performance teams—to automate campaign management and reporting while paying only for results delivered.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors3xP GlobalBlueCrow CapitalBright Pixel CapitalPortugal Ventures
Musiversal provides real-time collaboration platform for music makers to work with world-class musicians remotely.
Creator EconomySaaS
André Miranda(Founder & CEO)inXavier Jameson(Co-founder & CGO)in
Co-investorsREDangelsShilling VCIberis Capital
Neuraspace develops AI and machine learning models to predict satellite collisions and manage space debris for satellite operators and space agencies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Chiara Manfletti(CEO)in
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersExplorer Investments
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)in
Co-investorsBeta CapitalOW VenturesIndico Capital Partners
SENSEIDATA develops retail technologies including autonomous and hybrid stores, pods, zero-waste vending cabinets, and AI-driven data systems for the next generation of retail.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSLisbon, PT
Co-investorsBlueCrow CapitalBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonLeadX Capital PartnersSonae IMTechstars+4 more
Portuguese online platform to discover, book and pay for wellness, beauty and fitness services, with 24/7 bookings and cashback rewards.
Lisbon, PT
Miguel Alves Ribeiro(Founder)inShakil Satar(Founder)
Co-investorsOW Ventures
Speedbird designs, certifies, manufactures and operates BVLOS-enabled autonomous delivery drones along with flight management software, droneports and ground integration, offered as a B2B Drone-as-a-Service platform.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsAcNext CapitalDGFDOMO.VC
Physical therapy and musculoskeletal care
Virgílio ("V") Bento(Founder)inAndre Eiras dos Santos(Founder)Ivo Gabriel(Founder)Márcio Colunas(Founder)Virgilio Bento Marcio Colunas(Founder)Virgílio Bento(Founder)
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersBond Capital ManagementDraycottEarl Grey CapitalFaberFounders Fund+11 more
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 PartnersBeta CapitalShilling VC
Visor.ai is an agentic AI platform that helps organizations automate and manage customer service interactions across voice, chat, and quality management systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsOW VenturesREDangelsCoinbase VenturesFika VenturesGreen Visor CapitalLux Capital+7 more
Visor offers software for financial institutions that lend to small and medium-sized businesses, covering customer acquisition, account management, and borrower profiling.
Fintech
Aydin IlhanFrancisco AlvarezJean Bernard RollandRuben Sanchez Souza
Co-investors500 GlobalGeneral CatalystBessemer Venture PartnersConvergeCraft VenturesM4 Ventures
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Besthealth4UBling EnergyData4DealsElecctroEvioExmo HotelHytroIem 4Lorem Ipsum TituloLyzerMarinha PrimeMlc Ceramic MachineryOlivia River HouseOlivia Singular HousesPateo Da CordoariaPaynestPleezProgrowPulselyRcdplasTecmafoodsThe Rebello HotelThe Vintage Hotel SpaZeoosZwim
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNeuraspace · techfundingnews.com · Aug 5, 2026
Cargofive · eu-startups.com · Mar 2, 2026
Nutrium · finsmes.com · Sep 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Lince Capital made?
- Lince Capital has 49 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Lince Capital invest at?
- Lince Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Lince Capital focus on?
- Lince Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Lince Capital located?
- Lince Capital is headquartered in Lisbon, PT.
- Does Lince Capital lead rounds?
- Lince Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Lince Capital co-invest with?
- Lince Capital most often shares deals with Shilling VC, Armilar Venture Partners, Bright Pixel Capital, among 73 tracked co-investors.
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