Portugal Ventures
Venture capitalPorto · Pre-Seed–Series C
Investment thesis
Portugal Ventures invests in early-stage Portuguese companies, supporting them from seed series through Series D rounds. The firm focuses on four core areas: digital and technology, industry and technology, health technologies, and tourism. It operates a broad partner network spanning ignition partners, capital partners, and corporate partners to help scale its portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesSaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Developer Tools ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1Cybersecurity ×1Deep Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:Portugal×2United States×2
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFiberSight develops distributed fiber-optic sensing systems that collect temperature and humidity data across large and complex areas, paired with data-analysis software.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
Tiago Neves(Founder & CEO)Manuel Soeiro(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsParticle
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-investorsBeta CapitalVenture Catalysts
Cambridge, US
Vasileios John Gianoukos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Emmons(Director)inCarl Nehme(Director)
Co-investorsMassMutual Ventures
Didimo develops Popul8, a tool that automates character creation for video games by generating fully-rigged NPCs, crowds, and customizable avatars from a studio's own topology and specifications, with dynamic asset fitting and QA verification.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingDover, US
Veronica Orvalho(Executive Officer, Director)Veronica Costa Orvalho(Founder)inDominic Gualtieri(Executive Officer, Director)Susan Standiford(Director)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonArmilar Venture PartnersTechstars
Glartek offers a mobile-first, no-code Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) Connected Worker platform that supports frontline industrial workers with guided workflows, real-time collaboration, and AI features such as risk assessment, inspections, and root cause analysis.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsAugust OneHCapital Partners
Jscrambler provides client-side security software that monitors and controls third-party and AI-powered scripts running in the browser to prevent supply chain attacks, data leaks, and code tampering.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors33NBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonSonae IMAce Capital Partners
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- What stage does Portugal Ventures invest at?
- Portugal Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Portugal Ventures's typical check size?
- Portugal Ventures typically writes checks of $54K – $1.6M.
- What sectors does Portugal Ventures focus on?
- Portugal Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Portugal Ventures located?
- Portugal Ventures is headquartered in Porto, PT.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelWebinar Call Leiria 4ed 29 07 2025
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