Sonae IM
Corporate VCPorto · Seed–Series B · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Sonae IM is an investment firm focused on technology companies, notably in retail tech, cybersecurity, and infrastructure/business application software, backing companies across Europe, Israel, and the US.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 12 of 20 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×4Retail Tech ×4Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3Marketing Tech ×2Creator Economy ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2United States×2Portugal×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathProvider of IT Solutions and Digital Services consulting specializing in business process digitization
Co-investorsBright Pixel Capital
CB4 offers Spotlight, a patented AI software that runs machine learning on brick-and-mortar retailers' POS data to detect in-store physical issues holding back sales.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalLeadX Capital PartnersPereg Ventures
Citcon provides cross-border and mobile payment solutions for global e-commerce and digital wallet transactions.
E-commerceFintechSaaSSan Jose, US
Chunbo Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Chuck Huang(Founder)in
BoardDavid Feinleib(Director)Priti Choksi(Director)inBenjamin Malka(Director)inDouglas Krause(Director)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCota CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersSierra VenturesTSVCRace Capital
Provides businesses with customer analytics, insights, and advisory services for marketing decision-making
Tzachi Rosen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalEmery CapitalNielsen Innovate
Daisy is a full-service property management company for condos, co-ops, and HOAs, combining on-site management teams with a unified operating system for building operations, finances, maintenance, and compliance projects like FISP and Local Law 97.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsFinTech CollectiveCottonwood Technology FundEv3 Ventures LlcFramework Venture PartnersTramway Venture PartnersVOLT CAPITAL
Duel is a Brand Advocacy Platform that helps brands recruit, manage, and reward communities of social affiliates, content creators, and micro-influencers at scale, using automation to handle tasks, incentives, and attribution.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB
Paul Archer(Founder)in
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCreative UKMolten VenturesSuperSeed
Food network orchestrator empowering home cooks to share authentic home cooked food with clients
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalShilling VC
Encord provides a data platform for developing and deploying multimodal AI systems, serving AI development teams at scale across training and production environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsLondon, GB
Ulrik Stig Hansen(Co-Founder & President)inEric Landau(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCrane Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Next47Y CombinatorHarpoon Ventures+2 more
Platform enabling authentic product review experience by connecting prospective buyers with purchasers
Zurich
Rene Pfitzner(Executive Officer, Director)Niklas Etzel(Executive Officer, Director)Nicolas M Beck(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIn Sik Rhee(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalSICTICVertex VenturesBerkeley SkyDeck FundRembrandt Venture Partners
Helps companies with distributed workforces mitigate breach risk by enabling secure access to enterprise resources for employees, partners, and contractors.
Hackuity is a vulnerability management platform that aggregates data from an organization's security tools via 130+ connectors and uses a proprietary True Risk Score algorithm to prioritize critical vulnerabilities.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors33NBright Pixel Capital
IriusRisk provides an AI-augmented threat modeling platform that lets engineering, security, and compliance teams design and secure applications at the design stage, generating diagrams, threat analysis, and control recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Stephen de Vries(Founder)in
Co-investors33N360 CapitalBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonPaladin Capital GroupSwanlaab Venture Factory+1 more
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 CapitalChamaeleonAce Capital PartnersPortugal Ventures
Ometria is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) built for retail and DTC brands, combining customer data with AI-powered marketing across channels including email, SMS, on-site, in-store, social, and app push.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
James Dunford Wood(Founder)inIvan Mazour(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAdjuvoBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonCraigie CapitalInfraVia Capital PartnersSamos Investments+5 more
OutSystems provides an AI development platform that combines low-code visual development with AI capabilities so enterprises can build, deploy, and manage custom applications and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGrand Duchy
Kara Wilson(Director)Joaquim Rodrigues(Director)Dominique Gnaoule(Director)Paulo Rosado(Executive Officer, Director)Aurelien Corrion(Director)David Burgos(Director)
Co-investors33NArmilar Venture PartnersBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonTiger Global Management
Managed Security Services pure-player leader in Iberia and LATAM offering advanced threat detection and incident response
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalLobby Capital
Continuous security validation platform pioneering the Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) market across network, endpoint, cloud, container, and email.
Sales Layer is a Product Information Management (PIM) platform with AI agents that centralize, enrich, validate, and distribute product data across websites, marketplaces, distributors, and internal systems.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Alvaro Verdoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalSwanlaab Venture FactoryGoHub VenturesPeakSpan 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 PartnersLince CapitalTechstars+2 more
Influencer marketing platform for agencies and brands to discover, manage, and measure relationships with content creators.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOutSystems · financialit.net · Aug 7, 2026

Citcon · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Encord · thenextweb.com · Feb 27, 2026
Sensei · stocktitan.net · Feb 18, 2026
Daisy · genomeweb.com · Dec 17, 2025
Duel · finsmes.com · Sep 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sonae IM made?
- Sonae IM has 16 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sonae IM invest at?
- Sonae IM invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Sonae IM focus on?
- Sonae IM focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, IoT, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Sonae IM located?
- Sonae IM is headquartered in Porto, PT.
- Who does Sonae IM co-invest with?
- Sonae IM most often shares deals with Bright Pixel Capital, Chamaeleon, 33N, among 32 tracked co-investors.
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