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Nuno Sebastião

InvestorFounder

Co-Founder and CEO of Feedzai (portfolio company) at Oak HC/FT · Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners · Founder & CEO at Feedzai

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFeedzai

About

Nuno Sebastião is Co-Founder and CEO of Feedzai, a company applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to fraud prevention for banks, payment processors, and retailers, which he founded in Portugal in 2011. Before Feedzai, he worked as an engineer for the European Space Agency. He is an alumnus of London Business School and a member of the World Economic Forum's Digital Leaders and the Forbes Fintech Council.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Founder & CEO at Feedzai

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Feedzai's investors · 16

33NSilicon Valley · $4.3M – $13M checksArmilar Venture PartnersLisbon · $200K – $10M checksBright Pixel CapitalLisbonBuenavista Equity PartnersMadrid · since 2025DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDozen InvestmentsBarcelona · $1K checksExplorer InvestmentsLisbon · since 2025Gutbrain VenturesBostonKarma VenturesTallinn · $1.1M – $5.4M checksLince CapitalLisbon · since 2025MissionOGPhiladelphia · $5M – $10M checksOak HC/FTStamfordOmega Venture PartnersSilicon ValleyRapid ScaleLas VegasSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksTen ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checks

Experience

  1. FeedzaiChairman & CEOcurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PruVen CapitalAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. NeuraspaceInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  4. Oak HC/FTSenior Advisor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. ANJE - Young Entrepreneur AssociationDirector2013 — 2016
  6. European Space Agency (ESA)Product Manager2006 — 2010
  7. OristebaFounder and CEO2005 — 2006
  8. Critical SoftwareConsultant2003 — 2005
  9. DeloitteConsultant2002

Skills & more

Enterprise Software4SaaS3Entrepreneur7Entrepreneurship59Real Time5Product Management52Strategy49Cloud Computing14Software Development16Business Development18Management8Outsourcing
+11 moreProcess ImprovementStart-upsSoftware EngineeringBusiness StrategyBusiness IntelligenceGo-to-market StrategySoftware DesignSoftwareDistributed SystemsMobile DevicesSoftware Project Management

Languages French · German

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Colleagues at Oak HC/FT

Alana Bremner
Director of Marketing & Communications at Oak HC/FT
Allen Miller
Partner at Oak HC/FT
Alli Kinzel
Marketing Administrative Coordinator at Oak HC/FT
Alper Koper
Investor at Nexus Ventures
Amit Jhawar
Advisor at Oak HC/FT
Andrew Adams
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT
Andy Smith
Partner at Oak HC/FT
Anil Aggarwal
Venture Partner at Oak HC/FT

Network2

Alejandro Guerrero
General Partner at Act One Ventures
Diogo Mónica
Co-founder at Anchorage Digital

Investors connected to Nuno in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nuno Sebastião?
Nuno Sebastião is Co-Founder and CEO of Feedzai, a company applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to fraud prevention for banks, payment processors, and retailers, which he founded in Portugal in 2011. Before Feedzai, he worked as an engineer for the European Space Agency. He is an alumnus of London Business School and a member of the World Economic Forum's Digital Leaders and the Forbes Fintech Council.
Where does Nuno Sebastião work?
Nuno Sebastião is Founder & CEO of Feedzai and Co-Founder and CEO of Feedzai (portfolio company) at Oak HC/FT.
What does Nuno Sebastião invest in?
Nuno Sebastião invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech.
What companies did Nuno Sebastião found?
Nuno Sebastião founded Feedzai.
Where did Nuno Sebastião go to school?
Nuno Sebastião studied at London Business School (MBA, General Management); UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Entrepreneurship); Universidade de Coimbra (computer science, computer).

Founder mafias

London Business School mafia59

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +2Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1Beenu AroraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Cyble +1Dhruv TandonMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Decisional AI +1

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UCLA Anderson School of Management mafia35

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Silvia MazzucchelliMBAFounded Modcloth +1Jeffrey ChangMBAFounded Doblet +1Derek HerreraMasters Business Administration (MBA)Founded Bright Uro +1Alex PerelmanMBAFounded PeerStreet +1Tim McCarthyMBAFounded Spring Loaded Technology +1Jordan RamerMBAFounded EV Connect

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Oak HC/FT mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Eyal ShinarAdvisorFounded Black Ore Technologies +1Jenn AdamsAdvisorFounded August BioservicesJohn MaraganoreAdvisorFounded AlnylamAlli KinzelMarketing Administrative CoordinatorFounded BrexMichael VaughanVenture PartnerFounded Tastytrade

Armilar Venture Partners mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Paulo RosadoSenior AdvisorFounded OutSystems

Universidade de Coimbra mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Thiago DinizBachelor's degreeFounded Hent

Same school

Also attended London Business School541

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 535 more

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management223

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures

+ 217 more

Also attended Universidade de Coimbra10

Michael NicklasManaging Partner at Valor Capital GroupJoão CarreiraManaging Partner at Critical VenturesGonçalo QuadrosPartner at Critical VenturesPedro MurtinhoPartner at Critical VenturesRui MeleiroSenior Director of Services and Digital, Dura-Line at Orbia VenturesDiogo GuanabaraInvestor at StartVC

+ 4 more

Shared employers

Also worked at PruVen Capital6

Jared KatzenSenior Associate at Blumberg CapitalRamneek GuptaFounder and Managing Partner at PruVen Capital PartnersTravis SkellyPartner at PruVen Capital PartnersChris HuetherChief Financial Officer at Inspired CapitalHannah McQuaidSenior Associate, Healthcare at Primary Venture PartnersRohit RamkumarInvestor at PruVen Capital Partners

Also worked at Oak HC/FT47

Ann LamontManaging Partner at Oak Investment PartnersNancy BrownAdvisor at Oncology VenturesAnnie LamontCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Oak HC/FTAndrew AdamsCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Oak HC/FTMatt StreisfeldGeneral Partner at Oak HC/FTAllen MillerPartner at Oak HC/FT

+ 41 more

Also worked at European Space Agency (ESA)29

Adrien MontfortCo-founder & board member of SorareSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesRodolfo CondessaInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersAndreaIR at NAPAndreas von RichterManaging Director at LBBW Venture Capital GmbHIon HauerPrincipal at APEX Ventures

+ 23 more

Also worked at Critical Software7

João CarreiraManaging Partner at Critical VenturesGonçalo QuadrosPartner at Critical VenturesPedro MurtinhoPartner at Critical VenturesHeitor BenfeitoManaging Director at Critical VenturesHugo RamosSenior Board Advisor at Beta CapitalJoana GuerraHead of Legal & Compliance at Critical Ventures

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